Cartersville bakery Sinfully Sweet Keto has inked a lease for a Kennesaw storefront on Jiles Road. The brand sells sugar‑free, gluten‑free keto desserts and has not announced an opening date.

Emory has launched a 10‑bed airborne research unit to study how respiratory viruses spread between people. The first influenza study is planned for June.

Uzbekistan will base its World Cup camp at Atlanta United's Marietta training ground, arriving June 10 and preparing for a June 27 match in Atlanta.

A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday on I‑85 South near Northcrest Road in DeKalb County. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and few details have been released.

A Sandy Springs standoff at a Glen Lake apartment ended with an arrest and multiple charges, police say.

Gloria and Emily Estefan's Basura launches May 30 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. The mother‑daughter duo co-wrote the score for a musical inspired by Paraguay's Recycled Orchestra.

Fay Twersky, president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation since 2021, announced her retirement this week. The Atlanta foundation will begin a national search for her successor while keeping major grants moving.

An Athens‑Clarke County investigator was fired after his arrest in a Franklin County child‑abuse probe that also led to arrests of his wife and son.

A pre-dawn incident at Garnett Station halted MARTA service and forced a bus bridge while police investigate.

A Lawrenceville pedestrian says he was followed after asking a car to slow for kids at a bus stop; two were arrested and police found Xanax.

A jury convicted Aaron La Var Beckles in the Dec. 4, 2024 driveway killing of Isaac Jackson Jr.; a judge sentenced him to life without parole plus five years.

Rep. Nikema Williams won the May 19 Democratic primary in Georgia’s 5th District and will face Republican John “Bongo” Salvesen again in November.

Invest Atlanta authorized $925,000 to upgrade Upper Alabama Street and Peachtree Fountains Plaza at Underground Atlanta ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026. Expect new seating, screens, food‑truck sites and small‑business microgrants.