1+ week, 2+ day ago   (712+ words) Appen Media Group of Alpharetta, a family-owned publisher that owns seven newspapers and numerous digital news properties in metro Atlanta, has sued the state of Georgia. The company argues that rules set by corrections officials governing media access to executions…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (182+ words) A traffic stop ended with a chase and the arrest of a driver, according to police. A Sandy Springs police officer conducted a traffic stop involving a white Mazda on Roswell Road near Sandy Springs Circle on Saturday. Police identified…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (682+ words) Starting next summer, Georgia’s highest court will no longer routinely hear appeals in murder cases. Under Georgia law, the state’s high court has jurisdiction over all capital cases — that is, cases where the death penalty has been imposed. But the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (104+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 22-year-old Atlanta man was arrested July 29 on a warrant stemming from a months-old case that accused him of fraud. Alpharetta police said a 33-year-old Milton woman reported to officers in April that she suspected the Atlanta man,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (516+ words) Five members of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners offered to buy the Atlanta City Detention Center for $56.5 million in an Aug. 10 letter to Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta City Council. The county commission’s letter requested a response from…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (264+ words) Georgia tax revenue continued rising in July, bolstered by strong receipts from the sales and use tax, which sent more money to local governments. Net tax collections were $2.57 billion, up $78.1 million from July 2025. That 3.1% increase came despite a 2.1% year-over-year drop…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (92+ words) Five suspects are in custody following a police pursuit that ended in Sandy Springs. Law enforcement officers pursued the vehicle through metro Atlanta before bringing the chase to a stop and taking all five individuals into custody. Authorities are currently…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (445+ words) Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has instructed Georgia state agencies to keep spending level as they prepare budget proposals ahead of next year’s legislative session. Kemp is term-limited and signed his final budget earlier this year, cutting more than $300 million in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (292+ words) SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A man is facing federal charges after authorities say his firearm accidentally discharged on a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority bus, hitting a woman and also wounding himself while traveling in Sandy Springs last week. Guillermo Cruz…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (19+ words) Colt Gray pleaded guilty to 55 counts in the Apalachee High shooting, leaving his sentence to the judge's decision....