Delta Air Lines is cutting off special treatment at airports for members of Congress
From WABE Local News: Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines announced that members of Congress will not receive specialty services, such as airport escorts and red coat services, while TSA employees continue to work without pay. […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Woman who assisted in federal abuse investigation, arrested at Atlanta airport and deported days later
From WABE Local News: On Thursday, March 12th, Celia was at Atlanta’s Hartfield Jackson airport. She was feeling proud; she’d spent the previous day attending her stepson’s military graduation ceremony. She was now heading […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Mayor’s resignation makes waves in city of Pine Lake
From WABE Local News: PINE LAKE, Ga. — DeKalb County’s smallest city is in a big uproar after the mayor announced her resignation on March 20. Pine Lake Mayor Brandy Hall made the announcement […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
It’s a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll
From WABE Local News: Americans’ outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought. Just 28% of workers in […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Judge, expressing doubt on abortion murder charge, grants bond to Georgia mother
From WABE Local News: A Coastal Georgia district attorney and a Superior Court judge said Monday they were doubtful that enough evidence exists to move forward with a malice murder charge against a 31-year-old […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
An Atlanta shelter says racial disparities persist in the city’s unhoused community
From WABE Local News: An Atlanta shelter provider says the city’s population of over 3,000 unhoused people is increasing as racial disparities and housing insufficiency persist. Telicia Maxwell is the campus director at My […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Piloting the Journey: Dr. Mary Parker’s mission to build communities
From WABE Local News: At the age of seven, Dr. Mary Parker says she heard a voice summoning her towards her calling. It came to her in a rural Mississippi cotton field, after the […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Notable figures share life-defining moments in new WABE TV series, ‘When Everything Changed’
From WABE Local News: “When Everything Changed” is a new 30‑minute series featuring award‑winning WABE journalists Jim Burress, Lisa Rayam and Rose Scott. Described as intimate conversations with notable figures reflecting on pivotal moments […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
ICE agents seen at Atlanta airport after Trump order amid partial government shutdown
From WABE Local News: ATLANTA (AP) — Federal immigration officers have been seen at the Atlanta airport after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy agents to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Enhanced role for immigration officers at US airports as shutdown frustrates travels and screeners
From WABE Local News: Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
