1+ week, 2+ day ago   (262+ words) Twelve people have been arrested, charged or warned after walking into an empty house near Suwanee that social media videos showed as abandoned, Gwinnett County police say. Officers have been called to the same $1 million home four times since Aug....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (510+ words) Poul Thorsen, a former influential scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pled guilty to stealing more than $1 million in federal grant money. ATLANTA — Poul Thorsen, a 65-year-old Danish researcher and former federal fugitive, pleaded guilty Tuesday to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (255+ words) FLORIDA — A north Georgia man is accused of running an elaborate hunting lease scheme while serving time in a Georgia prison, according to wildlife investigators. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced charges against Rodney Edward Smith, 39, of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) LAMAR COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities arrested one person and removed 50 dogs from a property in Lamar County on Tuesday as part of an animal cruelty investigation. Lamar County Animal Services and the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office carried out a search warrant…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (184+ words) ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Agriculture issued a warning Thursday about a fraudulent event being promoted on Facebook under the name “2026 GATE Atlanta Vendor & Artisan Market.” The fake event was advertised to take place Aug. 21–23 at the Atlanta State Farmers…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (19+ words) Gallagher was charged with “assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok(ing a) person without consent, and common assault.”...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (581+ words) ATLANTA — The Georgia man federal prosecutors call the mastermind of a $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme affecting more than 6,000 victims is now back in U.S. custody and expected to return to Georgia to face criminal charges. Ed Zimbardi, who has been…...