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2 Delta planes have close call at Atlanta airport

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15-year-old arrested after men found dead near Doll’s Head Trail in DeKalb

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Cereal and pet food facility poised for $32M expansion in Fairburn

Alleged serial rapist pleas XXX in DeKalb. Cases in other counties remain open.

DeKalb DA wants ‘biased’ judge off all criminal cases

A masked immigration agent asks LaGrange resident Alex Orellana for identification in this screenshot taken from a livestream posted on Facebook on July 7, 2026. (Courtesy of Alex Orellana)

Georgia immigrant communities ‘on heightened alert’ as ICE arrests increase

Georgia firm faces FTC fine for reselling tickets to Megan Moroney, Metallica

The FTC alleged Elite Events and Tickets regularly circumvented security measures and other controls that restricted the number of tickets they could acquire.

Stockbridge mayor defends himself against claims of improper P-card spending

“I do feel like this is political,” Mayor Jayden Williams said, adding, “I’m willing to fight, 10 toes down, behind the city of Stockbridge.”

Wellstar lays off more than 700 corporate workers

Wellstar said the affected roles span corporate, shared services and administrative functions. The cuts will not affect “frontline care team roles,” such as doctors or nurses.

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Atlanta is investigating a new fish kill on a different metro area river

Atlanta watershed management responsible for South River fish kill, state says

The South River fish kill was the second recent occurrence in a major Atlanta river.

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Why Coca-Cola says it scored big from sponsorship of the World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup packed a punch for Coca-Cola, helping boost its second quarter results and propelling the strongest volume growth in its namesake soda in years.

The tiny RFID chip has revolutionized how UPS ships packages

Pivoting from Amazon business, UPS looks to other areas for growth

After a monumental retooling of its network, UPS says it has turned a corner with its “better not bigger” strategy.

Coca-Cola resumes ‘majority’ of Fairlife U.S. production after cyberattack

Coca-Cola disclosed the cyberattack July 16.

Georgia school shooter copied prior shooters to gain ‘notoriety,’ testimony shows

Colt Gray was “immersed” in online community of people obsessed with mass shooters, messages revealed in court show.

Former city of Atlanta executive Mitzi Bickers (left), pictured outside federal court in Atlanta in 2022, has had her clemency request denied by President Donald Trump. Bickers was convicted in 2022 of bribery and other charges in a City Hall corruption case. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Trump denies Mitzi Bickers’ clemency bid in Atlanta bribery case

President Donald Trump denied the clemency request of Mitzi Bickers, a former city of Atlanta executive convicted of taking around $3 million in bribes from city contractors.

OpenAI’s $20B data center dominated Georgia headlines. But it wasn’t alone.

OpenAI's plans for a $20 billion data center near Savannah made national headlines. But two other sprawling data center projects in Georgia were also made public the same day.

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Atlanta’s tallest tower prepares for new restaurant, exclusive tenant club

Florida real estate firm CP Group announced Monday it has partnered with Episcope Hospitality to rethink the 55-story tower’s restaurant and gathering space offerings.

Apocalypse, aging and a fresh take on growing older from playwright Ali Viterbi

Inspired by her close bond with her grandparents, Atlanta playwright Ali Viterbi shines a light on the lives, love and stories of older adults.

Atlanta’s e-bike, scooter rentals skyrocketed during World Cup

Of the estimated 600,000 micromobility trips taken during the World Cup, Lime says its devices accounted for more than 587,000.