Crime & Public Safety

The bride who survived a helicopter crash that killed her new husband on their wedding night has filed a lawsuit against the helicopter charter company and wedding venue.

The mayor’s office says it’s possible to have a robust system of the technology while protecting civil rights.

The AJC reporter who covered the Apalachee High School shooting trial reflects on balancing the public service aspect of her role and the humanity of the tragedy.

Atlanta operators are taking 911 calls as normal again after “technical difficulties” disrupted the city’s ability to receive and dispatch calls Monday evening, police say.

Two boys, 11 and 12, were killed, and two women were in stable condition after a Sunday shooting at a DeKalb County apartment complex, police said.

HeeHaw, a petting zoo miniature donkey at Elsberry Riding and Farm in Rockmart, was shot by a Cedartown police officer who is now facing a federal lawsuit.

Two workers were killed Monday on I-95 in southeast Georgia in a crash involving an Amazon delivery truck, officials say.

A first-year Georgia Tech student who had been missing since Sunday has been found safe, school officials say.

Ze’kevious Perry was taken into custody in Alabama by the FBI. He’s the third suspect to be apprehended in the 2025 shooting in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood.

Georgia is again at the center of an alleged scheme to exploit migrant labor.