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What's Happening: DeKalb County detectives are investigating the shooting that left the teen critically wounded. Police recovered multiple shell casings and a weapon at the scene, according to investigators at the location.

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Teen Fighting For Life After Shooting in DeKalb Neighborhood

by B.T. ClarkJune 19, 2025June 19, 2025

A person was found dead in a wooded area in Covington Tuesday afternoon, leading to one arrest in what appears to be a murder involving acquaintances.

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Body Found in Covington Woods leads to Arrest

by B.T. ClarkJune 19, 2025June 19, 2025

A 50-year-old postal worker faces multiple theft charges after allegedly stealing from mail from the Holly Springs service center.

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Trust Betrayed: Georgia Postal Worker Charged With Stealing From Mail

by B.T. ClarkJune 18, 2025June 18, 2025

A 29-year-old man died after being shot in the chest Tuesday night in Norcross, while a second person was wounded in what police say appears to be an unrelated injury during the same incident.

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Norcross Shooting Claims Life Of 29-Year-Old Man

by B.T. ClarkJune 18, 2025June 18, 2025

A former Fulton County Sheriff's deputy faces federal charges for repeatedly using a taser on three detainees who prosecutors say posed no threat and then lying about the incidents in official reports.

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Former Fulton County Deputy Charged With Tasing Handcuffed Detainees

by B.T. ClarkJune 18, 2025

What We Know: State patrol investigators are reviewing video footage to identify the vehicle involved in the deadly hit-and-run. Officials believe the suspect vehicle is possibly a semi-truck that would have damage to the right side headlight assembly from the impact.

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Semi-Truck Sought In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian On I-75

by B.T. ClarkJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

The United States Capitol building

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Georgia Man Charged With Threatening Two U.S. Senators

by B.T. ClarkJune 16, 2025

A man from Mexico received a five-year prison sentence after he set his apartment building on fire and assaulted a federal officer while trying to avoid deportation in Gwinnett County.

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Man Gets 5 Years For Setting Norcross Apartment on Fire to Avoid Deportation

by B.T. ClarkJune 16, 2025June 16, 2025

DeKalb County Police responded to a call of a double shooting around 2:48 p.m. at the Forest at Columbia Apartments on Columbia Drive. Officers arrived to find 29-year-old Tomika Pullins and her 7-year-old daughter, Dior Scott, shot and not breathing inside one of the apartments. Despite the efforts of first responders, both victims died at the scene.

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7-Year-Old and Her Mother Killed in DeKalb County: What We Know

by B.T. ClarkJune 14, 2025June 14, 2025

Eleven people are behind bars after a months-long investigation that started with monitored jail calls led to one of the biggest drug busts in recent Bibb County history.

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Major Drug Ring Busted in Macon After Jail Phone Investigation

by B.T. ClarkJune 13, 2025

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SWAT Team Called in After 70-Year-Old Georgia Man Barricades Himself Inside Home

by B.T. ClarkJune 13, 2025June 13, 2025

A 16-year-old has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 22-year-old Marcus Cunningham Jr. at Autumn Trace Apartments.

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16-Year-Old Arrested in Murder of 22-Year-Old in Macon

by B.T. ClarkJune 12, 2025June 12, 2025

A convicted felon in Atlanta allegedly ran a pill pressing operation capable of producing 25,000 fentanyl pills per hour – enough to kill millions of Georgia residents.

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Atlanta Man Busted With Massive Fentanyl Lab and an Arsenal of Weapons

by B.T. ClarkJune 10, 2025June 10, 2025

A Marietta woman was killed in an apparent murder-suicide at her Research Drive home Saturday morning, according to Cobb County Police.

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Murder-Suicide in Marietta Home Claims Two Lives

by B.T. ClarkJune 10, 2025June 10, 2025

Gwinnett County Police are urging potential victims to come forward after an 18-year-old was jailed on charges of crimes against a child last month.

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Gwinnett Teen Accused of Crimes Against a Child May Have Had Access to More Kids

by B.T. ClarkJune 10, 2025June 10, 2025

Later that same day, the pair struck again at La Escondida on Singleton Road. During this robbery, a clerk had her baby in a stroller with her when the armed suspects demanded money.

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Norcross Robbery Suspects Held Clerk at Gunpoint While Baby Was in Store

by B.T. ClarkJune 9, 2025June 9, 2025

The Sandersville Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the apartment complex, Chief Victor K. Cuyler said in a statement. The victim was taken to the hospital and remains in stable condition.

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Shooting in Sandersville: What We Know

by B.T. ClarkJune 7, 2025June 7, 2025

Two security breaches at Fulton County jails this week show how easily contraband reaches inmates. Deputies found drugs, phones, and McDonald's burgers after smugglers cut holes in prison fences.

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Drugs, Cell Phones, and McDonald’s Burgers Smuggled Into Fulton County Jail

by B.T. ClarkJune 6, 2025June 6, 2025

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