A house party in Covington turned violent Saturday evening; two people were shot and one was seriously injured, deputies say.

Police and the medical examiner were at a Johns Creek home Monday as authorities investigate a death in the 5300 block of North Hillbrooke Trace.

Deputies in Taylor County say they tracked down suspects after a metal roof was stripped from a vacant Reynolds home; one man is in custody and more arrests are expected.

A Walker County jury convicted James Franklin Frazier in May on multiple child-sex charges; he was sentenced to life with the first 70 years to be served in state prison.

An East Cobb lab operator was indicted after state investigators say his company billed more than $300,000 to Medicaid for tests that lacked physician orders.

A couple in Dallas, Ga., is receiving rabies post‑exposure treatment after an adopted dog from the Cedartown shelter tested positive; their other pets are quarantined. Authorities are investigating.

Lee County deputies say a May 27 traffic stop turned up about 102 vacuum‑sealed pounds of marijuana; a 35‑year‑old Atlanta woman was charged with trafficking and DUI.

A Walton County construction worker was struck and killed on SR 81 near Ozora Church Road; troopers say a 16-year-old driver was unhurt and an investigation is ongoing.

LaGrange police and the GBI released a sketch after multiple reports of a man peeking into apartment windows along Old Airport Road. Investigators are asking residents to check footage and submit tips.

French Toast in Marietta flunked a May 27 health inspection, then passed a reinspection hours later. Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream in Sandy Springs earned a perfect 100.

Mostly sunny and warm Friday with highs near 85°F; a Code Orange air quality alert warns sensitive groups to limit outdoor exertion.

Michael Smith, a former DCS probation officer from Covington, was arrested on three counts of improper sexual contact. The GBI says the investigation began after a DCS referral and remains active.

An arrest warrant says Jason Livernois filmed someone exiting a shower at Mountain View Aquatic Center. He faces a felony eavesdropping-surveillance charge and is jailed without bond.