Kemp vetoed $100M that lawmakers set aside for future retiree COLAs. ERS approved a 2.25% July increase, but advocates say it won't keep up with inflation.

A new analysis says the Atlanta Beltline generated about $23 billion in annual output and sustained roughly 91,000 jobs, fueling major private development across the corridor. Officials tout the return on public investment even as affordability concerns persist.

A Cobb County jury will decide the fate of a man accused in the 2023 death of roller‑skating influencer Beauty Couch. Her body was found near a burning car in Austell.

26th Street Partners paid $17.3M for two Virginia‑Highland retail strips, folding the Highland Avenue Market and the VA‑HI corner into its portfolio. Neighbors and tenants are watching for changes.

Hulu's four-part doc traces how Atlanta influencer Eligio Bishop used social platforms to recruit followers, ending in a 2024 conviction and life sentence.

An early-morning shooting on Ponce De Leon shattered a rideshare car's rear windows; police say they recovered a rifle at the scene and are investigating.

Unified Legacy will invest $125 million to build a Macon plant that aims to create about 500 jobs and supply parts to data center and aerospace firms.

Prosecutors say an Alpharetta group‑home owner laundered fentanyl cash through a Dayton youth program to buy a Forsyth County mansion and a Lamborghini.

A Lil Pantry in Fitzgerald sold a $1 million Powerball ticket after Saturday’s drawing. Georgia Lottery explains claim steps, taxes and deadlines for the prize.

APS launched a May 12 investigation at Dobbs Elementary after an incident involving two students and a staff member. The district says students were disciplined and the staffer was advised to seek medical attention.

A Sumter County detention officer was arrested after a jail search turned up cellphones, cigarettes and handmade weapons. The sheriff says the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected.

Zoo Atlanta evacuated Saturday after a bomb threat that officials say was a hoax. Police and K‑9 units swept the grounds while investigators review the call amid similar threats nationwide.

An Athens woman was sentenced to 20 months after prosecutors say she posed as pregnant teens and terrorized couples trying to adopt.