Mahendra Patel recounts his ordeal to AJC columnist Bill Torpy from the dining room table of his Cobb County home.

The former DeKalb County chief executive said he sees himself as a problem-solving “bridge builder” who can create bipartisan coalitions to counter President Trump’s policies.

Two MARTA police officers were shot while confronting a man who was urinating near a platform at a downtown Atlanta station late Thursday, officials said.

A backlog of completed Georgia election investigations grew to over 300 cases after the State Election Board prioritized passing new voting rules last year.

Meet metro Atlanta author Sara Omer, whose debut fantasy novel, ”The Gryphon King,” has just published. She tapped Turkic myths from her family's heritage for the book.

It’s the second time in a month animals have been rescued from deplorable conditions in North Georgia. In July, more than 250 dogs and cats were removed from a Dade County home in what state officials ...

The Sydney Sweeney jeans/genes controversy conjures up memories of a 1980s ad also for jeans — and also thick with controversy.

A Confederate group has filed a series of lawsuits challenging changes at Stone Mountain. The Georgia attorney general's office has moved to dismiss all of them.

A nation that turns away from abused women and children to protect powerful men has lost its moral compass. That is the lesson from the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal.

Prosecutors said the officers became aware of a smoldering fire in the Augusta State Medical Prison inmate's cell but allegedly left him locked inside the cell for hours.

Georgia’s attempt to restrict kids’ social media access was blocked by a judge, citing free speech concerns. The ruling was sparked by a tech co. litigation firm's complaint.

Joy Lim Nakrin and her parents are giving rescue horses a second chance at life with Joyous Acres, their farm in Milton. The nine horses come from a variety of backgrounds.