Usher acts as peacemaker in Atlanta's meeting with activists
Usher acts as peacemaker in Atlanta's meeting with activists Entertainment mogul Usher Raymond was at Atlanta City Hall when activists and city officials clashed over who could get into a meeting between city leaders and protest leaders. Kristen Reed, WXIA 2:31 PM. EDT July 18, 2016 ATLANTA - Music mogul and Atlanta native Usher Raymond came to city hall during a meeting between city leaders and local activists. Raymond only stayed inside the private meeting room briefly and in..>> view originalOlympic events were held all over Atlanta
Q: With this being the 20th anniversary of the Olympics in Atlanta, where were the venues for the different events? I know Philips Arena wasn’t around at that time.A: That’s right.Philips Arena was built a few years after the Olympics, but the late, somewhat great Omni and Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium were both hanging around and hosted events that summer 20 years ago.The Atlanta skyline and Atlanta Fulton County Stadium rise behind the construction site of the Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atl..>> view originalFamily of man fatally shot in Atlanta to file suit against fired officer
ATLANTA (CBS46) - Family members of a man shot to death by an off-duty Atlanta Police officer said they will file suit against the city in his death on Monday.Former Atlanta Police Officer James Burns was charged by the Fulton County District Attorney's office with felony murder, two counts of violation of oath of public officer, and aggravated assault with a deadly murder after the June 22 shooting. Burns faced a court hearing on Monday and is expected back on August 1."These warra..>> view originalVoices of Atlanta | It's time to listen to each other
Voices of Atlanta | It's time to listen to each other #VoicesofATL: A talk on race in Atlanta WXIA 10:52 PM. EDT July 18, 2016 It’s no longer under the surface. The anger in our country is bubbling over and spilling into the streets. Atlanta, our city, is in an usual place: at the forefront of the racial boundary in America.It’s time to air it out. To be heard. To actually listen to one another. To listen to the voices of Atlanta.Monday, 11Alive dedicated it's 10:00 p.m. newsca..>> view originalAtlanta voters to consider sales tax increase for transportation
If voters in Atlanta approve a transportation referendum in November, designers of the plan contend that the city would have the most aggressive system in the country.The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted 13-1 to place a 0.4 percent tax increase on the November ballot to pay for $379 million worth of transportation projects.Coupled with a half-penny MARTA referendum that would be on the ballot, people in Atlanta would be faced with an 8.9 percent sales tax on items.If approved by voters, a go..>> view originalStoryCorps Atlanta: Growing Up As Atlanta's Own 'Eloise'
In the early 1940s, when Nancy Simmons was just a young girl, her family moved to Atlanta where her dad held some interesting jobs, including managing one of Atlanta’s finest hotels. In the StoryCorps Atlanta booth, she tells her son Kent some unforgettable memories from growing up in what is now an Atlanta landmark, the Georgian Terrace Hotel, including roller skating in the ballroom. This story was recorded in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, which hosts Atlanta's StoryCorps Boot..>> view originalBaton Rouge shooter was student at Clark Atlanta University
Baton Rouge shooter was student at Clark Atlanta University Baton Rouge gunman attended Clark Atlanta University Julie Wolfe, WXIA 5:28 PM. EDT July 18, 2016 Gavin Eugene Long, the suspected Baton Rouge police shooter, sold books on Amazon under the name Cosmo Setepenra. (Photo: Contributed) ATLANTA - The man who was killed after he shot two police officers and a sheriff's deputy in Baton Rouge attended college in Atlanta for a short time. Clark Atlant..>> view originalAtlanta: a massive race success, a massive race problem
Atlanta: a massive race success, a massive race problem Atlanta: Just how divided are we? Matt Pearl , WXIA 6:18 PM. EDT July 18, 2016 Atlanta is a massive race success.Atlanta has a massive race problem.Both statements are true. Combined, they reflect why discussing race -- and advancing race relations -- is so tough.“You have to have a starting point, and one is,‘Turn the lights on,'" said Kweku Forstall of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. For so many in the South, and across ..>> view originalEx-Atlanta cop charged with murder makes first court appearance
Police come under gunfire at gun shop outside Atlanta
A gunman inside a gun shop near Atlanta began shooting at police officers, who returned fire after responding to reports of a break-in at the business shortly before dawn Tuesday, Marietta police said.No injuries were reported and four suspects have been apprehended at the Deercreek Gunshop in Marietta, just northwest of Atlanta, Marietta police Officer Brittany Wallace told The Associated Press.Officers responding to a report of a burglary noticed movement on top of and inside the building, and..>> view original
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