A mother was sentenced to life plus 20 years for murdering her four-year-old son and child abuse in DeKalb County, GA. Her co-defendant's trial is ongoing.

Five members of a Georgia family died in a plane crash in New York after attending a Cooperstown baseball tournament. The Piper PA-46 they were in crashed shortly after takeoff.

A woman, Yaqarah Bennett, was charged after allegedly shooting a man in the knee during a road rage incident in Lawrenceville, with a toddler present in her car.

An intensive manhunt in Toccoa, Georgia, is underway for Montavious Winkfield, 37, who fired at officers during a traffic stop and fled. No injuries are reported; the public is urged to stay vigilant.

Police investigate a shooting near a Goodwill center in Decatoria where a man was shot in the chest; he is in critical condition. The altercation involved two homeless individuals. The suspect fled the scene.

A woman perished and her brother was hospitalized after a fire at a Lithonia townhome. Investigations into the fire's cause, suspected to be smoke inhalation, are ongoing.

A 63-year-old woman was shot during an argument in a DeKalb County apartment complex but survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect is known but no arrests have been made.

Two 13-year-old boys were killed and a 12-year-old injured in a shooting in Atlanta’s Oakland City. The incident occurred early Tuesday, with no suspects yet apprehended.

14 individuals were arrested in northwest Georgia during 'Operation Etowah Exploits' targeting human trafficking, with charges ranging from pimping to pandering and substance violations.

A 39-year-old man was seriously injured in a stabbing at an Atlanta residence, following an altercation between roommates. A suspect is detained; the victim is hospitalized. The investigation is ongoing.

Firefighters responded to a large fire at a vacant apartment building in Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood; there were no injuries, and the cause is under investigation.

The Georgia Supreme Court dismissed a motion by YSL co-defendant Deamonte Kendrick to disqualify Judge Glanville from the case. Five defendants rejected plea deals, while others faced lawyer-related delays.

The bodies of two missing Georgia firefighters were found in Tennessee. Circumstances are under investigation; law enforcement expressed condolences to their families.