Georgia safety Ja’Marley Riddle was arrested after a high-speed I-95 stop in Glynn County and charged with two felony drug counts and a misdemeanor speeding offense.

A Marietta Square grocer-café that launched this year has filed Chapter 11, highlighting how new development and competition are reshaping the Square.

Brookhaven police arrested a preschool lead teacher and the center’s director after investigators said the teacher used excessive measures to restrain infants and toddlers.

Major sportsbook operators have funneled roughly $10M into Georgia campaigns via a super‑PAC network, backing pro‑legalization candidates across party lines. The spending has already changed ad and field operations in key districts.

TriBridge Residential paid roughly $30 million for the 183‑unit Collier Trailside on Atlanta’s Upper Westside. The buy brings the property into a locally based manager’s portfolio as the neighborhood keeps growing.

A judge in Marietta signed a warrant accusing a Massage Hut employee of sexual battery after detectives said they lacked probable cause.

Atlanta unveiled five new fire engines Wednesday; officials say the delivery will reduce sidelined trucks and strengthen neighborhood coverage. The vehicles are being outfitted and assigned now.

Atlanta police released surveillance photos after a late‑April burglary on Piedmont Road NE that netted several laptops. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.

A 3-year-old was airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after being pinned between two vehicles at a Monroe County home; investigators say the probe is ongoing.

German national Owe Martin Andresen was arrested in an international sting; prosecutors say Atlanta‑linked crypto purchases were used to turn Dream Market commissions into gold.

SRS Distribution, the Home Depot unit, has closed on Peachtree Corners–based Mingledorff's, folding roughly 42 HVAC branches across the Southeast into its pro distribution network. The move brings HVAC into SRS's national playbook for serving contractors.

A 19-year-old woman was shot on Revis Street in LaGrange; a 19-year-old man was arrested and charged, police say.

Deer Lake neighbors say the HOA set traps that left beavers dead in the community lake, prompting outrage and calls for nonlethal alternatives.