A man was fatally shot during a burglary at Capitol Gateway apartments in Atlanta; a woman is suspected to be the shooter and may have acted in self-defense.

A father in Atlanta was denied bond after being accused of neglect that led to his daughter's starvation death; officials investigate welfare check failures.

Cobb & Douglas Public Health is distributing naloxone kits to combat opioid overdoses, including resources for prevention and recovery within the community.

A group of thieves suspected of committing a series of burglaries across three states has been arrested in Cobb County, Georgia, with $30,000 in gift cards recovered.

Sextortion cases involving Georgia teens spiked by 700%, with the FBI reporting many cases linked to overseas actors, and emphasizing the urgent need for parental guidance and victim response protocols.

A Georgia man, Shawn Brown, is charged with impersonating an officer after trying to arrest real police officers while disrupting traffic in Marietta.

Firefighters responded to a house fire on Boone Road in Hoschton with one injury; days earlier, another fire occurred on Walnut Street in Evans with no injuries. Investigations continue with no link between the incidents.

A police officer was involved in one of several crashes on the I-75/85 in Atlanta, causing significant traffic delays; earlier, a pedestrian was fatally struck on the same interstate.

A handyman, Anthony Mark Chase, was arrested for breaking into a historic home in Newnan with a bottle of wine and causing damage. He had previously worked there and claimed someone was chasing him.

A robbery involving a Facebook Marketplace deal in Marietta ended in a school bus crash after a chase. The suspect, Jaylen Williams, is facing charges. No serious injuries were reported among the bus's 18 students.

Georgia's DOT reviews speed limits in Decatur after pedestrian accidents, considering new safety measures including a pedestrian scramble and pace car program.

Atlanta volunteers conduct the annual Point in Time count to survey homelessness, influencing federal funding allocation for local community support initiatives.

A Gwinnett County man received a life sentence after pleading guilty to the 2022 rape of an 11-year-old girl, and another man got four life sentences plus 904 years for raping two girls over years.