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Property owners were told they had to put $3 million into a city-controlled account and use the city’s `preferred vendors to fix … violations,’ according to the lawsuit.

The number of lawsuits from Stewart Detention Center detainees seeking to be released is causing a "judicial emergency," a judge warns.

Atlanta and the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit the nonprofit filed over pollution the city released into the river.

A man accused of shooting another man in the normally quiet Decatur Library has been taken into custody, police said.

The service for officer Pradeep Tamang takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville. Members of the community are invited to line the procession route.

The North American division of Porsche on Thursday celebrated the graduation of its 100th technology apprenticeship class, including students in Atlanta.

Homicides dropped an average of 21% nationwide in 2025, according to a new study, and major police departments including Atlanta's reflected decreases.

The Gwinnett County Commission dismissed the complaint against Matthew Holtkamp because the commissioner did not use county resources to campaign against the ballot question.

MARTA previously told riders to spend down their accounts because balances would not transfer, an announcement that drew criticism. This week, it reversed course.

The annual mobilization, branded Latino Day at the Capitol, is in its fourth year.