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Atlanta police train for active shooter situation at Georgia Aquarium The Atlanta Police Department and Grady EMS held an active shooter training session at the Georgia Aquarium. ATLANTA - Atlanta police conducted a mass training exercise outside the Georgia Aquarium Monday night. They were training for an active shooter situation. "This is important to test our readiness to make sure we're ready to respond," said Atlanta Police SWAT Commander Lt. Michael Carter. The drill involved Atlanta police and fire. In the scenario, police get a call of a man opening fire outside the aquarium. He runs ...

Pride Journey: Atlanta Almost everyone has been to Atlanta at some point or another. Whether for a conference or just passing through the Hartsfield-Jackson airport, the busiest airport in the world, Atlanta sees more than 100 million visitors per year. As the largest city in Georgia and one of the largest in the country by population, Atlanta has exploded to become an economic powerhouse. Skyscrapers are popping up in many areas of the city and many Fortune 500 companies have a presence in the region. Of course, the city is known for their hometown favorites: Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and Tu...

By Richard Fausset May 7, 2021, 5:43 p.m. ET ATLANTA — At a news conference in which she fought to hold back tears, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta said on Friday that there was no single reason for her abrupt and dramatic decision not to run for a second term.… But the most serious political threat that emerged for Ms. Bottoms in recent months was a phenomenon she had previously described as the “Covid crime wave.” Like many other American cities, Atlanta is struggling with a spike in violent crime, including a 58 percent increase in homicides last year — the likely result, r...

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made an unexpected decision late Thursday, announcing that she will not seek a second term. Bottoms relayed the bombshell news in a video statement and letter entitled “Dear Atlanta.” She chronicled the hurdles and the triumphs of her administration through her first three-plus years at the city’s helm. Before releasing the statement, Bottoms told supporters and loved ones of her decision in a private phone call. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces she will not seek a second term. Photo: MSNBC/ YouTube “As Derek and I have given thoughtful p...

-0:00 ‘It Is Time to Pass the Baton’: Atlanta Mayor Won’t Seek Re-Election Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta rattled off a list of grinding municipal crises on Friday, saying there was not a specific reason she decided not to seek re-election. In the same way that it was very clear to me, almost five years ago, that I should run for mayor of Atlanta, it is abundantly clear to me today that it is time to pass the baton on to someone else. Three months into our term, there was the biggest cyberattack in the history of a municipality in America. A federal investigation that seemed to l...