State lawmakers are again looking at Georgia's tax credit for the television and film industry, which has made the area a major player in entertainment. And the head Atlanta's Grady Health System says it is still operating over capacity as the only Level 1 Trauma center in the city is seeing an increase in patients following the closure of two Wellstar facilities. Plus, a long-running disagreement over sea turtles between Georgia environmental activists and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is officially over. 

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After a marathon meeting, Atlanta's City Council approved more than $30 million to help build the proposed Public Safety Training Center in South Dekalb County. Opponents are now gathering signatures to get the measure on the ballot. And we bring you our "Beyond Pride" series, a look at LGBTQ+ issues in Georgia, including a possible new HIV vaccine and the soon-to-be enforced medical care on transgender kids. Plus, we examine the future of nuclear power after the first new reactor built in the U.S. in more than 40 years is now up and running in Georgia.

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Three people who were arrested for their involvement in helping protesters of Atlanta’s proposed Public Safety Training Center were granted bond on Friday. The three were arrested and charged with charity fraud and money laundering. And the debt ceiling vote along with the upcoming Georgia GOP convention this month is highlighting big differences in the party. Plus, the first new nuclear reactor built in the U.S. in decades is now at full power in Georgia. 

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Atlanta City Council's Finance Committee passed a move to give the Atlanta Police Foundation, a private nonprofit, more than $30 million to help fund the controversial Public Safety Training Center. It now heads to the full Council in June. Georgia-based Daniel Defense faces a lawsuit from parents of kids killed in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting one year ago. Plus, attorneys for the family of a man, who died at the Fulton County Jail covered in bed bugs, say the findings of an independent autopsy show criminal negligence. 

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After seven hours of hearing public opposition to the Public Safety Training Center in South Dekalb County, Atlanta's City Council introduced legislation that would fund about one-third of the controversial $90 million dollar facility. Plus, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis starts scheduling for something "significant" in August. This as we wait for possible indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies for attempting to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

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A week after a mass shooting in Atlanta's midtown, Georgia Democrats demanded Republican Governor Brian Kemp call a special legislative session to address gun violence.  The federal government is proposing new rules to limit climate pollution from power plants as Georgia's largest utility is beginning to phase out coal. And the home of the U.S. Army's Infantry School officially has a new name following a ceremony at what is now Fort Moore in West Georgia.

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A mass shooting in midtown Atlanta on Wednesday left one person dead and four others injured. The suspect was captured after nearly an eight-hour manhunt. Fulton District Attorney tells WABE she is closely watching the New York case against former President Donald Trump as she weighs a possible indictment for election meddling. And immigrant advocates are again calling for the federal government to shut down Stewart Detention Center in Southwest Georgia after another death at the facility. Plus, the family of Lashawn Thompson is asking the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for accountability. The 35-year-old man died last year, covered in bed bugs, in the psychiatric wing of the Fulton County Jail. 

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The first two medical cannabis stores in Georgia are now open in Macon and Marietta. Grady Health System opens two new clinics along I-20 to account for the closing of the Atlanta Medical Center. The developer for Atlanta's $90-million police and firefighter training center says a soft opening for the controversial project is now scheduled for the end of next year. 

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The family of a 35-year-old man who died at the Fulton County jail says his death highlights the need for the facility to be shut down and replaced. And immigrants in Georgia who face unsafe work conditions are now able to secure visa protections through a new federal rule. Plus, we look at a new rule proposed by the Biden Administration that would likely conflict with a Georgia High School Association policy on transgender student athletes.

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As the the media, politicians, protesters and others descended on New York for the plea of former President Donald Trump on the 34 counts he faces, we look at what could happen here if Fulton County's district attorney indicts him too. Plus, a diversion center in Atlanta is set to offer an alternative to jail. And we find out more about how parents and guardians from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, who have immigrated or were resettled in metro Atlanta, might be able to bring their children to Georgia with refugee status.

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