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Fuel spill at Atlanta airport goes into the Flint river

Environmental groups threaten to sue Atlanta airport over spills into river

Georgia General Assembly begins 2026 legislative session

Third Democratic state lawmaker pleads guilty to COVID unemployment fraud

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

Delta adds sports prediction offering to in-flight entertainment

Apalachee High shooter’s dad gets 15 years in prison

Senate committee signs off on Trump’s new CDC appointment

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

Tom Murphy (1924-2007) was Georgia's House Speaker for 28 years, the longest tenure for a Speaker in any state legislature. He served during the terms of five governors: Jimmy Carter, George Busbee, Joe Frank Harris, Zell Miller, and Roy Barnes. (Photo and capsule: New Georgia Encyclopedia)

The king of the Georgia House — and the lessons Tom Murphy left behind

The late Tom Murphy, speaker of the Georgia House for 28 years, was honored and remembered Wednesday.

Beginning of new AJC Varsity Crown all-sports competition is just days away

With a new school year comes sports competitions, and also the second edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s all-sports standings for GHSA schools.

For sale: 735 acres of Savannah riverfront long home to now-closed paper mill

International Paper has put 735 acres of prime land along Savannah's riverfront up for sale after shuttering its mill that had employed 800 Georgia workers.

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

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

Brian Kemp warns of possible spending cuts as he prepares to leave office

The governor directed state agencies to freeze spending and prepare for potential cuts as the state's reserves continue to shrink.

Georgia Power 100 specialists: Two top-10 nationally ranked kickers make list

The Georgia Power 100 specialists for 2026 include two of the nation's top-10 kickers.

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Inspections uncover violations at Georgia med spas, IV clinics

A new effort by Georgia's medical board came after an AJC investigation exposed the risks in the state’s wellness and alternative medicine industry.

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UNESCO designation is one piece of a larger strategy for saving the Okefenokee

UNESCO's designation of World Heritage Site for the Okefenokee swamp opens opportunities to grow ecotourism, create jobs and preserve the habitat.

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Football is back: Live updates from Falcons camp, including Tua and Penix

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

Hebron defensive back Jai’lil Goley (left) intercepts the ball over East Jackson wide receiver Brady Saunders on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Hebron Christian Academy. Goley intercepted six passes and made 29 solo tackles last season. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

Georgia Power 100 defensive backs: 2 highly rated junior prospects top 10 best

Check out the top linebackers ahead of the 2026 high school football season, with the AJC Varsity’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100.

OpenAI pledges $71 million for Georgia college students to use AI platform

OpenAI is offering each Georgia college student a $100 credit to use the Codex program.

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This Georgia woman made Forbes’ Self-Made 250. Here’s how she did it.

Marcia Taylor has built Bennett into a trucking and logistics giant over half a century.

A Georgia ticket broker must pay $300,000 to the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that it used illegal means to purchase and resell at high profits millions of dollars’ worth of tickets to live events. Among the shows included in the allegations was a concert by Metallica at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 2025. The band is shown here playing in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Georgia firm faces FTC fine for reselling tickets to Megan Moroney, Metallica

The FTC alleged Elite Events and Tickets regularly circumvented security measures and other controls that restricted the number of tickets they could acquire.

Alleged serial rapist pleas XXX in DeKalb. Cases in other counties remain open.

DeKalb DA wants ‘biased’ judge off all criminal cases

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston says Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith has “demonstrated repeated and undeniable prejudice against me and my office.”