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Man breaks into Woodstock jewelry store, tries to escape police, officers say
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (8+ words) Scott Candor faces a long list of charges....
Ex-Georgia warden accused of taking part in prison contraband scheme, burying evidence
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (272+ words) May 14, 2026 / 1: 23 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta A former Georgia warden is accused of being involved in a contraband smuggling operation tied to a gang inside the prison he oversaw, Attorney General Chris Carr said. Brian Adams, the 52-year-old former Smith State…...
Social Circle sues DHS over planned ICE detention center
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (24+ words) The City of Social Circle has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to stop the development of an immigrant detention facility....
Warden hired to guard a Georgia prison indicted in contraband operation
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (501+ words) Former Smith State Prison warden Brian Adams was indicted Wednesday on multiple charges related to a contraband operation in the prison....
Man accused of stealing hard drives with Beyonc's unreleased music heads to trial in Atlanta
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (314+ words) Updated on: May 12, 2026 / 9: 16 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta A man accused of breaking into a car and walking off with hard drives containing unreleased Beyonc" music is now facing a jury of his peers. Jury selection began Monday in the Fulton…...
Supreme Court ruling ushers in a new era of gerrymandering
1+ week, 1+ day ago (754+ words) May 10, 2026 / 9: 23 AM EDT / CBS News Waiting, and struggling, to end racial discrimination in voting. "Lives were lost, lives were threatened, communities were under siege," said Jones. "And Americans " Black and White " put themselves in harm's way in order to finally…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield $2. 67 B settlement: Claimants should see payments soon
1+ week, 4+ day ago (28+ words) A long-running class-action suit involving health insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield should be coming to an end, and claimants should be seeing their payments soon....
Man accused of killing USPS mail carrier in Decatur indicted in federal court
1+ week, 5+ day ago (11+ words) Nahjel Williams could face life in prison or the death penalty....
Man who hired bounty hunter killed in Stockbridge shooting could face charges
1+ week, 6+ day ago (14+ words) The Georgia Supreme Court voided a decision that declared Anthony Faison immune from prosecution....
Clayton prosecutor who used AI gets suspended from Georgia Supreme Court
1+ week, 6+ day ago (778+ words) Asst. DA Deborah Leslie, whose use of artificial intelligence led to her filing briefs loaded with phony case law, can't practice before the state's high court for six months....