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Father sentenced to more than 8 years for cocaine biz

Nick Jackson: "I'm just ready to get in and get back out"

Lilburn man indicted by feds on stolen guns, silencer charges

A Lilburn man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday for possession of two firearm silencers that were not registered.

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GGC student's faked kidnapping a national story

Cops: Johns Creek man faked kidnapping because he was afraid to tell parents he was flunking English

Fire destroys Korean association building

Fire breaks out at Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta

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Jail dog program celebrates third anniversary

173 dogs rescued since program's inception in February 2010

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Cops: Man stole, cashed checks written by Falcons players

Rent checks from Julio Jones, Christopher Owens stolen and re-cashed.

Four indicted in international sex ring with Gwinnett ties

Three men accused of bringing Mexican women to Atlanta area for prostitution

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Co-defendant found guilty in '11 robbery-murder

Sentencing is scheduled for Thursday for a co-defendant in the 2011 drug-robbery murder of Angelo Larocca. Hunter Davis was guilty on all six counts after the state's evidence showed he coordinated the incident through telephone data and text messages.

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Cops: Special needs parapro had sex with student

Cops: Parapro at Special Needs School of Gwinnett had sex with 17-year-old student more than 20 times

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Cops: Mom threatened to blow up elementary school

A Duluth mother is facing felony charges after allegedly threatening "to blow up" her child's elementary school.

Cops: Winder man coaxes wife to plot his murder

Winder man, texting wife as "Don Juan," plots own murder and tries to have wife arrested

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Man detained after fleeing from cops twice

Jonathan Leonard Martin arrested by sheriff's office after fleeing from state patrol and police officers in separate incidents

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Sexual assault center being forced out of longtime home

Executive director: "Not aware" of any asbestos reports until city's letter this month

Still no murder charges in Duluth man's death

Donald Singer, 57, found dead inside his Duluth garage on March 28

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GFL president now charged in rental dispute

Erik Richards, mother, father due for arraignment on May 28

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