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FBI seized many 2020 election records, but agents didn’t take them all

DOJ RAID IN FULTON

Skeptics said 2020 election boxes were missing. They never asked Fulton.

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Local officials blindsided by reported plan to detain migrants in warehouse

FACT CHECK

ICE spent $200 million on two Georgia warehouses. Did the feds overpay?

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Bring in the butterflies: Planting a pollinator garden

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How long are security lines at Atlanta airport? ‘There’s no telling,’ staff says

Social worker killed at VA clinic remembered as ‘devoted’ father, servant

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Live airport security wait times and today’s trends

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Georgia schools should treat severe storms with same caution as snow

Monday’s storms prompted some but not all metro districts to delay the start of classes.

Ed McBrayer, co-founder of PATH who helped shape Atlanta, dies at 81

The co-founder of the PATH Foundation — who backed the Beltline, Silver Comet Trail and other beloved trails — helped remake the region.

PHOTOS: Long security lines snarl airport travelers to start weekend

Travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson, who had hoped for a reprieve from the long security wait times on Saturday, were met with some of the slowest-moving lines of the week.

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HBCU AwareFest brings star power to Atlanta

HBCU AwareFest aims to address the student loan debt crisis at HBCUs. One highlight is a concert featuring Jill Scott, Earth, Wind & Fire, GloRilla, Kirk Franklin and others.

Robert F. Smith paid Morehouse student loans. What about those of us without a billionaire?

Tuition costs remain a hurdle for many HBCU students

With U.S. student loan debt sitting at roughly $1.8 trillion, college affordability is top of mind for many parents and students nationally.

FAQ: When will DeKalb make a decision on school closures?

DeKalb County could close dozens of schools in the coming years. Here's what to know.

Grady confirms plans to build new south Fulton hospital, CEO to retire

Grady Health System is partnering with Fulton County to add a more than $1 billion hospital facility to Union City.

Republican nominees lose fight to sit on Fulton election board

Fulton County commissioners can refuse to seat two Republican nominees on the county’s election board, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Friday.

Second-graders work on a social studies worksheet in Deborah Hinton’s classroom at Oak Grove Elementary in DeKalb County on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

DeKalb changes which schools are slated for closure in updated plan

Based on community feedback, some DeKalb schools could stay open. More public discussion is planned.

Latest: Airport security delays at peak times continue with no end in sight

As spring break travel ramps up, Hartsfield-Jackson expects nearly 350,000 people to pass through Atlanta airport security checkpoints from Thursday through Sunday.

In praise of convertibles

With affordable drop-tops dwindling, today’s convertible market is smaller than ever. But the open-air driving experience is hard to beat.

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Atlanta’s World Cup dream has a public bathroom problem

Atlanta does not have enough public bathrooms to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to the Peach State for the World Cup, but here are some solutions.

Atlanta lawyer’s bond eased ahead of murder retrial

Bond conditions have been eased for suspended Atlanta-area lawyer Bryan Schmitt ahead of his road rage retrial in the 2019 death of a real estate developer.