ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway, one of the nation’s largest railroad companies, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway celebrates 50th anniversary
Freight trains transport millions of vehicles each year. Norfolk Southern, one of the nation’s largest railroad companies, is currently looking back on its 50th anniversary. Atlanta News First went behind the scenes of their training procedures.
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Student in critical condition after self-inflicted gunfire at Cobb County Middle School
A Cobb County student is in critical condition after “self-harming with a firearm” at Mableton Middle School, a school district spokesperson said.
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Rockdale MPs say mother wanted on suspicion of murder in death of 1-year-old child
A woman is wanted on suspicion of murder in the death of her 1-year-old child, according to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office.
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State closes Alpharetta preschool after toddler suffocates
The Georgia Department of Early Education and Learning has ordered the closure of an Alpharetta preschool after a toddler died of suffocation last month.
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Wrong-way driver charged with DUI in Gwinnett County
A potential road tragedy was averted thanks to the quick actions of a Gwinnett County police officer.
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Stacey Abrams support group fined $300,000 for violating Georgia campaign finance law
The state Ethics Commission found that two organizations founded by Stacey Abrams illegally campaigned on behalf of Abrams and others without disclosing their campaign contributions or expenditures.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport continues construction on concourse expansion
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s ambitious plan to expand Concourse D entered its second phase Wednesday morning.
Wednesday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
The iconic civil rights leader would have turned 96 on Wednesday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated nationwide on Monday.
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