Birthday toy swapped out for a pound of pot

When a Spalding County girl celebrated her 8th birthday, she got a present no one ever imagined. Her parents say someone had taken a toy out of a box and replaced it with marijuana.

Ciera Breland disappearance: Former sister-in-law pleads for justice

Family of a missing 31-year-old mother from Indiana last seen in Georgia said they have been going through a torrent of emotions the past couple of weeks.

'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler handcuffed, mistaken for bank robber in Atlanta

Confusion at a Bank of America on Jan. 7 on W. Paces Ferry Road led to "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler mistakenly in handcuffs. The incident was caught on an officer's body camera.

Cobb County grandfather sentenced to life for rape, child molestation

A Cobb County grandfather will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old child.

Clayton County man charged with sex trafficking, rape of 13-year-old girl he met on gaming app Roblox

The 33-year-old Georgia man was able to convince a 13-year-old girl he met through the game Roblox to run away from her home in Kansas, police say. Officers found the girl safe at a Clayton County Dollar General days after she disappeared.

Love letters written decades ago found in recovered stolen car

An Atlanta woman found more than a hundred love letters that were written decades ago. Now she wants to find out who they belong to.

Minor charged in deadly Atlanta shooting of 9-year-old boy

The Atlanta Police Department said a boy is charged with second-degree murder in the deadly shooting of a 9-year-old. 

Georgia investigators still seeking public's help to ID murdered teen: 'It is a shock to the conscience'

East Point police found a young girl, believed to be between 13 and 17-years-old, dead beside a vacant home back on Feb. 12. Nearly two weeks later, they're still actively working to ID her and figure out how she ended up dead.

Ahmaud Arbery: Jury finds men who killed Black jogger guilty of hate crimes

A federal jury has found the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery guilty on all counts of interfering with Arbery's civil rights in their federal hate crime trial.

Ahmaud Arbery: Court in recess after jury deliberates for several hours

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys for the men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery wrapped their closing remarks in the federal hate crimes trial on Monday in Brunswick, Georgia.

Fourth suspect in murder of Philadelphia teen captured in Atlanta

A fourth suspect in the November murder of a Philadelphia teenager was arrested Tuesday in Atlanta, according to federal authorities. 

'Please do not shoot us': Victim pleads for life during Forsyth County home invasion

The Forsyth County couple woke up to a masked man screaming at them and pointing a gun at their heads. Surveillance footage caught the suspect sneaking around their home and peering into windows.

Greg McMichael won’t plead guilty to hate crime in Arbery death

Greg McMichael reversed his plan to plead guilty in the federal case days after a U.S. District Court judge rejected terms of a plea deal that was met with passionate objections by Arbery’s parents.

Georgia police department suggests turning in your bad ex for Valentine's Day

Have an ex who did you wrong and know they're into something ... less than legal? A Georgia police department has a suggestion: give them a date night they'll never forget by turning them in.

Ahmaud Arbery killing: Federal judge rejects plea deal in hate crimes trial

A federal judge said that in this case it would only be appropriate to consider the family’s wishes at sentencing, which the proposed deal wouldn’t allow.

Kendrick Johnson: Sheriff says investigation into Georgia high school athlete's death a 'witch hunt'

Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk released a synopsis of the case file of 17-year-old Lowndes County High School student Kendrick Johnson’s body inside an upright wrestling mat in January 2013.