May 05 Firing of Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks reversed By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Based on the city's failure to comply with some provisions of its code and on witness testimony, the Atlanta Civil Service Board says it concluded Rolfe wasn't given due process before he was fired. Continue reading
Apr 02 MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Major League Baseball has moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights. Continue reading
Mar 22 Atlanta shooting victim’s husband says police detained him for hours By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A man who survived the shooting that killed his wife at a Georgia massage business last week said police held him in handcuffs for four hours after the attack. Continue reading
Mar 19 Asian American churches call for actions beyond prayer By Luis Andres Henao, Mariam Fam, Jessie Wardarski, Associated Press Asian American Christian leaders say their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage businesses. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 3:50 Congress holds first hearing on Asian American violence in decades amid ‘crisis point’ By Lisa Desjardins, Patty Gorena Morales Fear and fallout from this week's deadly shootings in Atlanta have echoed across the country. While investigators have not confirmed a motive in the attack that killed eight, including six Asian women, many across the country have deemed it a… Continue watching
Mar 18 What you can do to fight violence and racism against Asian Americans By Vignesh Ramachandran As Asian American communities confront hate, speak up if you witness a crime. Continue reading
Mar 18 Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The killings in Atlanta follow a wave of recent attacks against Asian Americans since the coronavirus first entered the United States, with the majority of reports coming from women. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Georgia prosecutor opens probe into Trump’s efforts to influence election In our news wrap Wednesday, a Georgia prosecutor opened a criminal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to influence the state’s presidential vote count, the CDC reported that wearing two face masks is more effective against COVID-19, President Biden ordered… Continue watching
Nov 06 Bourdeaux flips suburban Atlanta district for Democrats By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux has flipped Georgia’s 7th Congressional District by defeating Republican Rich McCormick. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Georgia officials give election update in Fulton County as vote counting continues By Associated Press Georgia officials will give an election update in Fulton County on Thursday as vote counting in the state continues. Continue reading