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2 teens killed in South Fulton ID’d as police search for shooter

Officials said late Tuesday no information on the suspected gunman was available and that it was “unclear” what led to the shooting.

Jasper VA clinic shooting

VA employee hurt, suspect dead after shooting at Jasper clinic, officials say

Officers confronted the suspected shooter outside of the Pickens County veterans' clinic and was "killed on site," officials said.

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Metro Atlanta braces for more frigid temps before midweek warmup

“This is March in Georgia,” meteorologist says of the nearly 30-degree temperature swing in just a little over 12 hours.

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‘The great munching’: Caterpillars’ gluttony means food for baby songbirds

Welcome to spring. The greening of the landscape is already well underway, and the rapid leafing out is triggering another great phenomenon: the “great munching.”

Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.

A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.

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Will Georgia’s gas tax suspension help pump prices go down?

Georgia drivers may soon see prices at the gas pump come down more than 8%, a bit of relief amid a surge in prices that started with the war in Iran.

Crime & Public Safety
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Social worker killed at VA clinic remembered as ‘devoted’ father, servant

Nicholas “Nic” Crews, a Veterans Affairs social worker, was fatally shot at a Jasper clinic. A close friend remembered him as a mentor.

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Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.

A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.

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Republican nominees lose fight to sit on Fulton election board

Fulton County commissioners can refuse to seat two Republican nominees on the county’s election board, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Friday.

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Ossoff confronts Gabbard in tense exchange over Iran threat level

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Food pantry extending relief to TSA workers this weekend

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Grady confirms plans to build new south Fulton hospital, CEO to retire

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Republican nominees lose fight to sit on Fulton election board

Second-graders work on a social studies worksheet in Deborah Hinton’s classroom at Oak Grove Elementary in DeKalb County on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

DeKalb changes which schools are slated for closure in updated plan

Long Lines at Atlanta Airport March 20

Latest: Airport security delays at peak times continue with no end in sight

2026 Ford Mustang GT convertible

In praise of convertibles

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Atlanta lawyer’s bond eased ahead of murder retrial

Iranians in Atlanta scale back Nowruz celebrations amid ongoing war

Iranians in Atlanta scale back Nowruz celebrations as war rages back home

Jasper VA clinic shooting

Social worker dies after shooting at Jasper VA clinic, GBI says

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool in jail security: Drones

Fulton jail launches drone to stop contraband — from drugs to chicken sandwiches