The trial date for Jose Ibarra, charged with the murder of Laken Riley, is set for November 18. The case has prompted legislative changes regarding undocumented immigrants.

A judge declared Elleven45 Lounge a public nuisance and upheld a city injunction to close it, citing disorderly conduct and the owner's arrest on unrelated charges.

Five individuals were arrested in DeKalb County for drugs and weapons charges after police raided an apartment and found marijuana, promethazine, Alprazolam pills, nitrous oxide, and firearms.

Attorneys for Jose Ibarra, accused of murdering Laken Hope Riley, have requested to move his trial from Athens-Clarke County over impartiality concerns.

The Georgia AG's Office faces accusations of negligence for mishandling confidential emails in a "Cop City" protest case, which might lead to the dismissal of the indictment.

Christopher Eric Stone, from Baxley, Georgia, received a 68-month prison sentence for methamphetamine trafficking and will also have three years supervised release.

Two men in Atlanta received long prison sentences after pleading guilty to a series of armed robberies in 2018, as announced by the U.S. Attorney's office.

A former Georgia teacher, Michael Dendy, pled guilty to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material, using discord to share images of minors.

Former Georgia teacher David Swanson is sentenced to 15 years for possessing child sexual abuse material and installing hidden cameras in his rental's bathroom.

David Swanson, a retired Georgia teacher, received a 15-year sentence for having child pornography, with ten years supervised release, and must register as a sex offender.

A Georgia woman described giving birth in prison, facing forced Cesarean and privacy violations, prompting a Senate probe into the treatment of incarcerated pregnant women.

A missing 2-month-old in Sandy Springs was found safe; her noncustodial father, now in custody, faces multiple charges.

Atlanta police found a 24-year-old man dead from a gunshot at 800 W Marietta St NW. The incident is under investigation with no suspects or motives yet revealed.