The Georgia House voted down a GOP plan to phase out property taxes on primary homes, a defeat that leaves billions in local revenue and school budgets in question.

Atlanta police released photos and descriptions of two people wanted in the Aug. 5, 2021 Forrest Park Road killing and are asking the public for tips.

South Fulton detectives have issued a BOLO after a 16-year-old was fatally shot on Harrier Lane. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information.

A crash on Duluth Highway near Frankie Lane killed one person and shut the road; investigators are working the scene and detours were set up.

Coweta deputies stopped an elderly man from sending another $27,000 to a scammer posing as federal agents. Officials warn crypto-based impostor schemes targeting seniors are on the rise.

Fog will slow Wednesday morning commutes in Atlanta; highs climb into the 70s and a warm surge pushes into the 80s later this week.

Forest Park Police Chief Brandon Criss is on paid leave while the city investigates whether he took days off but kept banking PTO. The mayor says public safety hasn’t been affected.

A Fulton County judge denied bond for the man accused of killing a woman outside Palmetto Elementary on Feb. 10. Surveillance footage and a high-speed chase helped investigators make the arrest.

A copycat fundraising site showed $16,000 for 13-year-old Mason Towler’s funeral but the family says it never saw the money; a local funeral director covered the service.

FIFA officials are meeting in Atlanta and reassessing security and contingency plans as the U.S.–Iran conflict raises questions about Iran's World Cup participation.

Chief Justice Nels Peterson warned that decades of Georgia decisions have left post‑conviction rules "a mess," and he asked the General Assembly to rewrite how ineffective‑counsel claims are handled.

A Wisconsin electrical firm will convert the former Joann Fabrics distribution center in Opelika with a roughly $79M investment, promising about 200 jobs and performance‑based tax breaks.

Powder Springs officers shot a person outside a Publix after responding to a mental‑health crisis call; the GBI has taken over the investigation and no officers were hurt.