A late-night fire heavily damaged a southwest Atlanta church; firefighters contained flames to the attic and no injuries were reported. Investigators are probing the cause.

A 75-year-old Pickens County man drowned after falling from a boat at Lake Lanier; deputies recovered him near Arrowhead Drive and he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

UGA freshman Kareem Stagg was arrested in Oconee County after deputies say he was driving 87 mph with only a learner's permit; he was released on $1,245 bond.

A Fayetteville family says nearly $9,900 vanished from their account after a takeout checkout was diverted to a fake verification page; they're working with their bank to recover the money.

A person was shot Friday at a Campbellton‑Fairburn Road shopping plaza in South Fulton and rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital; investigators have sealed the plaza as a crime scene.

A large apartment building on Rock Hill Drive in Riverdale caught fire Friday morning, displacing dozens and injuring at least one.

A 30-year-old man was killed after a SWAT standoff in Lavonia; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is handling the probe. No officers were hurt.

A French bulldog named Coco was taken from a Gwinnett County Kroger parking lot; a social-media clip helped police find the dog and two women were arrested.

A fast-moving fire tore through the Enclave Apartments on Greenhouse Drive in Roswell Thursday night; crews contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.

Troopers and multiple Clayton County agencies converged near Bouldercrest and Panola in Ellenwood Thursday while a police helicopter circled overhead.

A Pickens County man was arrested after deputies say he posted social-media threats that mentioned using a vehicle to harm people; he faces terroristic-threats and a probation-violation charge.

A Gwinnett man known as "Capone" was sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty in fentanyl deaths. Prosecutors say phone records tied his "Capone, Inc." operation to transactions across 2023–24.

Two 14-year-old girls recorded a man exposing himself on a Peachtree City cart path; police arrested 23-year-old Jaden Gates and charged him with multiple counts, records show.