A Fulton County deputy was arrested after authorities say he used a marked patrol car to burglarize a Buckhead apartment and tried to sell stolen items online. The case remains under investigation.

New federal SNAP rules are driving more Atlanta families to food pantries, and local charities say pantries can't replace steady federal aid.

A robotic “dog” from local startup Undaunted is patrolling GE Lofts in Castleberry Hill and, residents say, recently scared off an intruder. The devices are part of a wider rollout across metro Atlanta.

A Georgia State survey found just 18 truly public restrooms across 15 key Atlanta areas as the city prepares to host roughly 300,000 World Cup visitors this summer.

Sheriff Pat Labat unveiled a Flock Safety drone program at Rice Street Jail to detect and deter drone‑delivered contraband. Officials say the drones will help deputies find operators and document drops.

DeKalb County set aside $500,000 from SPLOST to study a joint police‑fire training center, a move that’s already drawing comparisons to Atlanta’s contested campus. County officials say the funding is for site evaluation and design; critics promise pushback.

Westside Future Fund secured about $47M to build North & Oliver, a 120‑unit affordable rental project in English Avenue with a mix of LIHTC, bonds and local support.

Lawrenceville police arrested a suspect in four 1986 apartment rapes after modern DNA testing linked him to long‑unsolved attacks.

Georgia’s solicitor general asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a pandemic-era deal that has paused executions for nine condemned inmates, restarting a high-stakes legal fight.

A DeKalb jury convicted Antjuan Harrison in the 2023 Stonecrest gas-station killing of Tori Dundas; Harrison was sentenced to life plus five years.

Cushman & Wakefield has been adding senior brokers in Atlanta to build an office‑leasing team positioned for a potential rebound as vacancy begins to ease.

The Georgia Court of Appeals tossed a roughly $21M punitive award against developers at the Overlook at Kingwood, upheld smaller compensation and remanded punitive damages back to the trial court.

The GBI says it was asked to investigate a shooting involving an officer in Bartow County; officials have released few details and have not identified those involved.