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News Articles: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Savannah is the most historic city in Georgia established in 1733.

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Georgia Today: Murder charges for Georgia mother, Savannah rewriting racist past, holiday traveling

On the Friday Dec. 16 edition of Georgia Today: Murder charges for the mother of the toddler found in a landfill, one of Savannah’s iconic town squares may be taking a big step to rewrite its racist past, and 5.2 million people will travel through ATL this holiday season.

December 16, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his deputy Gabriel Sterling testify on June 21, 2022 at the US House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

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Georgia Today: Secretary of State subpoenaed, open enrollment, AAA forecasts holiday travel

On the Tuesday Dec. 13 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia’s Secretary of State has been subpoenaed, the deadline for open market insurance enrollment nears, and AAA says people are going to do a lot of traveling this holiday season.

December 13, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell

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Thanksgiving travel in Georgia expected to be the busiest since pre-pandemic

AAA – The Auto Club Group, the second largest AAA club in North America, says that Thanksgiving travel in Georgia is expected to be one of the busiest travel periods since 2005.

November 21, 2022
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  • Reporter Newspapers/ Atlanta Intown
The Giant African Snail intercepted by Customs and Border Protection at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

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Customs officials nab giant — and invasive — snail from international luggage in Atlanta airport

Customs and Border Protections agriculture specialists at Hartsfield Jackson Airport recently confiscated a Giant African Snail in passenger luggage. They say the snail is an invasive species that could threaten local plants.

November 15, 2022
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Comedian Eric André, right, speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, as his attorneys Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, left, and Richard Deane watch. André and comedian Clayton English filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that they were racially profiled and illegally stopped by Clayton County police at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport

Comedians Eric André and Clayton English are challenging a police program at the Atlanta airport they say violates the constitutional rights of airline passengers. They say the program particularly targets Black passengers through racial profiling and coercive searches.

October 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Clayton Officer Antonio Kendrick and K-9 Homer after inspecting luggage at the conference.

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Making good police dogs better: Hartsfield-Jackson Airport hosts interagency K-9 training

Law enforcement officers and their partner dogs traveled to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from across the state recently for the first annual K-9 training conference.

October 26, 2021
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  • Amanda Andrews
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

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Georgia Airports Face Significant Funding Deficit

Georgia airports need $1.3 billion for projects including runway extensions and terminal improvements, Carol Comer, director of the state Department of Transportation’s Intermodal Division, said Wednesday.

September 09, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Monkeypox

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26 In Georgia Monitored For Monkeypox, But Not Showing Symptoms

Public health officials say that of the more than 200 people in the U.S. being monitored for possible exposure to monkeypox, 26 are in Georgia.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Staff Sgt. John McDermott, 94th Maintenance Squadron avionics instruments and flight control, moves a ladder used to reach C-130 engines at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in this photo from September 2016. The base is hosting those quarantined with coronavirus.

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Political Rewind: Coronavirus Complicates Legislature

Thursday morning on Political Rewind , President Trump’s 30-day travel ban is predicted to hit Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which...

March 12, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
Symptoms of the virus include fever, cough and difficulty breathing,

Public Health Screenings For Coronavirus To Begin At Atlanta Aiport

Atlanta's airport will be used to screen travelers for a new virus that originated in China. The Atlanta-based Centers For Disease Control and...

January 22, 2020
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  • Sophia Saliby
Atlanta city leaders are preparing for another attempt by Georgia lawmakers to put the world's busiest airport under the state's control.

City Seeks To Keep State From Taking Over Atlanta's Airport

Atlanta city leaders are preparing for another attempt by Georgia lawmakers to put the world's busiest airport under the state's control.

January 04, 2020
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  • Associated Press
CBP officers at Atlanta intercepted over 20 pounds of cocaine over the holiday travel season.

Customs Intercepts 20 Pounds Of Cocaine At Hartsfield-Jackson During Holidays

U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted 20 pounds of cocaine from different travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during...

January 03, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose

Atlanta's Airport Prepares For Smoking Ban To Go Into Effect

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is preparing to go smoke free. It's closing all smoking rooms as of Jan. 2. The move comes after the...

December 18, 2019
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  • Sophia Saliby

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This Week In Georgia Politics: Proposed Airport Takeover, State Budget, 'Heartbeat' Bill

The penultimate day of the 2019 legislative session brings discussion of medical marijuana cultivation, a controversial ban on most abortions and a...

March 29, 2019
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has thrown down the gauntlet over a bill that would allow the state to take control of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

WATCH: Atlanta Mayor Calls State Airport Takeover Move 'An Act of War'

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has thrown down the gauntlet over a bill that would allow the state to take control of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta...

March 07, 2019
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  • Donna Lowry
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