Booking records show Travis Lamont Shorter faces armed robbery, aggravated assault and weapons charges after a May 26 arrest in Fulton County.

Mitchel Ford, 73, died Sunday after being airlifted following a crash on Sand Mountain last Monday.

Former UFC standout Dustin Poirier was arrested at Atlanta’s airport on a misdemeanor public drunkenness charge and released after posting bond. Videos show him roughhousing at an airport restaurant.

Keisha Lance Bottoms challenged Rick Jackson to three televised debates across Georgia and accepted an Oct. 12 Atlanta Press Club slot. The offer raises an early test for Jackson.

A Georgia appeals court on June 22 upheld a 25-year sentence for a Fulton County caregiver convicted in a 2021 attack on a non-ambulatory dementia patient. The ruling rejects challenges to the evidence and trial tactics.

Georgia Tech released final renderings for a $70M Bobby Dodd Stadium renovation that adds chairback seats, new premium clubs and upgraded video and sound.

Trilogy closed a $30.7M construction loan to build REV3 at Stars Way, a build-to-rent townhome community sited next to LakePoint Sports in Emerson, Bartow County.

La Cueva opened at Ponce City Market this weekend, delivering a 2,700‑sq‑ft slot‑canyon speakeasy with mezcal, a chef‑driven menu and nightly music.

Forest Park named Carl E. Geffken its sole finalist for city manager, starting Georgia's 14‑day public‑review period before the council can vote.

UPS is spending $48 million to add 27 temperature‑controlled cross‑docks, beefing up Atlanta's role in shipping GLP‑1 drugs, vaccines and other sensitive medicines.

A charter bus carrying security guards stopped at a Bessemer Walmart turned deadly after a fight left one worker dead and others injured. Police say a New Orleans man faces murder and attempted-murder charges as investigators continue their probe.

A Marietta man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself and urinating in a parking lot next to a child-care center; he remains jailed on a $1,000 bond.

Children’s Adamsville Pediatrics opens June 29 in Adamsville, offering neighborhood primary care for ages 0–21 and serving as a training site for medical residents.