Ike’s Cafe and Grill will convert its Marietta ghost kitchen into a 3,200-square-foot full-service restaurant with seating for about 100–120 this spring.

An 8-year-old brought a handgun to Myers Elementary in Gainesville; staff and a school resource officer secured the weapon and investigators are probing.

A bill in the Georgia Senate would let Medicaid reimburse certain at‑home mental‑health services for adults 21 and older if the state wins a federal waiver. The measure targets people who don’t need institutional care but face repeated crises.

Hop City is turning a former boiling room inside Upper West Market into The Boiler Room, a 30-seat bar focused on beer, wine, cocktails and THC beverages. The bar won’t serve food; market vendors will handle eats.

An 18-year-old was arrested Thursday in the 2024 killing of 19-year-old Samuel Dorsey outside the Parc 1000 apartments in Clarkston. He faces malice murder charges and is being held without bond.

Papa John’s will close about 300 North America restaurants by 2027, cut roughly 7% of corporate jobs and pare back menu items as part of a system reset.

A former Home Depot associate was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay nearly $4 million after prosecutors say she stole and sold thousands of activated gift cards. The case prompted a federal investigation and restitution order.

House Bill 1161 would require drivers to pull to the right and stop during traffic stops after the Georgia House approved the measure 162‑2. Supporters say the change will better protect officers and roadside workers.

Piedmont Fayette broke ground on a seven‑story patient tower as part of a $275 million campus expansion that will add beds, operating rooms and upgraded support services.

A Decatur mother and her four children were displaced after months of rats, sewage and no heat — a case that exposes a gap in Georgia's tenant protections.

Fincher’s Bar‑B‑Q plans an April opening at 102 S. Armed Forces Blvd in Warner Robins, bringing its pulled‑pork and ribs to a rebuilt storefront near Robins Air Force Base.

City officials say Peachtree Corners has roughly 193 deer per square mile — about eight times recommended levels — and have authorized a multi-year plan with USDA Wildlife Services.

A new American Cancer Society analysis ties state-level HPV vaccination rates to uneven drops in cervical cancer among young women. Gains are strong in some states and stalled in others.