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Metro Atlanta students (from left) Jaylyn Fehr, Jackson Mobley and Charlotte Martin were killed Monday in a Florida car crash. (Photos from GoFundMe, Horizon Christian Academy Facebook, GoFundme)

3 metro Atlanta students killed in Florida spring break crash identified

The water tower in Cumming will be lit in the school colors of Horizon Christian Academy, where the four teens involved in the crash were students.

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UGA student dies in hiking accident

A hiking accident in Connecticut claimed the life of a 23-year-old student scheduled to graduate from the University of Georgia next month.

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Bills awaiting Kemp’s approval could impact protests, police, religious services

During Georgia’s 2026 legislative session, criminal justice and law enforcement measures emerged that could soon become law. Here’s what you need to know.

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PHOTOS: On the road with the "Who Blew Up the Guidestones?" podcast

The Georgia Guidestones, six massive granite slabs inscribed with 10 “commandments” for society, stood in Elberton for 42 years until their explosive demise in 2022.

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Metro Atlanta students (from left) Jaylyn Fehr, Jackson Mobley and Charlotte Martin were killed Monday in a car crash in Franklin County, Florida. (Photos from GoFundMe, Horizon Christian Academy Facebook, GoFundme)

‘A piece of my heart left with them’: Metro Atlanta mourns 3 teens killed in crash

Tributes, fundraising help are pouring in to a Cumming community mourning volleyball players Jaylyn Fehr, 17, and Charlotte Martin, 16, and one-liner king Jackson Mobley, 18.

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Data centers in space? This Georgia startup says it’s not science fiction.

Atomic-6, a metro Atlanta aerospace and defense startup, launched an online storefront Monday called “ODC.space“ where it advertises orbital data centers.

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Man accused in DeKalb shooting spree had convictions in Savannah, California

The family of one victim, who was walking her dog early Monday when she was fatally shot and stabbed, is now searching for her pet.

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FBI releases new details about Offset shooting, requests public’s help

The Atlanta rapper was shot after being assaulted outside a Florida casino April 6, agency says.

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Are we being watched? Dunwoody approves controversial Flock contract.

Flock’s cameras and 911 software have been a game-changer for tracking and capturing suspects. But critics have privacy and data concerns.

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We found out what happened to the Georgia Guidestones

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Meet the new neighborhood watch: License-plate reading cameras

Police credit cameras, tech in catching suspect after shootings left two dead

Metro Atlanta school systems want to add more pre-K classrooms

Metro Atlanta pre-K waitlists push school systems to expand early learning

Retired federal judge and mediator Clay Fuller plays lead guitar with Allgood during a show in Roswell on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Retired judge’s rock star era helps him resolve legal cases

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Police searching for suspect after woman shot, stabbed to death in DeKalb

How Delta plans to make maintenance a $5 billion business

Inside Delta’s next $5 billion business

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Teen charged in fatal shooting of 12-year-old boy at southeast Atlanta home

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Data centers in space? This Georgia startup says it’s not science fiction.

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This entrepreneur is helping create a brain trust for Atlanta women founders

2 charged in toddler’s fatal shooting at Atlanta apartment

2 charged in toddler’s fatal shooting at Atlanta apartment

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CBS Atlanta to launch 5 p.m. newscast, expanding local coverage