DeKalb County police look for 13-year-old boy missing from Lithonia

DeKalb County police officers are asking the public for assistance as they look for a missing 13-year-old child who vanished from a Lithonia apartment complex on July 6.

Teen found dead in Atlanta was wanted in Rome for shooting

Atlanta police have identified the teenage victim found dead days after a Fourth of July shooting in southwest Atlanta.

Man and woman wanted for lighting car fire at Riverdale plaza

Riverdale police are asking for the public's help to identify a man and a woman who investigators say intentionally set a car on fire at a shopping plaza Thursday afternoon.

Lightning hits Accent Overlook Apartments causing Canton fire

Cherokee County fire crews responded to a Canton apartment complex on Saturday after a fire broke out right after a reported lightning strike.

Old Fourth Ward violence: 3 injured, 1 dead in Atlanta shooting

An 18-year-old man died and three others were injured Friday after an Atlanta apartment shooting in the Old Fourth Ward.

Woodstock man gets 25 years without parole for rape

A Woodstock man will spend 25 years in prison without parole after being convicted of rape in Cherokee County.

Dallas child exploitation trial ends in 20-year sentence

A Paulding County jury found Jacob Christain Marr guilty of child sexual exploitation following a two-day trial in Dallas.

Georgia transfer Ja’Marley Riddle: Felony charges dropped

Georgia football corner back Ja’Marley Riddle will not face prosecution after Brunswick District Attorney’s office dropped all felony drug and speeding charges against him.

Woman accused of slapping driver in McDonald's drive-thru for taking too long

A New York woman is facing a harassment charge after police say she became impatient in a McDonald's drive-thru and allegedly slapped the driver of the vehicle in front of her.

Irvine dog trainer sentenced to 12 years for killing 11 dogs in his care

Kwong "Tony" Chun Sit was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison and his assistant Tingfeng Liu to three years following the heat stroke and trauma deaths of 11 dogs at an Irvine training academy.

Nolan Wells' family calls for further investigation: 'It's not adding up'

The family of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi 18-year-old found dead after a July 4 boat trip, say they've uncovered disturbing details as they try to figure out what happened.

Charlie Kirk murder: Suspect Tyler Robinson declines to testify at preliminary hearing, will resume Sept. 1

The week-long preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk concluded Friday with prosecutors presenting evidence against Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial.  Robinson declined to testify at the hearing.

Recall of Hall Sheriff Gerald Couch over DUI under legal review

Hall County election officials have requested more time from a judge to check unmatched signatures on a petition to recall Sheriff Gerald Couch over his recent DUI arrests and reinstatement.

Oregon woman's 1993 death reclassified as homicide, cold case reopened

More than 30 years after Astrid Bridges was found dead in her Gresham, Oregon, home, authorities have reopened the case after the Medical Examiner's Office reclassified her death from an accident to a homicide.

Missing South Carolina girl's remains may never be fully recovered: 'Simply not possible'

Authorities say it is unlikely they will ever recover all of the remains of 4-year-old Javeayah Harris after investigators determined her parents allegedly used corrosive chemicals and other tools to destroy evidence following her death.