The Brief from WABE

Cuts by the Trump administration have led to hundreds of vacancies at the CDC; Faith leaders in Atlanta are traveling to Mississippi to join a rally in support of deceased teen Nolan Wells; and Atlanta celebrates 50 years of one of its most iconic playgrounds -- and the designer who created it.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Homeowners trade big remodels for smaller renovations, according to The Home Depot's latest investor call; a record number of parents are exempting their children from routine vaccines, the CDC says; and Georgia health officials confirm a 7th known case of the measles.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta's heatwave stays put this week; Why medical cannabis might be coming to a doorstep near you; and Georgia exports and imports more goods in July compared to a year ago, with cars being the exception. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More work on the perimeter will likely mean traffic woes for many drivers this weekend; Former CDC researchers have something to say about changes to the MMR vaccine; and the ups and downs of trying to increase solar panel manufacturing in the US.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MARTA'S board selects its interim CEO to be its next leader full-time; Atlanta's population growth slows; and Atlanta's city council asks Mayor Dickens for a formal heat plan, as it's formally hot right now. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One injured in shooting at Warner Robins High School; Too little space and too few staffers make for two big problems at the Fulton County Jail; and APD opens internal review of how officers use Flock cameras.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pressure on DeKalb Schools to spell out how and when immigration can show up; Fulton County's lowball offer for the city jail; and the Atlanta Press Club inducts a WABE icon into its hall of fame. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MARTA's board close to naming agency's next GM and CEO; City of Atlanta looks to hike trash collection fees; For some refugee women new to Georgia, why 'settling in' means getting outside.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; The father of the Apalachee High School shooter is asking for a new trial after being found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison; The Georgia Department of Transportation is completely closing down a westside section of I-285 this weekend.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Georgia-raised soldier killed in Iran will be laid to rest in Canton; Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to mark anniversary of CDC shooting; and bringing affordable housing to one of the city's least affordable neighborhoods. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.