Novare sold SkyHouse Buckhead in Buckhead, Atlanta to UBS Realty Investors for about $83.4M, closing out the developer’s SkyHouse ownership as institutions return. The deal signals renewed appetite for Class‑A multifamily in Atlanta.

The Atlanta City Council approved a zoning change requiring push-button door activators at primary street-facing entrances of new commercial and public buildings to improve accessibility. Advocates say it’s a simple fix with big day-to-day impact.

Park Pride is putting $3.5M into 19 park projects across Atlanta and DeKalb, with roughly $2.5M targeted to historically disinvested neighborhoods. Improvements range from playgrounds to entrances and gathering spaces.

Bornold Eberhart was sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty in the death of Kristen Laymon during a 2023 North Myrtle Beach trip. Investigators say hotel footage and cellphone records tied him to the scene.

A 4-year-old in Dacula was taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after accidentally shooting his finger with a handgun found in his father's vehicle. Gwinnett County police recovered the weapon and are investigating.

Andrew Miles, 19, is living at home while two implanted pumps keep his blood flowing as he waits for a transplant. Emory surgeons call the setup a Double VAD.

DeKalb County police say a 24‑year‑old woman was killed on I‑85 on Feb. 3; investigators are asking witnesses and drivers with unexplained vehicle damage to come forward.

Federal agents say two men were arrested after five kilograms of fentanyl were seized in metro Atlanta. Both are in federal custody and face distribution charges.

A Decatur woman was arrested after a state probe into online child-sex-abuse material that began with a CyberTipline report, authorities say.

A dryer fire broke out Monday in the Fulton County Jail laundry room; crews put it out quickly and officials say no one was hurt. Investigators are probing the cause.

A Douglasville driver recorded a couple shouting racial slurs and threatening to hang a motorist at a red light near Sam’s Club. Police say the footage is now part of an active investigation.

A Georgia bill would exempt police body‑camera videos that show deaths from the state's open‑records law, prompting a sharp debate over privacy versus public oversight. Sponsors say it protects families; critics say it could hide wrongdoing.

A 57-year-old DeKalb County Jail inmate was found unresponsive Sunday; the sheriff says there is no sign of foul play and an internal investigation is underway.