WABE's Week In Review: More terrorism charges in 'Cop City' violence and a new way to treat addiction

March 11th, 2023

This image provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows construction equipment set on fire Sunday, March 5, 2023 by a group protesting the planned public safety training center, according to police. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)

Miss the final hours of crossover day? I stayed up late so you didn’t have to! 🌛✨

Here’s where things stand:https://t.co/jk1Xwj36G1
— Sam Gringlas (@gringsam) March 7, 2023

News: The Georgia Senate has passed a bill to limit gender-affirming care for minors (SB 140).

Still needs to pass the House to become law.
— Sam Gringlas (@gringsam) March 7, 2023

Domestic terrorism and ‘Cop City’

The last few months I’ve been making records requests/asking abt felony domestic terrorism to understand how that charge figures into the picture of protestors in Atlanta. Here’s the latest of a handful of pieces we’ve pursued at @wabenews https://t.co/VUKvkjhs54
— Emily Wu Pearson 柯依薇 (@emilywupearson) March 8, 2023

Knocking down the house…

Officials in DeKalb County say they are increasing their efforts in code enforcement and compliance in the southern, unincorporated portion of the county, creating changes that residents say have taken far too long to enforce.https://t.co/hbmzc7s9tA
— WABE News (@wabenews) March 8, 2023

Also in this episode…

—Jess Mador reports on how a Northeast Georgia hospital system is trying a different approach to help people struggling with addiction. It connects patients with specialized help right in the emergency room, instead of just treating their symptoms and releasing them.

—Patrick Saunders tells us about how a stolen 2,700-year-old Iraqi artifact ended up on display at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta.

–We hear more from the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, who says the state is still trying to climb out of a massive backlog of unresolved court cases caused by delays during the pandemic.

–And the Atlanta Braves are set to stop selling season tickets to make more single-game tickets available. It’s a confident move from a front office that eyes topping last year’s record in-person home game attendance.