News for Metro Atlanta and Region

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Atlanta is two cities at a crossroads. We can’t blow it — we must succeed.

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Philanthropy shaped Atlanta. Here’s how that legacy endures.

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$600K alleged theft at the High Museum of Art: Where was the accountability?

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Jurors in Fulton County awarded $58 million Wednesday to a Stanford professor of emergency medicine in his yearslong legal battle with Chemence, an Alpharetta company that makes medical adhesive products, over a 2014 arrest. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Alpharetta company hit with $58M verdict in fight over consultant’s arrest

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Olu Brown answers a question during a forum for Democratic candidates for governor hosted by The Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Wed., April 8, 2026. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is on the left. Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is on the right. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Georgia’s Democratic candidates for governor debate school issues

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16-year-old girl killed, another teen injured in Piedmont Park shooting

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404 fest not at fault for deadly mayhem? Residents beg to differ.

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Edible Brands opens its first THC retail store along Atlanta Beltline

Coke rival Pepsi climbs up among top U.S. soda brands, besting Sprite

Spring break travelers make their way through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on on Friday, March 29, 2024, with more than 90,000 passengers passing through security checkpoints. This Friday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the month for Hartsfield-Jackson, officials say, with some 95,000 people forecast to go through TSA checkpoints. (John Spink/AJC 2024)

What Georgians should know before taking off on spring break trips

Spring Break begins Monday for public schools across metro Atlanta.

Child shot in drive-by at Ashley Cascade apartments

Sleeping 7-year-old boy injured in drive-by shooting, Atlanta police say

The incident happened early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta that has been the scene of previous shootings.

Spaghetti Junction was built to fix Atlanta traffic. So, why is it still a nightmare?

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Leaders share updates on Georgia’s agriculture industry over ham and eggs

The Ham & Eggs Breakfast at Fort Valley State University featured updates from elected officials working in Washington and the Gold Dome to boost the agriculture industry.

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Gwinnett’s bet to build Georgia version of Research Triangle Park starts to pay off

Many states covet the ecosystem created by North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, a biotech and life sciences hub positioned between the Tar Heel State’s top universities.

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Grammy-award winning rap artist Ludacris (left) and legendary music producer Jermaine Dupri close out One Musicfest at Piedmont Park on October 26, 2025. They are among the dozens, if not hundreds, of household names in the music industry that call Georgia home. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC 2025)

Bill passes to establish a Georgia Music Office to support industry

The passage is a step forward in formalizing Georgia’s approach to supporting its music industry, supporters say.

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Crime & Public Safety

Alpharetta company hit with $58M verdict in fight over consultant’s arrest

An Alpharetta company that makes medical adhesive products has been hit with a $58 million jury verdict in a yearslong fight with a Stanford professor of emergency medicine.

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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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Georgia basketball player arrested for speeding, driving without a license

Georgia basketball player Kareem Stagg was arrested and charged with speeding and driving without a valid license. Further details of his arrest have not been released.

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Georgia’s 14th District runoff reveals significant shift to Democrats

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More Metro News

Rapper Lil Tjay arrested in connection with Offset shooting; calls him a ‘rat’

Atlanta’s Offset, of Migos fame, was shot near a Florida casino and remains hospitalized.

Delta expects more than $2 billion in extra jet fuel costs from Iran war

“We’ve seen $100 oil prices in the past, but not within the time horizon we’re seeing here so quickly,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said.

DoorDash launches drone delivery in metro Atlanta

Takeout food can arrive by air in one metro Atlanta city.

The impact of the Iran war on gas prices in metro Atlanta

Gas prices are elevated in metro Atlanta and around Georgia thanks to the conflict in the Middle East.

What do Lil Jon, Jimmy Carter and 13 Grammys have in common? Kabir Sehgal.

To say Kabir Sehgal is a man of many talents is like saying a forest has many trees. The latest inspiration for the Grammy-winning producer is American's 250th anniversary.

Atlanta banned data centers in most of the city. One is trying anyway.

The potential data center project raises tensions over how to best use land near transit stops, the Beltline and Atlanta’s urban core.

Easter weekend shootings put pressure on Atlanta’s youth violence strategy

Curbing teen crime has always been a cornerstone of Mayor Dickens’ agenda. Can the city keep rates down ahead of the FIFA World Cup?

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.

TSA officers to receive Friday paycheck, but after that, a question mark

DHS hasn’t been fully funded since mid-February because of a dispute over immigration enforcement. At 52 days it is the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Georgia-based hypersonic plane startup Hermeus moves HQ to California

Atlanta will remain the defense aviation startup’s ‘production home’ as it scales up production.