A brief armed robbery at an Amoco on State Road 85 triggered a short chase that ended in Peachtree City; detectives credit surveillance footage and license‑plate readers.

Eddie Weatherspoon was arrested after discharging a firearm and barricading himself in an Atlanta apartment; SWAT resolved the incident peacefully.

The Decatur Library reopened after a weeklong closure with metal-detector screening and a DeKalb County officer posted at the rear entrance following a recent on-site shooting. New procedures aim to balance access with safety.

DeKalb neighbors say they’re uneasy after a man indicted on federal child‑exploitation charges returned to the neighborhood on house arrest and was seen wearing an ankle monitor.

A CSX train hit a stationary car in DeKalb County, killing the male driver and critically injuring a female passenger. The collision occurred early Tuesday morning. Authorities are investigating.

Bodycam shows APD detaining a teen wanted in a Columbia Airbnb homicide. Police say evidence found during the stop led to the arrest and extradition.

A man who barricaded himself for hours on Cameron M. Alexander Boulevard was arrested after a large SWAT response. Police have not released his identity or motive.

A former National Guardsman from Adairsville was sentenced to 10 years after prosecutors say he groomed a 15‑year‑old and kept hundreds of abuse images.

The trial of Edrick Faust for the murder of Tara Baker, a case reinvigorated by new DNA evidence, proceeds with testimonies and debates over alibi credibility.

A Decatur woman surrendered to Fulton County Jail Tuesday in a case tied to a Sept. 19 Grant Street shooting that killed a 33-year-old man. She now faces murder and related charges.

Jurors were shown bodycam and security footage as prosecutors and defense spar over who fired the shot that killed valet Harrison Olvey in Sept. 2023. Testimony continues this week in Fulton County.

Nearly two years after Senior Airman Roger Fortson was shot in his Fort Walton Beach apartment, his mother held a news conference pressing for accountability as legal cases move forward.

A DeKalb driver pleaded guilty and received a 10-year sentence after a Feb. 24, 2024 crash in which vehicle data showed the SUV hit about 98 mph. The crash killed a Lakeside High School student and led to related indictments.