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A man with Atlanta ties, who was featured on TLC's "90 Day Fiancé," is wanted for murder and on the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted fugitive list.
A man disguised as an old woman robbed a Chase bank, according to McDonough police.
A person was shot over the weekend with a crossbow in northwest Atlanta, according to Atlanta Police.
Hattie Marie’s Texas BBQ & Cajun Kitchen in College Park had its window broken when a man through a chair through the front window.
Both the DeKalb County and Atlanta fire departments responded to a massive Brookhaven apartment complex fire Monday morning.
A Savannah man caught a 7-foot-long alligator in a park.
Two Atlanta parents face charges after their 2-month-old baby died with cocaine in his system, police said.
Cherokee County Senior Services, an activity center, temporarily closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
The Cobb County School Board voted 4-2 to allow select staff to carry guns on campus, teachers are excluded.
North and southbound trains from the Atlanta airport to College Park experienced delays Thursday afternoon when someone was on the tracks.
A mother said she saw a Clarkston First Baptist Academy daycare worker throwing her child and pulling his hair, according to reports.
A mother and son were arrested in connection with the murder of a Douglasville teen near Malone Street and Hwy. 92 behind a park.
A 10-year-old boy saved his family moments before a fire destroyed their home, according to Cherokee County fire officials.
Piedmont Natural Gas confirmed Thursday that there is no gas leak after receiving a high volume of 911 calls of a strong smell.
Terrill Jones, 32, was wanted for murder in connection with a Smyrna shopping center shooting. He died Monday while being arrested.
A Georgia man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his elderly mother and her companion.
Former Stonecrest mayor, Jason Lary, has been sentenced to four years after stealing COVID-19 relief funds, said the district attorney.
A mother is facing murder charges in connection with the 1999 death of her six-year-old son.
CNBC measured how well the states performed across 88 metrics in 10 categories. Georgia scored above average in several areas.
Douglasville police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead Tuesday by Malone Street and Hwy. 92.
