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Snow, extreme cold keep northeast Georgia students home Monday

Several northeast Georgia school systems canceled Monday in-person classes after heavy snowfall. Schools in Gwinnett County, in northern metro Atlanta, also will be closed.

Snow in metro Atlanta

Temperature rises above freezing in Atlanta after bitter cold spell

Extreme cold continues in Georgia on Sunday, though Atlanta temperatures got above freezing in the afternoon.

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OPINION

Gridlock Guy: Inside an 11Alive traffic reporter’s first Atlanta ice storm

Rachel Cox-Rosen has covered hurricanes in South Florida. After her winter storm debut here, she said she's "really proud of Atlanta drivers."

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Georgia man with AK-47 shot at utility workers restoring power, deputies say

Suspect faces five charges, including aggravated assault, Rabun County sheriff says.

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Georgia Medicaid glitch briefly disenrolls disabled children

The Department of Community Health says the problem was solved Tuesday morning.

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Republican Rick Jackson enters Georgia governor’s race in surprise move

Billing himself as a pro-Donald Trump, straight-shooting outsider with nothing to lose, Jackson is hoping his deep bank account will help him overcome veteran GOP contenders.

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UPDATE

Georgia man with AK-47 shot at utility workers restoring power, deputies say

Suspect faces five charges, including aggravated assault, Rabun County sheriff says.

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Funeral set for Gwinnett police officer killed in hotel shooting

The service for Officer Pradeep Tamang takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday at 12Stone Church, Lawrenceville. Members of the community are invited to line the procession route.

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Suspect still at large after man shot in crowded Decatur Library, police say

A man is in critical condition after he was shot inside the Decatur Library on Sycamore Street, police said.

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One of the country’s fastest-growing AI startups moves HQ to Midtown

Wanda Sims Watters stands near where her childhood home was at 205 Elizabeth Street in Decatur on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. The once thriving Black neighborhood was destroyed in waves from the 1940s-1970s through eminent domain for government housing, facilities and “urban renewal.” (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Metro Atlanta governments take up reparations amid national challenges

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Skaters turn out to protest ICE on Atlanta Beltline