After Tuesday’s draw produced no grand-prize winner, Mega Millions climbed to an estimated $743 million for Friday’s drawing. Two tickets matched five numbers and paid multimillion prizes.

Work begins this week on the long‑planned Monroe Drive Safe Streets overhaul, which narrows parts of the corridor and adds new crossings and signals across Midtown. Expect lane shifts and phased construction over the next two years.

Hot and humid this morning in Atlanta with storms possible after 3 PM. Heavy rain and localized flash flooding are possible later in the week.

HSI Atlanta will brief media Tuesday on Operation Red Card, a multiagency sweep said to target human trafficking and child exploitation during World Cup matches.Officials will outline arrests and the operation’s local impact at an 11 a.m. briefing.

Atlanta Public Schools unveiled new drone and tactical units and ran an active-shooter drill as it prepares for the fall semester. Officials say the teams will shorten response times.

Federal agents seized nearly 500 pounds of meth in metro Atlanta after two seizures in Brookhaven and Sandy Springs; three people have been charged in federal court.

Atlanta rolled out PromisePay, a new program that lets customers split past‑due water bills into two‑ to 12‑month plans and change payment dates to avoid shutoffs.

Nearly 200 restaurants were nominated for the AJC's ATL50 and the field has been narrowed to 75; a new 12-person panel will visit and score contenders before the final 50 are picked.

Portillo’s is preparing a Buford restaurant at 3207 Buford Drive near the Mall of Georgia; bidding documents and hiring pages show the project is moving toward construction. The site is the former Romano’s Macaroni Grill and follows Portillo’s Kennesaw debut.

Kaylee Hottle, the deaf actress who played Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong, died at 18 after a car crash in Maryland, her father said. Her family announced the loss in an ASL livestream.

Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed U.S. Magistrate Brian K. Epps to the Georgia Court of Appeals, filling the vacancy left by Judge Brian M. Rickman.

Africa CDC director Jean Kaseya has asked the U.S. to rescind Ebola travel limits on Uganda after Kampala discharged its last confirmed patient and began WHO’s 42‑day countdown.

A Fulton County bond hearing was held Tuesday for Ciarre Campbell after his 71‑year‑old mother was found dead at a Buckhead townhome. Authorities charged him with murder and related felonies as investigators probe the case.