Family says Martell Mapp was found shot in his Vine City apartment; Atlanta police are reviewing doorbell and area camera footage ahead of a planned memorial.

Police responded to an active situation at a Bullsboro Drive business Friday evening. Officials say the scene was contained and drivers were urged to avoid the area.

Mostly cloudy and muggy Friday across metro Atlanta, with flash flood warnings in parts of south‑central Georgia and a Flood Watch for Upson County. Expect heavy, sudden downpours into the evening.

A Fulton County judge vacated Marquez Powell’s conviction after newly developed DNA testing undermined the prosecution’s theory; prosecutors dismissed charges and he was released after nearly 21 years.

A man was shot several times in the leg at Residences at Westview in northwest Atlanta Thursday afternoon. Police have not announced arrests and are investigating.

Pinnacle signed a 165,000‑sq‑ft Midtown Atlanta lease after its Synovus merger, staking an Atlanta corporate base while keeping a substantial Nashville footprint.

State prosecutors say two Atlanta-area women used stolen identities to collect more than $36,000 in pandemic-era rental assistance; one faces additional false-statement charges.

Detectives are investigating a shooting reported Wednesday night on Chamberlyn Lane in Hiram. Authorities are asking neighbors to share tips with the sheriff’s office.

Burlington has opened a roughly 2‑million‑square‑foot distribution center in Ellabell, GA, placing the retailer closer to the Port of Savannah and supporting an aggressive store expansion plan.

A Walker County jury convicted Mark Anthony Williams on 16 counts and a judge ordered a 300‑year sentence after investigators found a massive trove of abuse files. Prosecutors say federal analysts cataloged hundreds of thousands of images and videos.

Keisha Sean Waites and DeAndre Mathis will meet in a June 16 Democratic runoff to decide who challenges incumbent John F. King for Georgia insurance commissioner.

Top Chef alum Katsuji Tanabe has opened AJ’s Pizzeria and Big Shots at You42 Studios in Roswell, with High Horse's live-fire menu opening soon.

A 27-year-old Canton man, Parker Faucett, died after losing control of his motorcycle on southbound I‑75 near South Marietta Parkway. Marietta police are investigating and seeking witnesses.