New Orleans parade marred by shootings: 2 dead, 10  injured

New Orleans police say they're investigating after two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a parade route.

Decatur teen pleads for safer streets after witnessing 5-year-old friend die in crash

Traffic safety activists and friends and family members of people killed in crashes in Decatur gathered Sunday to remember those who’ve lost their lives on their city’s streets and to call for more safety improvements to South DeKalb County roads. 

1 dead, 1 injured in Atlanta double shooting

Atlanta police are piecing together what happened during a deadly shooting that played out overnight.

Watch: Teen rams officer with stolen car in high-speed chase

David Doyle, 17, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after ramming a stolen car into police constable Richard Keel during a high-speed chase in London on May 17.

Diabetic 80-year-old woman with dementia disappears in Decatur

Have you seen Rosa Mae Dawson? The DeKalb County police need help locating the 80-year-old woman who went missing days ago.

Adam 'Pacman' Jones arrested after Tyson-Paul fight in Arlington

Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is charged with assaulting a peace officer, public intoxication and resisting and evading arrest.

Body found in creek in Morningside Nature Preserve

Investigators are searching for answers after officers discovered a body in a creek at the Morningside Nature Preserve in northeast Atlanta.

12 decomposing bodies found inside a Georgia funeral home have been identified

Twelve remains found in a south Georgia funeral home after its owner was arrested and charged with neglecting the corpses have been identified.

FBI probes surge in racist, offensive texts aimed at minorities nationwide

The FBI is investigating a wave of offensive and racist text messages sent to African American and Black communities across the United States.

Meet 'Sparky,' Old Fourth Ward's newest security robot

Artificial intelligence is taking another step forward in crime prevention with the deployment of “Sparky."

Laken Riley murder: Jose Ibarra 'went hunting for females' on UGA campus, prosecutors say

A Venezuelan man "went hunting for females on the University of Georgia's campus" earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Riley after a struggle, a prosecutor said Friday.

Georgia mom arrested after 10-year-old son found walking alone

Brittany Patterson was arrested for reckless conduct after her nearly 11-year-old son was found walking alone near their home. Her charges have sparked outrage online.

Idaho hacker sentenced for breaching Georgia medical clinic, police department computers

An Idaho man, Robert Purbeck, 45, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for hacking computer servers across the U.S., including a Georgia medical clinic and police department.