APS launched a May 12 investigation at Dobbs Elementary after an incident involving two students and a staff member. The district says students were disciplined and the staffer was advised to seek medical attention.

An Athens woman was sentenced to 20 months after prosecutors say she posed as pregnant teens and terrorized couples trying to adopt.

Three men — including a Hampton resident — were indicted after a Jan. 4 beating left 24‑year‑old Ricky Williams dead; prosecutors say the attack was tied to a gang initiation.

Police and the medical examiner responded to a reported death near Martins Crossing and Hemingway Road in Stone Mountain. Officials say details remain limited as investigators process the scene.

A resident referendum would bring roughly 19,000 people into Lawrenceville — and the city manager says the May 19 vote could be decided by a narrow margin.

Jurors were sworn Friday as three men face murder and aggravated‑assault charges in the 2024 prom‑night shooting that killed Manchester High athlete Daryus Bryant.

Clear Saturday morning gives way to mid‑80s heat, with a chance of afternoon storms Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms become more likely midweek.

A 24-year-old University of Georgia graduate, Jayden Barreto, died after a jump at Chimney Rock on Lake Martin. Rescue teams recovered his body after hours of searching.

Three neighbors in Roswell's gated Ellard community filed ethics complaints alleging Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson improperly involved law enforcement in private HOA disputes.

Portman has filed Special Administrative Permit paperwork for Amsterdam Walk; phase one would add roughly 666 apartments and a 135‑unit affordable component backed by Invest Atlanta.

New renderings show a 65‑unit, rent‑capped senior building steps north of Underground Atlanta; Invest Atlanta approved $2M and an 18‑month construction window.

Stäge Kitchen & Bar has opened at Campus 244 in Dunwoody with an omakase counter, cocktail bar and a seasonally rotating fusion menu.

House Republicans rewrote the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, dropping a forced‑sale rule for big landlords and complicating efforts to curb investor‑owned homes.