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What's up Atlanta! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Atlanta Dream trades College Park for downtown's State Farm Arena in 2027
  • Atlanta crews pull trapped worker from 20-foot sewer access shaft
  • How a massive gun-theft ring allegedly armed Atlanta streets

Also on today's calendar: Palvine Maltese Puppies For Rehoming and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. State Farm Arena Named New Home Of ATL Dream (patch.com) — Atlanta basketball fans can look forward to the Dream moving all home games to downtown's State Farm Arena starting with the 2027 WNBA season, trading College Park's smaller Gateway Center for a much larger stage. The announcement comes as the team rides a strong 30-14 season and a deep playoff run, with upcoming semifinals action also set at State Farm Arena.
   

2. Trapped Worker Rescued From 20-Foot Sewer Access In ATL (patch.com) — Atlanta firefighters used specialized confined-space and rope-rescue training to save a construction worker who fell about 20 feet into a narrow city sewer access on Roxboro Road Northeast. Crews provided air, communication, and a harness system before lifting him out with a tripod and rope, highlighting the department's broader emergency response capabilities beyond fighting fires.
   

3. Twenty Atlanta Residents Charged with Federal Crimes Arising from Massive Gun Heists and Gang-Related Drug Trafficking (allongeorgia.com) — Federal prosecutors say twenty Atlanta residents tied to the GoodFellas gang are charged in a sweeping gun-theft and drug-trafficking case that allegedly moved nearly 1,500 stolen firearms and large quantities of narcotics through local neighborhoods. Recent raids at 12 Atlanta-area locations seized drugs, weapons, and led to multiple arrests, while two suspects remain fugitives and authorities urge residents to share any tips.
   

4. 3 years after metro Atlanta photographer's killing, family finally gets answers (wsbtv.com) — Family and friends in metro Atlanta are finally seeing movement in the case of photographer Bryan Brown, killed more than three years ago while sitting in his car at a South Fulton bank. A suspect is now jailed without bond, and Brown's husband says prosecutors have given the family long-sought clarity about the alleged robbery and shooting.
   

5. Violent robbery suspect crashes stolen Atlanta police cruiser on I-675 (wsbtv.com) — An Atlanta woman was attacked after leaving the Midtown MARTA station, leading police to a suspect who later stole an Atlanta police cruiser and crashed it into a tanker truck on I-675 near Forest Parkway. Officers tracked him using the victim's iPhone, pursued him for eight miles, and eventually arrested him; records show he has a long metro Atlanta criminal history.
   

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Ok Atlanta! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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