Smyrna financial adviser sentenced for stealing $10 million from elderly client
A Smyrna financial adviser will spend the next seven years behind bars after pleading guilty to defrauding an elderly client out of nearly $10 million. Ejiroghene Okuma, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in March and, on Friday, was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison, to be followed by three
17-year-old charged in deadly wrong-way crash after police chase
A 17-year-old driving with four passengers after 1 a.m. ran from Lawrenceville police and crashed head-on in the wrong lanes of a Gwinnett County highway, killing a 33-year-old driver, warrants say.
Sandwich chain starts first Georgia location, grand opening this weekend
Restaurants like Subway and Jersey Mike's may have some competition as another sandwich chain plants a flag in Georgia . Potbelly Sandwich Works opened its first location in the Peach State earlier this month, and will soon be celebrating the opening in style. Potbelly near me The Georgia Potbelly is located in Chamble
Police investigate how shooting is tied to burned car, bullet-riddled sedan
Atlanta police are investigating a shooting on Howell Mill Road that left two men injured, including one who was last reported in critical condition.
Man in downtown Atlanta robbery wants justice
Atlanta Police Department detectives are seeking help identifying a suspect who knocked a man unconscious on Baker Street in downtown Atlanta. Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
New DNA evidence leads to arrest in 2020 Norcross shooting, GBI says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — New DNA evidence has led to an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said. The GBI said Tyler Hall, 21, was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in his Norcross home on Aug. 30, 2020.
Stone Mountain Attorney Quits State Job After Courts Reject Her Appeal Briefs
A Stone Mountain appellate attorney has resigned from the Georgia Public Defender Council after judges in multiple criminal cases rejected her work as substantially deficient, delaying appeals for at least 10 defendants across the state. Marilyn Tyler stepped down after the Georgia Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal
Gun found at middle school leads to more weapons-detecting dogs in Cobb County schools
The expansion comes after a gun was found at Campbell Middle School shortly after classes began in August.
Gang members face massive sentences for murders and shootings
A reign of teenage terror allegedly driven by one gang led to two murders, two children wounded and a 20-year-old woman shot in the head who survived.
Earthquake Recorded South of Atlanta
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck the south metro Atlanta area on Thursday morning, September 17, 2026, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The event occurred at 10:05 a.m. local time and was centered in Clayton County near Forest Park and Riverdale, about 10 miles south of downtown Atlanta and roughly 2 kilometer
