Jon Shirek
Reporter at WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA)
Reporter, WXIA-TV 11Alive News. Tips always welcome: [email protected]
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Feb 23, 2024 |
13wmaz.com | Jon Shirek
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A father’s love for his family, in the words of his youngest daughter, is how she will hold her memories of him close to her. Nathaniel McCreary is the construction worker who was struck and killed by a driver early Tuesday morning while he was working on the side of Interstate 75 in Clayton County. Soon after, the Georgia State Patrol trooper who responded to that crash, Trooper First Class Chase Redner, was also struck and killed by another driver.
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Feb 17, 2024 |
13wmaz.com | Jon Shirek
ATLANTA — Atlanta’s City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal to ban everyone from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport except ticket-holding passengers, people dropping off or picking up passengers and people who work at the airport. The reason—to improve security, and to reduce loitering by people who are experiencing homelessness. Friday night was typical in the atrium of the world’s busiest airport—someone was making the rounds, asking for money.
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Feb 2, 2024 |
13wmaz.com | Reeves Jackson |Jon Shirek |Kelsey Stanger
ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta has just launched a brand new non-emergency hotline after new data revealed that just 3% of 911 calls within the city last year were true emergencies. City officials said the new communication system is needed after such a small percentage of its 1.35 million "emergency" calls were actually urgent in 2023. The number of calls last year was up 14% compared to 2022.
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Feb 1, 2024 |
wltx.com | Jon Shirek
ATLANTA — Patients of another metro Atlanta healthcare provider found out this week that their personal medical information was stolen by hackers. This time, the target was the Atlanta Women’s Health Group. The group just notified more than 30,000 patients about a data breach which occurred in April, 2023—the hackers stealing confidential medical records of some of the patients.
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Feb 1, 2024 |
wcnc.com | Jon Shirek
Local News John Robert Smith, 58, was shot and killed in the VA hospital emergency room Monday night where he had sought help for his mental illness. Author: Jon Shirek Published: 8:47 AM EST January 31, 2024 Updated: 9:26 AM EST February 1, 2024 DECATUR, Ga. — The mother of a man who was shot and killed by police Monday night while he was experiencing a mental health crisis is asking what could have been done differently to save him.
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Nothing like a #Bulldog football Sat at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. From UGA: The University of Georgia will celebrate the Bulldogs’ 2021 Nat’l Championship on Sat., Jan. 15, in a ceremony at Sanford Stadium. @11AliveNews https://t.co/9hgIH5JNwr
Terrific interview. Beautiful.
Right after the game I caught up with #UGA QB Stetson Bennett’s Mom. “At halftime I got real close with the Lord and a peace came over me.” “I’m just so happy for that little boy.” The emotions of winning a National Championship. As good as it gets ❤️ @momof5__ #Dawgs https://t.co/lcisQ0C1Xt