The embattled project faced public criticism and protests of "Stop Cop City" before construction completed. Mayor Andre Dickens told the audience the city would work to improve the surrounding community with trails, a safety ambassador program and masterplans for the remaining land.
House Bill 238 would expand training for officers on identifying and responding to situations where someone with Alzheimer's or other degenerative diseases needs help.
A Georgia district attorney says he won't pursue charges against a sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence. Leonard Cure was killed three years after being released from a Florida prison by authorities who concluded he was locked up for a crime he didn't commit.
At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade. That's according to an AP investigation based on an extensive review of lists of law enforcement deaths in every state, workplace safety records and news reports. The investigation shows most died of exertion, dehydration, heat stroke and other conditions tied to intense exercise.
We Came to the Forest, a new podcast hosted by Matt Shaer, reveals new details about the killing of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita.
Three first-time or non-incumbent candidates for sheriff in Coastal Georgia won these powerful law enforcement posts, as voters chose change and reform in these positions that control jails and solve crimes within county lines.
On the Wednesday, Aug. 7 edition of Georgia Today: Passengers sue Delta Air Lines over flights impacted by widespread tech problems; the Georgia Superintendent reverses his position on whether AP African American studies violates the states "divisive concepts" law; and a look at the dangers of the Georgia State Patrol's pursuit policy.
A new investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution finds that Georgia has the highest percentage of people who die in police pursuits, and that often includes innocent bystanders. GPB's Peter Biello spoke with the reporters about their work.
Georgia Senate Bill 421, one of many pieces of legislation going into effect July 1, aims to increase punishment for those behind so-called swatting calls in order to deter future harrowing law enforcement false alarms in Georgia.
The mother of an airman who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy says the deputy's firing was not justice for her son's killing. Chantemekki Fortson spoke Monday at a news conference in Atlanta, accompanied by her attorney, Ben Crump.
