A Mobile man admitted to hijacking social accounts and extorting hundreds of teens and young adults, including a Kennesaw woman. Sentencing is set for May 27.

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates agreed to pay $4.75M to resolve DOJ allegations it accepted kickbacks and billed for unnecessary pathology tests.

Monroe police arrested a 30-year-old after search warrants at two homes turned up sexually explicit material involving juveniles; investigators say the case began with a GBI ICAC tip.

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch was arrested Friday after deputies said they observed signs of impairment while he drove a county-issued SUV. He faces DUI, open-container and lane-failure counts and was released on bond.

DeKalb deputies arrested two men at a Decatur home who now face malice murder charges in separate Clarkston shootings. Both suspects are jailed without bond as investigations continue.

Georgia Tech's Structures Laboratory was briefly evacuated after a liquid nitrogen tank leaked; hazmat crews reported no injuries and cleared the scene. The cause is under review.

A Rabun County High School cafeteria worker was arrested and booked Feb. 26 on aggravated child-molestation, grooming and sexual-exploitation charges; the sheriff’s office says the probe is active.

U.S. Marshals arrested the final suspect in the Red Rose Inn killing, months after a 19-year-old was shot in his motel room.

A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life after the 2023 downtown Atlanta killing of his girlfriend, who was found shot and attacked with a machete. Prosecutors and family are calling for more victim resources.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train Thursday in Lula; deputies have blocked the McLeod and Main intersection and investigators are on scene.

An 80‑year‑old Sandy Springs widow lost more than $40,000 after callers posing as a deputy said her late husband missed jury duty. Two people were arrested and detectives say the probe continues.

An 8-year-old brought a handgun to Myers Elementary in Gainesville; staff and a school resource officer secured the weapon and investigators are probing.

An 18-year-old was arrested Thursday in the 2024 killing of 19-year-old Samuel Dorsey outside the Parc 1000 apartments in Clarkston. He faces malice murder charges and is being held without bond.