A wind-driven house fire on Rhodes Drive in Athens sent two people to Piedmont Athens Regional with minor burns and displaced occupants. Crews battled flames for hours as gusts pushed the blaze toward nearby homes.

Federal agents say they seized about 17.9 kilograms (roughly 37 pounds) of fentanyl from a Brookhaven apartment. A 46‑year‑old man was arrested and now faces federal charges.

Londzell Hardy converted a shuttered Bally Total Fitness into a 1,200-seat performing arts theater on LaVista Road that opened on Dec. 31 and has already drawn big-name acts and city attention.

Shake Shack will open a drive‑thru in Athens at 161 Alps Road on March 4, with giveaways, a Hairy Dawg appearance and proceeds to benefit the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

Weaver D's — the Athens soul-food spot that inspired R.E.M.’s album title — will serve its last plates this week as owner Dexter Weaver retires.

Three Savannah officers shot a 23-year-old after he allegedly pointed an object during a domestic-dispute response; the GBI says a child was evaluated at a hospital.

A social‑media‑promoted crowd of teens swarmed The Battery Saturday night, residents say, prompting a Cobb County police response and calls for better crowd controls.

A Toccoa man was arrested in Oconee County after deputies say he handcuffed and struck a woman at a party. He faces kidnapping and assault charges and is jailed on a $26,087.50 bond.

A man wounded in the Jan. 15 shooting at Central Park Recreation Center spoke to WSB‑TV on Feb. 21, renewing questions about security at city warming stations.

A Chestatee High teacher and JV coach was arrested in Banks County and charged with multiple felony sexual offenses involving a juvenile relative.

Gwinnett police say an unnamed juvenile posted a victim’s address online and sent threats after meeting her on Roblox. The suspect is in juvenile detention as investigators continue the probe.

Senate Republicans pitched $409M for a 300‑bed forensic hospital to ease Georgia's jail mental‑health backlog. The plan arrives as DBHDD seeks court approval to exit parts of a 2010 settlement.

Southern Company has boosted its five‑year capital plan to about $81 billion as data‑center demand from Google, Meta and Microsoft forces new generation and grid work across the Southeast.