A Sinaloa Cartel operative was sentenced to more than 15 years after prosecutors say he ran a meth and cocaine pipeline out of North Georgia ranches.

A 33‑year‑old LaGrange woman and four teenagers were arrested after police say they met at Granger Park to fight. A cellphone video prompted the investigation.

A former GSU investigator alleges she was placed on a 90‑day PIP and fired while undergoing chemotherapy, and has filed a federal ADA lawsuit.

A 35-year-old man was arrested this week in connection with a Nov. 9 double shooting on Hardee Street that left two men dead.

A shooting in Vine City near MLK Drive left one person wounded and a child injured by debris; police say the investigation is underway.

A fire alarm sent South Atlanta High School students and staff outside on Tuesday; Atlanta Fire Rescue put out the blaze and no injuries were reported. Investigations are ongoing.

Police arrested Sharell Reed after linking her to at least eight high‑end vehicle thefts across Atlanta, including cars taken from an airport parking garage. The probe remains active.

Due process hearings and formal complaints are climbing as families say districts fail to deliver required special education services. The trend is pushing more parents into lawsuits and settlements.

Major construction on the SR 400 express lanes is moving into heavy work this spring; expect lane shifts, overnight closures and new dynamic tolling as the 16‑mile project advances toward 2031.

Robert Montwaid’s Vela Park Food Works will open in mid‑April with six chef‑driven concepts, cocktails and a large public greenspace.

A new Georgia bill would ask the U.S. DOT to place the state in Atlantic Standard Time, aiming to stop biannual clock changes — but Congress would still have to sign off.

Pretrial fights, a Georgia Supreme Court ruling and late‑2025 appeals have kept the Alexis Crawford murder case from going to trial more than six years after her death.

The Georgia Court of Appeals split in two Cobb County education fights — sending a student‑expulsion case back to superior court while upholding a teacher’s firing over a classroom book reading. The decisions renew legal tests over off‑campus discipline and curriculum rules.