DWM crews are testing water after a reported fish kill on the South River; early results suggest material may have reached storm drains.

A 22-year-old Marietta man is jailed after police say he tightened a police K‑9’s collar during a foot chase following a traffic pursuit on Favor Road. He faces felony counts and remains held without bond.

An alumni trust won a $499,950 EPA brownfields grant to remove asbestos, lead and PCBs from the former Henderson School. The cleanup clears a path to repurpose the 20‑acre campus into a community center and garden.

A suspect in an armed bank robbery on the 2900 block of N. Druid Hills Road was tracked to a Sandy Springs home and arrested, police say.

Investigators say device forensics turned up more than 12,000 images and additional alleged victims in the case against Alex Bohac, who now faces 25 more felony counts.

A Georgia inmate pleaded guilty in a multi‑kilogram fentanyl conspiracy tied to Jacksonville after agents seized roughly seven kilograms during a traffic stop.

HVAC companies around metro Atlanta report a surge in repair calls as heat and humidity push air conditioners to their limits; technicians share what to check now.

A man was found shot to death in the 40 block of Darwin Drive in Jonesboro as detectives comb the scene for evidence. Police say they are reviewing surveillance and interviewing witnesses.

A century of rail‑era streets and midcentury highway planning left Atlanta with a chokepoint at the Downtown Connector, costing commuters roughly 87 hours each. The jam traces to railway maps, a 1940s freeway blueprint and postwar sprawl.

A heavy law-enforcement response in DeKalb County included K‑9s and armed officers searching a closed nightclub for two suspects.

A dispute over a loose dog at an Amber Grove apartment escalated Monday after police say a neighbor pulled a loaded gun and a round fell near a teenager.

A 59-year-old injured near 2 Peachtree Street NW in January died June 23; an autopsy found blunt force trauma and Atlanta police have opened a homicide investigation.

Atlanta police released surveillance of a woman who allegedly struck a person with a stick and an orange high-heel inside a Forsyth Street storefront. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.