A Tucker man convicted in a deadly DeKalb County pub shooting now has a second life sentence. Investigators said his self-defense claim was contradicted by ballistics evidence.

A DeKalb County man is expected to survive after a child found an unsecured gun and fired it Wednesday night. Police say no charges have been announced.

A former student faces charges after a threat against Henderson Middle School and an individual connected to the campus. Officials have released few details about the case.

Eighteen neglected dogs were rescued from a Twiggs County property near the Bibb County line. Their condition and any potential charges remain unclear.

A person was shot Thursday night on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta and remained alert, conscious and breathing.

A stolen car carrying a child triggered a Midtown Atlanta police response Thursday. The child was found safe, and one suspect is in custody.

A Dalton man is being held without bond after a Whitfield County Special Victims Unit investigation. Officials have not disclosed the evidence behind the child-exploitation charge.

A wanted person allegedly rammed two Atlanta police cruisers, crashed into two other vehicles and fled on foot in Little Five Points. Police later took the suspect into custody.

A Powder Springs woman is accused of using a fake Scan & Go routine to steal at least $25,000 from Cobb County Walmart stores.

A 65-year-old man survived a shooting at a southeast Atlanta gas station, but police are still searching for the suspect months later.

The DOJ promised a record Southeast fraud push as new Georgia and Florida cases showed the crackdown’s reach.

A sleeping 13-year-old escaped injury after bullets struck a bedroom in southwest Atlanta. Police have not announced arrests or a suspect description.

A 1-year-old boy was found dead in a locked car at a Lawrenceville hospital, and his mother was charged with murder and child cruelty.