Heavy morning storms and a Tornado Watch for parts of western Georgia. Clearing and gusty by afternoon with highs near 58°F.

Dozens of Georgia drivers say they paid for cars but never got titles; judges have handed down judgments, but collecting remains uncertain. State agencies lay out options.

A Cobb County elementary teacher who also coached at Allatoona High was arrested in a Special Victims Unit probe; investigators say the case involves a minor and remains active.

Thirteen people were sentenced after prosecutors said inmates ran a prison-based meth ring that funneled meth into metro Atlanta. Sentences range up to 25 years.

At least 74 evidence markers filled the 1100 block of Fair Street in southwest Atlanta as investigators processed a large crime scene early Wednesday. Police and forensic teams worked into the morning.

Warm Wednesday flips to a stormy night. Gusty winds and heavy downpours possible overnight.

Gwinnett County’s DA will decide Tuesday whether to seek the death penalty after a Jan. 23 Lawrenceville shooting that left four relatives dead while children hid. The decision will set the case’s next legal steps.

Houston County has joined a 16‑agency Middle Georgia drug and gang task force, expanding investigators and tech as state overdose figures climb. Advocates say treatment must follow enforcement.

A Norcross house allegedly used as a brothel was shut down in a Gwinnett County prostitution sting that led to five arrests and several victims rescued. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.

A man was arrested after an alleged armed carjacking and kidnapping of a woman and three children in Marietta; deputies say the vehicle crashed near Kennestone Hospital and the victims were not seriously hurt.

Federal agents seized roughly four kilograms of purple fentanyl in Morrow and arrested a 22-year-old. Authorities warn dyed fentanyl can mask even deadlier additives like xylazine or carfentanil.

A muggy, above‑normal stretch keeps Atlanta in the 70s this week. A cold front late Wednesday into Thursday could bring gusty thunderstorms.

The AJC's shift to digital and recent industry cuts are shrinking watchdog reporting in Atlanta and across the South, veteran columnist Cynthia Tucker says.