Beltline favorite Muchacho has opened a West Midtown location on Hemphill, bringing tacos, bowls and late-night drinks to a spot near Georgia Tech.

Smyrna's City Council voted to close its 64‑bed municipal jail and transfer inmate housing to Cobb County, with a June 2, 2026 target and staff reassignments ahead.

Emory’s addiction clinic lowered its minimum patient age to 12 and opened a renovated outpatient wing, expanding free medication and counseling for teens. The move leans on settlement funds and local philanthropy.

Georgia families and national advocates are pressing Congress to require side underride guards on new trucks while states test ways to count these crashes more accurately.

Atlantic Cos. has started work on Hillrose Market, a seven-acre plan that will convert the former Roswell police HQ into shops, offices and 143 apartments. The mixed-use village is slated to bring new retail, townhomes and a central green to downtown Roswell.

MetroFresh's Midtown Promenade cafe is closed after a late‑night fire that owner Mitchell Anderson says was sparked by a leaf‑blower battery. No injuries were reported; the Peachtree outpost is serving customers.

The Georgia Senate approved SB 470, which would criminalize manufacturing, selling and possessing signal‑jamming devices and impose felony penalties with narrow government exceptions.

Patchy morning fog clears early Sunday in metro Atlanta. Expect mostly sunny skies and highs near 76°F, then a cool Monday before a warm late week.

A Byron man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years after prosecutors say he bought a 13‑year‑old for sex. The plea closes a case that produced four convictions.

Georgia securities regulators issued an emergency order and roughly $1.5M in fines against Edward Zimbardi amid allegations he ran an international crypto Ponzi while investigators search for him abroad.

Brookhaven police found an abandoned U‑Haul packed with cut AT&T cable and have warrants for a suspect after AT&T says about $500,000 was taken along the Northeast Expressway corridor.

Fulton County demolished the long‑vacant Knights Inn at the I‑20 interchange Friday, part of a $180M Renew the District effort to clear blight and attract development. Officials say more sites are next.

A South Carolina fugitive, Dennis Jerry Conner, was arrested in Franklin County after deputies followed a tip to a Pleasant Hill Road address in Martin, Ga.