Amerimed Emergency Medical Services filed for Chapter 11 in Atlanta while former employees allege the company skipped the WARN Act notice. The move adds legal and operational uncertainty for staff and local partners.

An East Cobb lab operator was indicted after state investigators say his company billed more than $300,000 to Medicaid for tests that lacked physician orders.

A 193-room Perimeter Center Hilton traded at a $10M discount to its 2018 price, underscoring a possible repricing in suburban business hotels. YM Hospitality is the reported buyer.

Thieves stripped at least six A/C units from Villages at Carver in southeast Atlanta, leaving medically vulnerable residents — including a child with autism and a diabetic family member — without cooling as police investigate.

Victor Duarte Arias pleaded guilty to kidnapping and multiple family‑violence counts; prosecutors say the victim suffered serious injuries and children were present. The court imposed a 30‑year term with 20 years to serve.

U.S. payrolls rose by 172,000 in May and unemployment held at 4.3%, a surprise that kept markets on edge and kept hiring steady in Atlanta’s service and healthcare sectors.

Sweet Auburn’s Municipal Market is adding stalls, grants and readiness training as Atlanta braces for hundreds of thousands of World Cup visitors. Vendors say longer hours and new menus are already in motion.

Forest Park’s Atlanta State Farmers Market has begun trapping feral cats; local rescue groups say shelters are full and are pressing for TNR, fosters or barn placements.

A couple in Dallas, Ga., is receiving rabies post‑exposure treatment after an adopted dog from the Cedartown shelter tested positive; their other pets are quarantined. Authorities are investigating.

Warm, mostly sunny Saturday with a high near 88°F. Code Orange air-quality alert Sunday — sensitive groups should take care.

Lee County deputies say a May 27 traffic stop turned up about 102 vacuum‑sealed pounds of marijuana; a 35‑year‑old Atlanta woman was charged with trafficking and DUI.

A permit filing shows Sankranti Indian Kitchen plans a 1,560‑sq‑ft Buckhead restaurant at 3420 Piedmont Rd NE with 43 seats and outdoor dining. The brand also lists a downtown location as "coming soon."

Video shows a man jumping into lanes of I‑75 and running from officers, briefly snarling traffic and raising safety questions.