The Brief from WABE

Atlanta Police fire officer who tased, killed church deacon during traffic stop; Jury selection is about to begin in the massive case against Donald Trump and his allies; and two fires and two years later, Poncey-Highland's iconic Krispy Kreme reopens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police who killed a "Cop City" demonstrator will face no charges; MARTA gets moving on upgrades; and airport officials say today could be an all-time one-day record for passengers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump's campaign turns mugshot into millions; and grab that pull-over, MARTA looks to bust out of its seams; 'cuase it's a fixin' to get cold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County officials vote down more than $300k in abortion funding; Mayors from all over the nation are in Atlanta to talk public-private projects; and a lot is riding on the success of a group of bee hunters (because if the world doesn't already scare ya, hearing about these creatures will.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The family of a 62-year-old church deacon who died after being tased by police is demanding that the body camera footage be released; None of Georgia’s Republican members of congress joined the small hard-right group who successfully ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy; and Georgia high school athletes can now make money on Name, Image and Likeness deals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

The first defendants accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia will go to trial later this month; A group of Latino conservatives is launching a new organizing initiative for the 2024 elections in Georgia; and after a short-lived playoff run, the Atlanta Dream’s season is now over.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How will Georgia be affected by the impending federal government shutdown; The Sweet Auburn Music Festival takes place this weekend in the historic Atlanta neighborhood; A new investigative report by the Atlanta Journal Constitution has found widespread corruption in Georgia prisons.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Fulton County jailer is facing federal charges for allegedly strangling a female detainee while she was in handcuffs; The updated COVID-19 vaccine's rollout has faced challenges in metro Atlanta; Author Maryemma Graham on her new biography of Margaret Walker, "The House Where My Soul Lives." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop at some of Atlanta's historically Black colleges this week ahead of the 2024 campaign season; The number of immigrant detainees in Georgia has dropped compared to national levels, but that's only after a detention center was shuttered for human rights violations; A two-day investment conference called Venture Atlanta kicks off today, connecting Southern sta...

Construction is starting on a new crisis center in downtown Macon for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; City and national officials broke ground on new affordable rentals in the Atlanta University center; Georgia's workforce training program is preparing workers for new careers in the electric vehicle industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VPOTUS to visit ATL's HBCU's; Raffensperger says he's supporting Kemp, not Trump; and handing over the reigns at the Georgia Restaurant Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge is now weighing whether to temporarily block a new Georgia law that creates an oversight commission for local prosecutors; The mayor of South Fulton is challenging the city council on its actions surrounding the neglected Camelot Condominiums; and Travel writer Paige Watts just published a book about all the things that make Atlanta unique. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Weekend court is coming to Fulton; Atlanta sees unemployment tick up; and Morris Brown College welcomes international students for the first time in a generation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More Georgia defendants want to take their cases related to alleged efforts to thwart the 2020 election to federal court; Gwinnett wants to spend $17-billion on transit, mainly to bring in busses. Lots of busses; and Fulton County's sheriff bites back when challenged on the county's overcrowded jail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weekend court at the Fulton Co. jail?; Norfolk-Southern has an offer for the residents of East Palestine, Ohio; and a conversation "On Leadership" with the CEO of Atlanta's The Carter Center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cobb County closes a 50-year missing child cold case; Atlanta's City Council says 'count those signatures!'; and smile for that new speeding ticket camera outside of some APS schools! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Soccer picks Atlanta for its new HQ; Flooding infiltrates dorms at Clark Atlanta; and after seeing a doubling in the number of natural disasters in the past decade, the American Red Cross prepares for that as the new norm going forward.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two of those indicted with Donald Trump will get speedy trials in Fulton County as the others...; Why the City of Atlanta won't count signatures submitted to force a referendum on "Cop CIty;" and why Sen. John Ossoff (D-GA) thinks Congress should refrain from trading stock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A federal judge has sided with the City of Atlanta, delaying a petition challenging the so-called "Cop City"; Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has faced a setback in getting his 2020 election interference case moved to federal court; "Slutty Vegan" founder Pinky Cole talks about overcoming adversity in her new book, "I Hope You Fail." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is calling for a federal investigation into another Georgia correctional institution; How Atlanta scientists are contributing to breakthroughs in the research on Long Covid; and Atlanta's interim superintendent takes a tour of the school district. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Cop City" (as it's often referred to) opponents blow past the required number of signatures to force a referendum on the project; Trump's former Chief of Staff really doesn't want tried in Fulton County; and if you visit the new Summerhill Publix, be sure to park over there. Wayyyy over there.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A request to stop sharing jurors' identities in state criminal cases; "Stop Cop City" arrestees face RICO charges; and why Georgians' accents are getting less Southern.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new medical cannabis dispensary opened today; we hear from the new director of the CDC; and we learn more about why Georgia may need a new political map. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protestors against a proposed public safety training center in Atlanta are facing RICO charges, the state's political map may have to be redrawn before the 2024 election; and this week’s “On Leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle” podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More defendants have begun entering pleas in the case investigating 2020 election interference in Georgia; A federal judge has issued a significant setback to the movement petitioning against Atlanta's Public Safety Training Center; and this Labor Day weekened, House music takes center stage in Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.