Georgia Sets Execution Date for Stacey Humphreys in Brutal 2003 Double Murder
ATLANTA, Ga. – Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Stacey Humphreys is scheduled to be executed on December 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. for the 2003 murders of Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown. Humphreys has completed all direct appeals as well as state and federal habeas corpus proceedings, clearing the way for the...
‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ cast member arrested on drug distribution charges
Brookhaven police arrested a “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” reality TV cast member Monday.
Man killed mother, stepfather because he wanted to be left alone, police say
A man in Powder Springs is facing two counts of murder, accused of ambushing and fatally shooting his mother and stepfather as they returned home from a birthday celebration.
An argument ends with 2 dead, man stabbed. The suspect was found in another...
The man accused of going on a deadly rampage in Gwinnett County Friday is finally in police custody.
Fighting Fentanyl: Georgia schools now required to carry Narcan to help prevent overdoses
For Pamela Dieguez, the pain of losing someone to a fentanyl overdose is all too real.
Shop Black and Local: 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
With Christmas and Kwanzaa right around the corner, it’s time to get started on those holiday shopping lists. In Georgia, 10% of all businesses are owned by people who identify as Black or African American, more than triple the nationwide average, according to Pew Research. It also found that 90% of Black-owned...
Covington man pleads guilty to wire fraud in federal court
TAMPA — A Covington man who acted as the “money mule” in a wire fraud conspiracy has pleaded guilty in federal court in Tampa, Fla. K’imani Brennen Fletcher, 26, formerly of Conyers, faces 20 years in prison for his role in a scheme in which he posed as a bail bondsman to defraud victims of more than $40,000. He...
Florida man gets 8 years in prison after embezzling half a million from Savannah...
John Laakso, a former engineering manager at a manufacturing company in Savannah was sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzling nearly $500,000 from his employer.
Georgia Man Arrested for Stealing $38,000 in Florida Hurricane Relief Funds
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Georgia man faces charges for allegedly stealing $38,000 meant to help Florida businesses recover from Hurricanes Milton and Helene, using a fraudulent emergency loan application to divert disaster relief funds into his own account. On Nov. 25, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)...
Atlanta ranked among world’s worst for traffic in new global study
The firm identified Interstate 285 on Atlanta’s east side, between “Spaghetti Junction” and Interstate 20 (I-20) as the city’s busiest corridor.
