An Atlanta mother and son appeared in court after prosecutors say the teen shot and killed Outkast rapper Big Boi’s uncle last June.

A federal jury found Alfredo Capote guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Gwinnett County woman in a 2016 abduction; sentencing is set for July 22, 2026.

Hall County investigators say a forensic review of seized electronics turned up hundreds of illicit images and videos; more than 400 felony counts were filed in the case.

Four Oconee County schools were evacuated after an emailed bomb threat; law enforcement searched campuses and say all students and staff are safe.

A former Bremen school employee, Geoffrey Brad Matthews, now faces 39 charges in Carroll County after a juvenile reported years of alleged abuse; a separate Haralson probe is also active.

Two people were rescued after the SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel stalled near Centennial Olympic Park; maintenance restarted the ride and no injuries were reported.

A man who pleaded guilty last year in a Savannah groping case is now accused in a string of attacks across Atlanta suburbs that left multiple people dead and prompted state and federal probes.

A DeKalb County judge sentenced Kevin Grier to life without parole for the 2022 Flat Shoals Road vigil shooting that killed 17-year-old Ian Hagerty and injured two youths.

A federal jury convicted Adam Schlueter of sexually and physically abusing two children while he served in the Army overseas. Sentencing is set for July 9, 2026.

Clubgoers found multiple cars with smashed windows in a Midtown parking lot near Embr Lounge early Tuesday; police were investigating. Witnesses described widespread damage as officers canvassed the scene.

A late-night shooting at a Shell on Flat Shoals Parkway left one person wounded but alive. DeKalb police are investigating and asking witnesses to come forward.

Arron Cook pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years' probation under Georgia's First Offender Act in the 2018 in-custody death of Antonio May.

A body was found inside an SUV in a Smyrna Kroger parking lot Monday; police say investigators are processing the scene and Kroger is cooperating.