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• Atlanta's arts scene just got a major boost — and the city is spreading the love

  05-02-2026 23:18 via cbsnews.com
  From ballet to puppetry, film to public art, Atlanta's creative community is getting a serious financial glow-up.The City of Atlanta has announced its Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Support for the Arts grant recipients, pouring funding into dozens of arts organizations and individual artists who help make the city one of the cultural capitals of the South. The announcement highlights how the city has more than doubled its investment in arts funding in recent years, reinforcing Atlanta's commitment
  
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• Police searching for suspect wanted in multiple sexual assault investigations around metro Atlanta

  05-02-2026 22:40 via cbsnews.com
  Atlanta police are asking for the public's help in finding a sexual assault suspect connected with multiple crimes in the area.Authorities described 31-year-old Kwame Shabazz as a "dangerous person on the streets of Atlanta."According to the Atlanta Police Department, Shabazz was able to get into an apartment complex on the 700 block of Cosmopolitan Drive on Jan. 22. There, he forced his way into a stranger's apartment while the woman was trying to take her trash out and sexually assaulted her,
  
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• Social Circle ICE detention center could be operational by April, despite city leaders' opposition

  05-02-2026 20:50 via cbsnews.com
  A proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding center for detainees in a small Georgia town could be open as early as April, despite city officials pushing back against the plan.In December, the Washington Post reported on a draft solicitation by ICE that would use "large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 each" before deportation. Social Circle was one of seven cities named as being the proposed site for one of those warehouses. Social Circle leaders have calle
  
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• Trump makes his endorsement in race to fill former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's House seat

  05-02-2026 18:07 via cbsnews.com
  President Trump has announced who he is endorsing in the crowded field vying to succeed former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in one of Georgia's congressional seats.Writing on Truth Social on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said he endorsed Clay Fuller, the former district attorney of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. Fuller left the position to run for Greene's former seat.Fuller finished fourth in the 2020 Republican primary that Greene won before being appointed as district attorney in 2023 and
  
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• 4 family members killed in overnight house fire in DeKalb County, officials say

  05-02-2026 17:41 via cbsnews.com
  An overnight house fire in DeKalb County has claimed the lives of four family members, officials say.Authorities with DeKalb County Fire Rescue say the fatal fire began just before midnight on Wednesday at the home on the 1800 block of Winthop Road.Fire crews arrived at the single-story home and found heavy flames and smoke pouring out of the building.During a search, firefighters found one victim inside the home. Medics rushed that person to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Th
  
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• Atlanta nonprofit Scraplanta combines creativity and community through affordable crafting

  05-02-2026 17:17 via cbsnews.com
  Craft supplies can be expensive, but a nonprofit in Atlanta is working to make creativity affordable and communal.Scraplanta, a nonprofit craft outlet and creative space, offers low-cost supplies and hands-on workshops designed to keep usable materials out of landfills while bringing people together.On a recent weekend, the group's sewing workshop saw high demand."It's sold out," said Scraplanta staffer Symone Gaskin, as participants unpacked sewing machines and fabric scraps in the back of a So
  
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• Atlanta crafting workshops bring people together to create

  05-02-2026 17:03 via cbsnews.com
  Craft supplies can be expensive, but Atlanta nonprofit Scraplanta is working to make creativity affordable and communal.
  
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• Suspect arrested in connection with shooting at Decatur Library, police say

  05-02-2026 16:50 via cbsnews.com
  Decatur police say they've arrested a man wanted for a shooting at a local library that left one person critically injured earlier this week.Authorities say the shots rang out at the Decatur Library on Sycamore Street at around 5:10 p.m. on Monday.At that time, officers arrived at the scene and found a man inside the library who had been shot once. Medics rushed the victim to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition.The City of Decatur Police Department identified 44-year-old Decatur reside
  
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• T.I. opens up about career shift from rap to comedy

  05-02-2026 16:32 via cbsnews.com
  T.I. has spent decades commanding stages as a chart-topping rapper, but these days, the Atlanta icon is chasing laughs instead of platinum plaques and finding healing along the way.Known to fans as T.I. or T.I.P., Clifford "Tip" Harris has stepped into a new role as a standup comedian, a move he admits was never part of the plan. Harris said comedy wasn't something he set out to pursue, even as his career expanded into acting, writing and producing."I ain't never really had no interest in being
  
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• Atlanta rapper T.I. finds his comedic calling

  05-02-2026 16:27 via cbsnews.com
  T.I. has spent decades commanding stages as a chart-topping rapper, but these days, the Atlanta icon is chasing laughs instead of platinum plaques and finding healing along the way.
  
