Metro Atlanta News

Vents on local topics tended to be my favorites: "If Waffle House is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why do they have locks on the door?"

The AJC published hundreds of guest opinion columns in 2025 and these selections are the ones that resonated most with readers in metro Atlanta and across Georgia.

With this being the last Gridlock Guy set to be printed, my feelings are similar to this time a year ago. But the change is inevitable.

A winter storm in the northeast Friday led to a number of flight delays and cancellations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport.

Mickey Lee, 35, an Atlanta resident on the latest season of the "Big Brother" television show, died on Christmas Day after multiple cardiac arrests, her family said.

As someone who grew up immersed in newspapers, books and magazines, I only had eyes for print. But it's not how we deliver the news that matters most.

Officials anticipate the lead up to New Year’s Day won’t be as bumper-to-bumper as what some drivers endured during Christmas travel.

An Atlanta police officer shot a man who bystanders say was carrying a firearm while chasing a woman in a West Atlanta apartment complex, according to the GBI.

If you must travel on one of the busy days, consider leaving outside peak traffic hours.

Our jobs remain essentially the same as generations of Atlanta journalists before us: to fairly and accurately cover our hometown.