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A body was found Friday off Bald Ridge Road in Cumming; the GBI has been called in to assist and investigators are seeking tips.
Ring doorbell footage shows two people setting a Deer Creek Drive house on fire; the Athens‑Clarke County Fire Marshal is asking for tips.
A woman was hospitalized after being shot late Friday on Reeves Circle NW in northwest Atlanta; police say the suspected shooter fled and the investigation is ongoing.
All clear after a suspicious bag was found near the Berrien County Health Department. No device was found.
A Richmond County deputy resigned after being demoted following a February use-of-force investigation; previously unreleased 2021 bodycam footage has renewed scrutiny.
Parents in Conyers say a paraprofessional at C.J. Hicks Elementary assaulted their 7‑year‑old autistic son; the district removed the staffer and opened an investigation.
Ridgeview Charter Middle School launched a formal threat assessment after a student wrote threats toward classmates; the school says students and staff were not in immediate danger.
A Cobb County mother says a classmate threatened her 9‑year‑old at Kincaid Elementary; she transferred him and is pressing the district for metal detectors and earlier counseling.
A Kingsland woman was arrested in Camden County after taking misoprostol and giving birth to a premature infant who later died. Advocates call the murder charge unprecedented.
Surveillance footage shared by Crime Stoppers shows a brawl on Edgewood Avenue that preceded a Jan. 17 shooting that injured three men; police are asking for tips.
Barrow County commissioners approved a five‑year EMS contract with American Medical Response that begins July 1, 2026, and includes six new ambulances and workforce absorption.
Two dogs were seized in Stone Mountain after police said they attacked a man on Thursday; DeKalb County Animal Services is handling the animals while investigators probe.
A GBI‑led online sting called Operation Rockin' Robins ran March 4–6 in Houston County and resulted in 24 arrests and outreach to more than a dozen people identified as potential victims. Multiple state and federal agencies assisted.
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