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Funeral set for Gwinnett police officer killed in hotel shooting

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Suspect still at large after man shot in crowded Decatur Library, police say

Coca-Cola launches new cherry-flavored soda, brings back another

Atlanta mother accused of giving alcohol to 2-month-old, charged with murder

Georgia Medicaid glitch briefly disenrolls disabled children

A Continental Tire Distribution Center As Wholesale Inventories Released

More than 200 people will be laid off as plant closes south of Atlanta

This real estate agent is shining a light on the plight of children in extended stays

Republicans revive squatting bill, targeting extended-stay hotels

Proponents say it addresses squatters; critics worry it could erase Georgia Supreme Court protections for families living in hotels.

Wildman’s manager says $800K stock sale was a gift, not theft from estate

Marjorie Lyon, the late owner’s friend and longtime store manager, says a letter from 2021 proves the stock was rightfully hers.

Bursting water pipes close facilities as metro Atlanta begins to thaw

After an extended freeze, temperatures are expected to return this week to more seasonable levels even though Groundhog Day predictions call for more winter.

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A UK tech startup is making downtown Atlanta its U.S. headquarters

In choosing Georgia, Ekko has picked a payments processing hub home to many top financial technology companies.

Motherhood fuels U.S. bobsled legend Elana Meyers Taylor’s fifth Olympic run

Music therapy helps a young Georgia patient find her voice

Myliyah “Grace” Leitzsey, 7, copes with months of hospitalization through songwriting while waiting for a heart transplant.

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One of the country’s fastest-growing AI startups moves HQ to Midtown

A startup that’s making waves by using artificial intelligence to optimize machinery systems has planted its flag in the heart of Atlanta’s innovation district.

A life-saving skill everyone can use when it matters most

February is American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart health and share critical safety tips that could help save a life.

Gov. Kemp proposes $50 million to help cities combat homelessness

State lawmakers once looked to punish cities for homelessness. Now, the Georgia governor wants to pour millions of dollars into addressing the problem.

Wanda Sims Watters stands near where her childhood home was at 205 Elizabeth Street in Decatur on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. The once thriving Black neighborhood was destroyed in waves from the 1940s-1970s through eminent domain for government housing, facilities and “urban renewal.” (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Metro Atlanta governments take up reparations amid national challenges

Atlanta's and Decatur’s reparations committees are far from issuing recommendations for specific actions their cities should take.

Skaters turn out to protest ICE on Atlanta Beltline

Skaters came out to the Atlanta Beltline on Sunday in spite of the cold weather to demonstrate against ICE and to promote peace.

Temperature rises above freezing in Atlanta after bitter cold spell

Extreme cold continues in Georgia on Sunday, though Atlanta temperatures got above freezing in the afternoon.

ICE related protest in woodstock, Georgia

Weather postpones nearly all of Saturday’s anti-ICE protests in metro Atlanta

Bad weather postponed or canceled many anti-ICE protests in metro Atlanta on Saturday, but a few protestors on both sides of the issue turned up anyway.