Cobb County sets special election dates for Commission Districts 2 and 4, following a court ruling against their commission maps. Qualifying starts December 18, 2024, primary on February 11, 2025, and general election on April 29, 2025.

A man was arrested after a domestic dispute turned into a shooting in Rockdale County; he was shot by a woman during the altercation and fled, later to be found at his mother's house.

Deion Patterson, accused of a Midtown Atlanta shooting, has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial and will undergo evaluation to determine the possibility of future competency.

Union City has initiated the Hunter Road Stormwater Infrastructure Improvement Project to enhance drainage and safety with new curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. Traffic patterns may change during construction.

William Park, the Urban Forest Coordinator for Sandy Springs, received the Georgia Tree Council’s Outstanding Urban Arboriculture Grand Award for his work in urban forestry.

A pedestrian was fatally hit by an Amazon truck in Cherokee County. The driver, London Best, faces vehicular homicide charges. Amazon expressed condolences and is aiding the investigation.

Butts County is conducting a risk-limiting audit of the November 5, 2024, General Election votes to confirm the electronic count matches the paper ballots. Public observation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the administration building.

Coweta County and the City of Newnan expanded their tornado siren system with seven new sirens, conducting inaugural tests to enhance weather-related public safety.

Four individuals face federal firearms charges in Georgia as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, with recent indictments and sentences as part of efforts to combat gun violence.

The mug shot of Dr. Jay Steven Berger, charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after a standoff at an Atlanta hotel, has been released. He fired shots and caused a SWAT response.

A fatal shooting at The Reserve Carrollton Apartments near the University of West Georgia left one man dead. The 20-year-old suspect fled but was later captured and hospitalized. Neither had university ties. Police urge witnesses to contact them.

Four convicted felons involved in an attempted jewelry store robbery received federal prison sentences, with law enforcement collaboration cited as key to the arrests and subsequent prosecution.

A former teacher, Michael Allen Dendy, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for catfishing and sharing explicit images of students online. He pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.