Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.

A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states overnight, prompting governors to declare states ...

The AJC talks to Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. about their heist thriller "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera," which is a sequel to 2018's 'Den of Thieves," shot in Atlanta.

Years after horrifying abuses and corruption in the Georgia state prison system began to come to light, Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Legislature are taking action. On Tuesday, Kemp released his ...

Sleet is starting to fall in western parts of metro Atlanta early Friday morning as a winter storm bears down across North Georgia.

State School Superintendent Richard Woods urges the 2025 Georgia General Assembly to continue treating teachers as professionals and improving their work environment.

Members of LGBTQ+ organizations say they are bracing for more expansive restrictions aimed at them when lawmakers return to the Capitol for this year’s legislative session.

Mike Luckovich is the award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has twice been recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, in 1995 and 2006. He was a ...

Georgia man accused of running con from behind bars, stealing millions from people whose loved ones were incarcerated ...

NWS Peachtree City GA issues a winter weather advisory for Friday January 10th for Jefferson County. Check back here for updates.

On a recent afternoon, as I was sitting on the sofa with my daughter, she leaned in closer and looked at me with raised eyebrows and what felt like a question in her eyes.

School administrators are reporting early successes with the stricter rules this year. Sequoyah Middle School Principal Sedrick Anthony said he’s seen an increase in attendance and student engagement ...