A man was found dead beneath a tour bus in a DeKalb County hotel parking lot; investigators say the death appears accidental and the medical examiner will rule.

A large oak toppled onto a pickup on Pea Ridge Road early Friday, killing two passengers and sending two to a Macon hospital. The wreck came as tropical remnants swept through north Georgia.

A College Park mother says Grady EMS failed to respond after her 15‑year‑old collapsed at practice and has filed a multi‑million‑dollar lawsuit alleging negligence.

A Fulton County judge vacated Marquez Powell’s conviction after newly developed DNA testing undermined the prosecution’s theory; prosecutors dismissed charges and he was released after nearly 21 years.

A Winder restaurant manager pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in confinement plus probation after a sexual‑assault probe that began in March 2025. Officials say the negotiated plea spared the victim a trial.

A Clayton County jury convicted Johnnie Alston of murder in his wife’s 2022 death; a judge handed down life without parole plus additional years. Prosecutors say Alston admitted the shooting.

A Cartersville traffic stop produced a half‑pound of crack, cash and a gun with armor‑piercing rounds as police say they step up enforcement. Multiple arrests followed separate busts in recent weeks.

A man prosecutors call "dangerous" was convicted in Fulton County but fled after skipping the final day of his rape trial.

Police say a suspect took jewelry during a Norcross open house and was later arrested at a pawn shop where officers recovered stolen items. The suspect faces burglary charges.

A Canton man was sentenced to life plus 10 years after a jury convicted him in a June 2025 River Ridge Apartments shooting and robbery that left a man seriously wounded.

A man was shot several times in the leg at Residences at Westview in northwest Atlanta Thursday afternoon. Police have not announced arrests and are investigating.

Federal prosecutors say a New York man used AI-generated nude images and racist messages to harass a Georgia college student; he has been indicted on a federal cyberstalking charge.

State prosecutors say two Atlanta-area women used stolen identities to collect more than $36,000 in pandemic-era rental assistance; one faces additional false-statement charges.