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A 4‑year‑old was injured in an accidental, self‑inflicted shooting at a home in Tyrone's Southampton subdivision; police say the incident is under investigation.
A Fulton County judge allowed Georgia’s parole board to hear Stacey Ian Humphreys’ clemency petition while ordering one member to recuse over ties to the victims’ families.
A viral video shows Atlanta officers sprinting along the Eastside BeltLine to disperse a large teen gathering; police say 14 people were arrested and investigators seized firearms.
A 19-year-old was charged after a UGA student reported a sexual assault in downtown Athens; police say camera footage helped identify the suspect.
DeKalb County police responded around 2 a.m. to a reported shooting at the Park at Somerset apartments; investigators focused on upstairs units near the complex entrance.
A March 2 plant fire and apparent explosion in Greene County sent a towering plume of smoke and drew a major emergency response while officials work to confirm details.
A 19-year-old man was grazed by a bullet in a Saturday shooting on Elixir Avenue in southwest Atlanta; police say he is alert and the investigation is ongoing.
A retired Fulton County deputy was struck during a traffic detail for the Publix Atlanta Marathon near Ted Turner Drive. He is in the hospital and investigators are searching for the driver.
DeKalb County police responded to reports of shots fired at the Mall at Stonecrest; the complex was placed on lockdown and no victims were reported in the initial update.
A jury convicted Aloysius Winthrop James in the 1988 Santa Maria killing of Ofelia Sandoval after updated DNA testing and a multi‑agency investigation ended a decades‑old cold case.
A Byron man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years after prosecutors say he bought a 13‑year‑old for sex. The plea closes a case that produced four convictions.
Georgia securities regulators issued an emergency order and roughly $1.5M in fines against Edward Zimbardi amid allegations he ran an international crypto Ponzi while investigators search for him abroad.
Brookhaven police found an abandoned U‑Haul packed with cut AT&T cable and have warrants for a suspect after AT&T says about $500,000 was taken along the Northeast Expressway corridor.
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