A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed before 3:30 a.m. in Monroe County after a tractor-trailer hit it at a crossing. Six of seven derailed cars reportedly carried lithium batteries; no injuries were reported.

Dunwoody is poised to outlaw stand‑alone vape shops under a proposed land‑use ordinance returning to the council next Monday. The draft exempts grocery and convenience stores but would bar separate vape retailers citywide.

NCR has listed a major portion of its Midtown HQ for sublease while landlord Cousins Properties says it is weighing creative reuse options for the two‑tower campus.

A seven‑year fight over a concrete‑crushing plant in Stonecrest has ended with a settlement that will relocate Metro Green’s operations. The new site and the future of the 58‑acre parcel remain unclear.

Two off‑duty Atlanta officers were arrested after a fight in the VIP pit at Gas South Arena and charged with disorderly conduct; APD has placed them on administrative leave.

U.S. Soccer’s Arthur M. Blank National Training Center opens this Friday near Atlanta, bringing world‑class fields, training labs and a pre‑World Cup camp to Fayette County.

Surveillance video recasts a Marietta parking‑lot attack: a driver who ran over a man is now being treated as the victim while police weigh a self‑defense claim.

Parts of Gwinnett County will see both a May 19 special election and a primary for State Senate District 7 on the same ballot; here’s what voters need to know.

GDOT contractors will close all lanes of I‑285 on Atlanta’s westside from 7 p.m. May 8 to 5 a.m. May 11 for concrete slab repairs. Expect major detours and delays.

Two buildings at the Azalea Gardens complex in Bankhead burned Sunday; one partially collapsed and investigators are probing the cause.

Clear, dry skies will warm Atlanta to the low 70s Sunday; low humidity raises elevated fire danger across parts of the metro.

South-View Cemetery in southeast Atlanta — the final resting place of John Lewis and Hank Aaron — was added to the Georgia Register, a move leaders say unlocks preservation funding.

Morning showers taper to sun by midday with breezy highs near 69°F. Sunday is sunnier; midweek brings a warm, stormier turn.