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• More than two dozen Georgia prisons on lockdown over security concerns

  29-10-2026 14:59 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  More than two dozen Georgia prisons are on lockdown Thursday because of increased activity involving groups the Georgia Department of Corrections identifies as security threats, according to a department spokesperson.The facilities will remain on lockdown until further notice "out of an abundance of caution," the spokesperson said. Investigations are ongoing, and officials are conducting periodic security threat assessments.The department identified the following facilities:Hays State PrisonHanc
  
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• Cold blast heads for North Georgia, with lows near freezing this weekend

  11-11-2026 17:00 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  The coldest air of the season is moving into Metro Atlanta and North Georgia in the coming days. The CBS News Atlanta NEXT Weather Team is tracking a cold blast behind a new front.There will be minimal rain chances at 20% ahead of the front early Thursday morning.CBS News Atlanta Expect a thin line of light showers with one or two possible heavy downpours around two in the morning on Thursday.Behind the front that brings the rain much cooler air will build in.Expect one more warm day ahead of th
  
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• Metro Atlanta veterans find healing, friendship and new purpose through adaptive sports

  11-11-2026 15:15 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  For retired Air Force veteran Ken Temple, preparing for a bike ride means more than checking tire pressure. It's an opportunity to move forward after decades of living with chronic pain."Before I joined, I was living in constant pain," Temple said.Temple served 20 years in the Air Force and injured his back during his military career. He has dealt with back pain for more than 30 years.His three-wheeled recumbent bicycle, provided through a Department of Veterans Affairs program, helps absorb bum
  
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• Air Force veteran finds new purpose on the Silver Comet Trail

  11-11-2026 15:00 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  After a back injury during his military service, retired Air Force airman Ken Temple found a way to ride again on a three-wheeled bike. CBS News Atlanta’s Jamal Goss joins Temple and other veterans in Mableton to see how their weekly BlazeSports America rides help them stay active and support one another.
  
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• Walk the Line: Usher or Chris Brown? Atlanta fans pick a favorite on the Beltline

  11-11-2026 14:54 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  CBS News Atlanta’s T.J. Anthony hits the Beltline to ask fans who they’d rather see in concert and which songs they love most. Concertgoers also share highlights from the duo’s Atlanta shows, from the dancing to the surprise guests.
  
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• Metro Atlanta honors veterans with ceremonies, a parade and a time capsule burial

  11-11-2026 14:47 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  Communities across metro Atlanta are honoring those who served in the U.S. military with Veterans Day ceremonies and a parade.Acworth: A ceremony will be held at the Acworth Community Center from 2 to 3 p.m.Atlanta: The Atlanta History Center will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m.Dunwoody: A ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza.Gwinnett County: A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Fallen Heroes Memorial at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.Marietta: A parade wil
  
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• "The Young and the Restless" co-head writer previews what’s next

  11-11-2026 14:38 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  Co-head writer Jamey Giddens teases a return to the CBS soap’s classic mix of romance and rivalry, with a modern twist. He also reflects on his historic appointment and credits “Beyond the Gates” creator Michele Val Jean with helping pave the way.
  
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• Atlanta warms to 73 before highs drop into the 50s Friday

  11-11-2026 14:33 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  A chilly Wednesday morning gives way to an afternoon high of 73 in Atlanta. A cold front brings a slight chance of showers overnight, then temperatures fall to a high of 54 Friday, with cooler, dry weather through the weekend.
  
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• Atlanta History Center honors veterans and active-duty troops

  11-11-2026 14:31 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  The Atlanta History Center is hosting an 11 a.m. ceremony to honor veterans and active-duty service members. CBS News Atlanta’s Madeline Montgomery also looks at how Wounded Warrior Project helps veterans adjust to civilian life through counseling, outings and service events.
  
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• What's next for Campbellton Road? Southwest Atlanta residents weigh in

  11-11-2026 12:49 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  Residents, business owners, and community leaders in Southwest Atlanta were given another chance  to help shape the future of the Campbellton Road corridor during an Invest Atlanta community meeting focused on the Campbellton Tax Allocation District Redevelopment (TAD).The meeting was held at Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School Tuesday. It was part of an ongoing effort to update redevelopment plans for neighborhoods stretching from Greenbriar Mall to Fort McPherson. Invest Atlanta leaders sa
  
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• Atlanta relies on Lake Lanier for drinking water, and it’s running low

  11-11-2026 12:28 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  With little rain to refill Lake Lanier, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it must release more water through Buford Dam to meet downstream needs. Some boat ramps have closed, and water officials are urging metro Atlanta residents to conserve water.
  
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• 1. Atlanta relies on Lake Lanier for drinking water, and it’s running low

  11-11-2026 12:28 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  With little rain to refill Lake Lanier, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it must release more water through Buford Dam to meet downstream needs. Some boat ramps have closed, and water officials are urging metro Atlanta residents to conserve water.
  
