The Latest Breaking News from Atlanta

Obi Toppin hasn’t looked the same this season, even before fractured knee

ATLANTA — It’s not anything with lingering knee pain. Obi Toppin ruled that out.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

Police training site protest in Atlanta has national reach

ATLANTA — From North Carolina to Seattle, the police shooting of a protester at the site of a planned public safety training center in Atlanta on Wednesday has reverberated across a wide swath of left-wing activist groups.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

Man shot dead by police officers trying to clear protesters camping at 'Cop City'

Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, was shot dead by officers after he allegedly failed to comply with verbal commands as authorities tried to clear the proposed Atlanta, US, training land

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023

Person killed at Atlanta police training center site ID'd

Investigators on Thursday released the identity of the person who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers a day earlier

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Falcons draft Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson in new 7-round mock

The #Falcons select Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson in Round 1 of our latest seven-round mock draft

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 19, 2023

Young Slime Life trial: Marijuana hidden in shoes, other smuggled items delay jury selection

ATLANTA — Three separate incidents of contraband being brought into the courthouse have delayed the already lengthy jury selection process in the Young Slime Life trial against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and more than a dozen other defendants.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Woman arrested at Atlanta airport after spraying passengers and staff in the face with fire extinguisher

Three flight attendants ended up in hospital after a woman sprayed fire extinguisher in Delta gates area of Atlanta International Airport

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Trooper shot, protester dead near Atlanta training center site

ATLANTA — Law enforcement officers helping conduct a “clearing operation” at the site of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center exchanged gunfire with a protester Wednesday morning, leaving the protester dead and a state trooper wounded, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Why Stetson Bennett Isn’t Eligible for College Football Hall of Fame

A National Football Foundation rule could shut him out of enshrinement in Atlanta.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 18, 2023

Man killed, trooper shot while ‘Cop City’ protesters cleared

Authorities say they killed a man who shot and injured a Georgia state trooper as law enforcement officers tried to clear protesters from the site of a planned public safety training center just outside Atlanta

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023