Two of three people charged with arson in the burning of the Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta where a police officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in June 2020 have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors.
A prosecutor and a defense attorney presented competing pictures of rapper Young Thug as his trial got underway in Atlanta. Prosecutor Adriane Love painted him as the ruthless leader of a violent street gang that terrorized Atlanta neighborhoods.
A judge has ruled that prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence when rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges. The judge said in court Thursday that he would allow prosecutors to introduce lyrics as they can show that the lyrics are related to crimes that the rapper and others are accused of committing.
Nearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility appeared in court as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse in Atlanta.
Criminal justice experts and officials from the Fulton County Sheriff’s office testified before state senators at the Capitol in a meeting to investigate issues that plague the Fulton County Jail. Ten people have died in the jail this year.
An Alabama man has been indicted on federal charges that he threatened violence against a Georgia prosecutor and sheriff related to an investigation into former President Donald Trump.
The sessions are open to all couples that have Fulton County marriage licenses, and will allow them to invite up to six guests to witness their wedding.
Lawyer Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty to reduced charges over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. Powell is the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.
The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state is seeking to call Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as witnesses in a trial for two of the defendants scheduled to begin later this month.
Atlanta's police chief has fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man's death. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Tuesday that Officer Kiran Kimbrough didn't follow department procedures Aug. 10 when he didn't wait until a supervisor arrived to arrest Johnny Hollman Sr.
Former Republican President Donald Trump’s decision to no longer press for his Fulton County election interference case to be moved to federal court signals a change of course in the conspiracy case against Trump and his 18 co-defendants.
Past high-profile trials suggest additional scrutiny and stress for the four judges overseeing the indictments against former President Donald Trump. But the challenge facing Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee in Georgia is unlike any of the others.
Atlanta police say an investigator with the Fulton County district attorney's office accidentally shot herself in the leg inside the county courthouse in downtown Atlanta.
Atlanta's city government will scan and release copies of petitions against a proposed police and firefighter training center. That's even though the city still isn't verifying voter signatures or otherwise moving forward with the citywide referendum sought by "Stop Cop City" activists.