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Daycare safety in Georgia — A parents’ guide to choosing quality care

Children suffered burns and beatings. Georgia calls it quality daycare.

Georgia's daycare quality rating system is flawed with the state advertising hundreds of centers as quality daycares despite serious incidents of putting kids at risk.

Five takeaways from the AJC’s investigation into daycare safety

Among the takeaways about daycares in Georgia is that state's quality rating system is flawed and daycares with serious safety violations have collected state money.

After drawing 3,000 to its debut, Atlanta’s newest anime fest expands

Atlanime Fest is the newest venture under Black-owned lifestyle brand Trap Sushi.

With Jackson absent, Bottoms turns debate into a case against her rival

Hundreds of Georgia daycares kept quality ratings after serious safety violations

From baggy jeans to rhinestones: Hip-hop’s denim legacy

Where Georgia governor candidates stand on abortion

Why it's called a Canadian tuxedo

Ossoff presses Collins over son-in-law's neo-Nazi posts

Atlanta's best pumpkin spice latte? We put 5 PSLs to the test.

Bottoms and Jackson debate spotlights divide over Flock cameras

Why Japanese selvedge denim became a global obsession

Rick Jackson, Keisha Lance Bottoms clash over National Guard, federal role in Georgia elections

Offensive Line of the Week clears path to first place for LaGrange

LaGrange’s 28-25 victory over Central of Carrollton put LaGrange alone in first place in Region 3-5A.

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Strong defensive outings in big wins lead top performances of Week 8

Strong defensive outings in big wins lead top performances of Week 8.

DeKalb County’s new rushing king is state Player of the Week

Stephenson’s Jayden Johnson, a senior, rushed for a county-record 421 yards in a 38-35 victory over Greater Atlanta Christian.

Democrat and Republican candidates for governor debate

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Jackson plans statewide press tour with Kemp instead of debating Bottoms

The Atlanta Press Club's Loudermilk-Young Debate Series begins Monday, giving down-ballot candidates a chance to break through before early voting begins.

How do Georgia candidates vote?

A review of voting data since 2020 shows more Democrats prefer to vote early in person while more Republicans prefer to vote on Election Day.

Georgia high school state football finals, Day 1

Where Rockmart ranks among 20 best region win streaks

Rockmart won its 70th straight region game last week. But where does streak stack up historically?

Breast cancer brought these Georgia moms together. Now they have a podcast.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in their 30s, Brittney Powell and Lauren Norris found support in each other and turned their shared experience into a podcast to help others.

Early voting for the midterms to begin in Georgia

In Georgia, early voting begins on Tuesday for the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Here’s what to know before heading to the polls.

A breakdown of how all ranked GHSA football teams fared in Week 8

A look at how the ranked GHSA football teams fared in Week 8.

Mitchell County coach on being unranked: ‘We’ll just be the Grim Reaper’

Mitchell County had lost eight straight to Clinch County and hadn’t beaten the Panthers since 1955. The victory was Mitchell County’s first over a Top 10 team since 2019.