Georgia News

12 basketball teams chase 1st championships; 2 seek 1st title in any sport

On Monday after teacher Jason Hughes’ death, coach resurrects ‘connection’

AJC VARSITY

GHSA fines 3 schools $2,000 apiece for failing to report basketball scores

Who blew up the Guidestones? AJC podcast investigates the mystery of Georgia’s storied landmark

Youth Villages Georgia Executive Director Tanya Anderson poses for a portrait at the Inner Harbour Residential Campus in Douglasville on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

AJC HER+STORY

Georgia nonprofit executive is driven by a passion for children’s health

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

Overview of the House chamber during Crossover Day at the Georgia Legislature in Atlanta on Friday. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

6 takeaways from a hectic Crossover Day in the Georgia Legislature

Trump visits North Georgia today but has eyes on Atlanta

Haunted by Greene’s rise, Georgia Republicans intervene early in House races

After Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rise and abrupt exit, Georgia Republican leaders rally behind preferred candidates to avoid another unpredictable nominee.

American Dream For Rent: Investors elbow out individual home buyers

Warnock, Ossoff back housing bill to limit investor-owned houses

The U.S. Senate has introduced a housing bill that would limit large corporations from buying up rental homes in an effort to address affordability.

Have kids? Here’s how Apalachee parent’s conviction could affect you.

Georgia dad’s second-degree murder conviction intended to send a message, attorneys say.

How the AJC picks the best-dressed lawmakers under the Gold Dome

Eva Marcille on revisiting 'America’s Next Top Model' in new Netflix docuseries

McBath presses Noem on treatment of Georgia amputee in ICE detention

Atlanta’s first wind phone finds a permanent home at Oakland Cemetery

'I could have done more': Emotional testimony from father of Apalachee shooting suspect

Footage shows moment MARTA train rams into fallen tree and derails

How the largest nuclear plant in the country powers Georgia

Atlanta’s hip-hop historian Nuface preserves decades of rap culture

The Georgia carpet industry's legacy of chemicals, illness and unanswered questions

Have kids? Here’s how Apalachee parent’s conviction could affect you.

Georgia dad’s second-degree murder conviction intended to send a message, attorneys say.

You have to save up for a good retirement

Deadline approaches for tax breaks for qualifying seniors

The deadline is quickly approaching for senior property tax exemptions. Here's a guide to tax breaks and requirements across metro Atlanta counties.

Hall County teacher run over, killed confronting teens after prank, police say

An 18-year-old faces vehicular manslaughter charges after a late-night "rolling" prank turns deadly in a Gainesville neighborhood, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office says.

OPINION

Readers write

Tariffs hurt Georgia’s economic edge...

Clarkston first Georgia city to set $15 minimum hourly wage

GUEST COLUMN

Georgia is No. 1 state for business, but can workers afford to live here?

Georgia has fallen behind most states by refusing to raise its minimum wage above the federal rate of $7.25 per hour. The state should do right by its workers.

AJC VARSITY

No. 1 and No. 2 will go head to head in 4A girls basketball state final

Second-ranked Kell outscored No. 8 Jones County to coast to a 69-49 victory in the GHSA Class 4A girls basketball semifinals Saturday afternoon in Athens.

HS Basketball Semifinals - Wheeler vs McEachern boys

AJC VARSITY

How GHSA basketball history is being made in Saturday’s 6A final four

All four semifinalists in the Class 6A state championship race are Cobb County schools, marking the first time one school system has had all four semifinalists.

WILD GEORGIA

This bloom named for a fish signals Georgia’s wildflower season is underway

Trout lilies are some of the state’s earliest blooming native wildflowers. And they're blooming right now.

Follow Crossover Day action live from the Georgia Capitol

Georgia Legislature takes aim at data center tax breaks on Crossover Day

Friday was the deadline for bills to clear either the House or the Senate in the Georgia Legislature to remain alive this session.

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Follow Crossover Day action live from the Georgia Capitol

Live reporting from the Georgia General Assembly on a crucial legislative day.