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• Atlanta weather: Cloudy, cool Thursday before a sunny weekend

  24-09-2026 13:06 via cbsnews.com
  
  Light drizzle and mostly cloudy skies will keep Thursday’s high near 76 degrees. Lows fall into the 50s Friday morning before sunshine and dry weather return for the weekend.
  
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• Metro Atlanta sees massive drop in temperatures as fall moves in

  24-09-2026 23:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  In just a few days, metro Atlanta's high temperatures have dropped by double digits, and the area is finally getting a real touch of fall.
  
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• Atlanta's Self-Care Con tackles educator burnout with wellness and mental health tools

  24-09-2026 23:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  While conventions like MomoCon and Dragon Con draw massive crowds celebrating pop culture and fandoms, one Atlanta educator has launched an annual gathering for a different group of heroes: teachers.Applemania Bradford, an award-winning teacher with 17 years of experience, created Self-Care Con to help educators combat the emotional and physical toll of the profession. For Bradford, burnout among educators isn't a sign of unhappiness with the job. It is the direct result of caring deeply for the
  
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• Atlanta expanding paid parental leave to 12 weeks for city employees

  24-09-2026 23:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  City of Atlanta employees will soon have access to one of the most comprehensive paid parental leave policies in Georgia following a unanimous vote by the Atlanta City Council.Beginning in January, eligible city workers welcoming a new child, whether through birth, adoption, or foster care, will receive 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave. The updated policy significantly expands previous allowances, strips away traditional "primary" and "secondary" caregiver distinctions, and grants both pare
  
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• Georgia educator creates Self-Care Con to help teachers recharge

  24-09-2026 23:48 via cbsnews.com
  
  Designed as a back-to-school wellness program. Self-Care Con equips teachers with sustainable mental health and wellness tools they can carry throughout the entire school year.
  
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• What you should know about atrial fibrillation

  24-09-2026 23:46 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib, is a common heart rhythm disorder that affects 10 million people in the United States could lead to serious health issues.
  
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• President Trump meets President Xi at White House for high-stakes summit

  24-09-2026 23:20 via cbsnews.com
  
  President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his first White House visit in over a decade Thursday as the two world leaders navigate major topics like artificial intelligence, the war with Iran, and more.
  
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• Trending Now: Fulton County property tax hike proposal, suspicious Atlanta fire, and more

  24-09-2026 23:17 via cbsnews.com
  
  The Fulton County Board of Commissioners says it plans to increase the county's 2026 General Fund property taxes this year by to keep up with the growing market value.
  
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• Georgia kicks off National Child Passenger Safety Week

  24-09-2026 23:08 via cbsnews.com
  
  The Governor's Office of Highway Safety is joining the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Child Occupant Safety Project are providing free child passenger safety screenings, designed to help parents and caregivers make sure their children are safely strapped in.
  
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• City of Atlanta expands paid parental family leave

  24-09-2026 23:04 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atlanta officials have voted to give more paid time off to city employees who are having a baby, adopting, or caring for a foster child.
  
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• Ole Miss student found dead identified as 20-year-old Atlanta man as investigation continues

  24-09-2026 22:35 via cbsnews.com
  
  A 20-year-old Atlanta man has been identified as one of two University of Mississippi students found dead this week as investigators work to learn what happened.Authorities say the students were found Monday afternoon in different locations, one on campus and the other off campus.On Thursday, the university identified the students as Robert Strang, a 20-year-old junior from Atlanta, and Aidan Hamilton, an 18-year-old freshman from Englewood, Colorado."The families have asked for privacy as they
  
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• Inmate dies after being found wounded in DeKalb County jail cell, GBI reports

  24-09-2026 22:11 via cbsnews.com
  
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a 24-year-old inmate at the DeKalb County Jail.Deputies found David Addo-Wright unresponsive in a cell at the jail with multiple wounds on Wednesday, officials say.Addo-Wright was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His body has now been taken to the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.Details about what led to Addo-Wright's death remain limited at this time.This investigation remains ongoing
  
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• Atlanta honors Debbie Allen as "A Different World" returns with new Netflix series

