http://www.ajc.com/news/metro-news-81960.html en-us Copyright 2012 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:12:15 GMT 2012-05-28T11:12:15Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajc.com/news/beryl-bringing-rain-wind-1447766.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Tropical storm Beryl could bring heavy rain to metro Atlanta by Tuesday as clouds stream into the area for Memorial Day.  Monday could see a possible shower and thunderstorm, mainly south and east of the city, said Channel 2 Action News meteorologist David Chandley.  Monday's temps should be a little cooler at 86, after Sunday's high of 91. Sun, 27 May 2012 21:55:53 GMT fjeffries@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/beryl-bringing-rain-wind-1447766.html Fran Jeffries 2012-05-27T21:55:53Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/suicide-call-leads-to-1447731.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 A call about a possible suicide attempt Sunday lead Doraville Police to a marijuana grow house that contained more than 400 plants worth about $2.5 million. Sun, 27 May 2012 20:39:16 GMT fjeffries@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/suicide-call-leads-to-1447731.html Fran Jeffries 2012-05-27T20:39:16Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/pioneers-helped-break-marines-1447678.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 In the decades since World War II ended, they’ve never once looked back on their service in the U.S. Sun, 27 May 2012 17:51:18 GMT gstaples@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/pioneers-helped-break-marines-1447678.html Gracie Bonds Staples 2012-05-27T17:51:18Z ajc_news http://www.ajc.com/news/subscribers/medicare-scams-grow-in-1447643.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Fernando Alfonso and Rita Mateu sought out homeless people at Atlanta area shelters and offered them food or money in exchange for Medicare information. Sun, 27 May 2012 14:55:02 GMT mpell@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/subscribers/medicare-scams-grow-in-1447643.html M.B. Pell 2012-05-27T14:55:02Z http://www.ajc.com/news/subscribers/aps-cheating-came-in-1447596.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 At the time, Derrick Broadwater says, he didn’t know he was doing anything wrong. Only after a 2 1/2-hour interrogation by GBI agents did the fourth-grade teacher acknowledge that his actions - prompting students during state exams to recheck answers and helping them with words they didn’t know - were testing violations. Sun, 27 May 2012 14:51:23 GMT jsarrio@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/subscribers/aps-cheating-came-in-1447596.html Jaime Sarrio 2012-05-27T14:51:23Z http://www.ajc.com/business/small-area-restaurant-chains-1447641.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Look out, Tin Drum fans: Founder Steven Chan is planning to share a homegrown favorite restaurant with the rest of the world. Sun, 27 May 2012 14:44:39 GMT lstafford@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/small-area-restaurant-chains-1447641.html Leon Stafford 2012-05-27T14:44:39Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/senate-leader-balfour-piles-1447306.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 You could call him the General Assembly’s “Donnie Ballgame.” Whether it was the Falcons in the playoffs, the SEC championship, a key Georgia Tech matchup, an early-season Braves game or the NHL All-Star tilt, Sen. Sun, 27 May 2012 09:00:57 GMT jsalzer@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/senate-leader-balfour-piles-1447306.html James Salzer 2012-05-27T09:00:57Z http://www.ajc.com/news/sneiderman-battle-recalls-1989-1447360.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 There was only one suspect, according to the Atlanta homicide detective who investigated the 1989 murder of public relations executive Connie Vance Krause, found strangled to death in the trunk of her car at the Lindbergh MARTA station. Sun, 27 May 2012 09:00:48 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/sneiderman-battle-recalls-1989-1447360.html Christian Boone 2012-05-27T09:00:48Z http://www.ajc.com/news/stadiums-costs-outweighing-revenue-1447309.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Don’t expect a new football stadium for the Atlanta Falcons to easily pay for itself. Experts say unrealistic revenue projections and the skyrocketing construction cost of sports stadiums, especially football behemoths, is making it increasingly hard for the facilities to generate enough cash to keep pace with expenses, namely debt service. Sun, 27 May 2012 09:00:33 GMT lstafford@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/stadiums-costs-outweighing-revenue-1447309.html Leon Stafford 2012-05-27T09:00:33Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-citizen-review-board-1447336.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Outrage over a botched raid built on lies from informants followed by cover-ups by cops who killed a frightened, innocent 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston in her home - and then planted drugs in the house - led to the birth the Atlanta Citizen Review Board. Sun, 27 May 2012 09:00:27 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-citizen-review-board-1447336.html Rhonda Cook 2012-05-27T09:00:27Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fans-pay-the-price-1447331.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Negotiations on a new downtown stadium for the Atlanta Falcons continue behind closed doors. But one thing seems clear: Much of the cost will be passed along to fans, some of whom are already bracing for a hit. Sun, 27 May 2012 09:00:02 GMT ttucker@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fans-pay-the-price-1447331.html Tim Tucker 2012-05-27T09:00:02Z http://www.ajc.com/news/noble-warrior-reflects-on-1447345.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Retired Maj. Gen. James Livingston will be the featured speaker Monday at Smyrna’s Memorial Day ceremony at the 20th Century Veterans Memorial, 2800 King St. Sun, 27 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT pfox@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/noble-warrior-reflects-on-1447345.html Patrick Fox 2012-05-27T09:00:00Z http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/report-miami-officer-shoots-1447447.