A former Atlanta Housing executive was sentenced this week after prosecutors say she funneled Section 8 and pandemic-relief dollars to herself and relatives. The case raises oversight questions for the voucher program.

Marjorie Taylor Greene told Alex Jones she fears Donald Trump could use the Iran war to cancel the 2028 vote — a warning that raises legal and political alarm.

A precautionary boil-water advisory covers parts of downtown Atlanta after a Hemphill plant power failure. Officials say to boil tap water or use bottled water until testing clears it.

A 47-year-old Marietta driver was killed early Friday when his car struck the back of a stopped tractor-trailer on I‑75 South. Police say both truck drivers remained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

A 20‑million‑gallon underground stormwater vault is rising beneath a new five‑acre park in Summerhill/Peoplestown to ease flooding and reduce pressure on old sewer lines.

Hartsfield‑Jackson expects about 2.7 million travelers over the Memorial Day window and nearly 379,000 on Friday. Security lines looked shorter Friday, but TSA ID rules remain in force.

Two veteran Fulton County judges were unseated by prosecutors from the DA’s office, a surprising double upset that will change Atlanta’s Superior Court bench.

Georgia’s parole board is reviewing parole and a work‑release plan for an inmate tied to a 1981 Decatur attack that killed one woman. Victims’ families and advocates want answers.

Inalfa Roof Systems will cut 127 jobs across two Acworth plants, a reduction that Atlanta Business Chronicle says trims nearly half its Georgia workforce.

The Paulding County School Board voted May 19 to form a district police department for the 2026‑27 school year, shifting SROs from the sheriff’s office and promising one officer per campus.

A construction worker was killed during overnight work on GA‑400 in Sandy Springs. Police arrested a driver who faces homicide-by-vehicle, Move Over and speeding charges.

A search of a Lilburn home on Martin Nash Road turned up cocaine, meth, ecstasy, marijuana and seven guns; two people now face drug‑trafficking charges, police say.

Jerome Bettis, Brian Jordan and David Pollack unveiled an IFL expansion at Akins Ford Arena, targeting a spring 2027 debut and a season into July.