Powder Springs officers shot a person outside a Publix after responding to a mental‑health crisis call; the GBI has taken over the investigation and no officers were hurt.

Gwinnett County says it has reviewed Lifetouch contracts and is fielding parent questions after social posts linked the photo vendor to names in the DOJ’s Epstein files.

Atlanta film executive Ryan Millsap launched a bid for the open 10th Congressional District, pledging up to $4 million of his own money while facing scrutiny over court‑filed messages.

USA Rugby’s new rule narrows the Women’s Division to those assigned female at birth and creates an Open Division. Atlanta clubs and women’s‑rugby outlets are mobilizing in response.

A Chattooga County jury convicted a 46-year-old man on seven felony counts; Judge Brian House ordered life with the first 30 years without parole.

The Atlanta City Council voted March 2 to push APD to make diversion the presumptive response for eligible low-level offenses and to report on referrals. Sponsors say the move aims to ease jail overcrowding and avoid criminalizing homelessness.

A Fulton County judge allowed Georgia’s parole board to hear Stacey Ian Humphreys’ clemency petition while ordering one member to recuse over ties to the victims’ families.

A viral video shows Atlanta officers sprinting along the Eastside BeltLine to disperse a large teen gathering; police say 14 people were arrested and investigators seized firearms.

A Fulton County grand jury handed up an 80-count indictment in the 2007 killing of Nicole Alston; prosecutors say the suspect later used the victim’s identity and collected benefits for years.

Police say officers found dozens of bronze vases, plaques and granite slabs allegedly stolen from Crest Lawn; investigators estimate the items total about $130,000. Suspects were arrested and released.

Station 11 will move into Midtown’s restored firehouse at 30 North Ave NW, serving Caribbean-Asian breakfast to dinner with a Gilly Brew Bar coffee program and a planned speakeasy.

Ping-pong to half-dollar-sized hail struck Pickens County Thursday night, briefly closing Highway 136 and denting vehicles. Emergency officials reported no injuries.

Senate Bill 513 passed the Georgia Senate 46-1 and would tie attendance to extracurricular eligibility and driver’s‑license privileges. The bill now heads to the state House.