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Winter is coming? Georgia braces for steep temperature drop after storms

Tornadoes and damaging winds are possible as the storm moves in from the west, according to the Weather Service.

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Hall County teacher’s tragic death is a somber reminder cars are not toys

Roughly 40,000 people die in crashes in the U.S. each year. In no demographic is an ignorance of the gravity of operating a vehicle more profound than among teen drivers.

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UGA alum killed in Old Dominion shooting remembered as leader, mentor

UGA grad and former Savannah‑based Army aviator Brandon Shah died in an Old Dominion shooting. Former students and Georgia service members remember his impact.

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Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.

A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.

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Will Georgia’s gas tax suspension help pump prices go down?

Georgia drivers may soon see prices at the gas pump come down more than 8%, a bit of relief amid a surge in prices that started with the war in Iran.

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How Georgia facility factors into natural gas crisis triggered by Iran war

A Savannah-area LNG terminal opened in 1972. Now, with the Iran war threatening the world's natural gas supply, the Georgia export facility is playing a key global role.

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Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.

A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.

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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.

Bryan Schmitt

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.

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Ossoff confronts Gabbard in tense exchange over Iran threat level

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The impact of the Iran war on gas prices in metro Atlanta

Gas prices in Atlanta and Georgia jump overnight amid Iran war uncertainty

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Atlanta lawyer’s bond eased ahead of murder retrial

Iranians in Atlanta scale back Nowruz celebrations amid ongoing war

Iranians in Atlanta scale back Nowruz celebrations as war rages back home

Jasper VA clinic shooting

Social worker dies after shooting at Jasper VA clinic, GBI says

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool in jail security: Drones

Fulton jail launches drone to stop contraband — from drugs to chicken sandwiches

Year of the Rabbit

Atlantan shares journey to China after adoption in new documentary

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Uber to invest $1.25B in Rivian for Georgia-made robotaxis

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How Atlanta’s Renaissance Orchestra went viral for remixing classical music

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Murphy Crossing redevelopment plans get a fresh start on the Beltline

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Georgia urges high court to allow executions of nine inmates