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Military bases throughout Georgia will receive funds for facilities, new entrances and even a school. (Adam Van Brimmer/AJC)

What’s in the defense bill for Georgia?

The National Defense Authorization Act includes millions of dollars for projects at military bases and installations throughout Georgia.

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Newspaper to digital: How to keep reading the AJC without interruption

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will end its printed edition in 2025. Here's how to keep reading the AJC without interruption.

Rural hospitals prepare for overhaul

Georgia requests $1.4B to transform rural health care

The Kemp administration is applying for a one-time federal grant to be awarded by New Year's Eve to fund the GREAT Health program.

Crime & Public Safety
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Atlanta ‘Big Brother’ star dies on Christmas, age 35

Mickey Lee, 35, an Atlanta resident on the latest season of the "Big Brother" television show, died on Christmas Day after multiple cardiac arrests, her family said.

Expect lighter traffic around the New Year's holiday compared with the days before Christmas. The busiest days will be  Monday and Tuesday. (Ben Hendren / AJC 2024)

Driving for New Year’s? These are metro Atlanta’s busiest routes, hours

Officials anticipate the lead up to New Year’s Day won’t be as bumper-to-bumper as what some drivers endured during Christmas travel.

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Police shoot armed man in Atlanta on Christmas Eve, GBI says

An Atlanta police officer shot a man who bystanders say was carrying a firearm while chasing a woman in a West Atlanta apartment complex, according to the GBI.

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A vehicle rear-ended a MARTA bus in DeKalb County early Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. The vehicle's driver died, officials said. (AJC 2024)

Woman killed after vehicle rear-ends MARTA bus in DeKalb

No Copy City protestors at the DeKalb County jail

DeKalb inmates wrapped rope around Lyft driver’s neck in getaway, feds say

Columbus Synovus stepback

Hack of Aflac potentially affected more than 22 million people, company says

Emergency hearing for death row prisoner

Planned execution of convicted Cobb murderer on hold for now

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2 arrested after nearly 40 dogs found dead, starving at Gwinnett home, police say

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Ts Madison’s metro Atlanta ‘sanctuary’ for Black trans women is in bloom

Current Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss (left) has held the role since 2016. Robbert Rietbroek was named as his replacement, effective Jan. 1. (File; Courtesy of Graphic Packaging)

Georgia Fortune 500 firm is ousting its CEO. Some investors want him to stay.

Kennesaw councilman quits over Wildman’s permit renewal

Judge orders Wildman’s store manager to explain $835K stock sale

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Holiday mystery solved: How orbs of light hover above Decatur neighborhood

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Atlanta law firm founder disbarred for abandoning clients