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BREAKING

Charges dropped against teens in Hall County teacher’s death

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STEERING COLUMN

Peak touchscreen? Why automakers are bringing back buttons and knobs.

Atlanta-area facility to train infrastructure workers as data centers expand

long lines at hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport

Live airport security wait times and today’s trends

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

Iran war sends Atlanta fuel prices higher, diesel now more than $5 per gallon

Atlanta litigator’s lessons after handling Door Dash’s insurance cases

Atlanta litigator brings DoorDash insight to company defense

Alleged serial rapist pleas XXX in DeKalb. Cases in other counties remain open.

She waited 13 years to face her rapist. Now, he faces life in prison.

Wesley Cooley faces life in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of rape, kidnapping with bodily injury and other charges.

‘Built to host the world’: 95 days out, Atlanta says it’s ready for World Cup

World Cup matches in Atlanta are fewer than 100 days away. City officials and the Atlanta host committee say they're ready.

Atlanta Beltline is home to world’s longest linear arboretum, officials say

The arboretum, which stretches 60 acres, features 647 unique tree and woody shrub species and cultivars.

More Metro News

Hoped to lease space in Ponce City Market’s new office building? Too late.

Sage announced Wednesday it will expand its regional headquarters to lease the full 89,000 square feet of office space at 619 Ponce.

Delta delays Atlanta-Tel Aviv route restart until August

The airline had planned to restart its Atlanta-Israel route in April. The route was last flown on Oct. 6, 2023, when it was paused amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Gwinnett names sole school superintendent finalist

The Gwinnett County Board of Education fired former superintendent Calvin Watts more than a year ago.

DeKalb school bus crash sends 5 to hospital after car runs red light, officials say

The bus was transporting 29 students to Montclair Elementary School in Brookhaven when the crash happened.

OPINION

NBA was right to nix Hawks’ Magic City event. Now talk about why it mattered.

Atlanta Hawks' Magic City Monday promotion was problematic. NBA leadership did the right thing to cancel the event, but that's not enough.

As World Cup approaches, Atlanta looks back 30 years for inspiration

Central Atlanta Progress highlights the sense of Olympic deja vu Atlanta leaders aim to create during the World Cup.

Gastonia, North Carolina, Papa John's pizza restaurant at dusk

Investment firm makes bid to take Papa Johns private, report says

A Papa Johns shareholder has reportedly made a bid worth about $1.5 billion to take the pizza chain private.

ATLANTA DISPATCH

‘SANTA IS WATCHING YOU,’ mysterious signs say. Suspect has a white beard.

Intriguing signs have appeared around Atlanta. A man says he saw someone putting one up. The sign-poster looked a bit like Santa Claus.

The controversial Civil War store in downtown Kennesaw has been the subject of intense debate in the increasingly diverse city. But since Myers' death and the store's abrupt closure last year, the Confederate flags that flew from the second story for decades have since removed. File photo. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

She won control of infamous Confederate shop in court. Then, she died.

The controversial Confederate store in the heart of downtown Kennesaw could have yet another new owner following the death of the longtime proprietor’s sister this month....

‘It’s a big hit.’ How high diesel prices can hurt Atlanta’s economy.

Diesel prices on Wednesday surged to an average of $5 a gallon in metro Atlanta, according to AAA, as the ongoing war in the Middle East rattles global markets.