A homicide investigation is underway after one person was killed Tuesday at the Westley on the Beltline apartments in northwest Atlanta.

A 28-year-old Duluth man is jailed without bond after deputies say he stabbed his roommate at a Flowery Branch home; a K‑9 team found him in nearby woods.

A federal judge handed Robert Lyles a 15-year sentence after prosecutors say he fired a shot at a stranger inside Five Points MARTA station in August 2022. Lyles pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal firearms charge.

A 32-year-old Rome man was arrested after a Dwyatt Street search turned up meth, marijuana and a digital scale. He faces possession-with-intent and probation-violation charges.

An Atlanta mother and son appeared in court after prosecutors say the teen shot and killed Outkast rapper Big Boi’s uncle last June.

A federal jury found Alfredo Capote guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Gwinnett County woman in a 2016 abduction; sentencing is set for July 22, 2026.

Hall County investigators say a forensic review of seized electronics turned up hundreds of illicit images and videos; more than 400 felony counts were filed in the case.

Four Oconee County schools were evacuated after an emailed bomb threat; law enforcement searched campuses and say all students and staff are safe.

A former Bremen school employee, Geoffrey Brad Matthews, now faces 39 charges in Carroll County after a juvenile reported years of alleged abuse; a separate Haralson probe is also active.

Two people were rescued after the SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel stalled near Centennial Olympic Park; maintenance restarted the ride and no injuries were reported.

A man who pleaded guilty last year in a Savannah groping case is now accused in a string of attacks across Atlanta suburbs that left multiple people dead and prompted state and federal probes.

A DeKalb County judge sentenced Kevin Grier to life without parole for the 2022 Flat Shoals Road vigil shooting that killed 17-year-old Ian Hagerty and injured two youths.

A federal jury convicted Adam Schlueter of sexually and physically abusing two children while he served in the Army overseas. Sentencing is set for July 9, 2026.