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Top Atlanta news: City mulls temporary lanes for non-drivers; 4 hotels face sex trafficking lawsuits

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Published on August 29, 2019
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Atlanta.

4 area hotels face federal sex trafficking lawsuits

Employees of four Atlanta-area hotels knew sex trafficking was taking place, but instead of reporting the illegal activity they profited from it, according to federal lawsuits filed this week.

Read the full story on Boston 25 News.

Attorney accused of running over man with his car faces murder charges 

Bryan Keith Schmitt, 48, was indicted on multiple counts of murder after he allegedly ran over a man who threw a golf ball at his Mercedes. He is accused in the death of Hamid Jahangard, 60, a real estate investor and father of two. 

Read the full story on Boston 25 News.

Atlanta leaders look at ways to keep streets safe for non-drivers

City officials are working to create temporary lite individual transportation (LIT) lanes. In recent months, cries to outfit the city with transportation infrastructure that caters to alternative modes of travel has reached a boiling point.

Read the full story on Curbed Atlanta.

From homeless to highway: Tyler Perry reveals new Atlanta highway sign

Now it’s official that Tyler Perry is the burgeoning King of Atlanta. There is a newly updated highway sign with his name on it — pointing to an exit just a mile away from the 330-acre historic army base he has owned since 2016.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.


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