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Woman found dismembered in Smyrna was shot in the head, police say

Nearly a week after a woman’s dismembered body was found at a Smyrna apartment complex, police said Tuesday that an autopsy revealed she had been shot.

Firefighters from Savannah Fire wade into floodwaters to deliver food to residents stuck in their homes amid flooding after Tropical Storm Debbie came through Savannah, Ga., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Dustin Chambers/The New York Times)

Where are the hurricanes? Storm-weary Georgia seeing abnormally quiet year.

A powerful El Nino weather pattern is smothering hurricane activity in the Atlantic even as nor'easters churn. Still, experts are urging Georgians to stay vigilant.

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Florida sheriff blasts Georgia officials over prisoners’ scams

A Florida sheriff arrested a woman accused of participating in a scam network through Georgia prisons and called for officials to put a stop to the scammers.

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Death Row

2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.

Virgil Presnell is Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate after killing a young girl 50 years ago. His other Atlanta kidnapping victim still lives with the consequences.

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Georgia breast cancer care: How mobile mammography expands access

Breast cancer care can be harder to access for rural, Black and underserved Georgians. Here's what experts and community groups are doing to close the gaps.

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Georgianomics
GEORGIANOMICS

A data center upside

Georgianomics brings you updates on the next Costco coming to metro Atlanta, airfare increases and how AI is changing job candidates’ behavior.

Crime & Public Safety
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INTERACTIVE TIMELINE

Explore 50 years of the Presnell death row case

An interactive timeline traces what's happened in the five decades since the tragic crimes back in May 1976.

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Death Row

2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.

Virgil Presnell is Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate after killing a young girl 50 years ago. His other Atlanta kidnapping victim still lives with the consequences.

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Buffalo man arrested, accused of threatening to kill Mike Collins, sheriff says

Georgia officials traveled to New York on Friday and arrested a man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican Senate nominee, and his son-in-law.

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Georgia Party Shooting

‘It’s life-altering’: Mass shooting leaves small Georgia town reeling

Dekalb County officials hold a press conference addressing youth violence, school safety and the need for coordinated prevention and intervention.

DeKalb school board makes Sauce its permanent superintendent

Newsletter - AM ATL

A.M. ATL: Hip hop and hashbrowns

A U.S. soldier watches the southern border from a high vantage point near Santa Teresa, New Mexico , April 12, 2025. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)

147,000 migrants crossed the border bound for Ga. These were top destinations.

After starting her career in nearly 30 years ago in the training program for Atlanta-based bank SunTrust, Allison Dukes is now the senior managing director and chief financial officer of Atlanta-based Invesco. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
AJC HER+STORY

Invesco exec says she once fell into trap of underestimating her abilities

Atlanta lawyer set up by corrupt Alabama cop files lawsuit

Atlanta attorney sues Alabama city after arrest, alleging ‘crazy’ setup

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CONCERT REVIEW

Ed Sheeran returns to apolitical form at Atlanta show, with new opening act

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GRIDLOCK GUY

From baseball to cornball: Terms that hit outside the ballpark and on the road

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UPDATE

Heavy rain could drench Georgia, bring flash flooding before temps drop