Birthday toy swapped out for a pound of pot
When a Spalding County girl celebrated her 8th birthday, she got a present no one ever imagined. Her parents say someone had taken a toy out of a box and replaced it with marijuana.
'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler handcuffed, mistaken for bank robber in Atlanta
Confusion at a Bank of America on Jan. 7 on W. Paces Ferry Road led to "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler mistakenly in handcuffs. The incident was caught on an officer's body camera.
FBI joins search for Ciera Breland, the Indiana mother and lawyer last seen two weeks ago
More details are emerging about a missing 31-year-old Indiana mother last seen in metro Atlanta and her husband who has been named a person of interest in her disappearance as the FBI joins in the investigation.
Ahmaud Arbery what's next: Legal battles connected to Georgia man's killing
The trials of Travis McMIchael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan are likely not the last related to the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County.
Ahmaud Arbery: Jury finds men who killed Black jogger guilty of hate crimes
A federal jury has found the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery guilty on all counts of interfering with Arbery's civil rights in their federal hate crime trial.
Ahmaud Arbery's family pleased men found guilty of hate crimes: 'Ahmaud's hands were in this'
Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, and father, Marcus Arbery, joined hands outside the federal courthouse minutes after hearing the three men convicted of killing their son were found guilty of hate crimes.
Ahmaud Arbery: Court in recess after jury deliberates for several hours
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys for the men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery wrapped their closing remarks in the federal hate crimes trial on Monday in Brunswick, Georgia.
Travis McMichael, Ahmaud Arbery's shooter, withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
Travis McMichael, convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery, reversed his plan to plead guilty on a federal hate crime charge.
Greg McMichael won’t plead guilty to hate crime in Arbery death
Greg McMichael reversed his plan to plead guilty in the federal case days after a U.S. District Court judge rejected terms of a plea deal that was met with passionate objections by Arbery’s parents.
Georgia police department suggests turning in your bad ex for Valentine's Day
Have an ex who did you wrong and know they're into something ... less than legal? A Georgia police department has a suggestion: give them a date night they'll never forget by turning them in.
Ahmaud Arbery killing: Federal judge rejects plea deal in hate crimes trial
A federal judge said that in this case it would only be appropriate to consider the family’s wishes at sentencing, which the proposed deal wouldn’t allow.
Kendrick Johnson: Sheriff says investigation into Georgia high school athlete's death a 'witch hunt'
Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk released a synopsis of the case file of 17-year-old Lowndes County High School student Kendrick Johnson’s body inside an upright wrestling mat in January 2013.
Zoo Atlanta: Ozzie, world's oldest male gorilla, has died
Ozzie, the world's oldest male gorilla has died, Zoo Atlanta officials say. He was 61.
Judges approve request for special grand jury in Trump election probe
Fulton County Superior Court judges on Monday approved a request by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to impanel a special purpose grand jury to investigate possible attempts to disrupt the 2020 election.
Texas man charged with threatening to kill Georgia election officials
Chad Christopher Stark of Leander has been charged with one count of communicating interstate threats and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted.
Georgia teen accepted into 48 colleges, earns over $600K in scholarships
Kenyari Sawyer, a 4.0 senior in Albany, Georgia, was accepted into 48 universities and colleges and received more than $600,000 in scholarships.
'Like witnessing a miracle': Georgia woman gives birth after nearly 5-month battle with COVID-19
Sheenah Berry didn't think she needed the COVID-19 vaccine until she got pregnant. Then, before she could get her shots, the Rex, Georgia woman caught the coronavirus that would hospitalize her for more than 4 months.
VIDEO: Dog appears unimpressed with snow in Georgia
The owner can be heard saying: “There’s my snow dog, refusing to come outside…she’s not having it.”
Gene found in Georgia sewer water could be 'global public health threat,' scientists say
Scientists have found a gene that has been declared one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity while testing bacteria in Georgia sewer water.
Biden, Harris visit Atlanta to push for voting reform bill
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Atlanta on Tuesday to discuss the need for federal legislation to protect the right to vote. But some civil rights activists, uninterested in another speech, don’t want to hear it.