House Republicans demand DHS provide docs on deportations of brothers of Laken Riley's accused killer

House Judiciary Committee Republicans are demanding Homeland Security turn over documents about the previous deportations and other information on the two brothers of Laken Riley's accused killer.

Former UGA football player sentenced for killing gas station employee Elijah Wood

Former University of Georgia football player, Ahkil Nasir Crumpton, also known as "Crump," has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his involvement in an armed robbery resulting in the death of a RaceTrac gas station employee in Oconee County in 2021.

UGA students describe saving family from car that crashed into creek

Five University of Georgia sorority sisters are being called heroes by the Burke County Sheriff's Office for saving a woman and her children after a car crash left them submerged in water.

Athens man arrested for allegedly stabbing father multiple times

A 20-year-old Athens man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his father, according to Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Death of female inmate at Clark County Jail under investigation by GBI

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a female inmate at Clarke County Jail on Lexington Road in Athens.

Teen arrested in toddler shooting death at Athens mobile home park, 2 on the run

A family is in mourning after a 3-year-old boy was shot and killed while watching TV in a mobile home park in Athens. Police have one teen in custody and are still looking for two others.

UGA campus murder: Third Ibarra brother also arrested for entering country illegally

New information about a third Ibarra brother who was arrested in Athens the day after Laken Riley was murdered on the University of Georgia campus has come to light.

Brother of Laken Riley murder suspect has ties to Venezuela crime gang, prosecutors say

The brother of the man accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley may have ties to a violent organized crime gang based in Venezuela, a new court filing alleges.

Clarke County sheriff clarifies policy on handling undocumented arrestees/inmates

Sheriff John Q. Williams and the Clarke County Sheriff's Office have released information about their procedures for processing undocumented arrestees/inmates in response to the "ongoing speculation" following the murder of Athens University nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.

Laken Riley Act: Georgia student's murder sparks new federal bill

The Laken Riley Act would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to issue detainers on illegal immigrants charged with theft or burglary.

ICE says Georgia murder suspect's brother was previously arrested, but detainers were ignored

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the brother of the suspect charged with Laken Riley's murder was arrested multiple times in Athens, but the agency's requests to take him into custody were ignored.