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Gov. Deal: Ethics Commission reform "overdue" posted on Monday, April 7, 2014 - 7:22pm ATHENS, GA -- Gov. Nathan Deal is making an election-year pitch to reform the state ethics commission, after jurors said they believed his office derailed a commission investigation and... read more...
Blank calls ML King Jr. Dr. alignment a "good solution" posted on Monday, April 7, 2014 - 7:14am Note: After this story aired April 4, Falcons owner Arthur Blank cited a "misunderstanding" in his conversation with 11Alive News, which changed the story. His executive assistant, Kim... read more...
New stadium parking decks to cost taxpayers $35 million posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 7:52pm ATLANTA -- With construction already underway in the footprint of the new stadium project and a projected 2017 opening, the need for more parking became urgent, according to the... read more...
Georgia Tech surveillance system launches posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 8:23pm ATLANTA-- The room is deep within the headquarters of Georgia Tech's police department, a place where workers can eyeball much of Tech's campus with a computer click. The facility is a feed... read more...
Challenge could stall public funding of Falcons stadium posted on Monday, February 17, 2014 - 7:53pm ATLANTA -- The challenge is rooted in the anger of residents living near the Georgia Dome. They say they were blindsided by this month's demolition of a portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,... read more...
College gun bill likely to get GA legislature priority posted on Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 6:49pm ATLANTA -- Although the Georgia Board of Regents forbids it, the folks who run the Georgia legislature would like to expand the rights of college students to carry guns on campus. They do so... read more...
Dome neighborhood: Don't repeat Turner Field mistakes posted on Friday, November 29, 2013 - 8:08pm ATLANTA -- The Georgia Dome is flanked by acres of parking lots. Many of them are uneven plots of privately owned land that have almost no life unless there's a football game. In a city that is... read more...
Friends, patrons mourn death of Atlanta chef Ria Pell posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 7:22am ATLANTA -- On the surface, Ria's was a diner-- maybe, just a diner. But a diner that impassioned its patrons. "The brisket. If that was my last day on earth, that's what I'd eat," said J.... read more...
Questions raised about millions spent in troubled Turner Field neighborhood posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 8:06pm ATLANTA -- For much of his life, former state Rep. Douglas Dean has been the face of Summerhill -- the troubled neighborhood immediately beyond the gates of Turner Field. For 17 years, Dean's... read more...