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MARTA Midtown

Amid federal safety probe, police search for shooter in latest MARTA violence

Police are searching for a shooter after a teen was wounded on a MARTA train at the Midtown station, the latest in a series of violent incidents on transit agency property.

Interstate 285

Portion of I-285 closed for weekend as traffic slows through Atlanta

All north and southbound lanes of I-285 will be shut down between Cascade Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive until 5 a.m. Monday, June 8.

Funeral for Dave Fiji

Week after surviving wedding helicopter crash, widow speaks at husband’s funeral

'I felt safe in his love,' says bride during a Saturday funeral service for her husband, killed in a Georgia helicopter crash on their wedding night. The pilot also died.

Georgia News
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Rivian begins R2 deliveries, a preview of what’s to come at Georgia plant

Rivian announced Tuesday it has begun delivering its first batch of new mid-sized SUVs to customers, an effort pivotal to the company’s planned factory in Georgia.

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New MARTA train launch postponed

MARTA train maker stumbled in other cities. Officials say it paid off.

The Swiss manufacturer that built MARTA’s new trains has a history of rocky rollouts. Stadler trains had issues during rollouts in British cities before service improved.

Tick Season

Georgia ticks return to bite as drought conditions improve

Renewed humidity makes the bugs more active, experts say, and Georgia is smack in the middle of prime tick season.

Crime & Public Safety
MARTA Midtown

Shooting suspect is 2nd to face federal charges linked to MARTA violence in week

Anthony Gresham allegedly shot a teen Friday at the Midtown station, and John Elijah Matthews is tied to a fatal May 30 stabbing at the Oakland City station, police say.

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Midtown MARTA

MARTA shooting suspect arrested after weekend search

The suspect was taken into custody after fleeing into the woods Sunday morning in Douglas County, according to MARTA.

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Fort Stewart shooting

Shots fired prompt lockdown at Fort Stewart; no injuries

Fort Stewart gunman was quickly apprehended, and there were no injuries reported, officials said.

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