Edrick Faust received two consecutive life sentences plus 45 additional years after a jury convicted him on 12 charges related to the rape and murder of law student Tara Baker in Athens in 2001.
President Trump spoke in North Georgia, highlighting the impact of 50% steel tariffs, announcing $18 trillion in investment commitments, and officially endorsing Clayton Fuller in the 14th District's special election.
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.
