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Zola Cooper, 4, (left) and her sister, Norah Cooper, 11 months, are critically missing children police say they believe were abducted by their babysitter, Atlanta police said in a bulletin Aug. 17, 2026. (Courtesy of Atlanta Police Department)

2 missing girls may have been abducted by babysitter, Atlanta police say

A.M. ATL: Beluga society

Tulsa Welding School’s local campus president wants to create more visibility for women in trades.

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Welding school leader seeks more women in trades as modern Rosie the Riveters

The family of deceased two year old Messiah Harris speaks to the media

Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder after missing boy found dead

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Father’s dementia prompts bestselling author’s healing journey

Thousands of Georgians heading back to offices Monday, but many aren’t

Atlanta’s Equifax to pay $100M after miscalculating credit scores

The settlement is “by far the largest class-action settlement ever achieved under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” and provides compensation for around 4 million people.

Georgia school schooter was “obsessed” with Parkland shooting

Inside the online realm where the Apalachee school shooter spent his time

How parents and teachers can identify children who may be developing an unhealthy obsession with mass killers, like the Apalachee school shooter.

Students leave Warner Robins High School as Houston County Sheriff's vehicles remain on the scene after a shooting on campus left one injured at the Middle Georgia school on Aug. 12, 2026, officials said. Police have a suspect in custody. (Joe Kovac/AJC)

Suspect in custody after shooting at Warner Robins High School, officials say

A 14-year-old is in custody and an injured student was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Warner Robins High School.

Georgia News

At Georgia Square Mall, back to square one after major redevelopment fizzles

Athens-Clarke County weighs rezoning to help developer in wake of stalled $660 million project to revitalize struggling Georgia Square Mall.

Nuclear politics: Kemp, Granholm host dueling victory parties at Vogtle

Georgia Power deal to serve $20B OpenAI data center goes under the microscope

Georgia Power’s deal to power an OpenAI campus near Savannah is drawing scrutiny and reviving debates about how to keep residential customers safe from data center costs.

10 years ago, a voting rights suit transformed Fayette. Could it go back?

A voting rights suit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County a decade ago. Could it now slide back in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's voting rights decision?

Crime & Public Safety

2 missing girls may have been abducted by babysitter, Atlanta police say

Zola Cooper, 4, and Norah Cooper, 11 months, were critically missing children in Atlanta on Monday morning, police say.

Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder after missing boy found dead

A man is now facing murder charges days after he was arrested and accused of concealing the death of 2-year-old Messiah Harris in the woods in Marietta, court records show.

Deja Coleman hearing at the Gwinnett Detention Center

Mom charged in son’s hot car death may leave jail for funeral, Gwinnett judge says

A mother charged in the July 29 hot car death of her son will be allowed to leave jail to attend his Saturday funeral, according to a court order.

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Pilots allege Delta didn’t pay for short-term military leave in lawsuit

The plaintiffs allege the Atlanta-based carrier violated a federal law protecting the job rights of military service members.

A.M. ATL: Sealing deals

Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 14 update: Paramount eyes Georgia for an HQ move, Atlanta leaders scrutinize Flock cameras, the new MARTA CEO and more.

Amid growing scrutiny, Atlanta police look to root out Flock misuse

Mayor Andre Dickens orders ‘comprehensive review’ of city’s Flock surveillance system, policies.

I-285 shutdown: Another round of construction scheduled for SW Atlanta

Interstate will close in both directions between Exit 7 (Cascade Road) and Exit 9 (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive).

Potbelly is rolling out sandwich shops in Georgia. Here’s where.

A Chicago-born sandwich shop is for the first time entering the Peach State, where its new owner, RaceTrac, is based.

State BOE recommends suspension of entire Dublin school board

The decision now rests with Gov. Brian Kemp after state officials recommend removal over financial mismanagement.

A.M. ATL: That’s rich

Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 13 update: ICE increases its airport presence, DeKalb restarts its school closure process, updates in a $380 million Ponzi scheme saga and more.

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ICE presence at Atlanta airport yields immigration arrests — and a false alarm

A Venezuelan asylum-seeker and a U.S. citizen confused for a British immigrant were recently apprehended by ICE agents at Hartsfield-Jackson.

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MARTA is safe and ready for the World Cup, chief says

MARTA interim CEO Jonathan Hunt gets permanent job

MARTA’s Board of Directors chose the interim director as the agency's new CEO. He has been with Atlanta's mass transportation agency for more than a decade.