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Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool in jail security: Drones

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 firefighter training

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.

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Jay Couch

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.

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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.

Georgia Ports Authority State of Ports

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.

Pat Wilson

‘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.

Crime & Public Safety
Micheal Shealey Cockran SFPD

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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MARTA Hope feature
THE FUTURE OF MARTA

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.

Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

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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‘They can’t do anything’: ICE largely standing around at the Atlanta airport

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Home Depot continues buying spree, plans to acquire business aimed at pros

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens manages airport crisis from Japan

Long Lines at Atlanta Airport March 23 2026

Is Atlanta’s international terminal a security line shortcut? Not so simple.

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Spending the night in an Atlanta airport TSA line

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

Rome courthouse fire

Fire engulfs historic Rome courthouse, collapsing bell tower

APTOPIX LaGuardia Crash

Delta is the largest carrier at LaGuardia. How the crash disrupted flights.