Crime & Public Safety

The first of three executives of an Alpharetta firm accused of operating what was likely Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme was sentenced to just over four years in prison.

Deja Coleman, who is accused in her baby's death after he was left in a car outside her workplace, was described by her attorney as a sleep-deprived, single mother of three.

Summer's warmer waters bring a coast-dwelling potentially deadly bacteria to Georgia’s shores and shellfish, and to other coastal states..

The Georgia lawyer for Deja Coleman, who is charged in the hot car death of her infant, is making the latest attempt to require automakers to include child safety features.

Three Bibb County sheriff's deputies were jailed Monday in Middle Georgia for allegedly stalking people with the Flock camera system, which monitors license plates.

Derrick 'Coach' Moore, who was named Teacher of the Year at Jolly Elementary School in 2024, died a hero, his family says.

‘There are no words that can adequately express the heartbreak of losing a child,’ a police spokesperson said.

Georgia immigration judges are denying bond to detained immigrants at higher rates, leaving families in despair.

Flock Safety's license plate reader system has been praised by police and credited with helping solve crimes. But it has also caught its alleged misuse, officials say.

More than 200 passengers and crew evacuate a Delta plane using slides in Atlanta after fumes were reported in the cockpit Saturday, officials say.