A 10‑ton posting on Thompson Road near Redd Road is pushing buses and heavy trucks onto alternate streets and has neighbors worried about emergency access.

Police responded to an active situation at a Bullsboro Drive business Friday evening. Officials say the scene was contained and drivers were urged to avoid the area.

Clear morning and a high near 85°F. Small chance of an afternoon storm; hotter with daily storm chances returning this weekend.

A man was found dead beneath a tour bus in a DeKalb County hotel parking lot; investigators say the death appears accidental and the medical examiner will rule.

Mostly cloudy and muggy Friday across metro Atlanta, with flash flood warnings in parts of south‑central Georgia and a Flood Watch for Upson County. Expect heavy, sudden downpours into the evening.

A large oak toppled onto a pickup on Pea Ridge Road early Friday, killing two passengers and sending two to a Macon hospital. The wreck came as tropical remnants swept through north Georgia.

A College Park mother says Grady EMS failed to respond after her 15‑year‑old collapsed at practice and has filed a multi‑million‑dollar lawsuit alleging negligence.

A Fulton County judge vacated Marquez Powell’s conviction after newly developed DNA testing undermined the prosecution’s theory; prosecutors dismissed charges and he was released after nearly 21 years.

A Winder restaurant manager pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in confinement plus probation after a sexual‑assault probe that began in March 2025. Officials say the negotiated plea spared the victim a trial.

Severe storms and a brief FAA ground stop at Hartsfield‑Jackson left more than 1,300 flights delayed or canceled, stranding travelers and rippling across the network.

A Clayton County jury convicted Johnnie Alston of murder in his wife’s 2022 death; a judge handed down life without parole plus additional years. Prosecutors say Alston admitted the shooting.

A Cartersville traffic stop produced a half‑pound of crack, cash and a gun with armor‑piercing rounds as police say they step up enforcement. Multiple arrests followed separate busts in recent weeks.

A man prosecutors call "dangerous" was convicted in Fulton County but fled after skipping the final day of his rape trial.