Multiple metro Atlanta schools were placed on lockdown Wednesday before being quickly reopened after officials determined the phone threats were not credible.

A woman was found dead the day after floodwaters carried her from her vehicle following torrential rains that devastated parts of North Georgia, officials said.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties.

The Toccoa River, which runs through McCaysville, crested at a record high after 8-11 inches of rain fell in the area.

No one in the tractor trailer or CSX train was injured in the crash, which happened near Decatur High School and Beacon Hill Middle School.

A historic building in downtown Athens, home to Magnolias Bar and the Republic Salon, was damaged Wednesday morning after a fatal car crash, officials say.

A man was arrested Monday after a 45-year-old woman was found dead at the luxury Loews Atlanta Hotel last month, Atlanta police said.

Brittany Patterson made national headlines when deputies arrested her for reckless conduct after her 10-year-old son walked less than a mile from home near Mineral Bluff.

A former High Museum of Art executive was sentenced to 12 months in prison in federal court Monday after stealing over $600,000 from the museum.

Two DeKalb County police officers were shot and injured Sunday night while responding to a domestic incident, officials say.