A mattress fire at SCAD Atlanta's FORTY residence hall displaced about 143 students; no injuries were reported and campus repairs and inspections are underway.

Officer Joseph Citta has returned to uniform and ran a 5K with colleagues months after a motorcyclist struck him on GA‑400. The rider faces multiple charges while the investigation continues.

A Clermont man allegedly drove his car into his Hall County home, sparked a bedroom fire and has been charged with arson, officials say.

A Pickens County traffic stop on Friday led to a one‑pound meth seizure and the arrest of a Norcross man, authorities said.

A search‑warrant execution in Alpharetta uncovered dozens of neglected dogs and cats living in squalor. Officers reportedly wore masks before entering and investigators have exclusive photos and bodycam video.

GBI arrested Michael Anthony Berry after a multi-county sweep that recovered multiple pounds of meth and cocaine, MDMA, marijuana and 11 firearms.

Gwinnett County police raided a Norcross home and seized fentanyl, cocaine, pounds of other drugs and 150+ counterfeit Coach bags; two men are jailed on multiple charges.

A Douglasville man has been charged with malice murder after a fatal shooting at a Villa Rica home; police say the dispute began at a gathering on Jada Lane.

A federal judge handed Maximo Fitzhugh 10 years and six months after a Buckhead gunpoint robbery of a mail carrier and an earlier threat to a women’s clinic.

A midday shooting on Jonesboro Road SE left one woman dead and two others wounded as Atlanta police worked the scene and canvassed for witnesses.

Jury selection begins April 27 in Hall County as prosecutors pursue the death penalty against Jessica Motes in the October death of 4‑year‑old Autumn Fox.

Two DeKalb County shootings Saturday evening left one man dead and another injured. Police say a suspect is in custody in the fatal case and neighborhoods are not at risk.

A 28-year-old man died after his dirt bike slid under a tow truck late Saturday near Jonesboro Road and Harriett Street in southeast Atlanta. Police say the crash is under investigation.