A skull found on private land has been identified as a man who’d been missing for nearly a year, according to local reporting. Investigators continue to probe the circumstances.

Police shut roads near Marietta Street and New Macland Road in Powder Springs Friday as SWAT assisted; drivers were urged to avoid the area.

A Lawrenceville man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say his Tucker lab billed Medicaid for genetic tests that weren’t done; he was ordered to repay $330,000 and serve time.

A newly filed wrongful‑death suit says a Ride Gwinnett driver, the county, the city and contractor Transdev missed warning signs before a 2024 bus hijacking that killed Ernest Byrd Jr.

A Clarkston man was sentenced to 186 months in federal prison after prosecutors say GoodFellas members ambushed an apartment complex and wounded a woman and two children. Court filings say investigators recovered roughly 50 shell casings at the scene.

A Frontier passenger was arrested after police say she fought with a gate manager on an ATL jet bridge; the manager was cut and the suspect faces misdemeanor charges.

Fulton County officials warned Thursday that scammers posing as “stranded tourists” are targeting World Cup crowds and seniors with counterfeit foreign bills.

A 2019 Delta flight is now the subject of a $2.35M lawsuit after a crew member allegedly flagged a father as a trafficker. The case follows prior litigation that reached Virginia’s high court.

A Georgia high school senior who survived a shooting walked the stage with a bullet still lodged in his cheek, a moment captured on video by Atlanta News First.

A Colquitt couple faces felony child‑cruelty and aggravated battery charges after their infant was found with severe brain injuries and broken bones. Investigators urge tips.

A former Hapeville officer drew a 37‑month federal prison sentence after prosecutors said he repeatedly tased a handcuffed detainee and filed a false report.

A SWAT standoff Wednesday night left a southwest Atlanta block on lockdown after a suspect ran into a home on Mims Street and refused to come out.

A Gwinnett County man on the state's sex-offender registry was arrested after a woman says he followed her into a QT restroom and peered over the stall; police booked him June 9.