Georgia News

09/04/2020 -Atlanta, Georgia - Delta Air Lines employees work the ticket counter in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, September 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Delta hiring as air travel bounces back from COVID-19

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Valdosta mom asks for prayers after 5-year-old bitten by snake

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You have to put this pizza on your bucket list, Big 7 Travel says

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Oshkosh Defense says it will make new delivery vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service in Spartanburg, South Carolina, creating 1,000 jobs. The Wisconsin company says it will reconfigure a warehouse with features needed to do large-scale manufacturing. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Oshkosh Defense to build Postal vehicles in South Carolina

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Map: Coronavirus deaths and cases in Georgia (updated June 22)9h ago

William Braddock raises his hand to take an oath during a hearing Tuesday in Clearwater, Florida. Anna Paulina Luna, who plans to run for Florida's District 13 seat after losing a race for the slot in 2020 to Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, contends in court documents that Braddock is stalking her and wants her dead. Luna has filed a petition for a permanent restraining order. Braddock denies the claims and wants to see any evidence against him. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Florida congressional candidate says opponents conspired to kill her

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14-year-old boy charged as adult in shooting death in Macon

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it has launched a special inspection of construction underway at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion. The elevated review, beyond routine inspections, will delve into problems involving cable systems on the project and how a Southern Company subsidiary responded to the issues. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

U.S. nuclear regulators scrutinize Vogtle problems in Georgia

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Macon doctor faces prison for illegal opioid prescriptions

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Harriet Tubman statue to replace Christopher Columbus in New Jersey

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Sam Pollard’s "MLK/FBI." IFC Films

King books find a new old home

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Some of the wreckage from a fatal multiple-vehicle crash a day earlier is loaded to be carried away in Butler County, Alabama. (Lawrence Specker/Press-Register/AL.com via AP)

Youth home exec: ‘Words cannot explain’ Alabama crash

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Florida man guilty of killing girlfriend, disabled daughter

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The Varsity in Athens officially closes after almost 90 years but plans return

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Biden White House launches public push for child tax credit

A 9-month-old baby in North Carolina is dead after drowning in a bathtub on Father’s Day, according to reports. Authorities responded to a 911 call about 2 p.m. Sunday at a family home in the 5200 block of Murphy Road in Pink Hill, where a child was not breathing.

A Father’s Day tragedy as 9-month-old baby drowns in bathtub

Delta to hire 1,000 pilots as pandemic recovery continues

Georgia water utility pays former leader $1.4 million to depart

Data show Atlanta doesn’t have the worst drivers after all

Fort Benning officials are asking for help in locating a soldier who went missing Sunday on his first Father’s Day as a dad.

Georgia soldier goes missing on first Father’s Day as dad

Claudette regains tropical storm strength after 13 deaths

Officials: Deadly Pride parade crash appears unintentional

MONDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Atlanta is done with Claudette, but not with rain

Officials performed life-saving measures on each patient, but were not able to revive them all.

Officials: Several injured by tainted drugs laced with ‘deadly amount’ of fentanyl

Judge to decide fate of Fulton absentee ballot inspection

As federal jobless payments cut, Georgians still wait on claims

Major damage to Alabama mobile home park amid Tropical Storm Claudette

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Savannah Morning News

Savannah police say vehicle involved in Avery Street mass shooting damaged by gunfire

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Treasure Maps event shares stories across Georgia of those living with disabilities

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Anya Molyviatis is aiming to make a difference with her fiber work in Savannah

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SUSTO goes rogue with acoustic set at Savannah's Service Brewing Company

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Education

President Joe Biden speaks with Opal Lee, the retired teacher, counselor and activist who led the movement to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday, after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opinion: Schools must be part of hard and uncomfortable conversations about race 5h ago

The Cobb County School District will renovate the third floor at Cobb Horizon High School to house Cobb Online Learning Academy staff members. Credit: CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Cobb schools to renovate building for online academy

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A new review of 76 studies on the impact of COVID on early education in America found young children's learning and development suffered setbacks. (Rebecca Wright for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

New report on early childhood: COVID is both historic crisis and opportunity

The Atlanta Board of Education is setting expectations to improve struggling schools. BOB ANDRES/AJC FILE PHOTO

Lines drawn over Atlanta’s push to lift struggling schools

A new RAND Corporation survey released this week — “Job-Related Stress Threatens the Teacher Supply: Key Findings from the 2021 State of the U.S. Teacher Survey” — found nearly 1 in 4 teachers may leave the job by the end of the current school year.

New survey: 1 in 4 U.S. teachers may quit

Marietta City Schools' fiscal year 2022 budget totals $117 million and includes raises for employees ranging from 6% to 10.4%. Credit: Marietta City Schools

Marietta schools budget includes raises for employees

M. Brian Blake, who has been an administrator at several large U.S. universities, is the finalist to become Georgia State University's next president. (Photo courtesy Drexel University)

5 things to know about Georgia State University’s new president

The DeKalb County School Board approved a resolution calling for a referendum to extend its Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. If approved, the tax would collect about $742 million for DeKalb schools from July 2, 2022, to June 30, 2027. Credit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

DeKalb schools approve resolution to continue education sales tax

Gwinnett County Public Schools' proposed budget for the 2022 fiscal year includes raises for teachers and other employees. WSBRadio

Gwinnett school board to hold final budget hearing tonight

Economy and issues

UPDATE: Wall Street rises, pushing S&P 500 back near record high

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09/04/2020 -Atlanta, Georgia - Delta Air Lines employees work the ticket counter in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, September 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Delta hiring as air travel bounces back from COVID-19

6h ago

There are high hopes for a celebratory Fourth of July. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Fourth of July expected to bring near record travel volumes

8h ago

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it has launched a special inspection of construction underway at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion. The elevated review, beyond routine inspections, will delve into problems involving cable systems on the project and how a Southern Company subsidiary responded to the issues. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

U.S. nuclear regulators scrutinize Vogtle problems in Georgia

10h ago

Around Georgia and the Southeast

Oshkosh Defense says it will make new delivery vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service in Spartanburg, South Carolina, creating 1,000 jobs. The Wisconsin company says it will reconfigure a warehouse with features needed to do large-scale manufacturing. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Oshkosh Defense to build Postal vehicles in South Carolina

7h ago

Police investigate shooting near SE Georgia Air Force recruiting office

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250 gators removed from Disney since boy died in 2016 attack

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William Braddock raises his hand to take an oath during a hearing Tuesday in Clearwater, Florida. Anna Paulina Luna, who plans to run for Florida's District 13 seat after losing a race for the slot in 2020 to Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, contends in court documents that Braddock is stalking her and wants her dead. Luna has filed a petition for a permanent restraining order. Braddock denies the claims and wants to see any evidence against him. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Florida congressional candidate says opponents conspired to kill her

9h ago

14-year-old boy charged as adult in shooting death in Macon

9h ago

Macon doctor faces prison for illegal opioid prescriptions

10h ago

Harriet Tubman statue to replace Christopher Columbus in New Jersey

11h ago

Another lawsuit targets Colonial Pipeline after cyberattack

13h ago

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