Rink closures and conversions have tightened ice time across metro Atlanta, pushing skaters into predawn and late-night practice windows. Coaches and clubs are juggling schedules to keep programs running.

Dozens of Riverdale officers and Clayton County deputies surrounded a home on Myrtle Lee Court Friday night as police worked to secure the scene.

A planned March opening for the BeltLine’s Southside Trail segments 4 and 5 has been pushed into spring after rain and freezing temperatures delayed concrete work. Final railing, lighting and camera installations must be finished before the public can use the path.

Federal agents arrested an Atlanta man after a grand jury indictment alleges nearly $1.5M in COVID‑19 relief was funneled through sham businesses; a co‑defendant was picked up in Charleston.

Family of Angela Matos is asking for a GBI case review under Georgia’s Coleman‑Baker Act, citing new DNA tools and decades of unanswered questions.

A late-afternoon blaze in the Tucker area destroyed five mobile homes and left 22 people displaced; crews battled energized fencing and low water pressure.

Alpharetta approved a tax allocation district that could pave the way for a mixed‑use overhaul of North Point Mall — and a 17,000–18,000‑seat arena pitch. The move puts the city in direct competition with a Forsyth County development that’s chasing the same prize.

A pedestrian was fatally hit by a vehicle on Campbellton Rd in Atlanta; he had been acting erratically in traffic before the incident. The driver is cooperating with the investigation.

Randy King received a life sentence without parole and 20 extra years for the murder of Buckhead valet Harrison Olvey in 2023, as reported by 11Alive and FOX 5 Atlanta.

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners pulled a $2.05B CMBS loan on QTS data centers, refinancing debt and extracting roughly $419M as AI demand propels the sector.

DeKalb County School District proposes closing 27 schools and repurposing 8 amid declining enrollment. Nothing is final; the plan aims to spark discussions on optimizing building use.

A precautionary lockdown at Newton High in Covington led to four students being detained and one arrest while sheriff’s investigators work an active probe. Officials say the matter didn’t occur on campus.

The GBI arrested Matthew Lee Sprinkle, 34, on 10 counts of child sexual exploitation after a tip from NCMEC led to an investigation of his online activities.