3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (376+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta A Gwinnett County mother accused of leaving her infant son in a hot car while she worked is out of jail, over prosecutors’ objections that she remains a danger to her two surviving children. Deja…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (186+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 29-year-old Atlanta man was arrested on a charge accusing him of fentanyl possession Aug.27. Alpharetta police said officers approached three men at the patio of a closed Davis Drive business. Officers walked the men to their patrol…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (323+ words) Convicted killer Stacey Humphreys is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 16. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Humphreys will be put to death at 7 p.m. that night at the Georgia Diagnostic and classification Prison. But before he receives the lethal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (881+ words) A home is more than just four walls and a foundation slab. It’s the memories of holidays gathering around grandma’s oak table, roughhousing with your favorite cousins or burying a beloved childhood dog in the backyard. In Georgia, there are…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (682+ words) Starting next summer, Georgia’s highest court will no longer routinely hear appeals in murder cases. Under Georgia law, the state’s high court has jurisdiction over all capital cases — that is, cases where the death penalty has been imposed. But the…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (246+ words) The Salvation Army has extended its Hurricane Helene Long-Term Recovery Assistance Program for Georgia residents in need through Dec. 31, 2027. Hurricane Helene swept across Georgia in September 2024, causing more than $1.5 billion in property damage and an estimated $5.5 billion in agricultural losses....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (284+ words) Georgia’s medical cannabis program experienced an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly to ease access. The patient registry grew from 36,595 patients in late June to 44,854 on Monday, an increase of more…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (282+ words) The sharp increase in the number of registered medical cannabis patients coincides with new regulations for the program that went into effect on July 1. Previously, patients were only allowed access to low-THC cannabis oil to treat a limited number of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (19+ words) Colt Gray pleaded guilty to 55 counts in the Apalachee High shooting, leaving his sentence to the judge's decision....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (252+ words) A 66-year-old former Certified Public Accountant from Atlanta was sentenced yesterday to years in federal prison. Ronald Deabler, of Atlanta, was convicted of conspiring to launder $5.3 million stolen from Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, Inc. He was sentenced to four…...