The 14th annual Atlanta Fringe opens next Wednesday and runs two weeks across East Atlanta and Little Five Points, with dozens of shows and free family programming.

McCaysville Police Capt. Brantley Worley is home and recovering after being shot in the face on Sept. 12, 2025; a suspect was arrested and charged.

PNK Group has started work on a roughly 1‑million‑square‑foot warehouse in Griffin, Ga., adding large‑format logistics capacity south of Atlanta.

A 20‑million‑gallon underground stormwater vault is rising beneath a new five‑acre park in Summerhill/Peoplestown to ease flooding and reduce pressure on old sewer lines.

Hartsfield‑Jackson expects about 2.7 million travelers over the Memorial Day window and nearly 379,000 on Friday. Security lines looked shorter Friday, but TSA ID rules remain in force.

Georgia’s parole board is reviewing parole and a work‑release plan for an inmate tied to a 1981 Decatur attack that killed one woman. Victims’ families and advocates want answers.

Scattered storms and heavy downpours are expected across Atlanta through Memorial Day. Plan for gusty winds, wet roads, and possible localized flooding.

Two Georgia Southern students died after a wrong‑way driver struck their car on I‑16 near mile marker 34. The university offered counseling as the community mourned.

A black bear was reported near Alpharetta Elementary and the Lantern Ridge subdivision; officers could not locate the animal. Police are urging residents to supervise children and pets and to secure attractants.

Gwinnett detectives say Bernardo Antonio Romero-Linarte is wanted on multiple warrants tied to alleged crimes against a child. Authorities say he was last seen in the Norcross area.

All DeKalb probate and superior court judges were recused after a contested will filed by a Decatur judge sparked forgery claims and a probate challenge.

Gunfire broke out at a graduation party in a short‑term rental in southwest Atlanta; police say a fight led to shots being fired but nobody was hurt. Investigators are canvassing the area.

Atlanta police blocked Abner Terrace as detectives searched the Flipper Temple Apartments for signs of a possible shooting; officials said more details were expected after commanders arrived.