Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs has started a two‑story, roughly 67,500 sq ft emergency‑department expansion to add 18 treatment rooms, triage space and parking.

Bob Horner, the Braves' 1978 NL Rookie of the Year and a towering power hitter, has died at 68. His four‑home‑run game and decade of slugging left a lasting mark on Atlanta baseball.

A 41-year-old Senoia man faces an aggravated battery charge after police found his father critically injured at a home; investigators and the GBI are on the case.

Sheriff Pat Labat announced that, starting July 1, Fulton County will stop booking most misdemeanor arrests into the Rice Street jail, keeping only domestic‑violence, sexual‑assault and aggravated cases.

Robot security dogs at Columbia Crest helped Atlanta police track car‑break‑in suspects; residents and managers say the units deter theft even as privacy questions surface.

No candidate cleared 50% in Georgia's Republican lieutenant governor primary; John F. Kennedy and Greg Dolezal will meet in a June 16 runoff.

Light rain and patchy fog this morning; scattered storms likely midday with highs near 83°F.

Toyota reached a confidential settlement on the eve of trial in a wrongful‑death suit that blamed a 2017 Tacoma’s smart‑key system for an Atlanta man’s carbon‑monoxide death.

Court warrants say a 69-year-old man tried to force a 10-year-old toward a truck at a Springbrook Trail apartment; the child escaped and the suspect is jailed without bond.

Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock secured federal dollars for NICU gear, telehealth upgrades, training simulators and a South Cobb health campus across metro Atlanta.

Dive teams recovered a body from Noonday Creek after a swimmer failed to resurface on Sunday. Police say recent storms swelled the creek and made currents dangerous.

Senoia police warn residents after a man posed as a city worker and asked for 'water samples.' Officials say refuse entry and call 911 if you see him.

PopUp Bagels opened a second Atlanta shop in Buckhead, intensifying the city's bagel boom and adding another outpost to a planned local rollout.