No counterfeit ballots found by Georgia election investigators; Cisco expected to announce major expansion in Atlanta; Ex-GA insurance commissioner Jim Beck gets 7 years in federal prison; DeKalb will remove ‘genocide cannon’ from Decatur Square
Oct 13, 2021•3 min
Fulton fires 2 elections workers accused of shredding 300 voter applications; Middle Georgia town mourning officer killed in retaliation shooting; The Race for City Hall: A contentious debate kicks off first week of early voting; Will Georgia voting laws reduce turnout? Maybe not, studies show
Oct 12, 2021•3 min
Suspect captured after Middle Georgia officer shot; 2 children among dead in DeKalb plane crash; Georgia leaders grieve death of state school board member; Kasim Reed says he’s cleared in feds’ probe of City Hall
Oct 11, 2021•3 min
Defense seeks to exclude Confederate flag vanity plate at upcoming Arbery trial; Tech investment in Georgia, Southeast, off to fast start in 2021; Georgia solar gets another boost: Company plans 500-plus new jobs; Northlake Mall, at 50, takes shot at new life as office center
Oct 08, 2021•3 min
State labor department spent $1 million on free meals for employees, audit finds; Massive redevelopment to change Buford Highway in Norcross; Fulton County judge denies parents’ request to overturn school mask rule; Changes to federal student loan program will help thousands of Georgia borrowers
Oct 07, 2021•3 min
Atlanta’s frontline workers to get an extra $500 per month in ‘premium pay’; Atlanta mayor gets to create offices for social justice, reducing crime; DeKalb schools shuffle teachers amid enrollment drop; Wellstar-United insurance contract ends without a deal, affecting thousands
Oct 06, 2021•3 min
Georgia ballot inspection gambit: Get rid of Democrats; ‘A horror movie’: Two violent deaths shake Atlanta’s Guatemalan community; Film and TV crews vote to authorize a possible strike; New postage stamp could honor civil rights icon John Lewis
Oct 05, 2021•4 min
Woman found fatally shot along Clayton County interstate; Georgia again named top business state by trade publication; AJC Decatur Book Festival marks single-day celebration amid pandemic; More than 700 apartments, townhouses pitched near Gas South District
Oct 04, 2021•3 min
Georgia charts out who can receive coronavirus booster shots; Major I-285 lane closures near Atlanta delayed until June; High-stakes election tests Fulton amid state takeover threat; Paulding deal blocks county airport commercialization for 25 years
Oct 01, 2021•3 min
Hearings set for Buckhead cityhood bill during special session, lawmakers say; Health experts urge the public to take flu shot to head off ‘twindemic;’ Fulton DA’s office indicts dozens of murder suspects ahead of deadline; A sign of the economic times: Ships lined up at Savannah port
Sep 30, 2021•3 min
Spa shooting suspect pleads not guilty to Atlanta killings; Two DeKalb cities requiring city employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19; Atlanta-area school districts continue to report decreases in COVID cases; Number of Georgia voters without state ID declines
Sep 29, 2021•3 min
Kemp announces $1,000 bonuses for law enforcement, firefighters, other first responders; ICE detention center in southwest Georgia passes 1,000 COVID-19 cases; Part of I-285 named in honor of Rev. Charles F. Stanley; Alpharetta man charged with $9M investment fraud
Sep 28, 2021•3 min
Georgia’s pro-Trump ticket fixates on ‘audits’ of 2020 ballots; DeKalb debuts new ‘voter kiosk’; Falcons’ Matt Ryan tosses his 350th touchdown pass; Cobb Schools superintendent defends mask-optional policy amid COVID.
