A mattress fire at SCAD Atlanta's FORTY residence hall displaced about 143 students; no injuries were reported and campus repairs and inspections are underway.

Banyan Street Capital is pitching the South Tower at Atlanta Financial Center as a 300,000‑square‑foot, single‑user headquarters opportunity in Buckhead. Newmark is marketing the sale.

Dish's Bagels is headed to AMLI Brookhaven this spring, promising hand-rolled New York-style bagels, thick schmears and piled deli sandwiches with Southern hospitality.

Gwinnett County police raided a Norcross home and seized fentanyl, cocaine, pounds of other drugs and 150+ counterfeit Coach bags; two men are jailed on multiple charges.

DRI paperwork shows Crooked Creek Development Partners is pitching a 19‑acre mixed‑use remake of Jefferson Plaza and The Station, with 320 apartments, 30 townhomes and street‑level retail.

Pratt Industries' expansion will add about 180 jobs in Middle Georgia, centered on a 496,000‑sq‑ft Warner Robins box plant and related warehouse growth. Local listings show active hiring.

Southeastern has remobilized crews at the UrbA ATL site near Atlantic Station after a yearlong pause. The 321‑unit, mixed‑use project aims for first move‑ins in fall 2027.

Jury selection begins April 27 in Hall County as prosecutors pursue the death penalty against Jessica Motes in the October death of 4‑year‑old Autumn Fox.

A 22-year-old was arrested after firing inside a Caribe Court apartment in Statesboro; SWAT used chemical agents and nearby units were evacuated.

A man was arrested after a house fire on Hodge Road in Houston County; the homeowner is unharmed and investigators are on scene.

Atlanta Technical College and NABA announced a partnership to expand career pathways, promising access to professional networks and programs for more than 5,500 learners.

One person was killed and another hospitalized after a shooting and stabbing Friday on Vedado Way in Midtown. Police say the stabbing victim is stable as detectives investigate.

Georgia’s attorney general says 11 missing children were recovered during a nationwide anti‑trafficking sweep. The operation identified victims across 30 states and opened new investigations.