  24-09-2026 21:19 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atlanta honored Debbie Allen with the Phoenix Award on Wednesday, one day before Netflix premieres its new "A Different World" sequel series.The Phoenix Award recognizes the renowned entertainer's contributions to television, dance and storytelling. Allen serves as an executive producer on all 10 episodes and reprises her role as Dr. Langhorne, an academic adviser and counselor at the fictional Hillman College.City of Atlanta The series was filmed entirely in Atlanta, including scenes at Cl
  
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• FBI offers $10,000 reward for Atlanta man accused of posing as officer, extorting driver

  24-09-2026 20:48 via cbsnews.com
  
  An Atlanta man is wanted after the FBI said he impersonated a law enforcement officer, stopped a driver at gunpoint on an interstate and extorted money from the victim.The FBI's Atlanta Field Office announced Thursday that it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Julious George Khalid.Khalid, 38, is wanted in connection with an Aug. 7 kidnapping and extortion on I-20 near Panola Road. The FBI said the victim was released after Khalid and ot
  
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• Secretary of State's Office investigating whether Georgia House candidate voted in 2 state primaries

  24-09-2026 20:14 via cbsnews.com
  
  The Georgia Secretary of State's Office has opened an investigation into whether a state House of Representatives candidate cast ballots in two different state primaries this year.In a press release, the state agency said it received reports that a candidate voted in the May 19 primary in Georgia and Nevada's June 9 primary."Voting in another state's primary while claiming to be a legal Georgia resident is a very serious allegation," said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. "My office has ope
  
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• Atlanta Top 10 Most Wanted fugitive arrested by SWAT team in Florida, police say

  24-09-2026 20:04 via cbsnews.com
  
  One of the Atlanta Police Department's Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives is now in custody after he was apprehended in Florida, officials say.Authorities say Jonathan Soto was wanted for murder in connection with the killing of Michael Gidewon, the co-owner of the now-closed Republic Lounge.According to police, officers were called to the nightclub on Brady Avenue NW on the morning of Feb. 4, 2023. There, they found a man, later identified as Gidewon, shot in the head. He was pronounced dead at the s
  
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• Arrests made in deadly shooting of Norfolk Southern contractor in Cobb County

  24-09-2026 19:32 via cbsnews.com
  
  Cobb County police have arrested two men in connection with the killing of a Norfolk Southern contractor outside the railroad company's Whitaker Intermodal Terminal.The deadly shooting happened on the night of Sept. 14 at the facility at 6000 Dr. Luke Glenn Garrett Jr. Memorial Highway, authorities say.In a statement to CBS News Atlanta, Norfolk Southern said the contractor was shot in the parking lot. The man, later identified as 27-year-old Curdravious Clark, was taken to a hospital, where he
  
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• Cooler weather is here in Georgia, but will it last?

  24-09-2026 19:13 via cbsnews.com
  
  After months of hot weather, Georgians woke up to clouds and cooler temperatures on Thursday. While we may not get back to the 90s, the highs may pop back up to the 80s for a little while longer.
  
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• Guatemalan national pinned under ICE vehicle while running from agents, state patrol says

  24-09-2026 19:10 via cbsnews.com
  
  The Georgia State Patrol says a man was pinned under an ICE vehicle while attempting to run from an immigration stop in Albany, Georgia.The agency said a trooper was sent to a "vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash" at 5:34 a.m. on Sept. 17 on the Liberty Expressway at Exit 1 in Dougherty County. Dougherty County police officers were already there when the trooper arrived.According to the GSP, ICE agents had stopped a vehicle in the area, and everyone inside the vehicle ran away on foot. A 2021 Dodge
  
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• College Park hotel ordered to pay $164 million to victim in child sex trafficking lawsuit

  24-09-2026 18:57 via cbsnews.com
  
  A federal jury has awarded an unidentified survivor of sex trafficking a $164 million verdict in her lawsuit against a Georgia motel owner.Attorneys for Andersen, Tate & Carr, the legal firm that represented the woman, said that it was the largest sex trafficking verdict ever returned in the United States.In her lawsuit, the victim, identified only as J.R., claimed she was only 15 years old when traffickers brought her to the Super 8 hotel on Old National Highway in College Park in 2020. She
  
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• New York murder suspect wanted by U.S. Marshals apprehended in Gwinnett County, police say

