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Apalachee High School shooting suspect pleads guilty

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

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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

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

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

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.’

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.

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.

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

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

Strange ‘Santa Is Watching You’ signs leave Atlantans guessing

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 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.

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.

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.

Tyler Perry Studios adds virtual production-enabled soundstage

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

DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith illegally jailed a lawyer and improperly threatened to jail District Attorney Sherry Boston, according to misconduct charges filed Monday by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission. (AJC file photo)

DeKalb judge threatened DA, jailed lawyer, misconduct case says

DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith improperly threatened to jail District Attorney Sherry Boston, according to misconduct charges filed Monday.

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Georgia Power 100 wide receivers: South Georgia well represented in 10 best WRs

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner failed to honor prenup, widow says in lawsuit

The widow of former Atlanta actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is suing his mother, claiming she's owed more than $1.2 million because he failed to honor their prenuptial contract.

PATRICIA MURPHY

Rick Jackson is rebuilding the ‘Kemp machine,’ and supercharging it

The Republican nominee for governor is trying to surpass the vaunted voter turnout machine Gov. Brian Kemp used to power his statewide victories.