Contract security officers were told via text to "abandon their posts" and to not report to work at the Fulton County Jail in the future.
Police were trying to take a man into custody in connection with a woman's slaying in Atlanta when police say the suspect shot at officers.
Delta Air Lines confirmed two workers were killed, while another staffer was injured, in an incident at the Atlanta airport.
One contractor was accused of having sex with an inmate at least three times while others are accused of providing contraband to inmates.
WATCH: Police release bodycam footage showing the arrest of five people accused of having guns and $10,000 at an Atlanta music video shoot.
At least 1,000 kilograms of crystal meth were stored among celery boxes in a truck's cargo area at a Georgia farmers market, the DEA said.
The Georgia Capitol has since been cleared after the emailed threat, which appeared to be a part of a nationwide hoax.
Someone called in a bomb threat Tuesday to a Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway school, prompting a lockdown at the school, officials told Patch.
The GA Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Jonathan Melnick, who is representing a key witness in the YSL gang case, is temporarily suspended.
Atlanta Police said three teenagers were among five people who were shot and injured at Windsor Street.
Star witness Kenneth Copeland is on the stand Monday after once again agreeing to testify in the gang trial against rapper Young Thug.
Georgia House Rep. Devan Seabaugh, who is reportedly facing DUI charges, was accused of hitting a bicyclist during a Fulton County crash.
Delta Air Lines, with headquarters in ATL, is being sued by passengers over flight cancellations and refund refusals during a tech outage.
"Brian (Davis) was a giant in leadership with his intellect, wisdom and imagination," the Georgia Aquarium's board chairman said of the CEO.
The U.S. Army said that Spc. Travis Jordan Pameni and Spc. Owen James Elliott, both 23, died in unrelated non-combat deaths.
Todd Nelon speaks out Monday after a plane crash killed three members of the GA-based gospel group, The Nelons, and four others.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 99, has reportedly been in hospice since February 2023 at his Plains home.
Authorities said Monday inmates continued to be fed meals prepared at an Atlanta elementary school while staff received catered meals.
Kitchen staff contractors partnered with Atlanta Public Schools to prepare hot meals at a local elementary school to serve inmates.
Investigators found that Thomas Crooks, who shot Donald Trump, had photos of Fulton County DA Fani Willis and other Democrats on his phone.
The search continues Wednesday for a Georgia inmate who walked away from a work detail on Monday. A reward is being offered for his capture.
The Fulton Co. judge overseeing the rapper's racketeering trial was accused of meeting with a witness without informing defense attorneys.
A man was accused of fleeing a traffic stop and pulling out a pistol during a police chase in Atlanta.
The fatal shooting happened Tuesday morning at a Sparks Street apartment complex, police said.
An outside judge will rule whether or not to recuse the Fulton Co. judge overseeing Young Thug's trial and who was accused of misconduct.
Authorities have followed tips to several states, but nothing has led them to Maria Gomez-Perez, 12, missing from her GA home for a month.
A Douglas Co. deputy was after a man who escaped Dallas Police custody and led a chase into ATL at the time of the shooting, the GBI says.
The crash occurred around 11 p.m. when the motorcycle collided with an SUV.
The 34-year-old Georgia man is facing multiple charges after being accused of shooting and injuring three people in a mall food court.
Atlanta Police said officers assisted the Federal Protective Service with a bomb threat investigation at Peachtree Street.
The 58-year-old man was fatally shot while aboard a Gwinnett County transit bus, which was subsequently hijacked by the accused shooter.
"This is an individual that should never have been possessing a gun," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said of the accused gunman.
A GA court is set to hear arguments in an effort to pull DA Fani Willis from an election subversion case against Donald Trump, per a report.
A vehicle that did not yield to the oncoming MARTA bus hit it at Windsor Street, authorities said.
The human skull was found Tuesday in the area of North Avenue and Northside Drive.
Koby Minor, who resigned after his arrest, is accused of shooting the man because he thought he was in a "gay fraternity” officials said.
The officers were responding to a call for service when they were injured in a weekend shooting that left a suspect dead at Desoto Avenue.
A 15-year-old girl, who disappeared in December 2023, was located in Atlanta and told police she had been trafficked.
Parents were given the option to pick up their children from Perkerson Park, where the middle-school students were relocated.
Atlanta Police say "chemical irritants" were used after officers "were met with violence" Thursday during the protest at Emory University.