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Derrick Groves Appears in Atlanta Court, Says He’s Ready to Head Home Derrick Groves, the last of 10 inmates who broke out from the Orleans Justice Center back in May, showed up in a Georgia courtroom on Thursday, facing his next move after a wild multi-state chase that kept law enforcement on edge for months. ......

A Shelby Middle School teacher was arrested after investigators said she used a Georgia woman’s identity to fraudulently get a job with Cleveland County Schools, officials said.

Dr. Devon Horton faces charges that he participated in a scheme to defraud the school district where he previously served as superintendent.

THIS is the moment the last of the 10 inmates who escaped a New Orleans prison was captured over five months later and 400 miles away. Derrick Groves, 28, smirked and blew a kiss at the camera after police captured him in the crawl space of an Atlanta home on Wednesday.

Seven men are accused of committing crimes against a 12-year-old girl on Snapchat, with two suspects arrested and five still at large, according to police.

It’s been more than two weeks since a 64-year-old DeKalb County man was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital after being shot six times by police during a traffic stop. His wife says she has received few updates about his condition and doesn’t even know if he’s alive. But that could change.

On Wednesday, family and friends shared tears and hugs to remember a Rockdale County woman who was murdered this week as her accused kidnapper and killer sits behind bars.

On Oct. 5, the unnamed 16-year-old was critically injured in a Waffle House parking lot following a dispute with Grundy. Meredith Grundy, a Georgia Uber driver, has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 16-year-old girl. He was booked in DeKalb Jail on charges of aggravated assault and possession of a...

A judge has signed arrest warrants for Kyle Dennis, who is accused of kidnapping and murdering his girlfriend, Masey Watson.