Doug Richards

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King statue cost, family fees still unclear posted on Friday, January 16, 2015 - 7:19pm ATLANTA -- At the Georgia State Capitol, a few blocks from the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., King's image is found only in an oil painting in a corner space. That will change when the... read more...
State pays $6.9 million for empty lot posted on Friday, January 9, 2015 - 7:01pm ATLANTA-- The state paid nearly six times the assessed value for a mostly empty lot near the Georgia dome. The payment came in the only eminent domain case involving the Falcons stadium project... read more...
APD: Detective bounced checks to cops posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 9:36pm ATLANTA (WXIA) -- Atlanta Police have disciplined a veteran narcotics detective for operating what documents called an "illegal security company." The detective ran afoul of APD after her... read more...
City orders end to water service at homeless shelter posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 5:59pm ATLANTA -- If this is the beginning of the end for the sprawling homeless shelter at Peachtree and Pine, you wouldn't know it from talking with Anita Beaty, the woman who runs it and predicts its... read more...
Reed: Expect mixed-use project at Underground posted on Friday, September 5, 2014 - 5:40pm ATLANTA -- 11Alive News has learned that Underground Atlanta will become a mixed-use development, anchored by some high-end housing. Mayor Kasim Reed shared some of those details... read more...
Gov. Deal: Ethics Commission reform "overdue" posted on Monday, April 7, 2014 - 6:22pm 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 - 6:14am 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 - 6:52pm 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 - 7:23pm 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...