Here is why the $68M Atlanta jail deal created fireworks at City Hall
Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari slammed a proposed $68 million sale of the city jail to Fulton County, calling it a move toward mass incarceration.
Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari slammed a proposed $68 million sale of the city jail to Fulton County, calling it a move toward mass incarceration.
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PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Janie Van Reenan loves seeing deer in her Peachtree Corners neighborhood, just not when they are eating her landscaping. Van Reenan installed a 7-foot, see-through fence around her front yard and hired a wildlife management company to...
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An overnight collision claimed the life of a man who had gotten out of his vehicle after a crash on a DeKalb County highway. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police said they responded around 1:44 a.m. Wednesday on a report of a man hit by a vehicle on ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Tech football finally earned its first win of the season after beating Mercer 44-11. Running back Justice Haynes scored three touchdowns in the win and quarterback Alberto Mendoza completed 15 of 21 passes for 249 yards and three touchd...
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A helicopter company and wedding venue are now facing a lawsuit after a crash that killed a husband on his wedding night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Bryan Mims reports the suit claims the pilot of the helicopter should have never taken...
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The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has proposed a 0.54% property tax increase over the rollback millage rate for the 2026 General Fund. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Under Georgia law, local governments must compute a rollback millage rate duri...
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A flash flood warning was issued for two north Georgia counties Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a flash flood warning for northwestern Gilmer County and east central Murray County in nort...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta senior fighting breast cancer is facing a court judgment after she said identity thieves ran up tens of thousands of dollars on her credit card across the globe. Milateen Lampkin, 79, is a retired teacher’s aid with Atlanta Public Sc...
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Federal agents are offering a reward for Alex Rosado Lopez, a man wanted in Georgia and two other states.
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A man was killed early Wednesday morning after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Highway 78 in DeKalb County, according to police.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A stretch of I-285 is scheduled to shut down on Atlanta’s westside again this weekend as crews work on an ongoing road repair project. Weather permitting, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will close all lanes of I-285 between bet...
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(Gray News) — Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against major GLP-1 makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk with patients accusing the popular weight-loss drugs of causing permanent eye damage and vision loss. According to USA Today , multiple lawsuits filed within the last year foc...
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Sen. Raphael Warnock calls on the Department of Justice to set national guidelines to prevent law enforcement misuse of license plate readers.
