A driver was killed after his car crossed lanes and crashed into a tree on Powers Ferry Road in Marietta, Cobb County police said.

A federal judge dismissed the Johnsons' $1B suit over Kendrick Johnson’s 2013 death in a Valdosta gym mat, citing immunity and procedural defects. The family says it will appeal.

A Marietta woman was arrested March 2 and charged with aggravated sodomy and child molestation after an arrest warrant alleges she abused a 4‑year‑old in a Smyrna condo.

The GBI’s Operation Silent Hand resulted in 16 RICO charges and the seizure of meth, fentanyl and diverted prescription opioids across North Georgia.

A Lawrenceville man pleaded guilty to malice murder and received life without parole after prosecutors say he strangled his ex and burned her body in a car.

Gwinnett prosecutors announced they will seek the death penalty for Kevin Andrews, accused of killing Officer Pradeep Tamang during a Feb. 1 hotel shooting. The case now moves to superior court amid widespread community mourning.

An inspector general finds six Atlanta Watershed employees unlawfully detained coworkers during a search for a missing wallet; the probe has been referred to prosecutors.

A 24‑year‑old Sharpsburg man was given a 20‑year prison term after attempting to meet what he believed was a 12‑year‑old in an undercover Coweta County sting. Authorities say the decoy was an undercover deputy.

A McNair Middle School student was struck by a pellet through a school-bus window after dismissal; DeKalb County police are investigating. The student's condition has not been released.

Atlanta police released video showing an armed robbery that followed a road‑rage crash at MLK Jr. Drive and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard.

Federal agents say Quincy Adam Rogers sold fentanyl and cocaine while on federal pretrial release; roughly 825 grams of fentanyl were seized from a vehicle on I‑85.

A Sandy Springs woman was arrested after an elder‑abuse investigation in the 1900 block of Huntingdon Chase; authorities say the probe involved Adult Protective Services and animal control.

MARTA police arrested a suspect after two dogs found strangled in an Atlantic Station parking deck; surveillance and necropsies helped investigators build the case.