http://www.ajc.com/news/top-stories-81963.html en-us Copyright 2010 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:15:25 GMT 2010-02-10T04:15:25Z en-us Copyright 2010 http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/one-killed-in-assisted-295534.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 One person has been killed in a fire at a private DeKalb County assisted care home, authorities said. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:54:08 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/one-killed-in-assisted-295534.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-02-10T03:54:08Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/couple-dies-in-murder-295536.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 An apparent domestic dispute turned into a murder-suicide Tuesday night outside a Lawrenceville movie theater, police said. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:31:11 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/couple-dies-in-murder-295536.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-02-10T03:31:11Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/armed-and-dangerous-suspect-295554.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Police are looking for a man they've declared "armed and dangerous" in connection with a shooting and robbery attempt Sunday of a tow truck driver in College Park. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:16:48 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/armed-and-dangerous-suspect-295554.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-02-10T03:16:48Z http://www.ajc.com/news/police-man-poured-boiling-295466.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A 45-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police say he poured boiling water on his girlfriend. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:47:28 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/police-man-poured-boiling-295466.html Mashaun D. Simon 2010-02-10T01:47:28Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/tech-swordsman-was-upset-295336.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The man accused of attacking a Georgia Tech researcher with a sword last week previously scuffled with the victim about a woman. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:24:51 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/tech-swordsman-was-upset-295336.html Ty Tagami 2010-02-10T01:24:51Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/census-outreach-to-hard-295367.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Koreans and Vietnamese descended upon Doraville for a chance Tuesday to land one of the coveted, $18.45-an-hour census-taking jobs. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:48:40 GMT dchapman@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/census-outreach-to-hard-295367.html Dan Chapman 2010-02-09T23:48:40Z http://www.ajc.com/business/delta-re-books-affected-295212.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Anticipating the storms forecast for the Northeast, Delta Air Lines reduced its flight schedule into those markets and re-booked passengers,  spokesman Anthony Black said Tuesday. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:45:33 GMT gcoffee@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/delta-re-books-affected-295212.html Gertha Coffee 2010-02-09T23:45:33Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-court-officials-budget-295235.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Karen Dunmore's son was killed a year ago by an SUV. She relies on the victim-witness staff at the DeKalb County Courthouse and prosecutors who are pushing resolve the case. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:43:04 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-court-officials-budget-295235.html Megan Matteucci 2010-02-09T23:43:04Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/laborers-at-cobb-courthouse-295364.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A boss who employed bricklayers at the new Cobb County Courthouse in Marietta did not verify that they were legally allowed to work in the United States. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:41:37 GMT mpickel@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/laborers-at-cobb-courthouse-295364.html Mary Lou Pickel 2010-02-09T23:41:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/reed-limited-from-acting-294095.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Monday he's limited from taking stronger disciplinary action against two firefighters and a lieutenant who department officials concluded didn't do enough to aid a mortally-wounded liquor store employee in December. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:08:52 GMT estirgus@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/reed-limited-from-acting-294095.html Eric Stirgus 2010-02-09T23:08:52Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/police-seek-suspect-who-294422.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Doraville police are looking for a domestic violence suspect they say escaped when officers were attacked by, and shot an armed man. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:58:24 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/police-seek-suspect-who-294422.html Mike Morris 2010-02-09T22:58:24Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/georgians-used-23-percent-295245.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 January was so cold that Georgia Power’s customers used 23 percent more electricity compared to a year ago, the company said. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:34:16 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/georgians-used-23-percent-295245.html Kristi E. Swartz 2010-02-09T22:34:16Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/lawmakers-eye-potential-300-295246.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Georgia could potentially see a $300 million-a-year boost to state revenues through tighter controls over sales tax collections under legislation being proposed in the House. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:27:15 GMT asheinin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/lawmakers-eye-potential-300-295246.html Aaron Gould Sheinin 2010-02-09T22:27:15Z http://www.ajc.com/news/rain-gone-cold-temps-294478.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Afternoon commuters will be happy to know that Tuesday’s rain is just about out of here. Forecasters said it looks like there may be some rain on the east side in Decatur, but there is not going to be much more. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:12:30 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/rain-gone-cold-temps-294478.html Mike Morris Mashaun D. Simon 2010-02-09T22:12:30Z http://www.ajc.com/news/sclc-internal-battle-continues-294994.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A Fulton County judge has signed an order cutting off the access the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's national treasurer has to SCLC funds. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:50:33 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/sclc-internal-battle-continues-294994.html Rhonda Cook 2010-02-09T19:50:33Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cdc-worker-s-body-294558.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The body of Diane Caves, a 31-year-old Atlanta woman on temporary assignment to Haiti, has been found, according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which dispatched her to Port-au-Prince just before a massive earthquake on Jan. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:02:01 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cdc-worker-s-body-294558.html Rhonda Cook 2010-02-09T19:02:01Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/duluth-man-arrested-1-294562.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A Duluth man has been charged with manufacturing more than $1.6 billion in fraudulent U.S. Treasury bonds and other government documents. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:01:17 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/duluth-man-arrested-1-294562.html Mike Morris 2010-02-09T16:01:17Z http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/former-clayton-naacp-treasurer-294262.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A former top Clayton NAACP official -- accused of embezzling up to $30,000 from the venerable civil rights organization -- is finally getting her day in court some three years after charges were first filed. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:26:32 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/former-clayton-naacp-treasurer-294262.html Christian Boone 2010-02-09T15:26:32Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/woodstock-teens-arrested-after-294421.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Three Woodstock teens who authorities say went on a crime spree -- breaking into cars and spray-painting cars and a house -- have been arrested. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:04:24 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/woodstock-teens-arrested-after-294421.html Larry Hartstein 2010-02-09T15:04:24Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/pedestrian-killed-by-train-294440.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Officials in Marietta say a freight train struck and killed a man who was walking along railroad tracks. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:38:31 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/pedestrian-killed-by-train-294440.html 2010-02-09T13:38:31Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/crash-investigation-resumes-pilot-294149.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The pilot was killed and three others injured as a dual prop plane that took off from Briscoe Field came down near Simmons Street. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:58:09 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/crash-investigation-resumes-pilot-294149.html Ty Tagami 2010-02-09T12:58:09Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-cop-woman-shot-294234.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 One man was killed and two other people wounded -- including a DeKalb County police officer -- in a domestic dispute at a Stone Mountain apartment complex. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:59:16 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-cop-woman-shot-294234.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-02-09T10:59:16Z http://www.ajc.com/news/man-dies-during-emory-294250.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Controversy in the death of a 25-year-old man has pitted a family active in the metro Atlanta church community against one of the area's major medical facilities. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:18:26 GMT cschneider@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/man-dies-during-emory-294250.html Craig Schneider Alexis Stevens 2010-02-09T04:18:26Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/parents-want-schools-chief-293817.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The DeKalb County schools superintendent stared straight ahead Monday night as parents and teachers asked him to return his $15,000 raise. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:48:20 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/parents-want-schools-chief-293817.html Megan Matteucci 2010-02-09T01:48:20Z http://www.ajc.com/news/woman-gets-life-in-294183.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 An Atlanta woman was sentenced on Monday to life in prison plus 35 years for arranging a 2008 murder to steal drug money, court officials said. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:14:25 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/woman-gets-life-in-294183.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-02-09T00:14:25Z