I-Team: Thousands ticketed by school zone cameras set up further from the school than law allows
The FOX 5 I-Team found a pair of automated school zone cameras in southwest Atlanta set up too far away from an elementary school under Georgia law, but the city and Atlanta Public Schools aren't budging on more than 6K citations issued there. Under the 2018 law legalizing the cameras, school zones must be within 1,000 feet of a school boundary, but one camera for the Fickett Elementary school zone stands double that distance away.
Covington serial child sexual predator to serve life in prison after guilty plea
Ronnie Maxwell's latest sentence stems from a 2021 case involving two children, ages 6 and 3.
Oakwood man charged with aggravated child molestation
A 30-year-old Hall County man has been charged with aggravated child molestation.
Human trafficking investigation opened after 13-year-old girl reportedly kidnapped in College Park
A possible kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl is under investigation in College Park in what police are calling a potential human trafficking case.
2 charged with abandoning puppies at Haralson County church, deputies say
Deputies say the Georgia man and woman were caught throwing four German Shepard mix puppies out of a car and leaving them at a Haralson County church.
Mother tells reporter why she killed son after 4-year-old's body found in lake
After a 4-year-old was found dead at an interstate welcome center and his brother found crawling in a ditch nearby, their mother told reporters why she did it.
Missing Gwinnett County man found dead in truck, new images may help lead to killer
Officers discovered the Gwinnett County man's body in his truck two days after he was reported missing by his wife. Now detectives are hoping someone can identify a suspect in his death.
Forest Park investigating cyberattack targeting its network
Forest Park officials do not believe any of the city's data or sensitive documents were compromised during the attack that targeted its network.
This Florida school district will require teachers to wear panic button
Lake County Schools teachers are required to wear a panic alert system called CENTEGIX. It's essentially a panic button attached to a lanyard worn around their neck. This school year, it will automatically sync with the emergency system used by law enforcement, Fusus.
Man killed in Buckhead gas station shooting, police searching for security guard
Atlanta police say an argument between a man and a security guard at a Buckhead gas station ended with the man shot to death and the guard on the run.
Man accused of stealing checks from American Cancer Society
Do you recognize this man? Police believe he stole multiple checks from the Atlanta branch of the American Cancer Society.
Florida man accused of stealing from Dallas funeral home may be serial criminal, Georgia police say
Police in Georgia are looking for a Florida man they believe stole medical stretchers from multiple funeral homes.
Man killed in shooting in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood
Homicide detectives are on the scene of a deadly shooting in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta.
Cold case murder arrest: Father charged 20 years after death of toddler son
An Atlanta man was arrested in the cold case murder of a 3-year-old boy on Wednesday.
North Carolina man arrested in death of neighbor near church
A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with the murder of his neighbor.
Newnan Kroger worker arrested, accused of giving family, friends 5-finger discount
Newnan police arrested a Kroger worker after the grocery store reported her for allegedly giving her family members and friends cash and free gas.
Tupac murder suspect rails at prosecutors in courtroom outburst
Duane “Keffe D" Davis, an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader, was arrested for Tupac's murder in September and has been jailed ever since.
Buckhead Boiler Seafood owner Chad Dillon killed, family, friends, customers mourn
Chad Dillon, the beloved owner of The Boiler Seafood and Crab Boil, was gunned down while in his car in a busy portion of Atlanta on Tuesday evening. His loved ones remember him as a major staple in the community.
Store clerk accused of stealing $1M lottery ticket from rightful owner, attempting to cash it
A Tennessee store clerk has been arrested and charged with theft over $250,000 for allegedly stealing a $1 million winning lottery ticket.
Couple sailing across Atlantic found dead on remote Nova Scotia island
A Canadian couple, James Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood, who set out to sail across the Atlantic, were found dead on Sable Island in Nova Scotia.