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47+ min ago (401+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A young man who was expelled for attempting to warn classmates about a potential school shooting threat is now at the center of an ongoing legal battle with the Cobb County Board of Education to remain in school. Although the student's expulsion was later reversed, the Board has appealed that decision. The situation continues to traumatize the student, who simply wants to return to a normal life. According to his attorney, the school district is preventing that from happening. "He and his family should have never had to go through this experience," said attorney Mike Tafelski. Tafelski says his client was wrongfully expelled from Campbell Middle School after attempting to alert others about a possible school shooting threat, just days after the Apalachee school shooting. "He did what any person would do in that situation,…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (140+ words) Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat says a fire inside Fulton County Jail sent nine people to the hospital on Friday night. The sheriff confirmed that five detainees and four sheriff's office employees were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with injuries related to smoke inhalation. All of those people are stable, but a sheriff's office lieutenant and a detainee have been intubated. Labat said that a detainee out for free time gathered plastic trash bags and a plastic bag with Styrofoam food trays in the shower on the seventh floor of the jail's north tower and set them on fire. He says that the detainee will be charged. He was one of the detainees taken to the hospital. All 118 detainees on that floor of the jail were moved to the south tower. Read more at WSBTV.com....

2+ hour, 19+ min ago (541+ words) A Georgia high school football head coach was jailed after allegedly choking one of his players, putting another in a headlock and pushing down a third, according to arrest warrants released Friday. Greene County High coach Darius Terrell Robinson, 34, of Union Point, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of simple battery. He was booked into the Greene County Jail on Thursday and released Friday on $22,000 bond, court documents show....

2+ hour, 22+ min ago (101+ words) Two people are suffering from serious injuries after getting shot Friday night at an apartment complex in Stone Mountain, according to police. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Two people are suffering from serious injuries after getting shot Friday night at an apartment complex in Stone Mountain, according to police. Around 7:45 p.m., officers responded to East Ponce Village, located in the 1700 block of Wood Bend Drive. There, officers found two people who had been shot. Both victims were seriously injured. No other details were provided. This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates....

2+ hour, 45+ min ago (255+ words) After a five-day break, the Detroit Pistons put together one of their best two-way performances of the season at Little Caesars Arena. They blew out the Atlanta Hawks, 142-115, to improve to 20-5. The 27-point margi was their biggest of the season ad came by forcing 17 turnovers in the first half and asserting their will on the defensive end. The Pistons finished the night with 27 points off 20 Hawks turnovers and a 30-7 lead in fastbreak points, all while shooting 58.2%. TRADE WINDS: Why Detroit Pistons are unlikely to trade for Mavs star Anthony Davis Eight Pistons scored in double figures " the most since a January 2023 game " led by Isaiah Stewart's 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Cade Cunningham had 15 points, seven assists, two blocks and two steals, and Duncan Robinson also had 15 points. Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 22. The Pistons' bench rose to…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago (74+ words) Police said a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian has shut down northbound lanes of Buford Highway in Brookhaven. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Police said a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian has shut down northbound lanes of Buford Highway in Brookhaven. Lanes are blocked at West Druid Hills Drive, according to the Brookhaven Police Department. Further details were not immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates....

4+ hour, 3+ min ago (570+ words) The Moose returned to Manitoba having gone 2-1-0 during the past three-game road trip which included them splitting a two-game set last weekend in Iowa. Continuing the theme of unusual scheduling this season (having already played the Stars four straight times, and the Wolves five times in seven games) they will play two more against Iowa this weekend in Winnipeg for another unusual four game set. Goalie Thomas Milic got back into the net for the first time in three weeks after being called up to the NHL where he made his NHL debut. The only other changes were Tyson Empey came in for Jets prospect Colby Barlow who is day-to-day after sustaining a lower-body injury last Sunday and Elias Salomonsson, also recently returned from the Jets, came in for Ethan Frisch on the backend. Empey " Zhilkin " JAD Lambert " Yager " Fagemo…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago (349+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " After the U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to renew 2021 tax credits tied to the Affordable Care Act, Georgians using the subsidies to pay for their health coverage are wondering what to do next. The credits, which were expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, will revert to their original rate. But for some using them " especially people with health impairments " it may not be enough to cover their costs. "Insurance for me is a huge relief, as long as I have it," said Himali Patel, who suffers from multiple autoimmune disorders and has battled cancer. Patel said the tax credits allowed her to afford her coverage, so while not having insurance isn't an option for her, she'll have to find other ways to trim her budget. "In my world, I don't really have a choice. My choice…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago (656+ words) Without further ado " Action! " Disney has'entered into a billion-dollar licensing agreement with OpenAI, allowing users of Sora, the AI company's short-form video generator, to use Disney characters in their content.' " The Sundance Film Festival'has announced its lineup for next year's festival, which will be its last time in Park City before moving to Boulder, CO in 2027. " Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" led the Golden Globe nominations with nine nods, while "The White Lotus" swept in the television categories.'Check out the full list of nominations here.' "Ticket packages for the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival'are now on sale now through Jan. 4.' ' " The movie social media app'Letterboxd just launched the Letterboxd Video Store, where users can rent films. The first group of films is called "Unreleased Gems," and includes movies you can't watch anywhere else.' " The Tara Theatre hosted a…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago (412+ words) Dec. 13" It's Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Tucker.Holiday fatigueis apparently a thing, which is sort of crazy when this is supposed to be the "hap-hap-happiest season of all." Apparently, it has something to do with FOMO, sugar, lack of sleep, and weather. Check, check, check, and check. But we aren't here to complain. We're here to give you a little news about Tucker, and then move on to eating more sugar, sleeping less, and trying to be in two places at one time. "Let's get on with the news,Cathy and Stephanie SPONSORED BY FERNBANK MEMBERSHIP "The DeKalb County Internal Affairs Unit has completed its investigation into an incident involving a DeKalb County Police Department officer and a trans woman at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library. The investigation report has been placed in Weaver's employee file, according…...