Chef Aaron Phillips has parted ways with Atlanta’s one‑Michelin‑starred Lazy Betty; the restaurant now lists Austin Goetzman as executive chef.

Jonesboro raised the starting pay for new sworn officers to $60,000 and approved across‑the‑board raises to address recruitment and pay compression. City documents show funding options.

A 17-year-old at Jackson County High was arrested after making a remark at dismissal that officials classified as a terroristic threat; the district says no plan was found.

Gwinnett Superior Court Judge Deborah Fluker, a trailblazer in the county’s courts, died after a battle with cancer. Officials say memorial plans have not yet been announced.

Griffin High was put on a Level 2 lockdown Monday after a threatening phone call; officials say students and staff are safe while police investigate.

Chef Jernard's Cornbread & Butter is set to open in Grayson over Mother's Day weekend with an elevated Southern brunch‑and‑dinner menu.

A 40‑year‑old woman was hospitalized after being shot multiple times Sunday night on Oakland Drive SW in southwest Atlanta; police say a known suspect opened fire as she left.

Fire crews raced to a woods fire in South Fulton on Monday as a Red Flag Warning raised the risk of fast-moving flames.

Early Sunday, about 20 vehicles in Kirkwood were burglarized; police are reviewing surveillance footage as neighbors tally damage and share tips.

A man was shot late Sunday on the 900 block of Constitution Road SE and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Atlanta police say the investigation is ongoing.

A man was shot and later died early Sunday outside a Family Dollar on North Broad Street in Rome. Police recovered evidence at the scene and are asking witnesses to come forward.

Former Georgia receiver Zachariah Branch was arrested in Athens early Sunday and booked on misdemeanor obstruction charges, records show.

Coweta County deputies detained two people Sunday after reports of an armed person near Sandstone Drive; bullet holes and drugs were found but no one was shot.