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I-285 South reopens after wreck, fire involving semi hauling boxes

A large wreck shut down parts of I-285 southbound in DeKalb County for hours Tuesday, authorities say.

Officials said the girls from Riverdale died Friday in an apparent drowning hours after they arrived at a vacation rental house near Walt Disney World on the outskirts of Orlando, Florida. (Charles Rondeau/Pixabay)

Riverdale twins, age 5, die in apparent drowning at Florida rental, officials say

Two families arrived at the vacation home early Friday, and the girls were found unresponsive in the pool later that morning, according to the Osceola County sheriff’s office.

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Parents sentenced after girl’s death in Gwinnett fire exposes years of abuse

A 10-year-old girl was found dead in 2022 inside a windowless room at a Gwinnett County home that had burned to cinders. Last week, her parents were sentenced to prison.

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Georgia Republicans move to keep touchscreen voting to head off election mess

The Georgia Senate on Saturday passed a measure delaying a law that would do away with counting ballots using QR codes.

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WILD GEORGIA

Meet some birds that deserve a Father’s Day card (and some that don’t)

Male woodpeckers and brown thrashers are among the bird dads that take parenting seriously.

Georgia Elections - Labor Commissioner

Nonprofit leader challenges Republican incumbent for Georgia labor commissioner

Democrat Nikki Porcher is challenging Republican incumbent Bárbara Rivera Holmes in the race for Georgia labor commissioner.

Crime & Public Safety
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Riverdale police hunt suspect in shooting of pregnant woman

A pregnant woman was hospitalized Saturday after Riverdale police said she was shot during a domestic dispute at Brooks Crossing Apartments.

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Systems restored after data breach in city of Acworth, officials say

A cybersecurity breach in the city of Acworth is still under investigation, but systems and services have been fully restored, officials said.

Wrongfully convicted man exonerated

Atlanta man freed after two decades behind bars for crime he didn’t commit

Marquez Powell spent nearly 21 years in prison, but new DNA evidence proved his innocence, according to the Georgia Innocence Project.

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In Charlottesville and Atlanta, John Dewberry is known for half-built towers

Protesters rally against Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center at a Midtown construction site. Three people accused of trying to set fire to the Cobb office of Brasfield & Gorrie had their charges dismissed Wednesday. (John Spink/AJC 2024)

Georgia AG’s case against training center protesters ‘political,’ judge rules

‘Leave us alone’ Social Circle divided over Trump Administration

ICE reportedly giving up on warehouse detention plan in Georgia, elsewhere

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After East Palestine crash, a rail safety win but health questions remain

Pinnacle Financial Partners announced Thursday it would lease 165,000 square feet of space in the Ten Twenty Spring building in Midtown, pictured here on June 18, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Enticed by prime skyline real estate, bank selects Midtown for new HQ

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Sandwich chain tops Chick-fil-A in annual customer satisfaction survey

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‘AI slop’ resolution seeks to reel in city’s use of artificial intelligence