A 4‑year‑old was injured in an accidental, self‑inflicted shooting at a home in Tyrone's Southampton subdivision; police say the incident is under investigation.

The Atlanta City Council voted March 2 to push APD to make diversion the presumptive response for eligible low-level offenses and to report on referrals. Sponsors say the move aims to ease jail overcrowding and avoid criminalizing homelessness.

A Fulton County judge allowed Georgia’s parole board to hear Stacey Ian Humphreys’ clemency petition while ordering one member to recuse over ties to the victims’ families.

A viral video shows Atlanta officers sprinting along the Eastside BeltLine to disperse a large teen gathering; police say 14 people were arrested and investigators seized firearms.

Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole filed Chapter 11 and listed roughly $1M owed to the SBA as the chain navigates closures and a restructure.

Georgia families and national advocates are pressing Congress to require side underride guards on new trucks while states test ways to count these crashes more accurately.

Rich Clark is bringing Clark’s Steakhouse — a New York‑style chophouse with Southern sides and a serious wine program — to Buckhead’s Garden Hills neighborhood.

The Upper Room is opening a second Atlanta location at Colony Square on April 4 at 4:04 p.m., adding house-made bagels to its coffee-and-cocktail lineup.

Atlantic Cos. has started work on Hillrose Market, a seven-acre plan that will convert the former Roswell police HQ into shops, offices and 143 apartments. The mixed-use village is slated to bring new retail, townhomes and a central green to downtown Roswell.

Cake World in Alpharetta received an unsatisfactory 61 on a state health inspection after inspectors found unsafe temperatures, sanitizer issues and missing date marks. A reinspection is scheduled for next Monday.

A 19-year-old was charged after a UGA student reported a sexual assault in downtown Athens; police say camera footage helped identify the suspect.

DeKalb County police responded around 2 a.m. to a reported shooting at the Park at Somerset apartments; investigators focused on upstairs units near the complex entrance.

A March 2 plant fire and apparent explosion in Greene County sent a towering plume of smoke and drew a major emergency response while officials work to confirm details.