Young Thug facing drug, weapons charges following racketeering arrest

Rapper Young Thug is now facing additional charges connected with drugs and weapons following his arrest and indictment on RICO and gang-related offenses.

Rapper Young Thug, associates arrested for RICO Act charges in Atlanta

Jeffery Lamar Williams, who goes by the stage name Young Thug was arrested Monday on charges of violating the RICO act and criminal street activity.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection, secretary of state rules

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has accepted a judge's decision that states U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection.

Student with gun on campus prompts lockdown at Druid Hills High, Emory University

A Druid Hills High School student faces serious charges after bringing a gun onto campus, police said. The incident prompted lockdowns at the high school, Emory University's main campus, and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's main campus.

8-month-old Snellville girl left in car for hours dies, father faces murder charge

Police said a baby girl died when she was left in a car for several hours after her father was arrested for violating his probation in Snellville. Police charged the father, 20-year-old Davied Japez McCorry Whatley, with second-degree murder.

Tara Grinstead murder: Jury selection begins in Ryan Duke murder trial

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Ryan Duke for the murder of Tara Grinstead. The former Miss Georgia contestant and high school teacher in Ocilla, Georgia, was reported missing in 2005.

Special grand jury seated in Trump election interference investigation in Georgia

Grand jurors have been selected and impaneled in Fulton County. They're tasked with deciding if former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by pressuring Georgia officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Millions of bees used in pollination die in airline shipping

About 5 million honeybees bound for Alaska got waylaid when Delta Air Lines routed them through Atlanta, where most of the bees died after being left for hours in crates on the ground during hot weather.

Video shows moments before security guard was shot point-blank in the back

Atlanta police released clear surveillance video of a man wanted for gunning down a security guard point blank in the back on Monday. Police are also searching for four witnesses seen in the same video.

GBI cancels Amber Alert, baby found safe

The GBI said 4-month-old A'hmaud Griffin has been found safe and canceled an Amber Alert.

GBI identifies hiker found dead on Appalachian Trail

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said investigators identified a man found on the Appalachian Trail in Fannin County.

Man charged with murdering his grandmother, hiding body in freezer

A Floyd County man is charged with the murder of his grandmother and hiding her body in a freezer for months. Investigators say she was still breathing when she was placed in the freezer.

Suspected cult leader Eligio Bishop denied bond on rape, false imprisonment charges

Eligio Bishop, the leader of suspected cult Carbon Nation, made his first appearance before a DeKalb County judge on Friday on charges of rape and false imprisonment.

Officials offer $15,000 for information in Coweta County gun range triple homicide

Police confirmed someone shot and killed the owner of Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting, as well as his wife and their grandson. Police said the shooting happened during a robbery between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday night off Bohannon Road in Grantville.