Aug 24 Trump arrives at Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he attempted to overturn his 2020 election loss By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 4:23 The next steps in Trump’s Georgia case after his surrender to jail By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens Former President Donald Trump is turning himself in at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia. He faces 13 felony counts tied to his attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election result. It's the fourth time this year Trump has… Continue watching
Aug 18 GOP presidential candidates attend Atlanta conference days after Trump’s Georgia indictment By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Trump won’t speak at an Atlanta event where radio host Erick Erickson will welcome six GOP contenders. The event takes place 10 miles from the jail where Trump must soon surrender on a racketeering indictment related to the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jun 07 Atlanta organizers unveil plan to take ‘Cop City’ fight to the ballot box By R.J. Rico, Associated Press Under the proposed referendum, voters would choose whether they want to repeal the ordinance that authorized the lease of the city-owned land upon which the project is being built. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Ukraine brands Russia as terrorist state before International Court of Justice In our news wrap Tuesday, lawyers for Ukraine branded Russia a terrorist state before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Atlanta’s city council approved funding for a police and firefighter training center that sparked protests, Republican discontent with… Continue watching
Jun 06 Atlanta City Council approves project decried as ‘Cop City,’ rejecting activists’ fierce opposition By R.J. Rico, Associated Press For about 14 hours, residents again and again took to the podium to slam the project, saying it would be a gross misuse of public funds to build the huge facility in a large urban forest in a poor, majority-Black… Continue reading
May 31 Atlanta police arrest 3 organizers behind bail fund supporting protests against ‘cop city’ By Jeff Amy, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Opponents say it's an "extreme provocation" to arrest leaders of a bail fund. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says they're part of a criminal organization. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Debt limit debate still deadlocked as economist warns of default risks In our news wrap Thursday, the debt ceiling deadlock heated up in Congress as Democrats condemned GOP calls for deep spending cuts while Republicans argued the cuts are critical to curbing inflation, Russia is accusing the U.S. of ordering what… Continue watching
May 04 Man accused of Atlanta shooting charged with murder By Associated Press Jail records show the suspect in a mass shooting in Atlanta that left one woman dead and four others wounded has been charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Gunman kills 1, wounds 4 in Atlanta medical building shooting In our news wrap Wednesday, a gunman opened fire inside a medical building in Atlanta killing one and injuring four others, police in Texas arrested two people for helping a mass shooter elude a manhunt after he killed 5 neighbors,… Continue watching