A 16-year-old boy was shot Friday on Mt. Zion Road in Clayton County and later died. Police say the investigation is active and no arrests have been made.

Emory Law students asked the Supreme Court to decide whether federal court employees are excluded from workplace civil‑rights protections, backing a former public defender who alleges harassment.

A DeKalb County ESPLOST paperwork error left Atlanta Public Schools and City Schools of Decatur underpaid by millions; county officials say they’ve alerted the state and will reconcile the funds.

A large oak toppled onto a pickup on Pea Ridge Road early Friday, killing two passengers and sending two to a Macon hospital. The wreck came as tropical remnants swept through north Georgia.

A Canton man was sentenced to life plus 10 years after a jury convicted him in a June 2025 River Ridge Apartments shooting and robbery that left a man seriously wounded.

Federal prosecutors say a New York man used AI-generated nude images and racist messages to harass a Georgia college student; he has been indicted on a federal cyberstalking charge.

Federal agents arrested a 36-year-old woman in Forest Park after seizing roughly 200 pounds of suspected meth and nearly $56,000 in cash.

Atlanta tapped a Brock Built–led team to redevelop the long‑vacant Gun Club Park into homes, trails and public green space, with affordable units and soil cleanup on the agenda.

Heavy storms this afternoon into tonight bring a Flash Flood Watch and a Wind Advisory for Atlanta. Expect pockets of 2–4 inches of rain and gusts up to 35 mph.

Aspiring creators flocked to Atlanta for in‑person Streamer University auditions; police intervened and the in‑person stop was rescheduled pending new location details.

A Flood Watch covers Atlanta Thursday–Friday as multiple rounds of heavy rain could bring 2–4 inches and localized flooding.

Developers are pausing apartment starts in Henry County as vacancies rise and financing tightens, pushing multifamily starts toward a seven‑year low.

Cobb County Schools sued the county, saying more than $130 million in collection fees were unlawfully taken since 2011 and that future hikes threaten classrooms. The case is pending in Cobb Superior Court.