Traveler stopped at Atlanta airport; agents find 42 pounds of marijuana

Federal agents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport stopped an alleged drug smuggling attempt in January after finding 42 pounds of marijuana tucked inside a traveler’s suitcase destined for France.

UWG student killed near Douglasville store; suspect identified

Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old University of West Georgia student over the weekend.

DeKalb County police investigating deadly overnight shooting

Police in DeKalb County are investigating two overnight scenes after officers responded to separate incidents within about an hour of each other.

Final Stone Mountain daycare abuse defendant pleads guilty

The final defendant charged in connection with alleged abuse at a Stone Mountain daycare center pleaded guilty on Monday to 19 counts of cruelty to children.

Federal judge orders Fulton County election raid warrant unsealed

A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of a federal search warrant allowing FBI agents to seize hundreds of documents related to the 2020 election.

High school students organize march protesting ICE in Gwinnett County

A group of high school students helped organize a march on Saturday on several busy streets in Gwinnett County, demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave their communities.

Feds buy Social Circle facility for new ICE detention center, officials say

The US Department of Homeland Security has reportedly completed its purchase of a metro Atlanta facility it intends to turn into an immigration detention center.

Troup deputies capture accused child molester who escaped jail

Authorities have captured Christian Joel Marcos Cortez, an accused child molester who escaped from the Troup County Jail on Sunday morning.

Family witnesses teen die after being shot by stray bullet

Parkview High student Sheldon Lewis was killed after a bullet traveled through a motel wall. Neighbor Shemarcus Cockran is charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Man seriously injured in shooting on Snapfinger Woods Drive

DeKalb County police are investigating a shooting on Snapfinger Woods Drive that left one man seriously injured Saturday morning.

2 Atlanta police officers injured during shooting off Cheshire Bridge Road

A man was arrested Saturday afternoon following an hours-long standoff at an apartment complex where two Atlanta police officers were injured.

Man charged with impersonating Gwinnett County deputy

Gwinnett County deputies arrested Samuel Baxter, a suspect accused of impersonating law enforcement during a string of armed robberies and home invasions.