A Fulton County jury found former Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson not guilty of misdemeanor obstruction of justice charges stemming from her 2024 arrest outside a Buckhead nightclub.
A man has died at the hospital after being shot by Gwinnett County police while responding to a domestic violence call in Lawrenceville. The GBI has taken over the investigation.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Emily Rae Staub, 27, in Decatur on charges of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material online, following an investigation that began in October 2025.
A Gwinnett County Superior Court judge has not yet ruled on the motion for a new trial filed by former Doraville police officer Miles Bryant, who was sentenced to life without parole for the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Susana Morales.
A father in Sandy Springs faces a second-degree murder charge after his 2-year-old son accidentally shot himself with a loaded 9mm handgun, left unsecured in a fanny pack on the bed.
Georgia House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones, the longest-serving individual in that role in state history, announced she will retire at the end of her current term in January 2027.
