DeKalb County seeded a $12 million Housing Investment Fund and pledged ongoing annual backing to expand homeownership, repairs and affordable housing preservation.

Small numbered BL locators are now on BeltLine light poles and tied into 911 dispatch to help crews find callers faster. City officials say the change should speed responses on the 22‑mile loop.

A Fulton judge dismissed a bid by three Georgia district attorneys to block the state's prosecutor oversight commission, saying they showed no concrete harm.

Chef Shane Quillin is opening The Baking Social, a hands-on baking studio and grab-and-go bakery near The Battery this fall.

State regulators have launched a probe into whether data centers are shifting fuel and infrastructure costs onto Georgia households. Initial hearings are set for September.

A Greene County deputy was arrested after an audit found repeated personal searches of Flock license‑plate data. The arrest comes amid a string of probes into officers' access to ALPR systems across Georgia.

A Cobb County man was arrested after investigators say he set small fires along Barrett Parkway; security footage and witness tips led to his arrest. Fire officials warned the blazes could have spread.

A car fleeing police struck a MARTA bus at Hightower Road and Etheridge Drive in northwest Atlanta, injuring five people, officials said.

A 61-year-old man was arrested after an arrest warrant alleges he masturbated in front of a child at the Decatur library; surveillance footage is cited.

Peachtree City police say thieves are siphoning hundreds of gallons of used cooking oil from metro Atlanta restaurants to resell, prompting businesses to secure tanks and call police.

Clayton County deputies say they seized about 3 kilograms of meth — an estimated $300,000 street value — during a traffic stop that ended in a foot chase and arrest.

A federal judge quashed a sweeping DOJ subpoena for Fulton County’s 2020 election workers, a ruling county officials say protects poll‑worker privacy even as the federal probe continues.

Gwinnett County police say 15 people were connected to seven break-ins at Urban Air locations tied to a social-media challenge.