The Paulding County School Board voted May 19 to form a district police department for the 2026‑27 school year, shifting SROs from the sheriff’s office and promising one officer per campus.

A construction worker was killed during overnight work on GA‑400 in Sandy Springs. Police arrested a driver who faces homicide-by-vehicle, Move Over and speeding charges.

Former state investigator Josh Waites says the AG’s office pushed a malicious prosecution that cost him jobs and reputation after his 2020 firing.

A 43-year-old wanted in a Cobb County homicide was captured after Anderson County deputies boxed his tractor‑trailer on I‑85.

The GBI arrested former Warm Springs Police Chief Aisha Al‑Khalifa on charges of false statements and violating her oath following a probe that began in 2024.

A Buckhead man linked to the death of UGA student Jack O'Kelley pleaded guilty under Georgia’s First Offender Act and was sentenced to 15 years plus probation.

Safe-Guard Products International is touring Perimeter office buildings as it considers relocating its Atlanta-area headquarters from Sandy Springs.

The longtime Dairy Queen on North Avenue near Ponce City Market has closed; the storefront is stripped of signage and public records and listings suggest the site is being repositioned.

Cartersville bakery Sinfully Sweet Keto has inked a lease for a Kennesaw storefront on Jiles Road. The brand sells sugar‑free, gluten‑free keto desserts and has not announced an opening date.

An Athens‑Clarke County investigator was fired after his arrest in a Franklin County child‑abuse probe that also led to arrests of his wife and son.

A pre-dawn incident at Garnett Station halted MARTA service and forced a bus bridge while police investigate.

A Lawrenceville pedestrian says he was followed after asking a car to slow for kids at a bus stop; two were arrested and police found Xanax.

McKinley Homes won approvals to convert parking at Deerfield Point into 110 for‑sale condos with street‑level retail in Alpharetta. The project is part of a local push to remake older office parks.