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Automates License Plate System

2 metro Atlanta agencies promise new Flock rules amid misuse findings

Gwinnett County police and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said reviews found misuse of license plate readers, leading to several officers resigning or facing charges.

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3 apprehended in Cobb after deadly shooting at Buckhead apartments

The gunfire happened around 1:39 a.m. inside the parking deck of the Mezzo apartment homes in the 2100 block of Peachtree Road, police say.

Measles

3 new measles cases found at metro Atlanta daycare, Ga. health officials say

The newly confirmed measles cases bring the number to eight associated with the daycare, which has not been publicly identified.

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AP Poll Trump Approval Issues

‘No hope’: More Georgia immigrants voluntarily leave as detention increases

Voluntary departure cases are up 200% in Georgia this year.

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Election 2026 Republicans

Mike Collins touts passage of Laken Riley Act at GOP midterm convention

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia, was a key speaker Wednesday at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas.

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PATRICIA MURPHY

Josh McKoon, Georgia GOP chair, is betting on the Republican base in 2026

Inside Georgia GOP Chair John McKoon’s plan to skip “mythical” undecided voters in favor of Trump die-hards to win in November.

Crime & Public Safety
2024 Riot Fest

Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon sued by late guitarist’s estate

Lawsuit states the band failed to pay Mastodon founder Brent Hinds for his share of the business after kicking him out of the group.

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No injuries after gunfire prompts ‘robust’ response at Piedmont Park, APD says
UPDATE

No injuries after gunfire prompts ‘robust’ response at Piedmont Park, APD says

Atlanta police have detained two people after reports of shots fired inside Piedmont Park on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Mother charged in son’s hot car death granted bond by Gwinnett judge

Mother charged in son’s hot car death granted bond by Gwinnett judge

Deja Coleman, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of her 1-year-old, has been in jail since late July but was granted bond Wednesday.

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Large Atlanta law firm nabs rival’s team to open new office

The roller coaster he’s ridden 28,000-plus times is closing. Now what?

Adored Atlanta-area roller coaster gets new life in new home. But where?

Atlanta City Detention Center

Atlanta Mayor Dickens agrees to sell city detention center to Fulton County

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Joseph E. Geshwiler, former AJC opinion writer, dies at 89

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MAKING CONNECTIONS

Airport officials bury a time capsule to be opened in 2126

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Georgianomics: Recharge your batteries

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DeKalb to vote on superintendent finalist almost 1 year after Horton ousted

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office after ordering the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)

Trump aims to revoke tax-exemption from private schools that aid minorities

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85-year-old man charged with murder in wife’s death

Jada Phillips ferries an order to a table at the Waffle House on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Waffle House rarely talks. A union push has it speaking out.