A precautionary boil-water advisory was issued Saturday for East Point; residents should boil tap water for at least one minute. Watch local updates for the all‑clear.

Marietta approved converting the vacant Powers Ferry Kroger into an EōS Fitness, but the council attached conditions requiring major site and landscaping upgrades. The project aims to turn a 1980s supermarket into a 48,000‑sq‑ft gym.

A parked car was set on fire outside the Super H Mart on Highway 85 in Riverdale. Police released surveillance footage and are seeking tips to ID two people seen nearby.

A Mableton mom says a Facebook Marketplace ad used Opendoor photos to steal her deposit and first month’s rent. Experts and Opendoor outline how the scam worked and how to avoid it.

Suwanee-based StillFire Brewing will open a third taproom in downtown Tucker, taking over the former High Card/Blue Tarp space. The location plans about 18 taps at launch with food to come later.

A mother and daughter were arrested after police say they held a tenant at gunpoint and stripped his southeast Atlanta home's air conditioning for scrap, then sold the parts at a recycling yard. Warrant details show how investigators traced the plate to the yard.

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.