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A Georgia inmate is accused of stealing millions of dollars from a billionaire Hollywood producer to purchase gold coins and a $4.4 million home in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Police Department said Chaka Zulu, whose legal name is Ahmed Obafemi, turned himself in to face charges Tuesday.

A specially-appointed prosecutor dropped charges Tuesday, including murder, against Atlanta, Georgia police officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan, who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks in a June 2020 incident that led to Black Lives Matter riots.

Jonah Sampson, a 30-year-old black man accused of spray painting swastikas on Atlanta’s gay pride rainbow crosswalk, was arrested Friday by Atlanta police after a five-hour standoff with a SWAT team.

Singing icon Mariah Carey arrived home from an extensive summer travel break to find her main residence in Atlanta, Georgia, had been burglarized. The New York Post’s Page Six column revealed Sunday that last month, while the star was busy

Fardereen Deonta Grier, a nephew of rapper Young Thug, has been arrested in an Atlanta suburb and charged with murdering his girlfriend.

A number of Democrat-run cities in the United States have seen violent crime rates jump in 2022 compared to last year, a report has found. 

A woman in Atlanta recently made an extremely important formula delivery to a mom whose baby was in a desperate situation.

A man was shot and wounded Sunday night in Atlanta’s Buckhead area after he allegedly followed a ride share driver and impersonated a police officer.

A man armed with a gun and a knife was shot by Atlanta police Monday morning after he allegedly fired twice toward a school bus stop.

A man in Atlanta’s Buckhead community allegedly tried to take an officer’s gun Wednesday afternoon and was shot dead.

A mother and father from Hiram, Georgia, have been charged with murdering their four-week-old infant, who doctors said “had a quantity of alcohol in its system that was well over four times the legal limit for an adult,” according to authorities.

Restaurants nationwide are guilty of a “racist dress code problem,” according to a recent Salon piece that alleged such dress codes are “implemented unevenly” among patrons, after the former mayor of Atlanta was turned away from an upscale chain steakhouse in Atlanta due to her attire.

An Atlanta shooting suspect remains on the loose after police say he shot and killed a 51-year-old security guard Monday evening. 

Body camera footage captured the moment Georgia police arrested an alleged kidnapper and rescued a nine-year-old boy in Atlanta.

A 17-year-old Georgia boy was shot and killed Saturday afternoon outside of a barbershop he co-owned with his mother, his family says.

The Georgia Republican Party announced eight “advisory questions” Wednesday that it plans to include on Republican primary ballots for the May 24 election.

The mother of one of rapper Young Thug’s children was shot and killed Thursday after a fight in an Atlanta bowling alley.

Officials in Atlanta are trying to combat crime trends that have spilled over from last year, as well as continuing high numbers of repeat offenders.

Chairman Bill White said the movement to deannex from Atlanta has gotten so popular because of rising crime rates in the city.

Atlanta creator Donald Glover and the writing team of the FX series say they were racially harassed by a group of drunkards in the street while shooting Season 3 of the show in London, England.

Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), who is running for governor of Georgia, denounced state lawmakers for tabling the popular Buckhead City proposal, providing his remarks during an interview on Breitbart News Saturday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) approves of the debate happening over the Buckhead City proposal that is dominating local conversations in his state, he said during an interview on Breitbart News Saturday.

A former top aide for newly elected Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (D) was arrested at Atlanta International Airport last week on warrants related to charges of “terroristic threats.”

The woman seen on a viral video slapping a man on a Delta flight, over a mask, has been identified as former NFL cheerleader, Playboy model, and “Baywatch” actress, Patricia Cornwall, according to reports.

Atlanta rapper Killer Mike’s barbershop was vandalized early Monday morning by a man who is “mentally disturbed,” according to the artist.

An Atlanta UPS delivery driver left a sweet message for a stranger and is receiving that kindness back in a way he never imagined.

ATLANTA, Georgia — The House Freedom Caucus is now no longer just operating in the nation’s capital, but launched the first of many state-level freedom caucuses here in Georgia’s state capitol building on Tuesday morning.

President Joe Biden has opted for a “diplomatic” boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, but not a full boycott that would affect the athletes. Yet he backed a boycott of Atlanta by Major League Baseball, which withdrew the All-Star Game.

The state of Georgia is selecting women by race for a guaranteed income pilot program. The program, called In Her Hands, will give as many as 650 poor black women $850 a month, no strings attached.

A felon awaiting a security check at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport reached in his bag on Saturday afternoon and allegedly fired his gun, then fled the scene.

The 40-year-old woman killed in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park over three months ago was stabbed approximately 50 times, an autopsy report said.

Former President Trump will make a play for Georgia this weekend by attending Game 4 of the World Series in Atlanta. 

As the people of Georgia celebrated the Atlanta Braves’ first National League Pennant win in over twenty years, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) took a shot at Major League Baseball (MLB) and Stacey Abrams for the relocation of the All-Star Game earlier this year.

Atlanta, Georgia’s city council wants fines for gun owners who do not lock their guns firearms in a box or otherwise store them when not in use.

An alleged home intruder attacked an armed homeowner in Atlanta, Georgia, Monday afternoon and was shot and killed.