A Fulton County sheriff’s deputy working an off-duty job was injured in a shootout in Atlanta’s West End on Monday.

South Fulton County's Mayor Kobi is under investigation for misappropriation of funds. The probe was sparked by a 20-day Ghana vacation.

“Shortly after being waved down, Lt. (Gerald) Johnson approached an encounter with a perpetrator who had an assault-type rifle. They exchanged gunfire,” Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat told C hannel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter during a Monday night news conference. The gunman and Johnson were both injured. The shooter later died from their injuries.

Police in an Atlanta suburb say say a bulletproof vest saved a SWAT officer's life just before he returned fire and killed a fleeing man.

Georgia state senators voted along party lines Monday to continue investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her handling of the 2020 election interference case.

Colton Moore, a far-right Republican, earned the ouster last Spring for calling a deceased state senator corrupt while his colleagues were honoring him.

ATLANTA — Georgia's House speaker said Friday that he's lifting his ban on a state senator entering the House chamber, a day after Sen. Colton Moore was arrested after he tried to enter for Gov. Brian Kemp's state of the state speech.

Sen. Moore was banned from entering House chambers after making controversial comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.

A Georgia state senator, who was arrested Thursday before Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address at the Capitol building, will now be allowed to attend future joint sessions in the Gold Dome.