Georgia News

Another stormy weekend, but drier days are on the way

Wedding night helicopter crash near Dawsonville leaves 2 dead, 1 alive

WATCH

Georgia’s runoff candidates will spar in a series of live-streamed debates

Feds seek Atlanta judge’s recusal amid sex affair inquiry

University of Georgia Spring Undergraduate Commencement 2026

AJC ON CAMPUS

UGA researchers alerted of possible ‘unexpected’ FBI visits

BULLDOGS

Georgia basketball reportedly to play Duke at Madison Square Garden

Hank Aaron memorabilia going back to Braves, ending fight with former staffers

Atlanta Jazz Fest brings 3 days of free music

More rain in Georgia’s forecast. Here’s what it means for the drought.

Has the rain helped Georgia's drought conditions?

YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech destroys UIC to begin regional play

Georgia Tech beat the University of Illinois Chicago 22-5 in college baseball on Friday in postseason play.

Once ‘a monster,’ Georgia wildfires are mostly contained but still not out

Despite recent rain, twin South Georgia wildfires continue to burn more than a month after they began consuming tens of thousands of acres between Valdosta and Atlantic coast.

Georgia’s bitcoin rush is turning into an AI gold mine

Inside the new U.S. Soccer headquarters in Georgia

Why PFAS 'forever chemicals' are showing up in Georgia blood tests

AOC presses EPA over brown water from wells near Georgia data center site

AI demand is soaring. Could space be the next data center hub?

The former CNN Center debuts as 'The CTR'

One industry polluted this town. Now the city is betting on AI.

Georgia company aims to build the world’s fastest aircraft

Kandi Burruss opens up about healing, co-parenting & her next chapter

How to be ready before Election Day

Hurricane Helene will make landfall tonight

PSC signs off on lower bills for Georgia Power customers

The Public Service Commission approved a proposal that will save customers some money on their bills and also cover the costs of fuel and storm recovery for Georgia Power.

A real live teenage mutant ninja turtle? Viral sensation returns to the sea.

Early Grey, a rare hybrid turtle rescued from Cape Cod beach and nursed to health at Georgia Sea Turtle Center, returned to the ocean at Jekyll Island after going viral.

Savannah’s horse-drawn carriage tours can resume in heat, court rules

Tour operators in Georgia's oldest city won a court injunction allowing them to use horses when temperatures reach 85 degrees after a revised state law triggered a lawsuit.

SPLOSTDOT finishing Pleasant Hill Road improvements

Portman continues suburban development push with Gwinnett mixed-use proposal

Portman, an Atlanta developer known for molding the city’s skyline, is venturing into the metro’s suburbs for its latest project.

BULLDOGS

Georgia vs LIU start time shifted due to possible rain in Athens

With rain looming heading into this weekend’s NCAA Athens Regional, Friday’s baseball game times will shift up to try and beat the inclement weather....

Atlanta police investigate sex affair involving judge and high-ranking officer

Atlanta police are investigating whether a high-ranking officer had an affair with a federal judge involving courthouse sex.

Republicans sue over rejection of voter challenger to Fulton election board

Georgia Election Board hires election skeptic as investigator

The Georgia State Election Board hired a rampant voter challenger to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in elections, independent of the secretary of state’s office.

GUEST COLUMN

America at 250: Dr. King’s Prince Hall reminds us to honor the whole story

Martin Luther King Jr.’s headquarters during the Civil Rights Movement was in the Prince Hall Masonic Temple and Lodge, which is now part of the MLK National Historical Park.

AJC VARSITY

Baseball finals recap: 3 teams win 1st titles; Loganville etches history

Three schools won their first-ever baseball titles this week as Georgia's high school state championships wrapped up.

FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Marlo Graham, right, and FBI Atlanta Assistant Special Agent in Charge Shawn Matthews, left, address the media at a press conference Thursday about the FBI’s safety plans for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Atlanta. They displayed drones and other security gear and technology they might use during the six-week event. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess for the AJC)

World Cup a ‘no-drone zone’ around Mercedes-Benz Stadium, FBI warns

The FBI offered the first glimpse Thursday into how feds plan to keep fans, players and visitors safe when the World Cup comes to Atlanta.