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Heat advisory issued, storms popping up as steamy July 4th weekend begins

The heat index will bring "feels-like" temps in the 100s. The Peachtree Road Race is expected to begin under a red flag, indicating potentially dangerous conditions.

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Brace for holiday traffic to peak Friday during Independence Day weekend

Over the Fourth of July weekend, about 2.4 million Georgians are expected to go at least 50 miles from home, with the vast majority opting for a road trip.

Atlanta police officers man a barricade at 10th Street and Monroe Drive NE as roads are shut down for the 2019 Peachtree Road Race. (AJC FILE)

What streets will be closed for the 2026 Peachtree Road Race?

From the race’s start near Lenox Square, along its route down Peachtree, to the finish line on 10th Street just east of Piedmont, there will be road closures.

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A NEW VISITOR PLAN THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED FOR THE CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE

Gilded Age redux? Fed plan OKs new mansions on ‘primitive’ Georgia island

Land swaps at Georgia's Cumberland Island National Seashore have watchdog groups concerned that a new Gilded Age could return to what was once a Carnegie family playground.

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FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss

FBI presses ahead with probe of Georgia’s 2020 election

FBI analysts race toward a July deadline to complete tens of thousands of record checks related to Fulton County's 2020 presidential election.

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Vote to name Athens’ new pro team asks age-old question: Football or music?

The new professional indoor football team is asking fans to choose its name, and the four finalists lean heavily on Georgia football and Athens' legendary music scene.

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That wasn’t fireworks: 2 DeKalb gunfire incidents end in arrests

“Celebratory gunfire” in the evening hours of July 4 led to three arrests across two separate incidents in Dekalb County.

Innocent man finally free after 16 years in prison. But what comes next?

Exonerated man looks to rebuild after 16 years of lost time in prison

Brandon Pugh was exonerated after 16 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. But stepping out of the Georgia prison proved not to be the end of his uphill battle.

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One dead, one injured in shooting after Gainesville concert, police say

Police were patrolling the Midlands area when they found the first victim, who died at the hospital.

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Heat advisory issued, storms popping up as steamy July 4th weekend begins

Michelle Mickens settled her lawsuit against the Oglethorpe County School District for nearly $300,000. (Courtesy of the Southern Poverty Law Center)

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Brace for holiday traffic to peak Friday during Independence Day weekend

The Arch seen on the University of Georgia's North Campus in downtown Athens amid a winter storm on Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2026. Student parking at UGA is extremely limited. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)
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