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As Delta returns to normal operations after IT outage, here’s how to get reimbursed for delay costs
ATLANTA — After six days of major delays and cancellations related to the CrowdStrike IT outage, Delta Air Lines flights are arriving and taking off like normal. Still, thousands of people were impacted by the delays and cancellations. Channel 2′s Justin Farmer learned that Delta is willing to pay...
Alabama nurse, mother of six, killed in Georgia crash
An Alabama woman died Wednesday afternoon following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 in Georgia. Brandy Rodgers, 39, of Oxford, died in the crash at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday. The Georgia State Patrol said Rodgers was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. According to a GoFundMe page...
Duncan Names Zeke Pinkham Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
KENT- Golden Flashes head baseball coach Jeff Duncan has named Zeke Pinkham as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in advance of the 2024-25 season. Pinkham comes to Kent State from Georgia Tech, where he served as an assistant coach for the past five seasons under former Kent State skipper Danny Hall. Pinkham worked primarily with the catchers in addition to his assistant coach duties. He helped Kevin Parada win the Buster Posey and Johnny Bench catching awards before becoming a first-round draft pick. In his five seasons in Atlanta, Georgia Tech won 30-plus games in four full-seasons and made three...
ChattState Students Win Medals At National SkillsUSA Competition
A collection of 11 talented technical skills competitors from Chattanooga State Community College this month participated in the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, bringing home medals in four categories. SkillsUSA’s National Conference is the largest gathering of students who comprise America’s future skilled workforce. The annual week-long conference...
Motorcyclist killed in Powder Springs crash, Cobb County police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - At least one person is dead after a crash in Powder Springs, according to Cobb County police. Police said the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement (STEP) unit is investigating a crash at Brownsville Road and C.H. James Parkway in Powder Springs. A motorcyclist was...
6-vehicle crash cleared from I-285 North in Fulton County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - All lanes are back open on I-285 North at Langford Parkway in Fulton County after a multi-vehicle crash Friday morning. The crash happened around 6 a.m. and involved six vehicles, according to GDOT. There is no word on injuries at this time. The crash...
CobbLinc Replacing Fareboxes on All Buses
Cobb County’s bus system is installing new fareboxes on all 90 of its buses, replacing old machines that were regularly malfunctioning. CobbLinc plans to have the new fareboxes installed on all buses by Aug. 1. Riders can pay for their bus trip with CobbLinc tickets and passes, Breeze cards, the Breeze mobile app or exact cash. ...
Cobb County Teachers of the Year Announced
Just a week before the school year starts on Aug. 1, Cobb Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale snuck into all-staff meetings at three schools to give one elementary, middle and high school teacher the surprise of their career. Surrounded by their families, school board representative and a half-dozen district staff armed with cameras, Ragsdale announced the elementary school-level, middle school-level and high school-level Teachers of the Year on Thursday. The winners...
Rain leaves flooded homes in Cobb County neighborhood. Residents say there's a history of issues
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Contractors have been working to resolve issues in Cobb County's Coopers Creek neighborhood after multiple homes were flooded and damaged on Tuesday night, officials said. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt said that the first contractor was a tree company that was removing trees that...
The Georgia Chronicles: How Atlanta Landed The 1996 Olympics
The Olympics in Paris begin today, but let’s rewind to a different pivotal moment in Olympic history. The year was 1990, and the place was Tokyo. It was there, in a surprising turn of events, that officials announced Atlanta as the host city for the 1996 Summer Olympics. This...
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