Sep 27, 2021•4 min
Lawsuit accuses Georgia Rep. Kelley of ‘cover up’ in bicyclist death; Cobb students accused of ‘antisemitic graffiti’ to face disciplinary charges; New I-285 eastbound ramp to Ashford Dunwoody opens Sunday; Rowen to transform eastern Gwinnett into job, research hub over this century
Sep 24, 2021•3 min
Biden to name Calvin Smyre as ambassador to Dominican Republic; Federal judge approves extension for DeKalb sewer fixes; Atlanta’s candidates for mayor spar over federal investigations during debate; Film crews threatening to strike nationwide, which could shut down Georgia production
Sep 23, 2021•3 min
Atlanta-area school districts report a sharp decline in COVID cases; Illegal voting allegation against Herschel Walker’s wife dismissed; I-285 lane closures north of Atlanta postponed again; Georgia high court dismisses challenge of close state House race
Sep 22, 2021•2 min
Fulton County parents sue school district over mask mandate; Judge seeks info on Georgia investigations of counterfeit ballots; Georgia’s abortion law in federal appeals court Friday; Report shows giant state revenue surplus in Georgia
Sep 21, 2021•3 min
Music Midtown’s return draws thousands of fans to see star performers; 2 men killed in separate shootings within 1 hour in Gwinnett; Months-old mail piles up in Atlanta Veterans Affairs hospital basement; Metro Atlanta hotels hurt by steep drop in business trips
Sep 20, 2021•4 min
Georgia GOP Senate leader eyeing Texas’ restrictive abortion law; DeKalb audit raises questions about handling of sensitive information, transparency; Report says state, local government payrolls have lagged recovery in Georgia; ‘Hamilton’ performance canceled after actors’ positive COVID test
Sep 17, 2021•4 min
Exclusive AJC Poll: Residents like Atlanta Mayor Bottoms, but say she’s off-track on key issues; ICUs still full, ambulances strained across Georgia; Atlanta fintech GreenSky gets offer of $2.24 billion; New Fulton election chair appointed over objections to Fair Fight ties
Sep 16, 2021•4 min
Feds open civil rights probe into Georgia prison conditions, violence; Metro Atlanta schools record nearly 4,000 COVID cases in shorter week; Amazon to hire thousands of metro Atlanta workers; Metro Atlanta schools record nearly 4,000 COVID cases in shorter week
Sep 15, 2021•2 min
Georgia death penalty trial restarts after COVID-19 scare; Georgia colleges at the top of the class in U.S. News rankings; ​​Gwinnett school district keeps full accreditation after special review; Path to Republican U.S. House majority boosted by Georgia redistricting
Sep 14, 2021•3 min
4 people injured by explosion at Dunwoody apartment complex; Swastikas and ‘Hail Hitler’ drawn on bathroom wall at Pope High School in Cobb; Woman dead after argument leads to triple shooting at Atlanta convenience store
Sep 13, 2021•3 min
Georgia jobless claims number keeps dropping; More Delta employees get vaccinated after insurance surcharge announced; Atlanta Mayor Bottoms says forested land only option for public safety training center; Coronavirus surge driving up OT hours for Cobb County firefighters
Sep 10, 2021•3 min
Atlanta City Council passes police, fire training center proposal; Lead contamination lands Atlanta neighborhood on EPA’s Superfund priority list; COVID cases in metro Atlanta schools surpass 24,000 in first weeks; Under siege with COVID patients, Grady Memorial among hospitals delaying elective procedures
Sep 09, 2021•3 min
Trump is set to headline September rally in Georgia; Dragon Con drew 42,000, reaching expectations given COVID circumstances; Another Georgia district attorney indicted, this one for bribery
Sep 08, 2021•3 min
Former district attorney in Ahmaud Arbery case indicted; DeKalb elementary school to close after 18 students test positive for COVID; Georgia to allow electronic driver’s license, ID cards; Raffensperger accuses DOJ of conspiring with voting groups, nonprofits
Sep 03, 2021•4 min
Atlanta to express interest in 2028 Super Bowl; Georgia COVID-19 economic relief now won’t go out until 2022; Georgia abortion activists on notice after Supreme Court allows Texas law to take effect; Councilman and mayoral candidate’s fraud case headed to trial
Sep 02, 2021•4 min
Georgia hospitals in crisis as COVID patient load sets records; Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill facing new restraint chair abuse allegation; Most metro Atlanta school districts report rise in COVID cases; Arbery’s imperfect past can’t be used by defense at trial
Sep 01, 2021•4 min
Alleged spa shooter driven by racial, gender bias; The Race for City Hall and may the ads be ever in your favor; Georgia National Guard troops are prepared to be called up; Experts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
Aug 31, 2021•4 min