Three men were found shot to death in a parking lot at the intersection of Whitehall and McDaniel streets in southwest Atlanta this morning, bringing the city’s year-to-date homicide numbers to 103. On Sunday morning around 12:45 a.m. officers responded to 495 Whitehall St. on a report of persons shot. On scene, officers located three […]
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Crowded field of 14 candidates qualify to be Atlanta’s next mayor
A crowded field of 14 candidates will be on the Nov. 2 ballot vying to be Atlanta’s next mayor. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms upended the race with her surprise announcement in May that she wouldn’t run for reelection. Some familiar faces are on the ballot including former two-term mayor Kasim Reed, as well as City […]
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News Briefs: Kemp bars COVID mandates; Wan running for city council; city seeks violence reduction director
Gov. Brian Kemp has signed an executive order barring local governments from mandating COVID-19 restrictions for businesses including requiring proof of vaccination, indoor capacity limits, and mask mandates. Private businesses can still set their own rules, but cannot be forced to do so by a government body. The order comes after Atlanta doctors and nurses […]
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‘This is real’: Atlanta hospitals make joint appeal for more vaccinations as COVID-19 surges
Officials from metro Atlanta area hospitals gathered this morning to make an urgent appeal for Georgians to get vaccinated as COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals fill up. Doctors, nurses, and administrators from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory Healthcare, Grady Health System, Northeast Georgia Health System, Piedmont Healthcare and Wellstar Health System gathered outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium […]
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Atlanta City Council approves new cameras in parks following murder of Katherine Janness
In the wake of the brutal, unsolved murder of Katherine Janness and her dog Bowie in Piedmont Park on July 28, the Atlanta City Council approved the installation of new surveillance cameras in the city’s parks and recreation facilities. During Monday’s meeting, the council adopted legislation asking the Atlanta Police Department to being evaluating the […]
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News Briefs: Arsonist sought in Las Margaritas blaze; Confederate monument removal; COVID response plan
A fire that gutted Las Margaritas restaurant on Cheshire Bridge Road is a case of arson, according to the Atlanta Fire Department. A surveillance photo of a “person of interest” in the case was released to the media on Aug. 17. The restaurant, a favorite of the LGBTQ+ community, has been in business for two […]
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UPDATE: Controversial public safety training facility tabled by city council until Sept. 7
A controversial plan to use land earmarked for greenspace as a public safety training facility for police and firefighters was tabled by the Atlanta City Council during its Aug. 16 meeting. The council narrowly voted 8-7 to table after listening to four hours of public comment and demonstrators gathered outside to protest the vote. The […]
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Atlanta City Councilmember Jennifer Ide won’t seek reelection
Dist. 6 Councilmember Jennifer Ide won’t seek reelection this fall, according to a report in the AJC. Ide, whose district includes Virginia-Highland, Morningside, Ansley Park and Emory University, said in an email to her constituents that it was “one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make.” She said increased responsibilities at her […]
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Increased funding for hospital workers, vaccine holiday for state employees as COVID-19 cases surge
Under increasing pressure to address the surge in COVID-19 cases in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp said in a Aug. 16 press conference that state money would be used to hire additional healthcare workers, expand capacity, and close state offices on Sept. 3 to encourage employees to get inoculated. “I’m asking all state employees who have […]
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UPDATE: Suspect charged with kidnapping and murder of Atlanta bartender
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Revery: VR Bar (@revery_vr) A suspect has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Mariam Abdulrab, a bartender who was found shot to death in southeast Atlanta on Aug. 13. Abdulrab, 27, was kidnapped from outside her home in Chosewood Park in the early morning […]