Two critical injuries occurred from a multi-vehicle crash on I-285 near Flat Shoals Road; one vehicle got trapped under a semi-truck. Another nearby I-285 crash involved a tractor-trailer.

Former Atlanta police officer Benjamin Hopson was arrested on child enticement charges after allegedly offering a 14-year-old boy money for a sex act.

The GBI arrested 17 in "Operation Wrong Room," part of a wider anti-human trafficking operation. Over $255K was seized, and support offered to 15 adults. The nationwide effort involved 26 states, assisting 94 adults and one minor.

A 6-year-old boy was injured but stable after being hit by a vehicle on Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta. Police responded, and the cooperating driver stayed at the scene. No charges filed; investigation ongoing.

A fatal crash on I-75 South near Delk Road involving a Nissan Altima and a tractor-trailer left one dead and another seriously injured early Saturday morning.

Witness Kenneth Copeland testified again in the trial against rapper Young Thug, who faces eight RICO charges among others, in a case that has become the longest in state history.

A man with arrest warrants was shot by Newton County deputies in Covington after he pulled a gun on them. He was hospitalized with major injuries; no deputies were hurt. The GBI is investigating the incident.

The article reports the funeral of 11-year-old Makenzie B. in DeKalb County, a victim of a murder-suicide by her mother, causing deep community sorrow.

Jim Beard, former Atlanta CFO, pleaded guilty to federal program theft and IRS obstruction, potentially facing 13 years in jail for misusing city funds and illegal purchase of machine guns.

A teenager has been charged with the murder of four men at Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton, Georgia, after a shooting incident reported as sounding like "fireworks."

A 62-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting near an Atlanta ice cream shop. He was alert when taken to the hospital, but suspects remain at large.

Gunfire on Jonesboro Road SE, Atlanta, wounded a 62-year-old man. Police are searching for suspects after the drive-by shooting, with the victim now in the hospital. The investigation is ongoing.

The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Covington, where John Cortez Biles was shot after allegedly displaying a firearm when approached by deputies with an arrest warrant.