News for Metro Atlanta and Region
Homeless people shelter at MARTA stations. A program helps them find housing.
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DeKalb’s plans for new public safety training center could spark familiar fight
Nearly a year after Atlanta opened a highly contested public safety training center in southern DeKalb County, officials there are now developing a plan for their own.
Gov. Kemp suspends Hall County sheriff for 2 months after DUI charge
Sheriff Gerald Couch was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with DUI, failure to maintain a lane and open container, officials said. He was booked into his own jail.
2 teens killed in South Fulton ID’d as police search for shooter
Officials said late Tuesday no information on the suspected gunman was available and that it was “unclear” what led to the shooting.
‘It’s how we compete’: Georgia business recruiters plead to keep tax breaks
Tension over economic development incentives has risen in recent years, especially as affordability dominates political discourse.
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Go pound sand? Eroding federal beach repair funds worry Georgia vacation mecca.
Georgia's Tybee Island has lost more than half its sand since its last beach renourishment. Cutbacks in federal funding mean it could get much worse, putting locals on edge.
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Swollen feet, friendly card game: Strange Monday morning at Atlanta airport
The lines were very, very long in Atlanta at the world's busiest airport on the busiest day of the week. But there also was hope, and camaraderie, and a good cheeseburger.
2h agoHomeless people shelter at MARTA stations. A program helps them find housing.
While MARTA HOPE was created with the goal of helping homeless people rather than increasing ridership, both aims are connected, particularly with the World Cup coming up.
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Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.
A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.
Chief justice presses Clayton prosecutor about citing cases that don’t exist
DA’s office given 10 days to explain made-up case law included in judge’s order.
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