A Cherokee County jury convicted an Acworth Uber driver on trafficking and child‑molestation charges tied to a 2022 ride to a sleepover. Sentencing is set for Aug. 13.

Atlanta police have arrest warrants for Dontavious Banks Jr. in the April 11 killing of Antonio James Brown near Perkerson Park. Warrants cite surveillance, shell casings and witness accounts.

A former Atlanta Housing executive was sentenced this week after prosecutors say she funneled Section 8 and pandemic-relief dollars to herself and relatives. The case raises oversight questions for the voucher program.

Georgia’s parole board is reviewing parole and a work‑release plan for an inmate tied to a 1981 Decatur attack that killed one woman. Victims’ families and advocates want answers.

A construction worker was killed during overnight work on GA‑400 in Sandy Springs. Police arrested a driver who faces homicide-by-vehicle, Move Over and speeding charges.

A search of a Lilburn home on Martin Nash Road turned up cocaine, meth, ecstasy, marijuana and seven guns; two people now face drug‑trafficking charges, police say.

A shooting was reported Thursday afternoon near the Shell at 486 Ponce De Leon Ave NE across from Chick‑fil‑A; one person drove to the hospital and APD is investigating.

Atlanta police are searching for a person of interest after a deadly downtown shooting and urged witnesses to contact homicide detectives. Tips can be submitted anonymously.

A 43-year-old wanted in a Cobb County homicide was captured after Anderson County deputies boxed his tractor‑trailer on I‑85.

Cobb County detectives have identified a suspect and say some incidents may date back to 2022. Potential victims and witnesses are being urged to contact investigators.

Two Georgia Southern students died after a wrong‑way driver struck their car on I‑16 near mile marker 34. The university offered counseling as the community mourned.

Gwinnett detectives say Bernardo Antonio Romero-Linarte is wanted on multiple warrants tied to alleged crimes against a child. Authorities say he was last seen in the Norcross area.

Atlanta police are searching for 54-year-old Laurence Jones after a reported August strangulation left a victim unconscious. Crime Stoppers is offering rewards for tips.