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SCAD fire

‘Very emotional’: SCAD students lose mementos, portfolios in Atlanta dorm fire

An April 27 fire at a SCAD Atlanta dorm caused smoke and water damage, forcing 143 students to relocate and leaving many without portfolios and personal keepsakes.

US Wildfires

South Georgia wildfires: Storms aid fire efforts as Brantley schools plan to reopen Monday

Saturday rain helped firefighting efforts but was not enough to fully quash the Highway 82 blaze, which could grow as conditions dry.

Paula Turnbull taught some traffic lessons
GRIDLOCK GUY

Grandmere favored a simple car. Like lessons she taught me, she wanted it to last.

From Marietta back roads to steering clear of the freeway, Doug Turnbull recalls how his grandmother’s love of simple cars shaped life lessons that reached beyond the wheel.

Georgia News
How to Escape From a Sinking Car

Why is floodwater so dangerous?

Flooding may not always receive the attention other weather-related disasters do, but floods can be deadly.

VIDEO: Need to know hurricane facts

Everything you need to know about a flash flood

What is a flash flood and what makes them so dangerous? In an emergency, it's important to know the difference between a flash flood warning and a flood.

Georgia polls
INTERACTIVE

Interactive: What Georgia Republicans think about the top races and issues

With weeks until Election Day, a new poll from the AJC shows who is leading the big Republican races and what they think about the major issues facing the state.

Crime & Public Safety
Rain in metro atlanta

Heads up commuters: Metro Atlanta under flood watch amid severe weather risk

The storms are expected to drop a lot of rain in a short time, which could cause flash floods in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

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Interstate 285

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

Lanes in both directions will be closed south of I-20, from Cascade Road to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, starting Friday night.

Walter F. George Lake is on the border of Alabama and Georgia near Fort Gaines. (Bob Andres/AJC 2020)

Man accused of fudging water pollution reports, fouling Chattahoochee River

Federal prosecutors say a southwest Georgia wastewater facility operator falsified pollution data and discharged excessive bacteria into the Chattahoochee River.

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DeKalb school closure conversations slow down after community pushback

Deborah Leslie

Clayton prosecutor who used AI gets suspended from Georgia Supreme Court

Delta Air Lines flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that will be affected by the airline's food and beverage service changes include nonstop flights to Jacksonville, Florida, and Memphis, Tennessee. (John Spink/AJC 2023)

Hungry? Plan ahead. Delta to end snack, drink service on shorter flights.

1172 W Peachtree office rendering

Want to work in Atlanta’s 5th tallest tower? Here’s what it will look like.

Stonecrest zoning laws need change

Stonecrest settles lawsuit over Metro Green recycling plant. What’s next?

Dekalb AI

Is it AI? DeKalb’s wrong map shows potential pitfalls of government tech use

Atlanta City Council
INSIDE CITY HALL

City Council president withdraws request for car, driver after public backlash

The Center tour

If the CNN Center redo needs public funding, here’s what it could look like

World Cup draw party TKTKT

Atlanta expands open drinking near stadiums, tourist spots during World Cup

Workers sort mail-in and drop-off ballots at the Fulton County sorting center at State Farm Arena on Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2020, just before polls closed. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Fulton seeks to block federal subpoena targeting 2020 election workers