The Brief from WABE

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could be facing more blowback for unsubstantiated allegations of an improper relationship; Delta Air Lines reports strong financial earnings; and Atlanta's King Center is preparing for the celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 95th birthday.

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Gov. Kemp gives his sixth 'State of the State' address; The Red Cross issues a plea as blood supplies reach critical levels; and all that rain moves most of Georgia out of the drought category. For now.

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10: the number of days in 2024 Fulton County goes without finding someone dead in its jail; A Trump supporter and defendant in the former president's Georgia trial claims DA Fani Willis breached an ethical boundry; and Gov. Brian Kemp puts the heat on unions in an effort to keep them away.

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Trump argues immunity against Georgia charges; Falcons toss head coach Arthur Smith; and the influx of EV manufacturing will take power. Lots and lots of power.

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It's looking like SCOTUS is going to weigh in on whether POTUS has a permanent get out of jail free card; The first "Cop City" RICO defendant sees their day in court; and Rep. Lucy McBath [D-Ga] gets a new district and a new primary challenger.

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Democrats are pushing to turn around Georgia's dismal maternal mortality rate; Republicans are working to get a bill passed that would open up more job opportunities for the formerly incarcerated; and the Georgia Realtors Association is feeling cautiously optimistic heading into the new year.

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Crime is down year-over-year in Atlanta, just don't ask Manuels' Tavern; Working Georgians made more money in 2023; and what to look for as the biggest local story--the Fulton County indictment of former President Donald Trump--becomes the biggest story of 2024.

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Two top Democrats say they won't run after redistricting would match them against the other; ICE deported more than 6,000 people in 2023; and the plan to fasttrack Georgia students to better English/Language Arts mastery.

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Truist Bank is shutting down some Metro Atlanta locations; Georgia researchers are at the forefront of studying PFAS chemicals; and as part of our end of the year coverage, we revisit a story about how the Atlanta Veterans Affairs clinic is helping pregnant veterans.

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