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If your summer plans include padding your bank account or entirely pivoting your career, local workforce development teams are rolling out the red carpet this week. A massive regional hiring blitz is underway across the county, anchored by CobbWorks and local municipal partnerships, aimed at immediately connecting thousands of metro job seekers with employers under a single roof. The sudden hiring push comes as fresh data from the Georgia Department of Labor reveals the state's total labor force has climbed to record highs, holding the baseline unemployment rate at a steady 3.5%.

A street fight between two groups quickly turned violent early Wednesday morning, leaving two people wounded and two others behind bars following a shooting on Edgewood Avenue.

A highly unusual security breach unfolded Monday night at the Fulton County Jail on Rice Street when two individuals attempted to break into the facility to sell contraband to inmates, according to authorities.  

With the global spotlight locking onto the city for the FIFA World Cup kickoff in exactly one week, a powerful coalition of local advocacy groups, youth organizations, and city leaders has mobilized a rapid-response network designed to shield Atlanta's most vulnerable teenagers from exploitation and violence.

The road to college baseball supremacy officially runs through Athens. The Georgia Bulldogs have touched down in Omaha, rolling into Charles Schwab Field with a target on their backs as the highest national seed left in the tournament and the absolute favorite to capture the Men's College World Series title.

An intensified search is underway outside of the Fulton County Jail after an attempted perimeter breach. Aungelique Proctor has the story.

Flags are flying at half-staff across Carroll County tonight as the community unites to mourn a fallen hero. The Carrollton Police Department announced that 33-year-old Officer Dustin Krish passed away surrounded by family, losing a grueling, courageous year-long battle to recover from severe brain injuries he sustained after being hit by a car while directing traffic in the line of duty.

A high-profile legal battle over a disputed estate has ignited a transparency crisis within the Decatur Police Department. New investigative findings reveal that city police conducted a welfare check on the dying brother of Decatur Municipal Court Chief Judge Rhathelia Stroud on the exact same day a contested will was allegedly signed giving her total control over his estate. However, the department claims all body-worn camera footage of the encounter has vanished, prompting local accountability groups to call for a formal criminal investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

Atlanta leaders gathered on Wednesday to outline how the city plans to keep it's street safe and operation during the FIFA World Cup. 

A bombshell study has revealed that Americans' grasp of basic money mechanics has eroded to its lowest baseline in a decade. The annual TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index tracking report dropped a stark finding: U.S. adults could only correctly answer an average of 47% of foundational personal finance questions. Joining us live in the studio to break down what this means for your wallet is Justin Farmer, CEO of Exit Wealth Advisors right here in Atlanta. 

President Trump signed the Secure America Act which will provide 70 billion dollars for immigration enforcement according to the White House.

A school unlike any other in the country is preparing for its next chapter in Decatur. Global Village Project, the nation's only school created exclusively for refugee girls, has reached a major milestone that will allow it to serve more students than ever before.

Two men were shot during an early morning confrontation on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta. Police say an armed man and his girlfriend were the primary aggressors in the dispute.

Top stories for Wednesday morning include gunshots fired in a popular nightlife area in Atlanta; a man stabbed near a MARTA station goes there for help; federal charges filed against suspects in recent violent MARTA attacks; trial date scheduled for Colt Gray; Atlanta weather and traffic.