A Georgia parole board halted the proposed release of former Spalding County Commissioner Donald Hawbaker after Sheriff Darrell Dix objected online.

A 37-year-old man is missing after last sheltering beneath a Carters Lake dock. Crews are searching a two-square-mile area by air and water.

A person was found dead near St. Simons Marina, and Glynn County police say the incident is isolated with no threat to the public.

A Habersham deputy was fired and arrested after an audit allegedly exposed personal searches of Flock license plate data.

A Tucker man convicted in a deadly DeKalb County pub shooting now has a second life sentence. Investigators said his self-defense claim was contradicted by ballistics evidence.

A DeKalb County man is expected to survive after a child found an unsecured gun and fired it Wednesday night. Police say no charges have been announced.

A former student faces charges after a threat against Henderson Middle School and an individual connected to the campus. Officials have released few details about the case.

Eighteen neglected dogs were rescued from a Twiggs County property near the Bibb County line. Their condition and any potential charges remain unclear.

A person was shot Thursday night on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta and remained alert, conscious and breathing.

A stolen car carrying a child triggered a Midtown Atlanta police response Thursday. The child was found safe, and one suspect is in custody.

A Dalton man is being held without bond after a Whitfield County Special Victims Unit investigation. Officials have not disclosed the evidence behind the child-exploitation charge.

A wanted person allegedly rammed two Atlanta police cruisers, crashed into two other vehicles and fled on foot in Little Five Points. Police later took the suspect into custody.

A Powder Springs woman is accused of using a fake Scan & Go routine to steal at least $25,000 from Cobb County Walmart stores.