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Students leave Warner Robins High School as Houston County Sheriff's vehicles remain on the scene after a shooting on campus left one injured at the Middle Georgia school on Aug. 12, 2026, officials said. Police have a suspect in custody. (Joe Kovac/AJC)

Suspect in custody after shooting at Warner Robins High School, officials say

Donald Trump’s visit spotlights GOP’s last major foothold in Cobb County

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Trump tries to broker truce between Jackson, Jones after bitter GOP primary

Pete Buttigieg endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms, with an eye toward 2028

43 football teams that have moved up in class, including two 2025 champs

HBCUs have a gender gap problem. Where are the Black men going?

Georgia judge gives up federal bench seat for state service

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Mike Bobo and Glenn Schumann enter 2026 season with pressure to deliver

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Winningest football programs this decade by each GHSA classification

These are the football programs in each class that have the most victories this decade.

The St. Pius coaching factory: 1979 team gave Georgia three 200-win coaches

Keith Maloof, Paul Standard and Ed Dudley got their start under iconic coach George Maloof, one of the patriarchs of Georgia high school football.

A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Spruce Knob, W.Va. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP 2021)

Perseid meteor shower in Georgia: What to know, where to watch

The Perseid meteor shower will peak late Wednesday into Thursday and line up with a new moon, providing dark skies for better viewing opportunities. But expect some clouds.

Let Me Put U On: "ATLiens" made being different cool

Atlanta has the most surveillance cameras per capita in the U.S.

Erick Erickson: Farmers in South Georgia 'can get him on the phone'

The forces that turned Atlanta into a surveillance hub

Let Me Put U On: The Decatur trivia night that turned strangers into family

Residents mapped nearly 500 cameras in one Atlanta neighborhood

FDA advisers back unproven peptides despite safety warnings

Inside DeKalb County's $21 million Real Time Crime Center

Angel Reese gives away 1,000 backpacks, investing in Atlanta's next generation

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

Perseid meteor shower in Georgia: What to know, where to watch

The Perseid meteor shower will peak late Wednesday into Thursday and line up with a new moon, providing dark skies for better viewing opportunities. But expect some clouds.

Only 1 team got unanimous No. 1 approval in preseason AJC Composite Rankings

The composite rankings comprise six statewide polls, from the AJC, ITG Next, Coach Georgia, Score Atlanta, 680 The Fan and the Maxwell Ratings.

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North Gwinnett LB Jake Godfree on upcoming game vs. ‘best of the best’ Grayson

Today’s Four Questions interviewee is Georgia Power 100 and AJC all-state linebacker Jake Godfree of North Gwinnett.

Ben Jones, former Georgia congressman better known as ‘Cooter,’ dies at 84

Ben Jones, who starred as mechanic “Cooter” on “The Dukes of Hazzard” and served four years in Georgia’s congressional delegation, died Sunday.

Maxwell preseason playoff projections: Who will make the playoffs in 2026?

While the Maxwell Ratings reflect team strength, the simulation highlights the impact of the season’s structure as defined by games, region alignments and playoff brackets.

AJC Varsity Class 4A-2A Private preseason all-state: 4-star RB headlines picks

Here are the AJC Varsity Class 4A-2A Private preseason all-state picks.

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Class A coaching hires: Bowdon, Clinch County start new eras

A look at Class A coaching hires ahead of the 2026 Georgia high school football season.

Georgia sheriff’s deputies arrested, charged with stalking, misusing Flock

Three Bibb County sheriff's deputies were jailed Monday in Middle Georgia for allegedly stalking people with the Flock camera system, which monitors license plates.

Atlanta has been losing nearly 150 acres of tree canopy a year, study finds

Atlanta has lost nearly 150 acres of tree canopy a year, study finds

Between 2008 and 2023, Atlanta lost an average of nearly 150 acres of its urban forest each year, according to a new tree assessment by Georgia Tech researchers.

10 storylines to watch as 2026 GHSA football season approaches

Post Season Rankings Formula, scheduling, reclassification and more.