Mamadi Tambajang was convicted after bodycam footage showed him telling police he "snapped" in the killing of Amber Kelly; a judge sentenced him to life plus 20 years.

State officials warn Georgia’s flu deaths have climbed to a five‑year high as low vaccination rates and co‑circulating viruses strain hospitals.

CDC has declared pediatric sepsis a national medical emergency after a large analysis found thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths each year. Officials want hospitals and clinics to boost screening and tracking.

OutKast’s Big Boi will perform at a free downtown Atlanta block party on April 4, paired with Smorgasburg vendors and an Impossible Foods "Big Boi Burger."

A Jonesboro man is jailed after warrants were issued in a human‑trafficking probe that centers on a 17‑year‑old victim. Prosecutors say the AG’s unit is handling the case.

A weapons-detection lane at South Gwinnett High flagged a firearm in a student’s bag and, officials say, the student fled before officers could make contact. School leaders credited the new Evolv system.

A 7-year-old child was killed in a shooting on Loveless Drive in DeKalb County; investigators spent hours at the scene while family members called the shooting accidental.

An 18-year-old is accused of crashing into a home and killing a mother and her 7-year-old son while they slept. Investigators say the case is under active investigation.

Atlanta firm Aston Wright filed a site plan for more than 1,400 homes at the Reeves Creek parcel on Flippen Road in Stockbridge, raising traffic and environmental questions.

OJ da Juiceman is jailed in DeKalb County after being charged with allegedly pointing a gun at a Georgia State Patrol trooper during an I‑20 stop. His attorneys say he’s innocent and have filed for bond.

Atlanta councilors are considering a resolution to have APD body cameras record ICE activity, a move that would reshape local oversight and collide with state rules on footage access.

Cuts to federal renourishment funding have put Tybee Island's planned sand placement in limbo, leaving dunes, access points and the local budget exposed.

A major blaze engulfed Rome's historic courthouse Monday afternoon, prompting evacuations and downtown closures as crews battled the fire.