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This undated photo taken through a microscope and provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts. (CDC via AP, File)

As cyclospora outbreak rages elsewhere, a few Georgia eateries assure customers

Georgia has been largely spared from cases of cyclospora so far, as some metro Atlanta restaurants reassure customers about their locally sourced greens.

Atlanta parents weigh in on classroom screen time at town hall

These Georgia school districts are curbing classroom screen time

New policy says classroom technology use should be “high value” and restricts the amount of time students in each grade should spend on screens.

The Fulton County Commission is expected to consider and vote on a five-part plan aimed at lowering the county’s jail population.

Fulton commissioners opt out of Atlanta mayor’s tax extension plan

Future TAD participation will require a 5-vote supermajority on the county commission.

This Atlanta tower wasn’t supposed to sit empty. Now it’s owned by the bank.

“Build it and they will come” often acts as a slogan among optimists in commercial real estate. But what happens if they don’t show up?

Atlanta data center tabled, but developer remains ‘committed’ to vision

Texas data center developer Digital Reality is seeking an exemption from Atlanta's bans on server farms near MARTA stations and the Beltline.

Boyfriend arrested, charged in 1999 cold case murder

An Atlanta mother was killed in 1999. Police just made a cold case arrest.

Bridgett Lockhart's family pushed Atlanta police for information about her 1999 killing. Atlanta police now have charged her boyfriend with murder.

What caused scaffolding to collapse at skeletal office tower in Midtown?

The project, which began as a dramatic renovation to the aging Campanile office building, has stood unfinished for more than five years.

Customs facility breaks ground at Fulton County airport

The project will allow customs agents to process international arrivals directly at the airport.

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (at lectern) said Monday he hopes his provision to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will help “stop the spread” of private equity firms buying up single-family homes. He was joined at a news conference about the new law by (from left) Jacob Parcel and his son Dominic, Atlanta City Council member Andrea Boone and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Federal law could ease private equity’s grip on Atlanta housing market

“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store,” said U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who called Atlanta the “ground zero” of corporate homeownership.

Man, woman found dead with gunshot wounds in southeast Atlanta bedroom

Atlanta police said a "highly active" investigation is ongoing after two people were found dead Sunday in a home in southeast Atlanta.

Revelers make merry at the Chaka Khan Hacienda party at Pullman Yards on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Ben Gray for the AJC 2023)

Traffic, noise and a Kirkwood mystery: Why doesn’t Pullman need event permits?

Atlanta's Pullman Yards, once an industrial site, is now an entertainment complex billed as “The South’s Premier Destination.” Neighbors aren't happy and want answers.