CJ McCollum scored 29 and Dyson Daniels posted a triple-double as the Hawks beat Cleveland 124-102 to clinch the Southeast Division and a top-six seed. Atlanta will bypass the play-in for the first time since 2021.

A Toyota Camry struck a parked box truck on I‑85 near LaGrange Friday afternoon, killing two people; the Georgia State Patrol is investigating.

A late-night fire heavily damaged a southwest Atlanta church; firefighters contained flames to the attic and no injuries were reported. Investigators are probing the cause.

A 75-year-old Pickens County man drowned after falling from a boat at Lake Lanier; deputies recovered him near Arrowhead Drive and he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

An elevated, boardwalk‑heavy stretch of the Silver Comet Connector is rising beside The Works in Underwood Hills; PATH and city updates say work runs into late 2027.

UGA freshman Kareem Stagg was arrested in Oconee County after deputies say he was driving 87 mph with only a learner's permit; he was released on $1,245 bond.

A Fayetteville family says nearly $9,900 vanished from their account after a takeout checkout was diverted to a fake verification page; they're working with their bank to recover the money.

Sunny and dry with highs near 85; NWS warns low humidity will raise fire danger this afternoon. Avoid open burns and check permits.

SDH Education East, a Sodexo unit, eliminated 74 dining jobs at Young Harris College, hitting campus food-service staff at the small North Georgia campus. More details and official statements are still pending.

A Duluth-based partnership has filed to add roughly 250 homes inside Peachtree Corners' Technology Park, a plan that heads to a council hearing on April 28.

State lawmakers pushed an eight‑year moratorium on transit SPLOST referendums that could keep Cobb and Gwinnett from seeking new local transit funding until 2032.

A person was shot Friday at a Campbellton‑Fairburn Road shopping plaza in South Fulton and rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital; investigators have sealed the plaza as a crime scene.

Family‑run BB's Bagels reopened in Alpharetta after a 2025 fire, returning hand‑rolled Bronx‑style bagels to North Atlanta with community backing. The shop leans on local farms and old‑school methods.