Cashier dead, deputy injured after dispute with man over a mask, GBI says

The GBI has released the name of the suspect who investigators said killed a cashier and injured a deputy in a shooting stemming from a dispute over wearing a mask.

Business advocacy group files suit against MLB for moving All-Star Game from Atlanta

A lawsuit demands the immediate return of the MLB All-Star game to Atlanta -- or else the defendants will have to pay $100 million in damages to state and local small businesses.

Georgia man who 'faked his own death' 6 years ago found in Oklahoma

The Georgia suspect was believed to be dead for the past six years, but new evidence suggested he was alive and living in Oklahoma.

Singer Akon's SUV stolen from Buckhead gas station

Police say someone jumped into pop star Akon's SUV while he was pumping gas and took off.

Teen saves toddler from drowning at pool party

Randy Brown, a Henry County 13-year-old, saved a 2-year-old boy whose body was spotted by the child's mother at the bottom of a pool.

Accused gunman in spa shootings indicted on murder charges in second county

Grand juries in Fulton and Cherokee counties indicted Atlanta spa shootings suspect Robert Aaron Long on murder charges and he faces the death penalty in at least one county.

Georgia site stops Johnson & Johnson vaccinations after adverse reactions

A Georgia COVID-19 vaccination site is pausing using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after multiple people experienced adverse reactions.

MLB moving All-Star Game out of Georgia in response to voting restrictions

Atlanta lost Major League Baseball’s summer All-Star Game on Friday over the league’s objections to sweeping changes to Georgia voting laws that critics have condemned as being too restrictive.

Civil rights groups file new lawsuit over Georgia voting law

Civil rights groups say Georgia's new voting law "is driven by blatant racism, represents politics at its very worst, and is clearly illegal,”

Groups file lawsuit challenging Georgia’s Republican-backed election law

The Georgia NAACP and other civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Georgia’s new Republican-backed election law.

Driver arrested in deadly hit and run, 10-year old bicyclist struck and killed

The young victim in Monday's hit and run was returning home from a nearby store when tragedy struck. The 10-year old was riding his bicycle along Ebenezer Road when he was struck from behind by a passing motorist. Mourners placed flowers at the site where the little boy was killed.

President Biden, VP Harris visits CDC, meets with Asian-American leaders on Atlanta trip

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are wrapping up a visit to Atlanta on Friday addressing two major crises in America: the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalating violence against Asian Americans.

Millions pour into GoFundMe for Atlanta-area spa shooting victim

Support has been pouring in from across the country for the victims of the deadly spa shootings in metro Atlanta on Tuesday. That includes millions in financial support for the families.

Atlanta spa attacks: Slain worker toiled tirelessly to support her family

The single mother found ways to enjoy herself despite working “almost every day” to support two sons, said the older son, 22-year-old Randy Park.

Experts say motive in Atlanta spa attacks points to racism, sexism

Flowers and signs with messages of love and support were left Wednesday outside Young's Asian Massage in Cherokee County, Georgia, one of the spas where four of the eight victims were killed in the shooting attacks Tuesday evening.

Atlanta-area spa shootings: Confessed shooter motivated by “addiction to sex,” officials say

Authorities in Cherokee County said 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, suspected of killing eight and injuring one, confessed to all three shootings, one in Cherokee County and two in Atlanta.