The Brief from WABE

Several Apalachee High School students testify in day two of Colin Gray trial; Georgia lawmakers remember influence of Rev. Jesse Jackson; and the City of Atlanta honors a Black Little League team of yesteryear.  

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A jury trial begins in the Apalachee High School shooting; Various groups file suit to protect ballots seized in FBI raid on Fulton election office; and an Atlantan brings home the Gold from the Winter Olympics.

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The State Senate has passed a Republican-backed package of bills to significantly cut state income taxes; The MARTA Board of Directors says they've done nothing wrong after a committee vote behind closed doors to halt work on the Eastside Beltline streetcar project; the National Center for Civil and Humand Rights in Atlanta is offering special programming every Saturday during Black History Month.

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Environmental groups challenge state lawmakers to revisit Georgia Power's approved expansion; Can drones stop a school shooting in process?; and Broadway Sideways: a fresh take on show tunes. 

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A jury is set in the trial of a father whose son is accused of fatal school shooting; Fulton County pressures feds to inventory, provide copies of documents seized in elections office raid; and a look at secrecy surrounding South Carolina's frightening measles outbreak.

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Affidavit made public surrounding FBI raid on Fulton Elections office; More police are part of the reason violent crime has fallen, but it's not the only factor; and Atlanta's own Spike Lee turns back the clock to 1988. 

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DOJ given Tuesday deadline to unseal documents related to FBI raid of Fulton elections office; man falsely charged and detained for kidnapping sues police, prosecutors; and Southwest Atlanta Black bookstore to close after 35 years in business. 

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Annual 'Latino Day at the Legislature' takes serious tone amid ICE raids; City of Atlanta and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper settle Clean Water Act lawsuit; and the end of a 50-year era. Art Papers announces it will cease publication at the end of the year. 

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Ten-thousand gallons of jet fuel leaked from Hartsfield-Jackson, EPA says; AJC to cut 15% of workforce, half from its newsroom; and a fourth GOP U.S. Representative from Georgia will not be running for re-election to the House.  

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Memorial details are released for slain Gwinnett County officer; a Georgia billionaire inspired by Donald Trump enters race for governor; and a push for metal detectors for all Georgia schools advances under the Gold Dome. 

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