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• Small plane crashes in Georgia woods, killing one man and injuring another

  11-11-2026 12:21 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  One man died and another was injured after a small plane crashed into woods near homes in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County fire officials said.Around 5:30 p.m., the Gwinnett County air traffic control tower told 911 dispatchers that the single-engine plane had reported an engine problem and was in the trees. The plane had taken off from Briscoe Field, Gwinnett Fire spokesperson Jessica Joyner said.CBS News Atlanta Firefighters arrived at 5:39 p.m. in the 1000 block of Old Athens Road and found two
  
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• DeKalb County police officer arrested in drug investigation, on leave, officials say

  11-11-2026 00:50 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  A DeKalb County police officer is facing multiple charges in connection with a criminal drug investigation, officials say.Authorities with the police department say they arrested 43-year-old Officer Marius Tassy on Tuesday afternoon on a charge of unlawful practice of pharmacy and sale of dangerous drugs.While details about the investigation remain limited, officials say it began in late October."The authority we are entrusted with as law enforcement officers comes with an expectation of integri
  
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• Jimmy Carter's family farm outside Plains, Georgia to be opened to the public after $8.5 million sale

  11-11-2026 00:39 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  The family farm where President Jimmy Carter tended peanuts, corn and sugarcane as a boy and later returned throughout his life will be preserved and opened to the public.Preservation group The Conservation Fund said Monday that it has acquired the farm as part of a 2,458-acre purchase. The farm is just outside Plains, Georgia, the 39th president's hometown. Carter spent his youth exploring the woods around the farm and returned many times as an adult to walk with his wife Rosalynn and hunt, the
  
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• Falcons, Georgia Tech making changes after losses

  11-11-2026 00:34 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  Georgia Tech coach Brent Key fired four assistant coaches on Monday, two days after the Yellow Jackets’ fourth consecutive loss left the team in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  
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• New art brings color to Atlanta Beltline's Southside Trail

  11-11-2026 00:20 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  Next time you're on the Atlanta Beltline's Southside Trail, you can look up and see a new massive work of color celebrating the nearby neighborhoods.
  
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• Organization leading effort to help support literacy in metro Atlanta and West Africa: "Not just a library"

  11-11-2026 00:17 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  When the Darkortey family visits their local library in Lilburn, they say they get a glimpse of what they're trying to accomplish in their home country of Liberia. Through their organization, the Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI), the family is leading an effort to build a library in the West African country while giving out books and launching literacy programs in metro Atlanta. The Darkorteys launched the organization in 2007 and started construction on the library in 2018. Throug
  
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• Officials looking to future of southwest Atlanta neighborhoods

  11-11-2026 00:16 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  Invest Atlanta is looking to collaborate with the community on how their neighborhoods across southwest Atalnta could be changing in the future.
  
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• Georgia gets ready for dropping temperatures this week

  11-11-2026 00:12 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  After the sunny and gorgeous weather to start the week, things are going to start getting colder quickly across Georgia.
  
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• Metro Atlanta family working to build library in Liberia

  11-11-2026 00:10 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  A Lilburn family is leading an effort to build a library in their home country of Liberia while also launching literacy programs in metro Atlanta.
  
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• New warning labels placed on GLP-1 drugs

  11-11-2026 00:02 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  The Food and Drug Administration is putting new warning labels on popular weight loss and diabetes drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, due to a rare side effect that could lead to vision loss.
  
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• Tyler Perry's "The Gospel of Christmas" set to premiere on Netflix

  11-11-2026 00:00 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  The stars were out and feeling the holiday spirit during the red carpet of Tyler Perry's new film "The Gospel of Christmas" in Atlanta.
  
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• FBI investigating NVIDIA CEO over alleged affair with Chinese spy

  10-11-2026 23:57 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  The FBI is launching an investigation into NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang over his affair with an alleged Chinese spy
  
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• Congress voting on Pete Hegseth's impeachment

  10-11-2026 23:53 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the impeachment effort led by outgoing Republican Rep. Thomas Massie a "farce" and "political spectacle."
  
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• Civil rights advocates push to preserve Atlanta home at center of landmark LGBTQ court case

  10-11-2026 23:47 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  A race is underway in Atlanta's Virginia-Highland neighborhood to save a home at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case from demolition.Set on an urban hill at 811 Ponce de Leon Place, the bungalow is where Michael Hardwick lived in the early 1980s, when his name became synonymous with the national fight for LGBTQ+ rights. His arrest inside the home sparked a constitutional battle that drew national attention and a march on Washington. The property's new owners want to tear the structu
  
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• Draft of MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech to go on display in Atlanta

  10-11-2026 23:42 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  Seven handwritten pages Martin Luther King Jr. prepared for his "I Have a Dream" speech will go on public display for the first time in Atlanta this month before being auctioned for charity.
  
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• Georgia Army National Guard veteran surprised with new car

  10-11-2026 23:41 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  U.S. Army National Guard veteran and single mother of three Jatara Ross was surprisedwith a new car from Progressive Insurance just before Veterans Day.
  
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• New push to save historic Atlanta home from demolition

  10-11-2026 23:39 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  A race is underway in Atlanta's Virginia-Highland neighborhood to save a home at the center of a landmark LGBTQ+ U.S. Supreme Court case from demolition.
  
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• Elderly woman killed in Atlanta house fire

  10-11-2026 23:38 via Local News - CBS Atlanta
  
  An investigation is underway after a house fire killed an elderly woman in Atlanta early Tuesday morning.
  
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