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High school football coaching legend Buck Godfrey dies at age 83

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Changing political winds? Democrats make midterms case at state convention.

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Despite Kirby Smart’s best efforts, Andrew Smart hype isn’t slowing down

Dwindling daylight tells Georgia’s wild creatures to prepare for fall

Georgia film and TV production spending slips to $2B, a 10-year low

DeKalb judge can stay on cases after DA alleges ‘bias,’ fellow judge rules

Visit Georgia’s best college-town restaurants before summer farm season ends

Canadian wildfire smoke sends light haze over Georgia skies

Atlanta's air quality reading is 'moderate' Friday as Canadian wildfires bring a light haze to North and central Georgia.

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Team behind acclaimed The Grey restaurant to open 3 new concepts

James Beard Award-winning chef Mashama Bailey and restaurateur Johno Morisano will create three concepts at the forthcoming hotel by the Savannah Convention Center.

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Falcons football is back: Live updates from training camp, including Tua, Bijan

Training camp for the Atlanta Falcons opens Wednesday with the first practices at Flowery Branch.

Super 11: Who's next to join Georgia's elite?

Atlanta has tens of thousands of cameras. Finding them is another story.

Why Atlanta Public Schools created a new tactical response team

Judge sentences Apalachee school shooter Colt Gray to life without parole

Do more cameras mean less crime? The evidence isn't clear.

Let Me Put U On: Why liner notes still matter in the streaming era

Privacy or public safety? Atlantans debate life under 60,000 cameras.

The moment the Okefenokee became Georgia's first World Heritage Site

Why you can't access surveillance data collected about you in Georgia

Rick Jackson pledges an extra $1,000 for Georgia children if elected governor

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

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Data centers raise electric prices and lower reliability, but not in Georgia

Georgia Power has worked with the state Public Service Commission to put protections in place to guard consumers from excessive rates and they should soon expect lower bills.

Atlanta auto giant Hennessy sold in deal valued at $1.3 billion

Atlanta will be the buyer’s second-largest market based on revenue. The deal includes 10 dealerships representing luxury brands such as Porsche and Lexus.

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

Closing of world-class roller coaster at Atlanta-area Fun Spot amusement park leaves enthusiasts, like man who has ridden it nearly 30,000 times, with pit in stomachs.

Fuel spill at Atlanta airport goes into the Flint river

Environmental groups threaten to sue Atlanta airport over spills into river

The Southern Environmental Law Center and the Flint Riverkeeper threaten to sue the Atlanta aiport over spills of fuel, sewage and other substances into the Flint River.

Georgia General Assembly begins 2026 legislative session

Third Democratic state lawmaker pleads guilty to COVID unemployment fraud

State Rep. Sharon Henderson pleaded guilty to defrauding the government by taking COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment benefits she was not entitled to.

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The Andrew Smart hype isn’t slowing down: ‘I’ve never seen an arm like this’

Andrew Smart, a class of 2030 quarterback who is the son of Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart, is an incoming freshman at Athens Academy.

Delta adds sports prediction offering to in-flight entertainment

The feature is launching with Major League Baseball contests.

Apalachee High shooter’s dad gets 15 years in prison

Colin Gray, father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced Thursday for giving his son the gun and related gear used in Georgia's deadliest school shooting.

Senate committee signs off on Trump’s new CDC appointment

The U.S. Senate's health committee signed off on the nominations of Dr. Erica Schwartz and Sean Kaufman.

Gainesville city employee faces 99 counts, accused in $1.5M embezzlement scheme

A longtime Gainesville employee is facing charges, accused of stealing more than $1 million from the city over several years before he was fired in June, officials said.