Mother, partner arrested after 8-year-old Gwinnett girl found dead’ Four-county metro Atlanta area in spotlight again with Rivian plant; ‘Sneak attack’: New map pairs Greene’s district with outraged Cobb residents; Cobb County’s bill for World Series? $437K in police overtime
Nov 24, 2021•3 min
Exclusive AJC poll: Dickens edges ahead of Moore in Atlanta mayoral runoff; Georgia regents: Buildings named for people with ties to slavery won’t change; ‘Double-dip’ La Niña means Georgia is likely in for a warm winter; Suspect in Cobb homicides, officer’s stabbing faces 43 charges in 2 counties
Nov 23, 2021•3 min
Atlanta airport security in spotlight after gun discharge; Republicans clear path for final vote on new Georgia congressional map; Parents, schools weigh risk of another Thanksgiving during COVID-19; Mayor Bottoms endorses Andre Dickens in Atlanta mayoral runoff
Nov 22, 2021•4 min
Ahmaud Arbery case: Black pastors flock to courthouse after attorney’s remarks; Georgia Republican senator files bill starting fight for creation of Buckhead City; Georgia sees super job growth in still-churning economy; Milton basketball player loses D1 offer after arrest
Nov 19, 2021•3 min
‘A life or death situation’: Travis McMichael testifies in his own defense; New Georgia congressional map aims to increase Republican seats; Georgia Reps. Greene, Clyde rack up thousands in mask fines; Cobb County lifts mask mandate, doesn’t renew pandemic order
Nov 18, 2021•2 min
GOP drops bills to change Gwinnett government until next session; Grand jury indicts six deputies following death of Fulton jail inmate; Prosecution in Arbery murder trial rests its case; Georgia private school settles lawsuit over decades-old sexual abuse
Nov 17, 2021•3 min
Final vote completes redistricting of Georgia General Assembly; Attorney in Arbery case asks to have Jesse Jackson removed from court; Fulton authority to consider incentives for Ponce City Market expansion; Cops: Ambulance driver charged in fatal crash admitted using drugs, drinking alcohol
Nov 16, 2021•3 min
8-year-old dies in hospital after shooting at Atlanta apartments; Man found shot in South Fulton residential area dies from injuries; Henry County police officer posthumously saves several people; Cobb schools investigation ends with no accreditation change
Nov 15, 2021•3 min
After 36 hours, Clarkston 1-year-old found within a mile of home; GOP bills to change Gwinnett government pass senate committee; Atlanta topped nation’s metro areas for inflation in October; MARTA to reduce bus service amid staffing shortage
Nov 12, 2021•3 min
Police: Suspect in Henry officer’s death kills himself seconds before capture; Stonecrest mayor faces 3 federal charges in pandemic relief fund scandal; Georgia State University completes animal studies of anti-viral drug; Atlanta, Fulton aim to reduce jail population with deal for pre-arrest diversion center
Nov 11, 2021•3 min
Georgia public health workers tout declining COVID cases, caution on winter; Georgia Senate approves new state maps in first major vote’ Gwinnett judge: School officials can require students to wear masks; Former VA administrator and Georgia senator Max Cleland dies at home
Nov 10, 2021•2 min
Remington, nation’s oldest gunmaker, to move global HQ to Georgia; Georgia redistricting brings opportunity for political payback; Ahmaud Arbery case: Police officer was seconds away when fatal shooting happened; Mayor Bottoms lifts indoor mask mandate in Atlanta
Nov 09, 2021•3 min
Georgia’s legal battle with Biden over vaccine mandates grows; Georgia state school superintendent’s race heats up; Demolition of fire-damaged Cheshire Bridge Road overpass in Atlanta to begin; Anthopoulos talks Braves offseason, Freeman, says payroll will increase
Nov 08, 2021•5 min
Pandemic deaths in Georgia reach 25,000; Kasim Reed concedes defeat after historic bid for third term as Atlanta mayor; 16-year-old dies days after being shot at Gwinnett school bus stop; Kemp reloads campaign account with an eye on Abrams and Perdue
Nov 05, 2021•3 min
World Series parade to begin Friday in Atlanta, end at Truist Park; Kasim Reed’s prowess appears to come up short with voters in a changed city; Fulton elections head Barron leaves after tumultuous term; 11 white jurors, 1 Black man seated in Arbery murder trial
Nov 04, 2021•4 min
