10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (400+ words) Metro Atlanta has been home to a number of notorious murders over the years, but none are as audacious as the assassination of DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown in December 2000. Having campaigned on a promise to clean up corruption in…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (979+ words) The Stockbridge City Council voted to remove Mayor Jayden Williams from office on Saturday after a daylong hearing punctuated by allegations of sexual misconduct, unauthorized spending and mistreatment of city employees. Williams, 23, took office in January after defeating incumbent Anthony…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (852+ words) What if the federal government took over Chevron and the state of Georgia got Delta Air Lines? And let’s say Chick-fil-A became the property of Fulton County, but instead of the military precision you’re used to in the drive-thru, you…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (714+ words) In February, Martín Pérez arrived in North Port, Florida, as a nonroster invitee to Braves spring training. He was 34 years old, returning from an injury-plagued season in which his fastball averaged a hair under 90 mph. The Venezuelan was with the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (398+ words) The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began like so many others before it. I was teaching fourth grade at Warren T. Jackson Elementary in northwest Atlanta. A small K-5 elementary school nestled in the woods on Mt. Paran Road near Chastain Park. My students…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (205+ words) Atlanta police are investigating reports of gunshots fired inside Piedmont Park on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Officers are investigating a report of possible gunfire being heard in the area of 1073 Piedmont Ave. NE.,” police said. Details…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (467+ words) Starter AJ Smith-Shawver couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning and the Braves offense couldn’t dig out of an early hole in a 7-1 loss to the American League-best Rays on Tuesday at Truist Park. Smith-Shawver, currently part of the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (379+ words) Braves’ pitcher Bryce Elder will be placed on the injured list after having knee surgery, Braves manager Walt Weiss said Tuesday. Weiss said Elder flew from Philadelphia, where the Braves finished a four-game series with the Giants, on Monday to…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (603+ words) There was a point in the not-too-distant past when Matt Olson was making a case for himself to be in the National League MVP discussion. That’s no longer likely for the Braves’ veteran first baseman, who has had a mighty…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (318+ words) PHILADELPHIA — Braves right-handed starter Reynaldo López will return to the active roster this week, making for one crowded starting rotation. López went on the 15-day injured list Aug. 2 because of left knee inflammation. He began a rehab assignment Aug. 23 and…...