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After nearly 16 years locked up for a bank robbery he always said he did not commit, a Douglas County man walked out of custody Wednesday, officially exonerated, according to the district attorney’s office. Brandon Pugh was released after a fresh look at the case concluded that the evidence used to convict him simply d

A former Fulton County Sheriff’s Office sergeant, Louis Brown, III, 41, of Smyrna, was arraigned on federal charges for punching a handcuffed detainee at the Fulton County Courthouse. Brown allegedly punched and slapped a handcuffed detainee, repeatedly, without legal justification on June 4, 2025, while working at the

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Acworth man has been arrested and charged with exploiting an elderly man, according to police. Police said Tyler Washington, 26, allegedly isolated Rodney Treece from his family and used Treece’s cars and debit cards without his consent. Washington has been charged...

The Atlanta City Council has approved a feasibility study into whether it can ditch the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and replace federal workers with a private security screening company. The resolution was passed on Monday following a vote by councill

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The Georgia Department of Transportation announces that during Memorial Day Weekend, all interstate lane closures will be the suspended beginning at noon on May 22 through 5 a.m. on May 26 to reduce anticipated travel delays and increase safety for travelers. While lane closures are suspended, construction crews may be

Police said two parents left three children and a baby in a hot car for two hours while they were gambling in Mableton. Investigators told Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell that the parents were inside a gas station on the slot machines. Someone heard the children crying in the car next to this gas pump

Six people are facing multiple drug and weapons charges after a months-long investigation into what authorities say was a drug trafficking organization operating in metro Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Five people were taken to the hospital on Saturday after a boat exploded on Lake Lanier, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. At around 8 p.m., game wardens were called to Land Shark Cove, where they found paramedics treating several victims....

A close friend of the U.S. Postal Service worker who survived a brutal attack by the man accused of killing a 23-year-old woman along the Beltline is speaking out about her friend’s recovery.