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Peach Bowl - Ole Miss vs Penn State

With Big Ten teams in town for Peach Bowl, Friday’s commute could be tricky

Traffic will likely be challenging in Atlanta on Friday afternoon as thousands of Indiana and Oregon fans head to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

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Douglasville man shook 3-month-old daughter to death, police say

Warrants contend father’s actions caused child’s vomiting, bleeding of the brain.

Where’s winter? High temperatures could break records again this week.

Where’s winter? High temperatures could break records again this week.

Across much of Georgia, temps are expected to climb into the 70s, about 15-25 degrees above normal and potentially tying or even setting record marks for those dates.

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Power outages ease across Georgia after Saturday of thunderstorms

Thousands of Georgians are without electricity because of a storm moving through the state. Thunderstorms began to fade in intensity Saturday afternoon.

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OPINION

As a star departs, a boy asks, ‘When did Trae Young stop being the best?’

AJC reporter Thomas Lake and his family are big Atlanta Hawks fans. They'll miss Trae Young. They also have some questions.

2020 Photos of the year Hyosub Shin

Georgia gets $219 million to ‘transform’ rural health

The grant is to be the first of five annually, and is meant to offset health care cuts in the federal spending plan.

Crime & Public Safety
A Gwinnett County deputy was fired after being arrested on child molestation charges, the sheriff's office said. (AJC file)

Gwinnett deputy accused of sending nude photos, videos of himself to minors

Rylee Willis, 21, charged with 2 counts each of child molestation, enticing a child, according to police.

Funeral home shooting

1 dead, 1 injured in drive-by shooting at East Point funeral home, police say

One person was injured in a drive-by shooting Friday night during a wake at Gus Thornhill’s Funeral Home, according to East Point police.

Young Thug Live From Atlanta

Fani Willis’ office misled court, delayed Young Thug’s assets, judge says

A judge told Fulton County prosecutors they have until 5 p.m. Friday to return the rapper’s stuff.

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Outrage reaches Atlanta after fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota

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Diet advisers weigh in on America’s new ‘real food’ approach

Downtown Connector crash

Woman killed after exiting disabled SUV, leading to Downtown Connector pileup

Rockdale shooting

2-year-old critically injured in deadly Rockdale shooting, deputies say

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Atlanta judge lifts lid on Fani Willis’ Trump prosecution evidence

MARTA world record

3 hours, 21 minutes, 37 seconds. A MARTA world record?

Peach Bowl - Ole Miss vs Penn State

With Big Ten teams in town for Peach Bowl, Friday’s commute could be tricky

World Cup draw party TKTKT

Want $60 FIFA World Cup tickets? It’s complicated.

Norfolk Southern’s safety revamp after East Palestine derailment

Rivals call Norfolk Southern merger ‘anti-competitive’

American Dream For Rent: Investors elbow out individual home buyers

Is Trump’s proposed ban on investor-owned homes real?

(From left) Fulton County Commissioners Mo Ivory and Marvin S. Arrington Jr. and Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts. (AJC file photos)

Fulton Commissioners Ivory, Arrington to challenge Chair Robb Pitts