MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Blake has spoken publicly for the first time since a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer shot him seven times in the back, saying he’s in constant pain from the shooting, which doctors fear will leave him paralyzed from the waist down.

Blue-collar workers have been hit the hardest by pandemic layoffs in Georgia. And if they are lucky enough to have jobs, they are most likely to be working -- and at risk -- on Labor Day.

Lake Lanier visitor bid an unofficial farewell to summer on the holiday weekend amid pandemic precautions.

After Stacey Abrams’ narrow defeat in 2018, Georgia Democrats were poised to vastly expand her strategy of mobilizing a small army of door-knockers to make personal contact with voters — and Republicans were worried about keeping pace.

A Henry County man is in the hospital after he was shot in the face while driving to Stone Mountain for a day hike with his wife.

PHOTOS: Peaceful groups merge protests in Atlanta

Rappers, topless pool parties and Airbnbs in Atlanta. If that sounds like a winning combination to you, then Atlanta Councilman Howard Shook's bid to ban short-term Airbnb rentals in single-family neighborhoods could ruin a good thing, writes AJC opinion columnist Bill Torpy.

Rappers, topless pool parties and Airbnbs in Atlanta. If that sounds like a winning combination to you, then Atlanta Councilman Howard Shook's bid to ban short-term Airbnb rentals in single-family neighborhoods could ruin a good thing, writes AJC opinion columnist Bill Torpy.

A bear was seen on a grocery run at a California grocery store, possibly for the second time in a manner of days.

School’s back in, football reigns supreme and it’s the last gasp of summer in the South. Let’s enjoy a look back at some local September scenes from years gone by.