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• CommUNITY ATL connects Atlanta and beyond through song

  05-02-2026 16:25 via cbsnews.com
  Many viewers are loving the CBS News Atlanta Morning's theme song, and the CommUNITY ATL choir are the voices behind those words that get you ready to go at the start of your day.
  
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• Sports with Sam: Hank Aaron Diamonds dedicated as Atlanta expands youth baseball

  05-02-2026 05:30 via cbsnews.com
  Atlanta Public Schools and the Braves Foundation celebrate Hank Aaron’s legacy with new, upgraded baseball fields for local high schools. Plus, the Falcons spotlight girls flag football, and the Vibe snap their losing streak—catch all the week’s top sports stories with Sam!
  
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• Springlike warmth on the way?

  05-02-2026 05:22 via cbsnews.com
  NEXT Weather Meteorologist Orelon Sidney breaks down the latest weather patterns, with chilly temps giving way to a warm-up next week. After a brief cold spell and dry conditions, find out when we could see temperatures near 70 degrees—and why rain isn't likely anytime soon.
  
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• Decatur schools launch new security measures and mental health support for students

  05-02-2026 05:16 via cbsnews.com
  The city of Decatur is outlining the steps it's been taking to boost security at schools.  This spring, the school district says it is launching a new reporting system and placing a deeper emphasis on students' mental health through wraparound services. The district says it's responding to national trends in school incidents and working to align with standards set by the state legislature.  "Any student in grades 4 through 12th grade, if they see something and they want to say som
  
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• Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk won't seek reelection to US House

  05-02-2026 04:31 via cbsnews.com
  Georgia Republican U.S. House member Barry Loudermilk, who has been active in efforts to discredit Democratic-led investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, announced Wednesday that he won't seek reelection this year.Loudermilk has served in Congress since 2015. He is part of a wave of incumbents exiting the House. So far, 50 are stepping down or running for some other office.Four Republican-held congressional seats in Georgia will change hands this year. In addition to Loudermilk, U.S.
  
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• Former South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau pleads guilty to misdemeanor trespass, avoiding felony charge

  05-02-2026 01:48 via cbsnews.com
  Former South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass, bringing a legal case that once threatened to go to trial to an abrupt close — but leaving lingering questions about power, accountability, and public trust in one of metro Atlanta's youngest cities.Kamau entered the plea in Fulton County court in connection with a 2023 incident in which prosecutors said he unlawfully entered a private resident's lakehouse property without permission. As
  
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• Rain clears out as Georgia warms up—Sunny skies and 70s ahead

  05-02-2026 01:35 via cbsnews.com
  After a stretch of cold and rainy weather, Georgia is set for a welcome warmup. Expect clearing skies and temperatures climbing into the upper 60s and low 70s through early next week.
  
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• Atlanta business owner paves the way for young people of color in the electrical field

  05-02-2026 01:05 via cbsnews.com
  One Atlanta entrepreneur is on a mission to help young people of color break into the electrical industry—a field where women, and especially Black women, remain deeply underrepresented. Tonya Hicks, president and CEO of Power Solutions International, has spent more than 25 years defying the odds and now shares her success to open doors for others.At Power Solutions International's Atlanta office, Hicks introduces her interns to the world of electricity and opportunity. "We have an event c
  
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• Metro Atlanta program helps people of color break into electrical field

  05-02-2026 00:12 via cbsnews.com
  Georgia business owner Tonya Hicks broke into an industry that told her she didn't belong. Now she's making sure young people in Atlanta don't hear the same thing.
  
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• Fulton County challenges FBI seizure of 2020 election ballots

  05-02-2026 00:04 via cbsnews.com
  Fulton County officials say they'll use every resource at their disposal to defend the county's elections from any potential federal takeover.
  
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