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A landmark gay rights case began at this Atlanta home. Can locals save it?

Council members push to protect the Virginia-Highland house at the center of a 1986 SCOTUS decision.

Boy, 4, found dead in Atlanta suffered injuries, past abuse, warrant says

Two women are charged with murder after a 4-year-old boy’s body was found under a pile of clothes at an Atlanta home, arrest warrants say.

Still no timeline for Moores Mill bridge reopening

Traffic has been rerouted since last Tuesday's bridge closure, causing heavier-than-usual delays in the area.

G20 foreign ministers are coming to Atlanta. Here’s what to know.

The two-day event will feature the Group of 20, an international forum composed of leaders from more than a dozen countries along with the African and European Unions.

2 Fulton rental housing projects sought tax breaks. The results differed.

Develop Fulton gave preliminary approval to a $5.2 million tax break for GuildHouse at Upper Westside, but failed to progress a $2.9 million tax break for the Grove at Zephyr.

UPDATE

Cause of death released after 4-year-old boy found dead in SW Atlanta

A woman has been arrested after a child was found dead Monday evening as police conducted a wellness check at a southwest Atlanta residence, officials say.

What is ‘Project Bulldog?’ No, it has nothing to do with Georgia football.

Yancey Bros., an Austell-based dealer of Caterpillar equipment, recently acquired the former UPS facility in the city of South Fulton.

Social media celeb who flaunted lavish life indicted on $4M Georgia SNAP fraud

An Atlanta social media celebrity with millions of followers was federally indicted for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in SNAP benefits, authorities say.

5 takeaways from Atlanta Public Schools’ State of the District address

Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson talks about opportunities and challenges in his State of the District address.

MARTA’s Five Points renovation delayed, costlier than planned, officials say

MARTA CEO Jonathan Hunt won’t commit to a finish date or new price tag.

‘I’m just like you’: Lizzo reads her new book to College Park students

Screams filled the College Park Elementary cafeteria when singer/rapper — and now children’s book author Lizzo — walked in to read from “Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin'."