An elevated, boardwalk‑heavy stretch of the Silver Comet Connector is rising beside The Works in Underwood Hills; PATH and city updates say work runs into late 2027.

UGA freshman Kareem Stagg was arrested in Oconee County after deputies say he was driving 87 mph with only a learner's permit; he was released on $1,245 bond.

A Fayetteville family says nearly $9,900 vanished from their account after a takeout checkout was diverted to a fake verification page; they're working with their bank to recover the money.

A 30-year-old man was killed after a SWAT standoff in Lavonia; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is handling the probe. No officers were hurt.

A French bulldog named Coco was taken from a Gwinnett County Kroger parking lot; a social-media clip helped police find the dog and two women were arrested.

Troopers and multiple Clayton County agencies converged near Bouldercrest and Panola in Ellenwood Thursday while a police helicopter circled overhead.

A 45-year-old inmate was found slumped in an Athens-Clarke County Jail cell on Easter Sunday; the GBI has opened an investigation and an autopsy is pending.

APD released video in the March 20 assault that left an elderly person unconscious in Southwest Atlanta; Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.

Tactical teams closed a stretch of Glenwood Road Thursday evening near the Midwood Glen apartments, halting traffic between Derrill Drive and Columbia Drive.

DoorDash and Wing rolled out a drone pilot from a hub at Tanger Outlets in Locust Grove, letting eligible homes get small‑order meals in roughly 20 minutes.

Lawmakers sent a slate of bills to Gov. Kemp that expand pharmacy access to PrEP and contraception but left community health workers without certification.

House Bill 626 would expand how long police must keep unreported sexual‑assault kits — from months to 30 years — so DNA evidence remains available if survivors later come forward.

A 615‑page Harm Report from Fulton County’s Reparations Task Force quantifies slavery, Jim Crow and policy harms and assigns sweeping dollar figures. The study will be presented to the public next Thursday.