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El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.

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  • Latin America

El Salvador president orders arrest of bus company heads for defying free ride policy

Bukele had announced that all bus fares for a week would be completely free due to construction the government was carrying out on one of the main highways running through San Salvador.

May 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
In this image taken from video, Joseph Grier speaks with reporters about a shooting in the food court of the Peachtree Center development in downtown Atlanta, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo)

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  • News

He rambled to reporters after a downtown Atlanta shooting. Then, police say, he hijacked a bus

As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food court, Joseph Grier was on the sidewalk outside, rambling to reporters about his mental health, criminal record and banking history. Police say that just a short while later, he hijacked a commuter bus, ordering the driver at gunpoint to hit the gas and sending panic through the seats.

June 13, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A Gwinnett County commuter bus sits in the road where it was stopped in Smoke Rise, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Atlanta police say the transit bus fled from officers responding to a dispute on board, leading them on a wild and lengthty chase into a neighboring county before it was stopped. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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  • News

1 fatally shot on Atlanta area transit bus that led officers on wild rush hour chase, police say

Television news footage showed the bus barreling along for miles in rush hour traffic Tuesday afternoon, striking several vehicles. Police said officers initially responded to a report of gunfire on the bus and a possible hostage situation near downtown Atlanta but the bus took off.

June 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A Cobb County School Bus.

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  • News

Workers at Georgia bus factory approve first union contract

Workers at the Bluebird bus factory in Fort Valley, Ga., have approved their very first union negotiated labor contract.

May 24, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
On the EV bus production line at the Fort Valley Blue Bird Manufacturing plant.

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  • Climate

New federal funding for alternative fuel school buses benefiting Georgia schools and industry

The Environmental Protection Agency has released the second round of federal funds from the Clean School Bus Program to help schools transition to alternative fuel buses — including in Georgia. 

January 09, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Vernon Franklin

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  • News

‘More than sitting behind this wheel.’ Former trucker may be Macon’s friendliest bus driver

Macon bus driver Vernon Franklin sat in the cold, predawn darkness.

January 01, 2024
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  • Joe Kovac
A red bus is shown traveling toward the camera.  Its sign reads "35 Norcross."

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  • News

Gwinnett County plans a public transit overhaul. But funding is uncertain

Gwinnett County officials have unveiled a $17 billion plan to transform public transit in the county, leaning heavily into national trends.  But it remains to be seen whether commissioners and voters will agree on a funding mechanism for it.

September 19, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
Chris Crowe, left, carries a sign during the protest by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1212 in front of First Student in Dalton on Monday, May 15, 2023. Crowe is vice president of ATU Local 1212.

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  • News

Dalton school bus drivers reach deal to end strike

After a week of walking the picket line, the union for Dalton Public Schools bus drivers accepted a contract Friday afternoon with the private company that operates transportation for the school district.

May 22, 2023
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  • Andrew Wilkins
A child walks toward a yellow school bus stopped in a residential street.

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  • News

Workers at Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird begin voting on whether to unionize

Workers in Georgia at one of the nation's largest school bus makers are voting beginning Thursday on whether to unionize. It's a chance for organized labor to make gains in the union-unfriendly South.

May 11, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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  • Education

Across State, School Bus Driver Shortage Complicates Return to Classroom

School districts are struggling to get students back to class due to an ongoing bus driver shortage. 

August 24, 2021
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  • Amanda Andrews
A worker disinfects the inside of a bus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Transit agencies are taking new steps to reduce the risks for riders during the pandemic.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Is It Safe To Get On The Bus (Or Subway)?

Mass transportation ridership plummeted when COVID-19 struck. Now people are beginning to return. What are the risks they face — and how can they reduce them?

August 28, 2020
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By:
  • Pranav Baskar

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