Fulton County commissioners approved $1 billion for jail renovations and a special purpose facility, which the sheriff criticized.
Following a crash, police say a driver shot at a car with two juveniles inside before fleeing the scene in Fulton County.
A man said he shot a Georgia deputy because he was "spooked" after the deputy requested sexual favors; a verdict has been reached.
Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw opened fire near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. One officer was killed.
The college confirmed there was an active shooter on campus shortly after 5 p.m. Friday. One police officer was killed; the gunman is dead.
A Georgia man facing armed robbery and aggravated assault charges is arrested by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in New York.
Twelve weekend shootings, including a mass shooting in Atlanta, killed two people and injured 29 people.
An employee at Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium was arrested this week after police said he was in possession of child pornography.
Police say shooting victims were found at three separate locations in Atlanta, including during a traffic stop.
Rapper Cash Out's mother and cousin were also sentenced in a massive sex trafficking case in Georgia.
More than 100 people have been injured in crashes involving ATVs, multipurpose off-highway vehicles and other vehicles in Georgia.
Health officials used mosquito traps to detect West Nile virus near two Fulton County locations.
The Georgia fugitive, who authorities say is a registered sex offender, is accused of fraudulently obtaining $3.2 million.
Delta was accused of using federal funding to violate a compensation cap for executives who earned at least $425,000 in one year.
Footage plans for Beyoncé's concert, clothes, laptops and AirPods Max headphones were stolen from the vehicle, a media report says.
Kenneth "Lil' Woody" Copeland was once a star witness and former co-defendant in Georgia's infamous YSL gang case against rapper Young Thug.
A train hit a tractor-trailer hauling a dump truck, injuring four people, police say.
Flooding has killed nearly 90 people in Texas, with 10 campers unaccounted for. A GA congressman's granddaughters survived the disaster.
The skydiver's emergency parachute failed to open following a midair collision near a Georgia airport, authorities say.
The parents sued an Atlanta doctor who performed the child's autopsy after he posted a video of the procedure on social media.
Rodney McWeay was arrested in December 2023 following the death of his daughter, police said.
An Atlanta family said the FBI wrongfully raided their home in 2017, causing them emotional trauma.
Three people were found with a cutting tool near a hole in the fencing at the Fulton County Jail, authorities say.
Jury selection will soon start for the last of 28 defendants in the widely-watched YSL case that once included rapper Young Thug.
NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal sent words of support to the son of "The Wire" actor after the student was thrown 300 feet by a tornado.
The suspect was accused of breaking the window of a patrol car before their deadly encounter with a Fulton County police officer.
Weather officials told Patch an EF-2 twister going 135 mph tore through Henry County, where an HBO actor and his son were injured.
Thousands of drivers were cited for seatbelt violations, distracted driving and child restraints in Georgia during the Memorial Day weekend.
The arrest in Georgia is the second time the "Anything" singer has been reportedly arrested on animal cruelty charges.
Atlanta Police say a 21-year-old man is facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a Georgia Tech student.
A revolver belonging to the man was found in a T-shirt in the woods, Atlanta Police said.
The fatal shooting happened Saturday morning at 236 W. Forsyth Street SW in Atlanta, according to police.
The CA resort owner who found a GA woman in one of his mountain cabins said she wanted a hug and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake hit shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday.
Seventeen people, as young as age 17, were arrested after being accused of either trying to buy sex or pimping in metro Atlanta.
Authorities said a man pulled out a gun during a police chase in Fulton County, where officers fatally shot the man.
Authorities on Friday told Patch that the Fulton County deputy was scheduled for surgery after being injured in a drive-by shooting.
Georgia authorities were investigating a police shooting Thursday in southwest Atlanta, media reports say.
The deadly shootout happened at Fulton Industrial Boulevard, where the identified suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police identified the South Fulton police officer killed in a head-on crash; he was a husband and father to three children.