The Hawks used the No. 8 pick to add Houston guard Kingston Flemings, a freshman playmaker with two-way upside. Expect him to enter Atlanta's offseason program this summer.

An Atlanta woman says the Social Security Administration wrongly listed her as deceased, freezing benefits and accounts while she faces six‑figure hospital bills.

Wood Partners is pitching Alta West Midtown, a $75M, 247‑unit project at 1593 Huber St; the Development Authority of Fulton County gave preliminary approval to a $3.9M inducement.

A 21-year-old man was found shot in a vehicle on Cascade Avenue SW in southwest Atlanta; investigators from APD's Aggravated Assault Unit are canvassing for witnesses.

MARTA credits a visible security surge for fewer incidents during World Cup match days, but officials still lack a plan to fund permanent staffing increases.

A Fulton County judge sentenced Shamon Pearce to 30 years after he pleaded guilty in the attempted sexual assault of a stroke patient at Grady Memorial Hospital.

A specialist says multiple graves may lie beneath a disputed fence at a Gwinnett County cemetery, intensifying a months‑long neighborhood fight.

A Columbus Dollar General manager was shot and killed on Tuesday after being handed two crumpled $1 bills for $1.58 hamburger buns, authorities say. The suspect later engaged police and is now dead.

Mid-60s this morning and mostly sunny — highs near 86°F. Showers return Thursday with heat spiking into the 90s next week.

Coca‑Cola will argue an appeal in Miami over transfer‑pricing rulings that could push its tax exposure toward $20 billion.

Rezoning filings show Ackerman & Co. has the parking lots north of Lee + White penciled for a 420,000‑sqft residential building, mixed‑use space and a 975‑space garage. The move comes as BeltLine work nears the site.

A teenage Walmart employee in Cumming called 911 after spotting a van that hadn't moved; deputies found a man dead on a mattress in the vehicle and are working to identify him.

Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan was arrested in Atlanta and booked into Fulton County on aggravated battery and third‑degree child‑cruelty charges, then released after posting bond. The arrest follows reporting about a May domestic‑dispute investigation.