Georgia high school pitcher, son of ex-MLB star, named to Brazil's WBC roster
At just 17 years old, Joseph Contreras is already throwing 98 mph fastballs, and now, he's headed to one of baseball's biggest international stages.
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At just 17 years old, Joseph Contreras is already throwing 98 mph fastballs, and now, he's headed to one of baseball's biggest international stages.
Savannah police shot and injured a 23-year-old man Saturday afternoon after they say he pointed what turned out to be a cellphone at officers responding to a domestic dispute.
A second case of measles has been confirmed in Georgia by officials at the Department of Public Health.
At the second annual Ben Crump Human Rights Honors in Midtown Atlanta, the former mayor and current gubernatorial candidate framed Georgia's upcoming election as a continuation of the progress made in the civil rights movement.
As national contract talks continue in Washington, D.C., postal workers In the Atlanta area join a nationwide push for better pay, improved safety, and stronger workforce protections.
Friday's testimony in the Colin Gray trial focused on how the accused accessed firearms and the warnings his family received before the Apalachee High School shooting.
The poll worker position has come under scrutiny in recent years, and officials in White County are encouraging people with questions to try their hand at the job.
Sandy Springs police have shut down four massage businesses and arrested three women as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and prostitution.
The woman told investigators she was on the phone and didn't realize her young son had taken a handgun out of her car's glovebox until he fired it.
The new ICE documents shows the small Georgia town of Social Circle will be one of the agency's "mega centers" that would hold up to 10,000 detainees.
Gwinnett County Public Schools is moving closer to naming its next superintendent, and school board members met again this week to continue the search behind closed doors.
Bailey Cruse went to the doctor with what appeared to be normal flu-like symptoms. Days later, her family says she suffered a cardiac arrest and died at a local hospital.
Detectives say they found other messages where the Gwinnett County minor talked about killing other women and "having a kill list."
A dream years in the making became reality this week as Ashley Fields officially joined the ranks of South Fulton Fire and Rescue, the very community she now calls home.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, joined by attorney Liza Park and Je'vion Benham's mother, says the young man's death inside a Valdosta State Prison was "foreseeable and preventable."
In Rome, Trump pitched his "affordability fix," but local Democrats and business owners pushed back against his message.
Police say a knife-wielding suspect was shot and killed after advancing toward officers responding to a domestic violence call.
Kindergarten and first grade students at a Georgia school are mourning their teacher days after she was killed by a driver who authorities say was fleeing federal immigration officers.
People who live near several busy roads in Decatur have mixed feelings about new speed limit reductions taking effect across the city.
Bill Stanley and Ivenue Love-Stanley, the first Black graduates from Georgia Tech's College of Architecture, have shaped Atlanta's skyline and inspired generations.
Georgia prosecutors argue new DNA evidence still implicates H. Rap Brown in the 2000 deputy shootings, while also accusing the original lead prosecutor—now a Fulton County judge—of serious misconduct.
Day 4 of the Colin Gray trial highlighted past warnings, body cam footage, and how the father responded.
Edrick Faust, the man convicted for the 2001 murder of University of Georgia law student Tara Louise Baker will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
After over two decades in office, the most powerful Republican woman in the House will not seek reelection after her current term ends.
Police say the 2-year-old Sandy Springs boy removed his father's pistol from a fanny pack and shot himself in the face with it after going upstairs for a nap.
The family of the two-time Grammy-winning singer says a private homegoing service will be held Monday at Antioch Baptist Church in Atlanta, with musical tributes planned from Regina Belle, BeBe Winans and Ruben Studdard.
Authorities say Sir Ethan-Dupree Jones, an 18-year-old recent Hiram High School graduate, was fatally shot while attempting to purchase a marijuana vape.
The World Cup crowd in Atlanta erupted for both the Czech Republic and South Africa during Thursday's 1-1 draw, but many of the 67,442 fans in attendance weren't cheering for either team.
A proposal to turn a warehouse in the the small Georgia city of Social Circle into a 10,000-bed immigration detention facility is not going forward, officials say.
Instead of mass-produced trinkets, every single item on the Be Kind ATL's shelves tells a story about the Atlanta artists who made it.