Cobb County police arrested a man after rescuing a Rottweiler from a car that reached 148°F at Town Center at Cobb. Vets warn pets and children can suffer life-threatening heatstroke in minutes.

Cooper’s Hawk is planning a Perimeter Village outpost in Dunwoody, bringing its tasting‑room format and full menu to the Ashford Dunwoody Road center with a likely 2027 opening. Property listings and local reporting show the chain targeting a large outparcel near Perimeter Mall.

A Gwinnett County man was sentenced to 110 years after jurors convicted him of shooting a sheriff’s deputy during a June 2022 chase and standoff.

A Mexican supplier extradited last year pleaded guilty in Atlanta after prosecutors say his network smuggled more than 170 pounds of cocaine into metro Atlanta between 2017 and 2018.

Atlanta police are investigating after a person was found dead in a Buckhead home on Roswell Road; a man was detained at the scene while detectives gather details.

Two men were arrested Tuesday in the long‑unsolved December 2022 killing of Georgia State student Joshua Igbinijesu near the downtown campus. Authorities charged both with murder after an investigation that stretched more than three years.

A dispute on Kelly Mill Road left bullets in a child’s bedroom; deputies arrested a suspect after an hourslong SWAT manhunt. No one in the home was hurt.

Antavious Waller was charged June 23 after a May 4 crash on Macland Road that killed motorcyclist Stephen Robinson. Authorities say an alleged road race is to blame.

A 22-year-old Marietta man is jailed after police say he tightened a police K‑9’s collar during a foot chase following a traffic pursuit on Favor Road. He faces felony counts and remains held without bond.

HVAC companies around metro Atlanta report a surge in repair calls as heat and humidity push air conditioners to their limits; technicians share what to check now.

A dispute over a loose dog at an Amber Grove apartment escalated Monday after police say a neighbor pulled a loaded gun and a round fell near a teenager.

A gang‑unit sweep in Athens led to three arrests and the seizure of seven firearms, about 1.5 pounds of marijuana and $17,339 in cash.

Fresh FTC records and an independent analysis show Atlanta logged more debt‑collection complaints in 2025 than any other major U.S. metro. Here’s what locals should know — and how to report abusive calls.