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Fulton jail launches drone to stop contraband — from drugs to chicken sandwiches
A first-of-its-kind jail drone is being used by Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and his team to combat drone-delivered contraband at the Rice Street jail.

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.

Trump says he is ready to support deal to pay TSA workers
The details are being finalized, but Trump said if Senate Republicans tell him it’s the best way forward he is willing to go along, even if he is not fully happy.
Tariff uncertainty throttles trade, but not expansion, at Georgia’s ports
Georgia's ports are increase infrastructure, including adding 60 acres of storage space at Savannah terminal, even as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty stunt trade.

‘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.

South Fulton officer arrested, accused of sexual assault
The alleged incident occurred Saturday, and Micheal Cockran has since been fired from the police department.
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Homeless 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.

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.
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Pro-Burt Jones mailer targets ambiguous ‘Jackson’
Delta suspends major travel perk for members of Congress

Homeless 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.

The impact of the Iran war on gas prices in metro Atlanta
Gas prices are elevated in metro Atlanta and around Georgia thanks to the conflict in the Middle East.
‘They can’t do anything’: ICE largely standing around at the Atlanta airport
The White House deployed ICE officers to help unpaid TSA workers, but they aren’t trained to actually help with security screening.
Home Depot continues buying spree, plans to acquire business aimed at pros
Home Depot’s next acquisition would add critical building systems to its wholesale network.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens manages airport crisis from Japan
A sister-city trip to Japan has complicated the mayor’s management of long lines and the presence of federal immigration officials at Hartfield-Jackson airport.

Is Atlanta’s international terminal a security line shortcut? Not so simple.
The Atlanta airport's international terminal checkpoint has sometimes been seen as a shortcut around domestic security lines. But recent woes have shown it is complicated.

Spending the night in an Atlanta airport TSA line
One traveler’s horror story of waiting in line for nine hours as the partial government shutdown continues to disrupt TSA operations.

Swollen feet, friendly card game: Longest morning at world’s busiest 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.

Fire engulfs historic Rome courthouse, collapsing bell tower
A fast-moving fire tore through a historic courthouse that had anchored Rome's downtown for more than a century.

Delta is the largest carrier at LaGuardia. How the crash disrupted flights.
Including its regional partners, Delta is LaGuardia's largest carrier. The airport reopened Monday afternoon, but significant delays are expected.






