A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run Friday night near Sidney Marcus Boulevard and the Buford Highway Connector in Atlanta. Police have not released the victim’s identity.

A Carrollton man was extradited to Franklin County, Ala., on 75 counts including production and dissemination of child pornography. Investigators say the case began with an earlier arrest and remains active.

Salem High students were evacuated Friday after deputies responded to a safety threat. Officials say students are safe while deputies sweep the campus.

A Woodstock man faces multiple counts after deputies say he struck two cyclists on Sugar Pike Road. A bystander's video and a tag number helped identify the vehicle quickly.

A woman riding an electric bicycle died after losing control and striking a wall on Glen Iris Drive in Atlanta. Police say speed and a failed stop may have led to the fatal crash.

DeKalb County police warned that an unauthorized 'Glenwood Day' set for Saturday on Glenwood Road is not permitted and officers will be out in force to enforce the law.

A federal judge handed Monica Dominguez Torres 20 years for running metro Atlanta meth conversion labs and laundering millions; agents seized nearly $3.6M and luxury assets.

A judge set aside a seven‑count indictment against Towns County Sheriff Kenneth Henderson after a juror was found to be ineligible. The dismissal clears charges for now but prosecutors could refile.

Ben Crump will represent an Atlanta detainee who says he developed sepsis while in Fulton County Jail and later underwent multiple amputations. Lawyers plan a Friday news conference to press for a full investigation.

Jury selection is under way Friday in the long‑delayed case tied to the 2022 Midtown shooting that killed two men. The suspect was arrested at the airport hours after the attacks.

A Bibb County deputy was fired and charged with simple battery after an internal probe found she struck a man during an April arrest in Macon.

The last defendant in the July killing of Oscar Cruz was arrested in Illinois and returned to Gwinnett County; all four suspects are now jailed as prosecutors prepare charges.

Three out-of-state people were indicted by a Cobb County grand jury on arson and property-damage charges tied to a 2022 attack on a contractor linked to the Atlanta training center.