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Massive tree uprooted overnight in southeast Atlanta, toppling onto powerlines

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2 years ago

January 26, 2024

Massive tree uprooted overnight in southeast Atlanta, toppling onto powerlines

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Some homes in southeast Atlanta may be without power intermittently Friday morning after a massive tree uprooted and toppled over onto some powerlines.

Emergency crews were alerted to the fallen tree around 2:30 a.m. The tree along Lakewood Terrace fell across powerlines, snapping a utility pole in half. It also fell dangerously close to two homes.

Georgia Power crews made quick work of removing the tree from the powerlines but will need to return later in the day to make permanent repairs. The power company says only a few homes may be impacted by service outages. Currently, the road is littered with debris, and orange cones are partially blocking one lane.

Metro Atlanta received just over an inch of rain in the last 24 hours. When the ground becomes saturated with so much water – Atlanta’s large, aging trees have the potential to topple over.

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First Alert Forecast: Sunny, warm Thursday with isolated weekend rain ahead

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7 hours ago

November 6, 2025

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First Alert Forecast: Sunny, warm Thursday with isolated weekend rain ahead

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Temperatures will remain well above average through most of the weekend. The first FREEZE is expected early next week.

This morning is starting clear but not quite as chilly as previous mornings. Temperatures will once again climb quickly once the sun rises, reaching the 70s after lunch.

Friday will be yet another warm and mostly dry day with highs in the 70s. Isolated showers could move in after sunset, but we’ll also be watching for some late rain/storms pushing into north Georgia after midnight into early Saturday.

Saturday Futurecast(WANF)

Scattered, on/off rain will be possible for the rest of Saturday into Sunday. Behind Sunday’s front, substantially colder air arrives Monday morning with sub-freezing wind chills expected. The coldest morning will be Tuesday.

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All-Star Pitcher Set for Free Agency, Realistic Option for Braves?

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November 5, 2025

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All-Star Pitcher Set for Free Agency, Realistic Option for Braves?

The Atlanta Braves have another option on the free-agent market. In a surprise decision, the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Shota Imanaga both opted to reject options on his contract. The Cubs chose not to exercise his three-year option, and he declined his option for next year.

Starting pitching is a key need for the Braves this offseason, and Imanage could be a splash edition.

Welcome to Atlanta Braves on SI‘s offseason series, “Realistic Option for Braves?” where we evaluate if a free agent could realistically choose Atlanta this winter. To see the previous edition discussing Ryan O’Hearn, click here.

Imanaga shot onto the scene during the 2024 season. He pitched three scoreless outings to get his career starts en route to an All-Star nod. He finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting and fifth in NL Cy Young voting.

He didn’t have quite the follow-up, but he still had a 3.73 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP in 25 starts this season. Imanaga saw his strikeout rate drop, and his home runs allowed increased over fewer innings. Overall, he’s been a solid rotation arm in the two seasons he’s been in MLB. From the perspective of a quality addition, Imanaga is exactly that.

While there is plenty of upside to his addition, there are some downsides. A major one is health, and that should be a major sticking point for the Braves when evaluating additions. He missed time with a left hamstring injury. Ultimately, it cost him four starts and about 30 innings compared to the previous season.

It should be noted that this is his only stint on the injured list so far. Otherwise, he’s been fine in that regard. So, unless there is a worry that this could become a lingering issue, this shouldn’t be a deciding factor.

His contract could be. Spotrac projects his value to be around $30.4 million for four years ($121.6 million. It’s hard to see the Braves handing that contract to a 32-year-old pitcher. It would make him the highest-paid player on the team. They very well could, but that’s what makes it more unlikely than anything.

When they have to figure out other holes, such as shortstop, designated hitter and closer, that’s going to make a single contract that large tough. If they could get a deal done that is closer to $22 million, that might change things.

What does help is that he’s not a Scott Boras client. That could incline the Braves to go the route of pursuing Imanaga compared to other starting pitching options.

Much of this will come down to the Braves willingness to spend compared to last offseason more than anything. If they are, Imanaga can be ruled as a realistic option for the Braves to bolster the rotation. It’s far from a guarantee, but he’s a realistic addition.

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Flight delays, cancellations continue to pile up at Atlanta airport during government shutdown

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3 days ago

November 3, 2025

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Flight delays, cancellations continue to pile up at Atlanta airport during government shutdown

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Flight delays and cancellations continue to pile up at the world’s busiest airport.

There were at least 128 reported on Monday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.

It prompted travelers to sound off about the government shutdown, which is to blame.

“So far, I haven’t experienced any personal delays, but anybody that works should get paid, and the frustration that these people must have has to be astronomic. How do you support your families, how do you buy groceries and that what not,” traveler John Nichols said.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a surge in air traffic controllers calling out last Friday strained staffing at many airports and led to flight delays nationwide.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discussed the issue during a nationally televised interview.

“I think it’s only going to get worse,” Duffy said. “We have controllers who – some of them are new controllers. We have trainee controllers who are very helpful in the tower. They don’t make a lot of money.”

Duffy said some controllers have called in sick in protest, while others are taking time off to work other jobs while not getting paid.

Atlanta News First spoke with two flight attendants on Monday about the ongoing issue.

“How long is it fair to expect them to show up at a job that they’re not getting paid for? How long is it reasonable for them to start looking for compensation elsewhere? And I think that it’s something that we are feeling as air crew every single day,” Delta flight attendant Kara Wargo said.

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“What’s happening right now must stop,” said Keturah Johnson, vice president of the Association of Flight Attendants International. “And for those people who are frustrated when they’re waiting in line in TSA, you know what, call your congresspeople.”

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