Georgia News

BREAKING

Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is now a UNESCO World Heritage site

Things to know to visit the Okefenokee Swamp, from a Georgia wildlife expert

Paramount agrees to pause merger with CNN parent Warner Bros. for months

UPDATE

Apalachee High School shooting suspect pleads guilty

Hot topic, cool reception. Residents denounce proposed OpenAI data center.

5 candidates, few voters in special election to fill David Scott’s seat

FDA reviews peptide injections favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencers

Okefenokee backers ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of historic World Heritage vote

Okefenokee backers ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of World Heritage vote

The delegation that's in Busan, South Korea to support the Okefenokee's bid to join the World Heritage List is "cautiously optimistic" about the swamp's chances.

GUEST COLUMN

Keisha Lance Bottoms shouldn’t rebuke Black businesses like Toast on Lenox

After Rick Jackson's visit to Toast on Lenox, the Black-owned business received unnecessary boycott threats. Bottoms could have calmed the storm instead of fanning the flames.

Georgia election board promotes new voter-roll tool ahead of midterms

A retired doctor's new voter-roll software is being championed by Georgia State Election Board officials.

Are 60,000 cameras making Atlanta safer?

A robot dog patrols an Atlanta apartment instead of a human security guard

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

Strange ‘Santa Is Watching You’ signs leave Atlantans guessing

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

Why UATL’s K'Mari Greene thinks everyone should listen to SZA’s 'Ctrl'

How does the AJC choose the 50 best restaurants in Atlanta?

Did Atlanta pass the FIFA test? Here's what fans had to say

Sen. Ossoff calls Trump 'world's most famous sore loser'

What if every mom had the support she deserved? Jaycina Almond is making it happen.

Georgia election board promotes new voter-roll tool ahead of midterms

A retired doctor's new voter-roll software is being championed by Georgia State Election Board officials.

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

PATRICIA MURPHY

Rick Jackson gets emotional. It might make him the next governor of Georgia.

Rick Jackson, the billionaire GOP nominee for Georgia govenor, gets emotional, whether he’s talking about his traumatic childhood or running to be ‘a voice for the voiceless.’

Tree seeds circled the moon. Then were planted here. Now they’re endangered.

A ‘Moon Tree’ in Athens, Georgia faces the axe despite efforts across the U.S. to find and save more trees sprung from seeds carried on Apollo space mission.

Georgia Democrats renew push for prized early 2028 presidential primary

Party leaders are meeting this week to discuss the 2028 calendar. They're considering Georgia as an early primary state. But a state law makes it uncertain.

GEORGIA DISPATCH

The secret to plucking the perfect Georgia peach is, well, kind of a secret

How to pick the perfect Georgia peach? An expert who grew up in a peach-farming family and has peach juice running "through his veins" shares his method.

Tech giant OpenAI plans to build $20 billion data center near Georgia coast

OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot, plans to build a $20 billion data center in Georgia’s Effingham County to help fuel its artificial intelligence expansion.

Georgia congressman shows German soccer fan ‘Freddy’ around U.S. Capitol

U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller got a chance to hang out with the social media sensation during Freddy's road trip across America at the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup.

Georgia seaside vacation mecca renews appeal for federal beach repair funds

Georgia’s Tybee Island has renewed its push for federal funds to repair its eroded beach after an earlier effort failed amid budget cuts.

Tyler Perry Studios adds virtual production-enabled soundstage

The announcement signals Tyler Perry is pushing to incorporate more emerging technologies into his namesake campus.

Donor beware: That campaign website could be a fake

A new study found hundreds of fraudulent websites posing as official merchandise stores for political campaigns.