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 MIAMI - A Miami police officer on Saturday fatally shot a naked man who was chewing on the face of another man on a downtown causeway off-ramp, police and witnesses said. Sun, 27 May 2012 02:16:02 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/report-miami-officer-shoots-1447447.html 2012-05-27T02:16:02Z 06/26/2012 APXchange http://www.ajc.com/news/truck-grass-fire-shuts-1447411.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 A grass fire along I-75 had all northbound lanes blocked south of Atlanta Saturday afternoon. A tractor-trailer hauling bales of cotton caught fire near the Locust Grove exit just before 1:30 p.m., and the flames spread to the grass along the interstate, according to Doug Turnbull in the AM750 and 95.5FM News/Talk Traffic Center. Sat, 26 May 2012 21:48:49 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/truck-grass-fire-shuts-1447411.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T21:48:49Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-in-cobb-1447318.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 A motorcyclist killed early Saturday was among the three fatalities reported across Georgia during the early part of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Sat, 26 May 2012 21:17:59 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-in-cobb-1447318.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T21:17:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/frank-harry-rockstroh-83-1447369.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Frank Rockstroh was a man of many facets: a news photographer, real estate agent, advocate of left-wing causes, student of martial arts, seeker of spiritual clarity, long-distance hiker and a proud 50-percent Native American. Sat, 26 May 2012 20:34:49 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/frank-harry-rockstroh-83-1447369.html J.E. Geshwiler 2012-05-26T20:34:49Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/tropical-storm-warnings-posted-1447279.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 The Georgia coast is under a tropical storm warning this Memorial Day weekend, as a cluster of thunderstorms that forecasters expect will become Tropical Storm Beryl strengthens in the Atlantic. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:22:22 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/tropical-storm-warnings-posted-1447279.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T19:22:22Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/alleged-church-burglar-caught-1447362.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 An alleged church burglar was caught red-handed early Saturday after an alert witness tipped police off to the break-in. Sat, 26 May 2012 18:19:49 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/alleged-church-burglar-caught-1447362.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T18:19:49Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/summer-roadwork-shifts-into-1447339.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Georgia’s mild winter and spring gave state Department of Transportation crews and contractors a head start on the summer road construction season, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of projects underway between now and the fall. Sat, 26 May 2012 16:06:35 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/summer-roadwork-shifts-into-1447339.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T16:06:35Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/neighbors-of-potential-new-1447239.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Saying it seems fruitless to try to fight a potential new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons, people who live near the likely sites are trying to get a seat at the negotiating table. Sat, 26 May 2012 11:30:54 GMT lstafford@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/neighbors-of-potential-new-1447239.html Leon Stafford 2012-05-26T11:30:54Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/former-drug-prosecutors-life-1447200.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Atlanta attorney Rand Csehy made his mark prosecuting drug dealers; somewhere along the way, police say, he joined the enemy. Sat, 26 May 2012 11:29:43 GMT bemerson@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/former-drug-prosecutors-life-1447200.html Bo Emerson Craig Schneider 2012-05-26T11:29:43Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-police-sergeant-arrested-1446667.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 A DeKalb County police sergeant whose wife was beaten and robbed earlier this month outside their home is now out on bail after his own trouble with the law. Sat, 26 May 2012 08:41:49 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-police-sergeant-arrested-1446667.html Marcus K. Garner 2012-05-26T08:41:49Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/smoking-bans-gain-in-1447004.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Norcross' economic development manager was concerned businesses might leave town. The police chief fretted about devoting officers to police parks for illegal smokers. Sat, 26 May 2012 03:06:04 GMT janderson@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/smoking-bans-gain-in-1447004.html Joel Anderson 2012-05-26T03:06:04Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/28-apartments-damaged-in-1446762.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 A fire at the Canterbury Ridge apartment complex Friday afternoon destroyed or damaged all 28 units in a single building, a Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman told the AJC. Sat, 26 May 2012 02:56:35 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/28-apartments-damaged-in-1446762.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-26T02:56:35Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/questions-continue-about-air-1446689.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Days after an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation revealed failures of the breathing devices that provide firefighters with clean air while battling fires, at least one city is re-examining the gear and the manufacturer is fighting back. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:34:43 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/questions-continue-about-air-1446689.html April Hunt 2012-05-25T23:34:43Z SPOCC