Cencora agreed to buy EyeSouth Partners’ retina business for $1.1B, folding affiliated retina physicians into its Retina Consultants of America network.

A 44-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in the face and both arms; investigators say the shooting occurred at a Fairburn Road NW address. The Aggravated Assault Unit is on scene.

Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, compounding Atlanta’s pitching woes just before the regular season. The club hasn’t given a timeline.

An Emory‑led JAMA review finds about 10% of new cancer diagnoses are tied to excess body fat and suggests sustained weight loss over 10% may lower that risk. Local clinicians say the findings should change routine care and screening conversations.

An early-morning crash on Highway 78 near Hugh Howell Road left one person dead and shut the highway for hours. DeKalb County police are investigating.

Pretrial fights, a Georgia Supreme Court ruling and late‑2025 appeals have kept the Alexis Crawford murder case from going to trial more than six years after her death.

A fire on the 1300 block of Campbellton Road SW displaced several families Monday; Atlanta Fire Rescue and the Red Cross are assisting while the cause is investigated.

A 16-year-old was found with multiple gunshot wounds near Castleberry Hill on March 22; police say he was alive when found and the shooting remains under investigation.

Flames tore through Netherley Park Apartments in Union City Monday; cause and injuries remain unclear. Crews remained on scene as authorities investigated.

Brookhaven police investigated a late-night shooting at an apartment complex on Northcliff Valley Way NE; investigators were on scene and no arrests were announced.

A suspected drag race in Albany left two people dead, including a 4‑year‑old; two drivers have been arrested and charged as the Traffic Unit investigates.

Atlanta police released surveillance footage tied to an October drive-by that left a 16-year-old critically injured; investigators are seeking tips and offering a possible reward.

The Georgia Court of Appeals split in two Cobb County education fights — sending a student‑expulsion case back to superior court while upholding a teacher’s firing over a classroom book reading. The decisions renew legal tests over off‑campus discipline and curriculum rules.