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Family members of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán embrace during a news conference, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Decatur, Ga.

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Georgia activist killed by troopers shot first, officers say

Georgia authorities say state troopers in January fatally shot an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the protester's tent.

March 27, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A tent is set up at the entrance to the South River Forest in DeKalb County, Ga., near the site of a planned police training center on March 9, 2023. Activists have been protesting the center's planned construction for more than a year, derisively calling it "Cop City."

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Muddy clothes? 'Cop City' activists question police evidence

Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys are outraged at the domestic terrorism charges that have been levied against 23 people who were arrested after a masked group attacked an Atlanta-area police training center construction site. Critics have accused officials of levying disproportionate charges to scare off others from joining the "Stop Cop City" movement.

March 23, 2023
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  • Associated Press
An arial illustration of the planned police training facility, a still image from an Atlanta Police Foundation site plan video

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Members of stakeholder committee for police training facility speak out

Plans for an Atlanta police training facility in the city’s southeastern quadrant remain at the center of controversy. Members of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center Community Stakeholders Advisory Committee — current and former — are speaking out about the process.

February 21, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Vienna holds a photo of her slain partner, Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Officials have said officers fatally shot Tortuguita in self-defense after the protester shot a trooper on Wednesday, Jan. 18, but activists argue it was a state-sanctioned murder of a beloved community member who was renowned for having a big heart.

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Protesters: 'Cop City' activist's killing doesn't make sense

Self-proclaimed "forest defenders" in Atlanta are calling for a more thorough investigation into the death of a protester who was killed by authorities after officials said the activist shot a trooper. Friends say they knew 26-year-old Tortuguita, or "Little Turtle," as funny, curious and thoughtful, not the kind of person who would fire a gun on police. But authorities say that's just what Tortuguita did as they tried to clear an 85-acre forested area that's set to be developed as a police and firefighter training facility.

January 30, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Opponents of the $90 million public safety training center erect a flag in the trees of the Weelaunee forest. They have been protesting for months by building platforms in surrounding trees and camping out at the site. 

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5 protesters arrested at Atlanta police training center

A prosecutor says five people arrested on charges including domestic terrorism as authorities tried to remove the protesters from the site of a planned public safety training center will remain in custody without bond.

December 16, 2022
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  • Associated Press
In this Saturday, June 13, 2020 file photo, "RIP Rayshard" is spray-painted on a sign as flames engulf a Wendy's restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police in Atlanta. Three people have been indicted on arson charges in the burning of the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta where a police officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in June 2020.

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Atlanta to pay $1M settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks

The Atlanta City Council has approved a $1 million settlement payment for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by a police officer. Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020.

November 22, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

Atlanta Mayor Responds To Calls To 'Defund The Police'

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms responded publicly Wednesday to national calls to "defund the police" after the death of George Floyd. Answering a...

June 10, 2020
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  • Rickey Bevington
Health officials say more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV, but 20 percent of them don't know it. Health officials say HIV testing is critical to stopping the spread of the virus.

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Emergency Funding Approved To Avert Atlanta's HIV Housing Crisis

As federal money pours into Georgia to end new HIV infections, hundreds of people living with HIV and AIDS are being threatened with eviction. Nonprofit...

August 06, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
The ordinance bans smoking at Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, as well as the indoor areas of most bars and restaurants.

Atlanta City Council Passes Smoking And Vaping Ban

The Atlanta City Council has passed a ban on smoking and vaping at the world's busiest airport, as well as a number of public places. Councilmembers...

July 02, 2019
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  • Taylor Gantt

Antonio Brown Becomes Newest Member Of Atlanta's City Council

Atlanta residents on the Westside elected Antonio Brown to be their new city councilman during a runoff on Tuesday night. Brown, a 34-year-old...

April 17, 2019
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  • Taylor Gantt

Atlanta Is No Longer Asking Applicants About Previous Salaries

The city of Atlanta will no longer ask how much applicants made at their former jobs when hiring employees. Last week, mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said...

February 19, 2019
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  • Taylor Gantt

GPB Midday Headlines For Wednesday Nov. 21, 2018

Atlanta City Council Ponders Replacement For Ivory Young Jr. Former Congressman Mac Collins Dead At 74 PSC's Doug Everett Resigns

November 21, 2018
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  • Drew Dawson
 Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran was fired in 2015 after he wrote a book that compared homosexuality to bestiality.

City Of Atlanta Settles With Ex-Fire Chief Who Compared Homosexuality To Bestiality

On Monday, the City of Atlanta agreed to a $1.2 million settlement with former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired after he wrote a book...

October 16, 2018
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  • Taylor Gantt

Moore: Atlanta, Fulton, DeKalb Should Have More Say On Transit's Future

Transportation is a major issue on the minds of many metro Atlantans. Several counties will be voting in the coming months on a Transportation Special...

August 16, 2018
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Stephen Fowler

Council President Felicia Moore Says She's Not A 'Rubber Stamp' For Atlanta City Hall

Atlanta’s second-most-powerful elected official has a lot on her plate. Felicia Moore took over as Atlanta City Council president in January amidst an...

August 15, 2018
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Stephen Fowler
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