Family highlights CTE concerns after GSU dining attack

A former Georgia State University football player faces assault charges following a dining hall attack, prompting his family to speak out about his long-standing battle with severe mental health issues and suspected football-related brain trauma.

13-year-old shot again at southeast Atlanta apartment complex

A 13-year-old boy is recovering after gunshots rang out and struck his home early Sunday morning in southeast Atlanta.

Police identify 6-year-child, adult killed when truck drove onto Kansas soccer field, no charges filed so far

Wichita Police say the woman who was taken into custody after driving a truck onto a soccer field on Saturday afternoon, killing 2 and injuring nearly a dozen others, has not been charged pending test results in the ongoing investigation. 

Four injured in Monroe shooting as police seek suspects

Monroe police are searching for answers after four people were shot during a disturbance late Saturday night on Parkway Place.

1 arrested, 2nd suspect sought in Gainesville Walmart shooting

Police arrested one person and are searching for a second suspect following the fatal shooting of an innocent bystander outside a Gainesville Walmart on Wednesday.

Child, adult killed, 11 hospitalized after vehicle drives onto soccer field at Kansas sports complex

Wichita Police confirmed that a 6-year-old child and a 35-year-old adult, both from McPherson, Kansas, were killed Saturday when a truck drove onto an active soccer field at the Stryker Sports Complex.  

Woman arrested after 3 adults shot outside high school in Augusta

An arrest was made Saturday evening after three people were shot following a fight outside an Augusta high school, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

4 men wanted after stealing refrigerator from Atlanta home, APD says

Atlanta police are asking for the public's help to identify four men caught on home surveillance video walking into a home in broad daylight and allegedly leaving with a refrigerator.

Clayton deputies arrest 11, seize drugs during street patrols

Clayton County deputies arrested 11 people and confiscated an illegally modified handgun alongside illicit drugs during street patrols over the past week, according to the sheriff's office.

Felon admits to firing shots, burying gun in southwest Atlanta: police

A felon was arrested early Monday morning after admitting to firing shots in a southwest Atlanta parking lot and burying a handgun in nearby woods, according to the police. 

2 arrested in Illinois for deadly northwest Atlanta shooting, police say

Two suspects, including a 15-year-old, were arrested in Illinois this week in connection with a deadly summer shooting of a 33-year-old man in northwest Atlanta, police announced.

Hunter finds skeletal remains in Pickens County woods, deputies say

A hunter's discovery of partial skeletal remains in a wooded area has prompted an expanded search and a state-assisted investigation, according to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office.

Possible suspect detained after 2 injured in Atlanta shooting: APD

A possible suspect has been detained after gunfire left a man and a woman injured in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, according to the Atlanta Police Department.

NYC college student dies after being drugged, raped in dorm room, lawsuit claims

The lawsuit claims that Moises Freire drugged two college girls, giving them fentanyl he claimed was cocaine, then raped one of them when they both passed out. One of the girls later died.

Man killed, woman injured after shooting in southwest Atlanta, APD says

A 28-year-old man died, and a 20-year-old woman was hurt after gunfire erupted in the Pittsburgh neighborhood late Friday night, according to police.

NC teen pleads guilty after years of breeding and training dogs for dogfighting, DOJ says

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday to allegations that he and another man bred, trained, and sold dogs to be used in dogfighting and ran at least one kennel where the animals would be raised. 

Man injured in shootout with deputies in Gilmer County identified

A 47-year-old man is in the hospital after exchanging gunfire with Gilmer County deputies during a domestic dispute call Friday afternoon, state investigators announced.

Georgia inmates sentenced for running jury duty phone scam

Federal judges sentenced two Georgia inmates for running a phone extortion scheme targeting citizens from behind bars.

FTC launches $9.8M payout to Walmart wire service customers targeted by scams

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending payments that will total more than $9.8 million to customers of Walmart’s wire services who the agency says fell victim to scams.