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Surveillance footage shows armed suspects fleeing Ashley Cascade after a March 16 shooting. Police are offering up to $5,000 for tips that help ID the shooters.
A school bus in southwest Atlanta was hit by gunfire on Tuesday; a man was found wounded but no bus passengers were injured. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
Mamadi Tambajang was convicted after bodycam footage showed him telling police he "snapped" in the killing of Amber Kelly; a judge sentenced him to life plus 20 years.
Catoosa County firefighters stopped a potentially explosive tractor-trailer fire at an I-75 weigh station after lithium batteries ignited.
Kelvin Lanier Evans is expected to plead guilty after prosecutors say he stole laptops and jump drives containing watermarked, unreleased Beyoncé tracks in Atlanta. Fulton County is seeking a five-year sentence and recidivist treatment.
A Jonesboro man is jailed after warrants were issued in a human‑trafficking probe that centers on a 17‑year‑old victim. Prosecutors say the AG’s unit is handling the case.
A 33‑year‑old LaGrange woman and four teenagers were arrested after police say they met at Granger Park to fight. A cellphone video prompted the investigation.
A 25-year-old was arrested after officers found him hiding in an unplugged refrigerator inside a vacant Atlanta apartment, authorities said.
A weapons-detection lane at South Gwinnett High flagged a firearm in a student’s bag and, officials say, the student fled before officers could make contact. School leaders credited the new Evolv system.
A 7-year-old child was killed in a shooting on Loveless Drive in DeKalb County; investigators spent hours at the scene while family members called the shooting accidental.
After a botched 2017 FBI raid, an Atlanta family returned to the 11th Circuit as the Supreme Court revived their lawsuit. Judges will now weigh whether the claims can go to trial.
A 35-year-old man was arrested this week in connection with a Nov. 9 double shooting on Hardee Street that left two men dead.
A DeKalb County mother is fighting for her life after an apparent murder‑suicide left her wounded and her partner dead; relatives told FOX 5 they are seeking answers.
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