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WILD GEORGIA

Hear that? 30 songbird species welcome a new day in spring.

Heading into late April, bird nesting moves into high gear. With it comes a revving up of one of the most remarkable events of spring — the daily “dawn chorus.”

Three state legislative special elections head to runoffs

Monday is your last chance to register to vote before the May primary

Monday is the deadline to register to vote for the May 19 primary elections for U.S. Senate, governor and other offices.

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GEORGIA DISPATCH

Georgia lost and found: How a phone missing at sea turned up 7 months later.

A young woman was paddleboarding when her cellphone floated away, encased inside Tupperware. Many months later, long after Find My iPhone went dead, a Georgia family found it.

Crime & Public Safety
Tianah Robinson’s parents view her body at Ebenezer Baptist Church before the start of a celebration of life Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Atlanta. Robinson was the 16-year-old who was killed during a shooting at Piedmont Park following 404 Day celebrations. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

‘Built-in best friend’: Family says final goodbye to teen killed in Piedmont Park

Loved ones say goodbye to Tianah Robinson at an Atlanta funeral weeks after the teen was killed in an unsolved shooting at Piedmont Park.

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Tianah Robinson’s parents view her body at Ebenezer Baptist Church before the start of a celebration of life Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Atlanta. Robinson was the 16-year-old who was killed during a shooting at Piedmont Park following 404 Day celebrations. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

PHOTOS: Funeral for 16-year-old Tianah Robinson, who was fatally shot at Piedmont Park

Robinson was fatally shot on April 4 at Piedmont Park. The incident occurred more than an hour after the 404 Day festivities concluded.

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UPDATE

Christian school football coach faces new charge for child sexual abuse image

Georgia authorities say a private school teacher also took “inappropriate and surreptitious photos or videos of minor children during the course of normal school activities.”

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