Election Day in Georgia brings minor glitches and short waits; Jury finally qualified for Ahmaud Arbery murder trial; CDC backs COVID vaccine for younger kids; Georgia House, Senate GOP leaders propose new legislative districts
Nov 03, 2021•3 min
Enrollment dips at most of Georgia’s public colleges; State medical board director Hughes dies suddenly; Georgia’s ACA health insurance for 2022: Booming market, lower prices; Georgia-based Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike
Nov 02, 2021•3 min
Masks to be optional in all Fulton County schools starting Monday; Potential trial date set for Stonecrest recycling plant case; Falcons’ Calvin Ridley out to focus on his mental state; Historic Black school built in segregation era to become Alpharetta office building
Nov 01, 2021•3 min
World Series sticker shock: $1,000-plus for standing-room-only tickets; Georgia election rule eliminates easy online absentee application; Kemp to spend $110 million to address court backlog brought on by COVID-19; Metro Atlanta’s jobless rate hit record low in September
Oct 29, 2021•2 min
David Perdue is considering a primary challenge against Brian Kemp; Judge in Arbery death case denies motion limiting protests outside courthouse; Loads of Georgia voting lawsuits still pending after last 2020 cases dismissed; World Series ticket prices surge higher after Braves win
Oct 28, 2021•3 min
Georgia to challenge federal vaccine mandate in court this week; Biden taps Atlantan to key ambassador post; Biden taps Atlantan to key ambassador post; Georgia Sens. Ossoff, Warnock work to keep Medicaid expansion in spending package; UPS flags holiday shipping challenges after 3Q profit surg
Oct 27, 2021•3 min
COVID-19 killed 4 times as many Georgia cops as violence, accidents; Look how high ticket prices have soared for World Series games here; Stone Mountain Park board names finalist for new business partner; Coke offers $2,000 to employees who follow new vaccination requirement
Oct 26, 2021•3 min
Atlanta’s Black voters largely undecided on who should lead the city; 2 teens fatally shoot each other in car at gas station; Kemp takes a swing at MLB as Braves advance to World Series; Judge rules for Oxendine in decade-long battle with Georgia ethics commission; Charlie Morton will start Game 1 of World Series for Braves
Oct 25, 2021•4 min
Challenges to voter eligibility rejected ahead of Atlanta election; Georgia graduation flattens after years of routine increases; Storied Atlanta startup Spanx sells majority stake to investment firm; Lawsuit in Georgia may shape who gets to keep working from home
Oct 22, 2021•3 min
Shooting at Midtown high-rise leaves 2 dead, including suspected gunman; Abrams’ group launches campaign pushing Medicaid expansion; Massive Georgia solar energy project coming to South Georgia
Oct 21, 2021•4 min
Police to team with private lab in Atlanta Child Murders case, Mayor Bottoms says; Atlanta housing market running out of steam after pandemic price surge; Man surrenders in death of woman who fell from Lamborghini in Buckhead; Atlanta council votes to pay $19 million to settle trash collection lawsuit
Oct 20, 2021•3 min
Georgia consumers likely to see higher natural gas, electricity bills; TSA works to increase 60% employee vaccination rate ahead of mandate; Atlanta mayor pushes for new arrest diversion center at city jail; Federal EPA eyes self-reporting requirement for Cobb County plant that uses ethylene oxide
Oct 19, 2021•3 min
Strike averted as TV and film crews, producers reach agreement; 14-year-old dead after shooting at Woodstock house party injures teens; House GOP raising money from lobbyists at George Strait concert during session; ‘America’s Got Talent: Extreme’ delays production after escape artist has major injury at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Oct 18, 2021•2 min
Georgia pediatricians prepare to begin vaccinations for children under 12; Development proposals for two MARTA stations fall through; Atlanta receives $33 million from Centennial Yards to invest in housing, jobs; Tallest elevator test tower in U.S. the star of company’s $200-million Cobb headquarters
Oct 15, 2021•3 min
Hartsfield-Jackson No. 1 in firearms uncovered at checkpoints; Georgia ballot inspection case dismissed after no fraud found; Walker cancels fundraiser with supporter who had swastika in her Twitter profile; Port of Savannah looks to feds for help unclogging jam
Oct 14, 2021•3 min