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More high schoolers than ever graduated in Georgia last year. According to the State Department of Education, 84.4% of the class of 2023 ended their year in caps and gowns […]

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#ICYMI: On Wednesday, a woman with a knife allegedly stabbed a taxi driver as he was driving, then slashed an airline employee and a police lieutenant at the Atlanta airport […]

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Supersized cargo ships will need deeper water and a taller bridge to reach the Port of Savannah in the near future, the chief executive overseeing the major U.S. seaport said […]

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Spencer Strider could not watch Nick Castellanos’ second home run off him in Game 4. The 20-game winner simply accepted his fate — he gave the ball to Atlanta Braves […]

The post Braves flop in Philly for second straight season, 100 wins again not enough in NLDS exit appeared first on WABE.

 

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A woman with a knife stabbed a taxi driver as he was driving down an interstate and then slashed an airline employee and a police lieutenant at the Atlanta airport […]

The post Woman stabbed taxi driver on interstate before injuring two others at Atlanta airport, police say appeared first on WABE.

 

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After months-long protests and strong opposition, the future of the proposed $90-million, 85-acre Atlanta Public Safety Training Center remains unknown. Two senior Brookings Metro researchers recently published a research report titled “Atlanta’s […]

The post Brookings report examines the overlap between climate, over-policing and disinvestment in Black neighborhoods appeared first on WABE.

 

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The city of Brookhaven on Wednesday, Oct. 11, broke ground on the development of a new city hall and city center that will be located at the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA Station. […]

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For months, readers have been contacting us with suspicions that their recycling isn’t actually getting recycled, and a review by the county’s auditor is raising new questions about it. DeKalb […]

The post Recycling contract review raises questions about what’s being recycled in DeKalb appeared first on WABE.

 

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A seventh person has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a South Korean woman whose body was found decaying in a car trunk in suburban Atlanta. Police […]

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The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia, opened in 1972. The museum showcases the famous General Locomotive used in the “General Locomotive Chase of 1862.” That event elevated […]

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Lashawn Thompson’s death last year made national headlines after his family released photos of his body in a bedbug-infested cell in the psychiatric wing of the Fulton County Jail. The family’s […]

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Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday that it expects revenue to keep rising […]

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