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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joining White House in senior post

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining the Biden administration in a senior White House role.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022

Violent night leaves 2 dead in 6 shootings across Atlanta

ATLANTA — Two people were killed in six separate shootings that sent police to crime scenes all across Atlanta on Wednesday morning.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022

Grand jury testimony resumes in Fulton County’s Trump probe

ATLANTA — Witness testimony resumed Tuesday at the Fulton County courthouse as part of District Attorney Fani Willis’s investigation of Georgia’s 2020 elections.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022

Herschel Walker said he worked in law enforcement — he didn't

ATLANTA — In September 2019, Herschel Walker stood in front of an auditorium of soldiers in combat fatigues at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The motivational talk was, by now, familiar; Walker traced the obstacles he had overcome, including his struggle with mental health. But more than 30 minutes into the speech,…

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022

John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band discusses his ALS diagnosis

ATLANTA — Three years ago, John Driskell Hopkins was on stage with Zac Brown Band when he noticed he wasn't able to strum his banjo as quickly as he had before. He couldn't jump around the stage the way he used to. He was having balance issues.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

Hot Pursuit: High-Speed Police Car Chase Ends With Suspect Arrested Next To Busy Atlanta Airport

A high-speed car chase between a man and police ended with the suspect being arrested right next to a busy airport in Atlanta.

Zenger · Jun 13, 2022

Michael Cunningham: How NCAA can help ‘students be students’ by improving education

ATLANTA — Dabo Swinney isn’t the only coach with hypocritical opinions about paying college athletes. Swinney is only the most sanctimonious and entitled coach arguing against allowing players to profit from their work, same as coaches. But I give Swinney credit for being one of the few who brings up…

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Disastrous seventh inning sends Pirates to another loss in Atlanta

ATLANTA — It genuinely felt like this time might be different for the Pirates.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Offense once again quiet during Pirates' 4-2 loss to Braves that stretches losing streak to four

ATLANTA — The positive, glass-half-full storyline with the Pirates this season has been the infusion of youth, a bevy of rookies getting chances with the big club and actually doing something with them. Jack Suwinski, Roansy Contreras, Cal Mitchell and the recent addition of Travis Swaggerty. Even the conspicuous absence…

Tribune News Service · Jun 11, 2022

Exploring a fossil fuel-free future, Georgia Power tests something new

For most of its 80 years of existence, Plant McDonough-Atkinson — the hulking Georgia Power plant that hugs the Chattahoochee River about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta — relied on burning coal to power the city and its sprawling suburbs.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022