The Brief from WABE

U.S. Soccer picks Atlanta for its new HQ; Flooding infiltrates dorms at Clark Atlanta; and after seeing a doubling in the number of natural disasters in the past decade, the American Red Cross prepares for that as the new norm going forward. 

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Two of those indicted with Donald Trump will get speedy trials in Fulton County as the others...; Why the City of Atlanta won't count signatures submitted to force a referendum on "Cop CIty;" and why Sen. John Ossoff (D-GA) thinks Congress should refrain from trading stock.

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A federal judge has sided with the City of Atlanta, delaying a petition challenging the so-called "Cop City"; Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has faced a setback in getting his 2020 election interference case moved to federal court; "Slutty Vegan" founder Pinky Cole talks about overcoming adversity in her new book, "I Hope You Fail."

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Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is calling for a federal investigation into another Georgia correctional institution; How Atlanta scientists are contributing to breakthroughs in the research on Long Covid; and Atlanta's interim superintendent takes a tour of the school district.

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"Cop City" (as it's often referred to) opponents blow past the required number of signatures to force a referendum on the project; Trump's former Chief of Staff really doesn't want tried in Fulton County; and if you visit the new Summerhill Publix, be sure to park over there. Wayyyy over there. 

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A request to stop sharing jurors' identities in state criminal cases; "Stop Cop City" arrestees face RICO charges; and why Georgians' accents are getting less Southern. 

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A new medical cannabis dispensary opened today; we hear from the new director of the CDC; and we learn more about why Georgia may need a new political map.

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Protestors against a proposed public safety training center in Atlanta are facing RICO charges, the state's political map may have to be redrawn before the 2024 election; and this week’s “On Leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle” podcast.

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More defendants have begun entering pleas in the case investigating 2020 election interference in Georgia; A federal judge has issued a significant setback to the movement petitioning against Atlanta's Public Safety Training Center; and this Labor Day weekened, House music takes center stage in Atlanta.

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Trump enters a plea; DragonCon deals with an unusual situation; and it's now officially football season in Georgia.

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