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Protesters march during a demonstration in opposition to a new police training center, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Lawsuit accuses Atlanta police of illegally targeting 'Stop Cop City' protesters

A federal lawsuit accuses Atlanta police of systemically targeting critics of a police and firefighter training center. The lawsuit was filed last week on behalf of "Stop Cop City" activist Jamie Marsicano, who is facing domestic terrorism and racketeering charges.

March 04, 2025
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Belkis Terán, whose son was shot and killed by state troopers while protesting the construction of an Atlanta police training center, speaks at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

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Family of 'Cop City' activist who was killed by troopers files lawsuit

The family of an environmental activist shot and killed by state troopers near the site of a planned Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center activists call "Cop City" has filed a lawsuit against three law enforcement officers.

December 17, 2024
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Three residents of Haven Hotel in Stone Mountain, Georgia, hold rolls of toilet paper given to them by community volunteers. The hotel charges residents $1 per roll, they say.

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Extended-stay hotels, a growing option for poor families, can lead to health problems for kids

Extended-stay hotels are often a last resort for low-income families trying to avoid homelessness. But hotel living can lead to — or exacerbate — various physical and mental health issues for children, say advocates for families and researchers who study homelessness.

October 12, 2024
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  • Andy Miller and
  • Renuka Rayasam
A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later.

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A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later. Authorities on Tuesday alerted residents of the city's eastern suburbs to shelter in place again if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood.

October 01, 2024
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Gabriel Sanchez, right, seeks signatures trying to force a referendum to decide the fate of a proposed police and firefighter training center on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. Sanchez won a Democratic state House primary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, beating incumbent Teri Anulewicz.

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2 Georgia state House incumbents lose to challengers in primaries

Two Georgia state House incumbents have lost to challengers in party primaries this week. Republican Lauren Daniel lost a rematch of her 2022 primary to Noelle Kahaian on Tuesday in suburban Henry County, while Democrat Teri Anulewicz lost to Gabriel Sanchez in suburban Cobb County.

May 23, 2024
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DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks to reporters Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, outside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. Boston is one of four Georgia district attorneys who sued to overturn a law that lets a new commission to discipline and remove prosecutors. A Fulton County judge heard arguments over whether she should freeze the law.

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Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority

Three district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and remove prosecutors. They argue that it violates both the U.S. and Georgia constitutions.

April 16, 2024
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In this aerial view, a structure sits on land owned by the city of Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in unincorporated DeKalb County. The Atlanta City Council has approved plans to lease the land to the Atlanta Police Foundation so it can build a state-of-the-art police and firefighter training center, a project that protesters derisively call “Cop City.”

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'Stop Cop City' attacks have caused costs to rise for Atlanta police training center, officials say

Officials say the longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected with the project. Atlanta Deputy Chief Operating Officer has told City Council members on Wednesday that the 85-acre project is now expected to cost $109.65 million.

January 19, 2024
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Protesters drive into a police line during a demonstration in opposition to a new police training center, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Police and protesters clash at Atlanta training center site derided by opponents as 'Cop City'

Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to halt a march seeking to stop construction of a police and firefighter training center in Atlanta. The clash came Monday at the end of a 2-mile protest march to the training center site.

November 13, 2023
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This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City."

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Police in Atlanta arrest 3 behind bail fund supporting protests against police training complex

Police have arrested three key organizers supporting people protesting Atlanta's proposed police and fire training center, which opponents call "Cop City." The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says its agents and Atlanta police on Wednesday arrested three officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund.

May 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press and
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The Richard B. Russell Federal Building stands on July 21, 2012, in Atlanta.

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Former executive pleads guilty to bribing Atlanta officials

A former executive for a longtime city of Atlanta vendor has pleaded guilty to paying bribes in exchange for millions of dollars in city contracts and to paying bribes to an official in a neighboring county.

April 19, 2023
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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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This image provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows construction equipment set on fire Saturday, March 4, 2023 by a group protesting the planned public safety training center, according to police.

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23 charged with terrorism in Atlanta 'Cop City' protest

More than 20 people from around the country face domestic terrorism charges after dozens of young men in black masks attacked the site of a police training center under construction in a wooded area outside Atlanta that has become the flashpoint of conflict between authorities and left-leaning protesters.

March 06, 2023
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DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond

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Political Rewind: In conversation with DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond

Monday on Political Rewind: We begin a series of profiles of leaders from all over Georgia. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond is a public servant who has worked for decades to reform some of the state's most broken institutions.

February 13, 2023
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GBI officer walks through the forest at a police training center site.

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Person killed at Atlanta police training center site ID'd

Investigators on Thursday released the identity of the person who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers a day earlier. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the officers were trying to clear protesters camping at the site of a planned Atlanta-area public safety training center that opponents have dubbed "Cop City."

January 20, 2023
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Students at Druid Hills High School explain the problems with their campus and the impact to their ability to learn.

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Major remake of Georgia school nixed after students filmed disrepair

Despite a student-produced video showing gaping holes in ceilings, crumbling bathrooms and signs warning of possible electrical shock around utilities, a metro Atlanta school board has decided not to put Druid Hills High School in line for a major modernization project.

April 20, 2022
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