Train 308 hit a tree about the size of a utility pole that had fallen across the tracks. Video from inside the train shows the impact and the aftermath.
In recent weeks, Atlanta City Council members have expressed dissatisfaction at being in the dark on the decision to stop work on the Eastside Beltline light rail project.
Trial began this week for Janet Williams, who is accused of the fatal stabbing of 90-year-old Chun-ki Kim inside his apartment at a Buckhead senior center.
A 7-year-old girl was killed and her mother injured in a shooting in northwest Atlanta late Tuesday, according to police, who implored the suspect to turn himself in.
The Georgia Trust released the 20th edition of its “Places in Peril” list, highlighting 10 Georgia historic properties at risk of demolition, decay or redevelopment.
