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.

A 19-year-old University of West Georgia student was found shot to death in a Douglasville parking lot; deputies arrested a 20-year-old suspect.

A CSX train collided with a vehicle in DeKalb County, causing one fatality and an injury. The crash is under investigation, with CSX cooperating and expressing condolences.

Valentina Forero Álvarez pleaded guilty to leading a money laundering operation that moved $31 million from drug trafficking through U.S. banks, with sentencing pending.

Authorities arrested two suspects in a deadly fentanyl overdose case in Peachtree City. Police say the investigation began after an overdose death in November 2025 and led to multiple felony charges.

A 19-year-old UWG student, Lyric Farley, was killed in a shooting incident. A suspect has been arrested; the community mourns as the investigation continues.

A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed in Douglasville; a suspect has been arrested, with more details pending. Witnesses heard shots, and an SUV fled the scene; authorities have obtained relevant surveillance footage.

DeKalb County police are investigating two separate overnight shootings, one that left a teenager dead, and another person injured at different locations.