A Gwinnett County Public Schools employee faces a felony charge after school police say she struck a student at Baggett Elementary during an after‑school program.

Jason Collins, the NBA center who became the first openly gay active player, died at 47 after an eight‑month battle with glioblastoma, his family announced Tuesday.

Atlanta Housing will raise its down payment assistance cap to $60,000 for certain buyers, aiming to help voucher holders become homeowners and free up rental vouchers.

A man who walked through TSA screening at Hartsfield‑Jackson was arrested in Concourse T and faces obstruction, simple battery and avoiding security measures charges.

LikeMinds will occupy the former BrewDog space in Atlanta’s Krog District for a limited 120‑day pop‑up with live music, local chefs and an expanded bar program.

Micron has listed the top four floors at 712 West Peachtree for sublease and may vacate its Midtown Atlanta design center, creating a large Class A vacancy.

A heavy police response sent Norcross High into lockdown Monday after reports of an armed person; officials later issued an all‑clear.

Damarian M. Jones, 17, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in metro Atlanta in connection with an April 19 shooting that wounded five near the University of Iowa.

A Johns Hopkins study ranks Metro Atlanta among the most sprawling large metros and ties sprawl to higher transportation bills, hospitalizations and crash risk.

An early‑morning exchange of gunfire in Southwest Atlanta left one man hospitalized while police canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence.

A dashcam captured a stolen U-Haul flipping in Paulding County after a chase through Cobb County; deputies arrested the driver and say drugs were found in the truck.

A man walking on Laurel Avenue NW was shot; Atlanta police say a rear passenger in a dark sedan opened fire. Detectives are searching for the vehicle and asking witnesses to call in.

Warrants were issued after a Rockdale father and his girlfriend allegedly took a 4-year-old with autism during a custody dispute; the child was returned unharmed.