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Metro Atlanta students (from left) Jaylyn Fehr, Jackson Mobley and Charlotte Martin were killed Monday in a Florida car crash. (Photos from GoFundMe, Horizon Christian Academy Facebook, GoFundme)

3 metro Atlanta students killed in Florida spring break crash identified

The water tower in Cumming will be lit in the school colors of Horizon Christian Academy, where the four teens involved in the crash were students.

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UGA student dies in hiking accident

A hiking accident in Connecticut claimed the life of a 23-year-old student scheduled to graduate from the University of Georgia next month.

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Bills awaiting Kemp’s approval could impact protests, police, religious services

During Georgia’s 2026 legislative session, criminal justice and law enforcement measures emerged that could soon become law. Here’s what you need to know.

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Hyundai battery plant in Georgia reportedly set to open months after ICE raid

The battery factory is a joint operation between the Korean carmaker and Korean battery giant LG.

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Trump visits North Georgia today but has eyes on Atlanta

Trump endorses Republican front-runners in Georgia races for U.S. House

President Donald Trump has endorsed Jim Kingston and Houston Gaines in the Republican primaries for two open congressional seats in Georgia.

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JD Vance in Georgia criticizes pope, says Iran should ‘join world economy’

Vice president speaks at Turning Point USA event in Athens; Erika Kirk skips the event after reportedly facing unspecified ‘threats.’

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Man accused in DeKalb shooting spree had convictions in Savannah, California

The family of one victim, who was walking her dog early Monday when she was fatally shot and stabbed, is now searching for her pet.

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FBI releases new details about Offset shooting, requests public’s help

The Atlanta rapper was shot after being assaulted outside a Florida casino April 6, agency says.

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Are we being watched? Dunwoody approves controversial Flock contract.

Flock’s cameras and 911 software have been a game-changer for tracking and capturing suspects. But critics have privacy and data concerns.

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Coca-Cola’s new CEO names key exec as he shuffles leadership team

Buford Highway water main break

Buford Highway closed between Duluth and Suwanee for water main repair

High Museum Heist

Ex-exec pleads not guilty to theft from High Museum of Art

Meet the new neighborhood watch: License-plate reading cameras

Police credit cameras, tech in catching suspect after shootings left two dead

Metro Atlanta school systems want to add more pre-K classrooms

Metro Atlanta pre-K waitlists push school systems to expand early learning

Retired federal judge and mediator Clay Fuller plays lead guitar with Allgood during a show in Roswell on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Retired judge’s rock star era helps him resolve legal cases

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Police searching for suspect after woman shot, stabbed to death in DeKalb

How Delta plans to make maintenance a $5 billion business

Inside Delta’s next $5 billion business

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Teen charged in fatal shooting of 12-year-old boy at southeast Atlanta home

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Data centers in space? This Georgia startup says it’s not science fiction.