  24-09-2026 18:13 via cbsnews.com
  
  A man wanted by U.S. Marshals in connection with a murder in New York has been taken into custody in Gwinnett County.Authorities say 35-year-old Kean Wiggins had been on the run since the deadly shooting of Shardonay Tyce in Troy, New York, on May 6, 2026 and was considered to be armed and dangerous. Wiggins was facing charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the killing.On Thursday morning, the Gwinnett County Police Department said th
  
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• Police charge Georgia teen after woman's body found during missing person search

  24-09-2026 18:09 via cbsnews.com
  
  Police in Smyrna say a missing person call at an apartment complex ended with the discovery of a body and an arrest.According to the Smyrna Police Department, officers responded around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday to a missing person call at Park Valley Apartments, 4590 Valley Parkway. During the investigation, they found the body of a woman, police said.Kingston Bradley, 18, of Smyrna, has been charged in connection with the investigation, the department said.Police described it as an active investigati
  
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• Death of woman found in apartment by Atlanta firefighters deemed suspicious, police say

  24-09-2026 18:03 via cbsnews.com
  
  A fire at an Atlanta apartment complex on Wednesday night has led to a police investigation into the death of a woman found the building, authorities say.Officials tell CBS News Atlanta that firefighters responded to an apartment complex on the 1700 block of Staunton Road around 9:45 p.m. after getting reports of fire.While the building did not show signs of damage or active flames, firefighters discovered an adult woman dead inside an apartment that had smoke damage present.Police are investiga
  
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• China's Xi says they will send 2 giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, calling them "envoy of friendship"

  24-09-2026 17:53 via cbsnews.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping announced some panda diplomacy on Thursday during a meeting with President Trump and other White House officials, saying that two pandas are an "envoy of friendship." The short announcement was the latest update since the Atlanta zoo announced a new research agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. As part of that agreement, the organization expects to send over male panda Ping Ping and female panda Fu Shuang, from the Chengdu Research Base of
  
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• China to send 2 giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, President Xi Jinping says: "Envoy of friendship"

  24-09-2026 17:32 via cbsnews.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to the White House in more than a decade has brought some good news for Atlanta.During Thursday's meeting with President Trump and other White House officials, Xi announced that China will be sending two pandas to Zoo Atlanta, calling the animals an "envoy of friendship."The short announcement was the latest update since the Atlanta zoo announced a new research agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. As part of that agreement, the or
  
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• Georgia officer fires at charging dogs and wounds resident, police say

  24-09-2026 14:36 via cbsnews.com
  
  A Fairburn police officer fired shots at two dogs that charged toward the officer, but the gunfire struck a resident in the foot, according to South Fulton police.The shooting happened at a home in the 300 block of Bishop Road near Herndon Road. South Fulton police said it occurred shortly after midnight Thursday. According to South Fulton police's initial report, Fairburn officers were investigating a report of a woman in the roadway and approached the home seeking more information.CBS New
  
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• Atlanta master barber says a fresh cut can change more than a person's appearance

  24-09-2026 13:45 via cbsnews.com
  
  For master barber Ali Da Barber, a haircut is about more than what a client sees in the mirror. It's about how they feel when they get out of the chair.Ali says that understanding started with his own haircut years ago when he was in the eighth grade and preparing for prom. His barber made a mistake, and Ali went home determined to fix it himself.His mother brought him clippers."I had to fix my own cut, bro," Ali said.The experience gave him confidence that he could cut hair. Before long, his cl
  
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• Atlanta Greek Festival shifts to drive-thru format during renovations

  24-09-2026 13:35 via cbsnews.com
  
  After 50 years of celebrating Greek food and culture, renovations are changing how the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation will hold its annual festival in Atlanta.This year, the festival is becoming a drive-thru experience.The drive-thru will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, allowing visitors to buy grape leaves, moussaka and other Greek favorites."The takeaway from it is our hospitality," Father Christos Mara said. "Though we're not able to offer the festival on t
  
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• Atlanta master barber uses haircuts to restore confidence and community

  24-09-2026 13:09 via cbsnews.com
  
  Ali Da Barber turned a bad haircut before prom into a lifelong calling. Now, he says each fresh cut can offer clients confidence, hope and a chance to see themselves differently.
  
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• Greek Fest returns to Atlanta with a drive-thru twist

  24-09-2026 13:00 via cbsnews.com
  
  The annual festival is serving Greek favorites through a drive-thru Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. while the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation undergoes renovations.
  
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