Cherokee County deputy Cynthia Jodesty was arrested Friday after investigators say she ran unauthorized searches in the sheriff's license-plate database and faces misdemeanor and felony counts.

Federal courts handed prison terms to multiple people tied to a sprawling trafficking scheme that prosecutors say exploited H‑2A farmworkers in South Georgia.

A Leesburg family says a man in body armor returned to their reunion with an AR‑15, opened fire and was wounded after relatives shot back. The suspect faces aggravated assault charges and investigators are reviewing the case.

Ware County detectives arrested two people after a welfare check turned up explicit images of a child; both are being held and a magistrate denied bond.

A federal judge in Atlanta denied a renewed request to block Georgia’s ban on giving food and water to voters in line, keeping the contested “line relief” restriction in force while litigation continues.

The Overlook at Garson will add 130 workforce apartments and 9,000 sq ft of retail steps from Lindbergh MARTA, with a groundbreaking slated for August 2026.

An 18-year-old from Atlanta was found dead in Lake Rutledge after what authorities called an extensive search. Morgan County investigators are probing the case.

Investigators say Brett Eric Brown, wanted on a first‑degree murder warrant in Michigan, may be in metro Atlanta; Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips.

Police shut roads near Marietta Street and New Macland Road in Powder Springs Friday as SWAT assisted; drivers were urged to avoid the area.

A Clarkston man was sentenced to 186 months in federal prison after prosecutors say GoodFellas members ambushed an apartment complex and wounded a woman and two children. Court filings say investigators recovered roughly 50 shell casings at the scene.

Avondale Estates has tentatively set a 9.55 millage rate that would raise property taxes roughly 10.12%. Three public hearings are scheduled in late June.

A former Hapeville officer drew a 37‑month federal prison sentence after prosecutors said he repeatedly tased a handcuffed detainee and filed a false report.

A SWAT standoff Wednesday night left a southwest Atlanta block on lockdown after a suspect ran into a home on Mims Street and refused to come out.