Two Georgia Southern students died after a wrong‑way driver struck their car on I‑16 near mile marker 34. The university offered counseling as the community mourned.

Bon Secours will build a $23M freestanding emergency center in Five Forks to expand 24/7 care, imaging and trauma-capable exam rooms.

A black bear was reported near Alpharetta Elementary and the Lantern Ridge subdivision; officers could not locate the animal. Police are urging residents to supervise children and pets and to secure attractants.

The Cheesecake Factory will open at The Collection at Forsyth on July 21, creating roughly 280 jobs and adding a major dining draw to Cumming.

Gwinnett detectives say Bernardo Antonio Romero-Linarte is wanted on multiple warrants tied to alleged crimes against a child. Authorities say he was last seen in the Norcross area.

Atlanta police are searching for 54-year-old Laurence Jones after a reported August strangulation left a victim unconscious. Crime Stoppers is offering rewards for tips.

Atlanta Public Schools is reviewing a draft that would cap instructional screen time by grade band as the board prepares a vote in June. The move follows national pushback on heavy in-class device use.

All DeKalb probate and superior court judges were recused after a contested will filed by a Decatur judge sparked forgery claims and a probate challenge.

The GBI arrested former Warm Springs Police Chief Aisha Al‑Khalifa on charges of false statements and violating her oath following a probe that began in 2024.

Gunfire broke out at a graduation party in a short‑term rental in southwest Atlanta; police say a fight led to shots being fired but nobody was hurt. Investigators are canvassing the area.

Georgia Black leaders say the Supreme Court’s Callais decision and a June 17 special session could let lawmakers redraw maps that erase decades of Black political gains.

Atlanta police blocked Abner Terrace as detectives searched the Flipper Temple Apartments for signs of a possible shooting; officials said more details were expected after commanders arrived.

A Buckhead man linked to the death of UGA student Jack O'Kelley pleaded guilty under Georgia’s First Offender Act and was sentenced to 15 years plus probation.