Atlanta dedicated its first city-commissioned Vietnam War memorial at Piedmont Park on March 29, 2026, honoring 240 local service members with an engraved wall and brick pathway.

A naked man allegedly stole a 9mm handgun from a pickup and tried to carjack a homeowner in Morrow; officers arrested him after he entered a nearby house.

A GBI bomb team swept a Braselton home after a house fire forced evacuations and closed streets in the Traditions neighborhood.

A Georgia State Patrol trooper was involved in a shooting near Porterdale; a suspect was airlifted from Liberty Middle School and the GBI is investigating.

A Cherokee County judge gave 33-year-old Monquezias Deshad Watts three consecutive life terms plus 25 years after a jury convicted him on multiple rape and child‑molestation charges.

A Cherokee County jury convicted Kelvin Demond Williams in the July kitchen shooting that killed his wife; the judge imposed life without parole plus additional decades.

Jolene Jolene says it has a permanent Atlanta home and launched a Kickstarter seeking $50,000 to fund a hoped‑for summer opening.

Georgia officials warn spring is yellow‑legged hornet season and urge reporting of small embryo nests to protect beekeepers and the state's crops. Early photos help experts eradicate nests safely.

A structure fire in downtown Loganville forced multiple street closures on March 26 as crews worked the scene; officials say the cause and any injuries remain unknown.

Kamala Harris is lining up fundraisers across the Deep South as she weighs a 2028 White House bid. The trip would test her fundraising and grassroots strength in Georgia, the Carolinas and Arkansas.

Georgia State rolled out a five-year athletics plan to upgrade Summerhill facilities, expand NIL revenue and target a 50% boost in attendance, with a new baseball stadium due in fall 2026.

Azalea Gardens is headed for demolition and nearby Oak Valley Court has already been razed, leaving multi‑acre lots beside the Westside Trail primed for redevelopment.

A 12-year-old was detained after a shooting in LaGrange Tuesday night that left Nyquarious Gates dead, police say. Detectives have opened an active investigation.