Damarian M. Jones, 17, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in metro Atlanta in connection with an April 19 shooting that wounded five near the University of Iowa.

A Johns Hopkins study ranks Metro Atlanta among the most sprawling large metros and ties sprawl to higher transportation bills, hospitalizations and crash risk.

An early‑morning exchange of gunfire in Southwest Atlanta left one man hospitalized while police canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence.

A dashcam captured a stolen U-Haul flipping in Paulding County after a chase through Cobb County; deputies arrested the driver and say drugs were found in the truck.

A man walking on Laurel Avenue NW was shot; Atlanta police say a rear passenger in a dark sedan opened fire. Detectives are searching for the vehicle and asking witnesses to call in.

Warrants were issued after a Rockdale father and his girlfriend allegedly took a 4-year-old with autism during a custody dispute; the child was returned unharmed.

The 11th Circuit ruled that DHS can’t broadly bar bond hearings for many immigrants in custody, clearing the way for detainees in the Southeast to seek release while their cases proceed.

A months-long probe traced a CyberTipline tip to Daniel Esquivel; deputies say more than 1,400 child-exploitation files were seized and he faces 30 felony counts.

A 3-year-old identified as Maxence wandered from his Lawrenceville apartment and was struck on Winder Highway; a 67-year-old man has been arrested, police say. The family has a GoFundMe.

An Alexander High School teacher was arrested Friday and faces two counts of sexual assault by a person with supervisory authority; the district says it is cooperating.

Deputies found a body inside a barn on the 2800 block of Land Road in Cherokee County’s Clayton community; investigators say the remains appeared to have been there for days.

A Lawrenceville jury convicted a 75‑year‑old man in the 2021 Riverside Parkway shooting that killed a man walking his puppies. He was sentenced to life with possible parole plus five years.

Amondre Michael Zepeda was fatally shot while helping a friend with a lawnmower in East Point on April 13. Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking tips and offering a reward.