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Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County April 8, 2025

Crash leaves Marietta man with life-threatening injuries

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] Cobb County Police are investigating a…

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Health Care April 8, 2025

Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts

This article by Arielle Zionts first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arielle Zionts April 8, 2025 Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford…

National April 8, 2025

Firings at federal health agencies decimate offices that release public records

by Brett Kelman and Rachana Pradhan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 8, 2025 Public access to government records that document the…

Science and Technology April 8, 2025

EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?

by H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its…

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Economy April 8, 2025

The trade deficit isn’t an emergency – it’s a sign of America’s strength

by Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April…

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Science and Technology April 8, 2025

AI isn’t what we should be worried about – it’s the humans controlling it

by Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings about the threats of artificial intelligence….

Smyrna April 8, 2025

Flock Safety opens drone manufacturing facility in Smyrna

Flock Safety, probably best known in Cobb County as the manufacturer of Automatic License Plate Readers, has opened a facility in Smyrna to manufacture drones described as part of a…

Weather April 8, 2025

Overnight frost advisory as cooler weather moves into metro Atlanta

The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for Cobb County and other parts of the region beginning at 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, and lasting through 10 a.m….

Weather April 8, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, April 8, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, with a high near 60 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

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News Brief April 7, 2025

Memorial service set this Thursday for CCSD police chief

An April 9 memorial service has been set for Ronald Storey, the chief of the Cobb County School District Police Department, who died last Thursday. [Correction: an earlier version misstated…

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