Tori Cooper
Anchor/Reporter
Atlanta News First
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Tori Cooper comes to Atlanta News First from 23ABC in Bakersfield, California, where she was a multimedia journalist and weekend morning anchor.
Prior to Bakersfield, Tori was a multimedia journalist for ABC in Kennewick, Washington where she also spent time as a part time weeknight fill-in anchor.
Before reporting Tori played soccer at the University of Georgia for their Division 1 Women’s Soccer team. She eventually transferred to The University of Colorado Boulder, where she also played for their soccer team and later graduated with a degree in Communications and Journalism.
Tori said she's excited to be back in Atlanta and looks forward to telling the stories of the people in Georgia.
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Award-winning rapper, business owner, and philanthropist Rick Ross is hosting his second annual car and bike show at his Georgia home on Saturday morning.
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Atlanta city leaders have called for a curfew to be put in place after the metro Atlanta area and other parts of Georgia were plagued with youth gun violence in the last week.
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Hundreds of dinosaur fans were looking forward to the immersive experience at the Jurassic World Exhibit this memorial day, but officials from the exhibit said they had to shut it down and turn away fans after an overnight burglary.
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Troopers were involved in a pursuit near the Grant Park neighborhood which ended in an exchange of gunfire, officials said.
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Chief Schierbaum said the location was designed for elementary school students in 1955 and was only supposed to be temporary.
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The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office Missing Persons Event & DNA Drive is available for anyone to attend.
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Investigators say the juvenile weighed just 36 pounds and had an extremely low heart rate at the time of evaluation.
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A new lawsuit filed by Devin Willocks’s family claims UGA Athletic Association employees Anna Courson, Logen Reed and Bryant Gant negligently hired Chandler Lecroy to drive members of the UGA football team in January.
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On Thursday Title 42 will expire, and it’s leaving some Georgians wondering how it will impact the state.
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The man and woman accused in a 2022 drive-by shooting that ended in the death of six-month-old son Grayson Fleming now face gang charges in addition to murder, aggravated assault, and other charges.
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Over the weekend, 50 families who lost everything in an apartment fire in Cobb County got some relief from an emergency donation drive held by volunteers.
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Georgians are calling for change after an inmate died in deplorable conditions at the Fulton County jail.
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Parents of a 10-year-old Fayette County boy claim their son’s school principal gave him a racially sensitive book to read without their permission.
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Fake landlords are pocketing your cash for a property they don’t even own in metro Atlanta.
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The Georgia Child Care Association is warning parents about the dangers that come along with licensed exempt summer camps.“ They don’t have to have a background check, they don’t have to have lifeguards certified in skilled swimming, they don’t have to have CPR training or basic first aid training,” Georgia Child Care Association CEO Ellen Reynolds said.
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The ACLU of Georgia has resigned from Mayor Andre Dickens’ new ‘South River Forest and Public Safety Training Center Community Task Force,’ according to the human rights organization.
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On Wednesday family members told Atlanta News First that investigators identified human remains belonging to their loved one 39-year-old Jason Salter who previously went missing.
During a press conference held Tuesday, Jason Salter’s family expressed heartbreak, describing him as “a very special person” and “a pillar in the community.”
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Leaders say the bomb threat in Cumming is the perfect case for antisemitism legislation.
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Doctors are expressing concern for Georgia seniors with Aetna Insurance.
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Two students are now facing charges surrounding a racist incident at a Gwinnett County middle school.
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Psychiatrists in Georgia say there isn’t enough accessible psychiatric care in the state.
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Getting shot without even pulling the trigger is hard to imagine for most people.
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A pair of parents are panicking after seven days have gone by with no trace of their 14-year-old daughter.
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Protesters said they are not giving up and are planning another week of action against the site.
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Police said the suspect in the image is believed to have been involved in a larceny that occurred at 1975 Campbellton Rd. SW on Mar. 16.
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A number of water line improvement projects are underway in Dekalb and additional projects are expected that will bring disruptions to residents.
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“We going to miss her, I miss seeing her in class already and now I can’t see her smile anymore,” one student said.
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The film's crew wanted to spotlight the resilience of the victims’ families and the entire Asian American community.
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On March 16, 2021, eight people were killed and metro Atlanta's entire Asian community was traumatized.
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Shattered families shared their grief and concerns with the Gwinnett County Police Department at a police forum held in Norcross Thursday night.
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Gwinnett County Police are holding a community forum Thursday to address a number of teen deaths.
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An annual 5k to Atlanta is coming to ensure Ahmaud Arbery’s name is associated with the word change.
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This March will be one year since 64-year-old Lashundra Edge was shot and killed.
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His records show a work history in the Army National Guard, serving as a deputy at the Forsyth County Jail, and various security jobs.
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Federal funds are flowing into Georgia to help clean up lead-contaminated properties in historical neighborhoods located on the west side of Atlanta.
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He hopes that by sharing what happened, others will avoid similar dangerous and potentially deadly situations.
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Police officials have released the body camera footage of a fatal shooting outside the future Atlanta police training facility in January.
911 calls suggest police gave the green light for investigators to brief a team liaison on the scene.
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"We believe there are many unanswered questions about what happened during the incident."
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County leaders are working to make adjustments to how they approach crime, including the use of the Fulton County SCORPION unit.
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On Thursday the community banded together to find a solution to the ongoing youth violence plaguing metro Atlanta. A town hall was held by the Mayor of South Fulton and Rapper Young Dro at the South Fulton Arts Center and it drew hundreds of teens and parents to the auditorium.
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For years medicinal marijuana patients have been waiting for Georgia to establish a legal medical marijuana industry, and after Wednesday patients in need may be one step closer to getting access.
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Gwinnett Police arrested Wesley Vickers, for the murder of 34-year-old Courtney Owens and they’re still looking for Stoney Williams.
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Atlanta News First spoke to citywide Atlanta City Councilmember Julian Michael Bond about his push to create a new affordable housing website.
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On Wednesday, a panel of experts in Fulton County held a panel to talk about the issue of human trafficking going on in Atlanta.
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The hospital revealed it wouldn’t be a quick recovery.
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There were multiple children stranded in a school until late last night in Griffin in Spalding County after the area was hit hard by the storm that swept through Georgia.
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The owner of plant-based restaurants Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan are being sued. Pinky Cole is accused of withholding hard-earned tips from employees.
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