State threatens to shut down Atlanta streetcar and other top stories.

• State threatens to shut down Atlanta streetcar

  

  State regulators have threatened to shut down Atlanta’s troubled streetcar unless the city resolves a slew of problems outlined in recent audits.In a letter to Mayor Kasim Reed and MARTA CEO Keith Parker on Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation gave the city until June 14 to submit plans to address 60 outstanding problems outlined in the reports. If those plans are not sufficient, GDOT said, it will order the streetcar to shut down immediately.The city and MARTA share responsibility f..

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• Atlanta humanitarian 'Mother Hughes' dies at 102

  

  Atlanta humanitarian Mary Hughes, known to many as Mother Hughes, died Thursday, her son told Channel 2 Action News.Hughes was 102 years old.She was well-known in the Atlanta community for her generosity. She spent more than 70 years giving away clothes and shoes to local homeless shelters. Each year on her birthday she would give away a box for every year she lived.Mary “Mother” Hughes (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)She gave 100 boxes out in 2013.Her son said she died at home.Just got a call th..

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• Williams Perez growing confident with each start

  

  Braves pitcher Williams Perez was a shot away from winning a game of pool.Only a black “8 ball” stood in his way from defeating teammate Arodys Vizcaino. As he lined up his pool shot, Perez launched the “cue ball” directly toward the corner pocket.The ball went in and Perez couldn’t hold back his excitement. With a huge grin, Perez let out a celebratory scream. At that moment, Perez was not worried about his start Friday against the Miami Marlins. Instead he was relaxed, something he credits to ..

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• Pregnant woman struck, killed at SW Atlanta bus stop

  

  Pregnant woman struck, killed at SW Atlanta bus stop Pregnant woman hit and killed at bus stop Christopher Buchanan, WXIA 11:59 PM. EST May 26, 2016 ATLANTA -- Family is now struggling to understand and cope after a woman crossing so many milestones off her list in life died suddenly.Police confirmed that the victim, confirmed as Ke'Anna Shields Bentley by family, was waiting for a bus when a vehicle crossed over and struck her Thursday afternoon. Family said that 22-year-old B..

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• Goodell to New Orleans: Atlanta bid 'unusually strong and unique'

  

  NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, in a letter to the New Orleans Saints’ owner, said New Orleans lost out to “unusually strong and unique competition” for the right to host the 2019 Super Bowl.That competition was Atlanta, which was chosen by NFL owners on a fourth ballot Tuesday as the site of the February 2019 game.The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune on Thursday obtained the letter from Goodell to Saints owner Tom Benson thanking “you and your team for the hard work and impressive bid by New Orlean..

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• No car? No problem if you live in these Atlanta neighborhoods

  

  Atlanta, the nation’s ninth-largest metropolitan area, is a region characterized mostly by sprawling suburban and rural landscapes rather than walkable urban areas.However, there are still places avid walkers and bike-lovers can call home, according to a report. Although metro Atlanta is largely car-dependent, the city boasts several neighborhoods that don’t require a car to complete day-to-day tasks.Atlanta ranks no. 21 among most-walkable large cities in the U.S., according to Walk Score. The ..

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• Intruders get onto runways at Atlanta airport, others in US

  

  Intruders get onto runways at Atlanta airport, others in US WMAZ 8:44 PM. EST May 26, 2016 Hartsfield-Jackson Airport   ATLANTA (AP) - A man who ran past a security guard was able to dash across two runways at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta in 2012.Last year, another man was spotted running near airplanes and apprehended at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.An Associated Press investigation has documented 345 instances in which people hopped ..

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• 3 injured in northwest Atlanta shooting

  

  Police are investigating a triple shooting that critically injured two men Wednesday during what investigators believe was a shootout between two groups at the Fairburn-Gordon Apartments in northwest Atlanta.Officers, who were responding to an unrelated domestic disturbance call at the Fairburn Road complex, found themselves in the middle of the gunfire.One victim hid in the backseat of a police car after he was shot, Atlanta police Officer Kim Jones said.The incident began in the 190 block of F..

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