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Scattered storms dampen Easter Sunday services, egg hunts

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16-year-old girl killed, another teen injured in Piedmont Park shooting

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Tiger Woods’ excuse for DUI charge shows flaw in our driving-sins hierarchy

New Gwinnett County superintendent news conference

‘Students need to feel they belong,’ says Gwinnett’s next superintendent

Stone Mountain Park switches operators, affecting nearly 500 jobs

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DeKalb schools Student Assignment Plan will only work by rebuilding trust

DeKalb leaders reviewing immigration discussions at middle school

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Georgia State University eliminates gender studies major

The move leaves the University of Georgia with the only women’s and gender studies degree among the state’s public colleges and universities.

Norfolk Southern renews Midtown Atlanta headquarters lease

The $500 million, five year renewel comes as the Atlanta railroad is seeking approval to merge with Omaha-based Union Pacific.

Voters could decide fate of Decatur’s planned early learning center

A Georgia bill would require Decatur voters to approve bonds for a $22 million early learning center after community concerns over transparency.

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A Midtown church weighs its future after historic hall lands on ‘peril’ list

All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Midtown Atlanta is weighing renovations as structural damage put historic Egleston Hall on the Georgia Trust’s 2026 “Places in Peril” list.

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‘Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn’ still captures Atlanta’s spirit 30 years later

Former Atlanta mayors Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson Jr. transformed the city — a journey documented in Gary Pomerantz's 1996 book "Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn."

United Inn sex trafficking trial openings

DeKalb hotel at center of landmark sex trafficking ruling

In a precedential ruling that has wide implications, three previously dismissed sex trafficking lawsuits against Atlanta-area hotels have been revived for trials.

Search for new Atlanta Fed leader continues, interviews underway

The Atlanta Fed, located in Midtown, is one of 12 regional banks in the Federal Reserve System.

Spring break travelers make their way through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on on Friday, March 29, 2024, with more than 90,000 passengers passing through security checkpoints. This Friday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the month for Hartsfield-Jackson, officials say, with some 95,000 people forecast to go through TSA checkpoints. (John Spink/AJC 2024)

What Georgians should know before taking off on spring break trips

Spring Break begins Monday for public schools across metro Atlanta.

Atlanta airport warns of busy spring break weekend travel surge

Airport officials warn travelers not to get complacent ahead of a busy spring break and Easter holiday weekend.

Child shot in drive-by at Ashley Cascade apartments

Sleeping 7-year-old boy injured in drive-by shooting, Atlanta police say

The incident happened early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta that has been the scene of previous shootings.

Leif Palmer, EPA attorney whose legal action helped build Atlantic Station, dies at 66

His ‘rather brilliant argument’ paved the way for the popular mixed-use development in Midtown, former colleague says.

The Beltline was once falling behind on affordable housing. It’s caught up.

The Atlanta Beltline on Thursday announced it has created, preserved or is actively building 4,425 affordable units, which is 79% of the way to its goal.