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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons spotted the Chicago Bears a 24-point lead at home on Sunday and could not finish the climb back, falling 31-23 to drop to 2-4 on the season. Chicago took control early behind quarterback Caleb Williams, who was back from…
SportsATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Dream now have an end date on their move downtown. The WNBA team will stay at State Farm Arena for its home schedule until 2031, co-owner and CEO Suzanne Abair said, filling in the length of a deal the club…
SportsSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Atlanta Dream let a fourth-quarter edge slip away Saturday and lost Game 1 of the WNBA Finals 68-64 to the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, as Golden State closed the game with seven straight points.…
From the HERE City State DeskALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech won its own tournament on the last hole Sunday, finishing one stroke ahead of Georgia Southern to take the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational for the first time since 2012. The Yellow Jackets closed with a 5-under 283 and…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia women's soccer closed its regular season home schedule with a 2-0 win over Missouri on Sunday evening at Turner Soccer Complex, its third straight victory at home. The Bulldogs had the better of the first half, outshooting the Tigers 10-1, but…
From the HERE City State DeskBATON ROUGE, La. — Georgia volleyball came back twice from a set down and beat LSU 3-2 on Sunday afternoon, taking the fifth set 15-9 behind a record-setting day from outside hitter Bianna Muoneke. Muoneke finished with a career-best 30 kills while hitting .377 and…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending NBA champion Knicks settled the last open seat on their roster Saturday, releasing veteran wing Bruce Brown and keeping former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman as the third center on the depth chart. Money drove the call. New York…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The American League Championship Series is down to a best-of-three after the Tampa Bay Rays pulled away from the Cleveland Guardians for a 7-3 win in Game 4 on Saturday night at Progressive Field. The game had been pushed back a day by…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ben Simmons spent all of last season away from the NBA. One strong exhibition night later, the former No. 1 overall pick has people talking about a revival in Sacramento. Simmons got the start in the Kings' preseason finale at San Antonio…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NFL has made it official: Texans wide receiver Jaylin Noel will pay $8,165 for a facemask foul he committed after a catch in Houston's 26-3 rout of the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. The flag came in the second quarter. Noel hauled…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVO, Utah — No. 8 BYU stayed unbeaten Saturday night by knocking off No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24, sealing it when the Irish came up empty on a last-second throw into the end zone. Debate over how the game ended spread online long after fans…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire walked out of Gillette Stadium on Saturday night with no points and a playoff ticket anyway, losing 1-0 to the New England Revolution but locking up a spot in the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs once the evening's results were…
Business
ATLANTA, Ga. — The city of Atlanta's development arm has signed off on a $330 million bond deal to help rebuild Amsterdam Walk, the aging 11-acre commercial strip on Monroe Drive beside the BeltLine's Northeast Trail. Invest Atlanta, the economic development authority for the City of Atlanta, approved the lease-purchase…
Business
STATESBORO, Ga. — The Georgia Chamber of Commerce will take its statewide economic planning tour to Georgia Southern University on Tuesday, Oct. 20, convening business owners, educators and lawmakers to talk about the workers and schools the region will need in the decades ahead. The stop is part of the…
From the HERE City State Desk
AUSTELL, Ga. — Rides are running again at Six Flags Over Georgia, but the Goliath roller coaster remains closed while state regulators work out what went wrong in the incident that killed a
Politics
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff brought more than 1,500 supporters to a convention center in Cobb County on Saturday, using the first weekend of heavy early voting to press metro Atlanta voters to get their ballots in. Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor who is…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters are watching one of the most lopsided money races in the country. Federal filings show Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff raised about $33 million from July through September, while Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Mike Collins brought in less than $3 million as the U.S. Senate race…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters are turning out at a record clip for the 2026 midterms, with close to 730,000 ballots already cast by midday Saturday, the fifth day of early voting, according to figures posted by the secretary of state. The pace was set on opening day. Voters cast…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — People who buy their own health coverage through Georgia Access are headed into a second year of sharp price increases, with state insurance figures showing some 2027 marketplace plans rising as much as 29 percent and typical monthly premiums topping $900. Across all carriers, the approved rate…
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