SB403 would let the Department of Revenue match tax records to unclaimed accounts and automatically return small amounts, while easing probate paperwork for heirs.

A GBI bomb team swept a Braselton home after a house fire forced evacuations and closed streets in the Traditions neighborhood.

Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam in his Braves debut less than two weeks after his mother’s death, capping a 6-2 win at Truist Park.

Clear, breezy Sunday with highs near 66°F and an elevated fire danger advisory for much of north Georgia.

A man was found with a gunshot wound on Marietta Street NW in downtown Atlanta; police say he was conscious and breathing and the investigation is ongoing.

Three Clayton County deputies were seriously injured in a morning disturbance at the county jail and taken to Southern Regional Medical Center; details remain limited.

A 20-year-old suspect in a DeKalb County double homicide was arrested in Moultrie and is being held in Colquitt County pending transfer. Authorities say he faces malice and felony murder counts.

Site plans filed by Buckhead Life would add a 2,722‑sqft addition at 111 W. Paces Ferry and introduce a Panos’ Restaurant at a corner across from the Atlanta History Center. The Buckhead SPI‑9 committee will review the application this week.

A Georgia State Patrol trooper was involved in a shooting near Porterdale; a suspect was airlifted from Liberty Middle School and the GBI is investigating.

Mister Eater, an Afro‑Caribbean restaurant, is slated for 2628 Piedmont Rd NE in Buckhead with a planned grand opening in early May. The Instagram‑backed brand promises dishes rooted in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria and Jamaica.

The Georgia Senate’s budget treats online credit hours as slightly cheaper, trimming about $123.5M from University System funding and prompting a Board of Regents emergency meeting. Lawmakers now must reconcile the change before the budget is finalized.

A Cherokee County judge gave 33-year-old Monquezias Deshad Watts three consecutive life terms plus 25 years after a jury convicted him on multiple rape and child‑molestation charges.

A Cherokee County jury convicted Kelvin Demond Williams in the July kitchen shooting that killed his wife; the judge imposed life without parole plus additional decades.