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100-year-old Atlanta woman’s rules for the road and life

GRIDLOCK GUY

This 100-year-old Atlanta woman hasn’t given up her Mustang or her zest for life

Stockbridge City Council votes to remove mayor from office

UPDATE

Up to 5 inches of rain recorded in parts of North Ga. in last 24 hours, NWS says

2 new measles cases tied to metro Atlanta daycare outbreak, officials say

Clayton inmate’s death ruled homicide tied to ‘medical neglect,’ examiner says

Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams addresses the media after a City Council hearing Aug. 22, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Judge denies Stockbridge mayor’s request to exclude sexual misconduct evidence

Thick smoke billows into the sky from the area behind the Statue of Liberty, lower left, where the World Trade Center towers stood after airplanes crashed into both towers on Sept. 11, 2001, causing them to collapse. The Sept. 11 attacks in New York City and Washington killed almost 3,000 people and led to a long war in Afghanistan. (Daniel Hulshizer/AP)

Former AJC reporter recounts the horror of New York after the 9/11 attacks

A.M. ATL: Time flies

Your Sept. 11 update: Worker sues feds over Hyundai raid, city council members want Dickens to think twice about Beltline rail, remembering 9/11 and other headlines.

DeKalb DA says DNA ties one man to 3 cold cases. Are there more victims?

A man was arrested and charged after officials said DeKalb’s cold case task force linked his DNA to cases dating as far back as 2014.

ICE faces $2M claim over unprecedented raid at Hyundai site in Georgia

One of the 475 workers arrested by ICE during an unprecedented raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia last year has filed a $2 million legal claim against the agency.

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Cobb father charged in boy’s death after police say sick child was left alone

A father is facing second-degree murder and child cruelty charges after Cobb County police say he left his sick 2-year-old son alone for about six hours.

No injuries after gunfire prompts ‘robust’ response at Piedmont Park, APD says

UPDATE

19-year-old charged after gunfire incident at Piedmont Park, Atlanta police say

A 19-year-old faces firearm and drug-related charges after reports of gunshots prompted a large police presence at Piedmont Park on Wednesday.

inspire brands offers child care for virtural learning

CEO of Dunkin’ and Arby’s parent Inspire Brands on temporary medical leave

Paul Brown, co-founder and CEO of Inspire Brands, a Sandy Springs-based fast food giant is on temporary medical leave of absence just as the company prepares to go public.

Joseph E. Geshwiler, former AJC opinion writer, dies at 89

In his self-written obituary, Geshmiler says he contributed more than 4,000 opinion articles for the Constitution across 17 years.

Mother charged in son’s hot car death granted bond by Gwinnett judge

Mother charged in son’s hot car death leaves jail for house arrest

Deja Coleman, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of her 1-year-old son, had been in jail since late July but was granted bond Wednesday.

Buckhead estate sells for second-highest price ever in metro Atlanta

A sprawling Buckhead estate has sold for $18.6 million, as luxury home sales outpace the broader metro Atlanta housing market.

A.M. ATL: It’s coming

Morning, y’all! We don’t often consider fall a big bloom season, but all over Georgia, new pops of color come out as the weather gets cooler.

BILL TORPY

Ossoff makeup ads hint of Collins’ flagging foundation

Election silly season is back in full force.

‘No hope’: More Georgia immigrants voluntarily leave as detention increases

Voluntary departure cases are up 200% in Georgia this year.

AJC REPORTER COLUMN

I was teaching on 9/11. No lesson plan could’ve prepared me.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began like so many others before it. I was teaching fourth grade at Warren T. Jackson Elementary in northwest Atlanta. A small K-5 elementary sc...