Georgia News

Ed McBrayer, co-founder of PATH who helped shaped Atlanta, dies at 81

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

GUEST COLUMN

Ga. GOP chair: Sen. Jon Ossoff is posturing, not governing on airport delays

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Why Georgia lawmakers keep sending you money

WILD GEORGIA

‘The great munching’: Caterpillars’ gluttony means food for baby songbirds

Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.

Food pantry extending relief to TSA workers this weekend

Will Georgia’s gas tax suspension help pump prices go down?

Georgia drivers may soon see prices at the gas pump come down more than 8%, a bit of relief amid a surge in prices that started with the war in Iran.

Republican nominees lose fight to sit on Fulton election board

Fulton County commissioners can refuse to seat two Republican nominees on the county’s election board, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Friday.

Gov. Brian Kemp suspends Georgia’s gas tax amid surging prices

The governor signed a bill passed by the state Legislature to suspend the tax for 60 days. Prices have spiked following the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran.

Ossoff confronts Gabbard in tense exchange over Iran threat level

Former Magic City dancer speaks out on Atlanta Hawks controversy

Atlanta's bricks could be worth $13 billion. The Black men who made them didn't earn a cent.

Why Atlanta became a pro wrestling hot spot

The Southern vampire lore behind Oscars favorite 'Sinners'

Revisiting W.E.B. Du Bois’ vision through modern Atlanta data

How civil rights icon Andrew Young found his calling in a lifetime of service

Gov. Brian Kemp suspends Georgia’s gas tax amid surging prices

The governor signed a bill passed by the state Legislature to suspend the tax for 60 days. Prices have spiked following the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran.

How Georgia facility factors into natural gas crisis triggered by Iran war

A Savannah-area LNG terminal opened in 1972. Now, with the Iran war threatening the world's natural gas supply, the Georgia export facility is playing a key global role.

Things to do at the Atlanta airport

The world’s busiest airport has many corridors and corners to explore.

How Jones-Jackson clash has engulfed governor’s race — and Georgia politics

Health care executive Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones have upended the Republican race for governor with big spending to amplify their ferocious attacks.

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How Georgia is raising the bar for state-led conservation efforts

Georgia's Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund has spent millions conserving land. A new bill in the General Assembly would up the ante.

Long Lines at Atlanta Airport March 19 TSA

At world’s busiest airport, unpaid TSA workers weigh showing up or staying afloat

TSA staffing shortages have driven hourslong wait times at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and other airports around the country.

Atlanta lawyer’s bond eased ahead of murder retrial

Bond conditions have been eased for suspended Atlanta-area lawyer Bryan Schmitt ahead of his road rage retrial in the 2019 death of a real estate developer.

Students walk through campus at Georgia State University by the GSU Greenway in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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Why a public syllabus policy is bad for Georgia

The co-leaders of the Georgia State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors write of their opposition to a public syllabus policy in Georgia.

Georgia monk who lost leg in peace walk takes first steps since crash

Buddhist monk Bhante Dam Phommasan, abbot at a Georgia temple who was badly injured during a peace walk last fall, took his first steps this week with a prosthetic leg.

AJC VARSITY

GHSA’s 2027 seeding model would have been disappointing for basketball in 2026

In 2026-27, the GHSA will pick and seed its playoff fields using a math model. But a look at how the model would have worked for this year's playoffs shows mixed results.