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RenderATL bringing Atlanta music stars to this year’s tech conference

The event is a distinctive mix of tech and Atlanta culture, from Dallas Austin to Zillow.

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Atlanta was the best vacation I took this summer

For many Atlanta residents, the summer of 2026 will be remembered as staycation summer.

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.”

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A masked immigration agent asks LaGrange resident Alex Orellana for identification in this screenshot taken from a livestream posted on Facebook on July 7, 2026. (Courtesy of Alex Orellana)

Georgia immigrant communities ‘on heightened alert’ as ICE arrests increase

Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams

Stockbridge mayor defends himself against claims of improper P-card spending

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

Fruity Pebbles Cereal

Cereal and pet food facility poised for $32M expansion in Fairburn

Evergreen Business - Wellstar

Wellstar lays off more than 700 corporate workers

Atlanta is investigating a new fish kill on a different metro area river

Atlanta watershed management responsible for South River fish kill, state says

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Why Coca-Cola says it scored big from sponsorship of the World Cup

The tiny RFID chip has revolutionized how UPS ships packages

Pivoting from Amazon business, UPS looks to other areas for growth

Colt Gray sentencing

Georgia school shooter copied prior shooters to gain ‘notoriety,’ testimony shows