Homicides dropped an average of 21% nationwide in 2025, according to a new study, and major police departments including Atlanta's reflected decreases.

The 25-year-old officer, who had been on the job less than a year, was fatally shot and another was critically injured responding to a fraud call at an Atlanta hotel.

A woman who died at a Fulton County hospital in 2024 remains unidentified, and Roswell police are asking for the public's help.

A menacing storm is bearing down on North Georgia. In metro Atlanta, an ice storm warning went into effect at 1 p.m. Saturday.

An ice storm warning has been issued for northeast Georgia for the first time in more than a decade as the state braces for treacherous winter weather arriving this weekend.

Four people are dead in an apparent domestic-related shooting in a Gwinnett County home, and a suspect is in custody, police said early Friday.

The four officer deaths in the state were down from six in 2024, and the 53 deaths in the line of duty in the nation were the lowest in 10 years, according to the FBI.

The “200X The Money” ticket worth $4 million was purchased at Kips Package Store on South Hill Street in Griffin.

Police say the suspect had been on the run from DeKalb County authorities for more than three years. Now he’s facing charges in Fulton County, too.

Atlanta had 98 homicides in 2025, down from 126 the previous year. It was the first year Atlanta had fewer than 100 homicides since 2019.