Companies hiring for the holidays Despite filing for bankruptcy Toys “R” Us plans to hire extra help for the holidays. Macy’s will increase the number of temporary workers but overall hiring for Macy’s will fall 4% from last year. Target will increase holiday hiring by 40%. Georgia Tech student group issues demands in wake […]
Hurricane Maria heads towards Turks & Caicos September 21, 2017) All eyes are on Puerto Rico this morning after Hurricane Maria devastated the island yesterday, ripping apart roofs, houses, trees, and power poles. This morning the entire island is 100% without power. Hurricane Maria is now North of the Dominican Republic on its way to Turks […]
Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico (Wednesday, September 20, 2017) Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico around 6:30 this morning. The National Hurricane Center says the Category 5 storm is potentially catastrophic. Gas prices gradually dropping Gas prices are slowly dropping after spiking during the Hurricanes. Hurricane Harvey slammed into […]
Violent protests at Georgia Tech after police killed student A Georgia Tech police car was set on fire as students protested the death of an 21-year-old Georgia Tech student who was shot and killed by a campus police officer Saturday night. The students had gathered for a peaceful memorial for Scout Schultz but after that […]
Protesters gather outside Falcons game Protest to support Colin Kaepernick continue across the nation including right here in Atlanta. Before the Atlanta Falcons played their first game of the regular season hundreds marched down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Many of his supporters believe that Colin Kaepernick is being blackballed this year. President […]
Widespread power outages in metro Atlanta Not only are homes in the dark because of the widespread power outages, but many traffic lights at intersections are out too and that’s leading to an increase number of accidents. Police say when you come to an intersection where the traffic light is not working, treat it like […]
Hurricane Irma affects metro Atlanta area Three people in Georgia lost their lives and more than 1 million are without power because of Hurricane Irma. Georgia Power has 3,400 workers responding to the outages. As of this morning, storm debris is on many of the roadways, gusty winds are still lingering and that will slow […]
Hurricane Irma is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever Florida residents are getting ready for Hurricane Irma packing catastrophic winds of 185 mph, ten deaths have occurred in the Caribbean. Based on the latest weather model Hurricane Irma will hit southern Florida sometime Saturday night. As for Georgia the storm could hit Savannah […]
Hurricane Irma Is Now A Category 5 Strength South Florida and Puerto Rico is on high alert as Hurricane Irma gains strength in the Atlantic Ocean and moves closer to land. Hurricane Irma is now a category 5 with wind speeds strength up to 175 mph Trump has decided to end DACA Hundreds of […]
The Civic Center headed for redevelopment The civic center is headed for redevelopment it’s part of a $31 million deal between the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Housing Authority. The housing agency is buying the property from the city with plans to rebuild it as a dense mix used development. Hurricane Harvey impacts […]
Cobb County officer make racial comments during traffic stop A veteran white Cobb County police officer is on administrative leave in the wake of an investigation prompted by dash cam video and racist comment made during a traffic stop. The video shows Lieutenant Greg Abbot tried to calm a white women who was nervous about […]
Tropical Storm Harvey Drives Local Gas Prices Up Atlantans are feeling the effects of Tropical Storm Harvey as gas prices surge. Gas prices in the metro Atlanta area have risen about 15 cent per gallon on average this past week alone. 9 cents of that increase has occurred within the last five days. Tropical […]
