Father says 11-year-old son jumped from school bus to 'escape the situation'
The father of an 11-year-old boy who jumped out of a school bus window earlier this week says he did it to escape bullying.
Judge sets October trial date for three men charged with murder in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
A trial date has been scheduled for the three men charged with the murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.
Inmate ran drug trafficking ring out of Atlanta prison, detectives say
An inmate at Atlanta's federal penitentiary is accused of being a mastermind of a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking organization with ties to Mexican drug cartels.
‘They literally ran toward the flames’: Police rescue unconscious woman from burning car
Two 18-year-olds suffered serious injuries in a crash that left one of them trapped inside a burning car.
Ahmaud Arbery case: 3 men now charged with federal hate crimes, attempted kidnapping in death
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping charges.
Man faces prison for burning home, car of woman who rejected him
A Union City man faces 20 years in prison and 10 years probation after he was found guilty of setting fire to a woman's bedroom and car in a jealous rage.
Woman accused of killing pedestrian, dog in hit-and-run
Police arrested a woman accused of fatally colliding with a 25-year-old pedestrian and his dog on Sunday night in Sandy Springs.
Police: Man shot at Atlanta hotel while meeting woman from Instagram
Police say the man's meeting with a woman he had been talking to through social media ended with him being shot in the ear.
Georgia woman accused of driving into fast-food workers after drive-thru argument
A Georgia woman was arrested Thursday after hitting three juvenile fast-food workers with her car during an argument, authorities said.
Georgia mom blasts school board for making kids wear COVID face masks: ‘Take these masks off of my child’
Georgia mom Courtney Ann Taylor's speech to the Gwinnett County Board of Education went viral
Georgia firefighter dies while working first shift
Firefighters across the state are mourning the loss of a southeast Georgia firefighter killed while on duty this past weekend.
Georgia K-9 officer shot in line of duty released from vet
Austell Police K-9 Jerry Lee is back at home recovering after he was shot while tracking a suspect accused of trying to avoid a safety checkpoint.
Atlanta school named for KKK leader renamed for Hank Aaron
An Atlanta high school named after a Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader will change its name to honor late Atlanta Braves Hall of Famer Hank Aaron.
3 officers injured, 1 suspect dead in Carroll County police chase
Law enforcement in Carroll County said three officers were injured, a suspect is dead and another is in custody after multiple agencies responded to a shooting incident on Monday morning.
Georgia site stops Johnson & Johnson vaccinations after adverse reactions
A Georgia COVID-19 vaccination site is pausing using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after multiple people experienced adverse reactions.
Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua movie 'Emancipation' pulls out of filming in Georgia due to voter laws
Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua are pulling their Apple-produced thriller "Emancipation" from Georgia due to the state's recently passed voting laws.
Man arrested after body of missing woman discovered in crawlspace of home, deputies say
Investigators in Barrow County said they have arrested a man after finding the body of a missing Gwinnett County woman under the crawlspace of a home Tuesday morning.
All-Star Game: Gov. Kemp defends election laws after MLB moves game
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defended recent election reform at a press conference on Saturday following Major League Baseball's decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game and draft out of Georgia in protest.
MLB moving All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to voting law
Major League Baseball is moving the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to Georgia's controversial voting law, the league announced Friday.
Civil rights groups file new lawsuit over Georgia voting law
Civil rights groups say Georgia's new voting law "is driven by blatant racism, represents politics at its very worst, and is clearly illegal,”