Police arrest 35 people following clashes with activists in Atlanta – CBS News Watch CBS News Police arrested dozens of people after they clashed with law enforcement officers in Atlanta, Georgia, over the weekend. The violence erupted from ongoing demonstrations against a police training center opponents call “Cop City.” CBS News’ Skyler Henry joins us … Read more
Tyler Perry is once again helping the city he has called home for decades. The filmmaker and actor is donating $750,000 to help low-income seniors in Atlanta now that property taxes have been increased. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced the generous donation this week, saying rising property taxes have displaced many residents – especially seniors, … Read more
The elected state prosecutor suspended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is filing an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the governor in a renewed bid to get his job back. Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Democratic state attorney in Hillsborough County, filed a notice of appeal in the case Tuesday, seeking to bring it to the … Read more
Vienna holds a photo of her slain partner, Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Officials have said officers fatally shot Tortuguita in self-defense after the protester shot a trooper on Wednesday, Jan. 18, but activists argue it was a state-sanctioned murder of a beloved community member who was renowned for having a big … Read more
Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Thursday in anticipation of violent anti-police protests in Atlanta this weekend. The governor activated 1,000 National Guard troops and will deploy them to prevent further violence after masked protesters threw rocks, launched fireworks and burned a police vehicle in front of the Atlanta Police Foundation building last weekend. … Read more
On the morning of Jan. 18, during what had become routine police operations to clear protesters from the site of a future training facility nicknamed “Cop City” in Atlanta’s forested outskirts, shots were fired. When the smoke cleared, an activist had been killed and a state trooper was wounded. Questions about what happened have elevated … Read more
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Atlanta Violence Live Update | Violent Protest In Downtown Atlanta Over Killing Of Activist | News18 CNN-News18 ‘This is no joke’: Man sees people set Atlanta cop car on fire FOX 5 Atlanta ‘Stop Cop City’ graffitied on Cobb County Bank of America WSB Atlanta Atlanta police arrest 6 in night of chaos after violent protesters lit cop … Read more
Reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley face combined 19 years in prison – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge in Atlanta, Georgia sentenced reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley to a combined 19 years in prison for bank fraud and tax evasion. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports. Be the first to know … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court ruling on Monday means that counties can offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. The Court of Appeals declined a request by the state to stay a lower court’s ruling that said state law … Read more