News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Apalachee Verdict?

Apalachee shooting suspect’s dad convicted in ‘novel’ case

A jury from neighboring Hall County found the father guilty of second-degree murder, among other charges.

Man arrested in 7-year-old’s shooting death

2 arrested in 7-year-old Atlanta girl’s shooting death

Two men are arrested in the shooting death of 7-year-old Zoey Price in Atlanta. The girl was injured when gunfire struck the house where she and her mother were, on Feb. 24.

AJC Deja News: DeKalb sheriff-elect Derwin Brown's murder in 2000 shocked metro Atlantans

Former DeKalb Sheriff Sidney Dorsey, who had his rival killed, dies in prison

The Augusta State Medical Prison inmate, who confessed to his 2000 crime in prison in 2007, died of natural causes at 86, the Georgia Department of Corrections says.

Georgia News
Guidestone Investigation

Who blew up the Guidestones? AJC podcast investigates the mystery of Georgia’s storied landmark

Listeners will go on a journey of who built ‘America’s Stonehenge’ and who destroyed it.

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Youth Villages Georgia Executive Director Tanya Anderson poses for a portrait at the Inner Harbour Residential Campus in Douglasville on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
AJC HER+STORY

Georgia nonprofit executive is driven by a passion for children’s health

Tanya Anderson has spent more than two decades with Youth Villages, a nonprofit that provides services to young people and their families across 27 states.

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Apalachee Verdict?

Have kids? Here’s how Apalachee parent’s conviction could affect you.

Georgia dad’s second-degree murder conviction intended to send a message, attorneys say.

Crime & Public Safety
Apalachee Verdict?

Have kids? Here’s how Apalachee parent’s conviction could affect you.

Georgia dad’s second-degree murder conviction intended to send a message, attorneys say.

Acworth

Security guard’s fatal shooting marks Acworth’s first homicide of the year

A 25-year-old Douglasville man is jailed on murder charge after police say he shot a security guard after the guard broke up a fight behind the Saddle Bar on Cowan Road.

Teacher killed

Hall County teacher run over, killed confronting teens after prank, police say

An 18-year-old faces vehicular manslaughter charges after a late-night "rolling" prank turns deadly in a Gainesville neighborhood, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office says.

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DeKalb could change grade level configuration

The grade debate: DeKalb schools could change elementary, middle, high split

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Bernard LaFayette Jr., civil rights strategist, dies at 85

AJC Deja News: DeKalb sheriff-elect Derwin Brown's murder in 2000 shocked metro Atlantans
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Former DeKalb County sheriff’s death marks end of tragic saga

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CeeLo Green on Gnarls Barkley’s Atlanta-inspired final album: ‘I feel relieved’

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Delta settles lawsuit over maintenance worker’s death

Bikes stolen from afterschool cycling program

Stolen bikes derail program that teaches Atlanta youth to ride