http://www.ajc.com/news/top-stories-81963.html en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:51:40 GMT 2009-11-25T02:51:40Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-west-end-gambling-212942.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Police say a Tuesday evening raid on an illegal gambling site in Atlanta's West End community is just the beginning. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:36:26 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-west-end-gambling-212942.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-25T01:36:26Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-considers-privatizing-airport-212600.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned Gwinnett County is considering privatizing Briscoe Field, the county-owned airport. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:19:01 GMT pfox@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-considers-privatizing-airport-212600.html Patrick Fox 2009-11-25T00:19:01Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/pennington-makes-it-official-212899.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Embattled Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington confirmed Tuesday what has been widely reported, announcing his resignation, effective at the end of the year. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:45:45 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/pennington-makes-it-official-212899.html Christian Boone 2009-11-24T23:45:45Z http://www.ajc.com/business/hartsfield-jackson-expects-busy-212797.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expects about 1.75 million passengers to pass through the airport from Tuesday through next Monday, airport officials announced. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:44:46 GMT kyamanouchi@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/hartsfield-jackson-expects-busy-212797.html Kelly Yamanouchi 2009-11-24T21:44:46Z http://www.ajc.com/news/police-prepare-for-deadly-212648.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Extra cars on the road coupled with holiday parties mean more deadly crashes this Thanksgiving, police said. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:05:02 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/police-prepare-for-deadly-212648.html Megan Matteucci 2009-11-24T21:05:02Z http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/75-people-surrender-improper-211120.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 More than half of the 121 people who had badges improperly issued by the former Clayton County sheriff have turned them in. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:29:39 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/75-people-surrender-improper-211120.html Megan Matteucci 2009-11-24T20:29:39Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/mayor-franklin-to-teach-210734.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin will begin a one-year professorship at Spelman College in January, college officials told the AJC Monday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:03:23 GMT ldiamond@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/mayor-franklin-to-teach-210734.html Laura Diamond 2009-11-24T20:03:23Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-eagle-patrons-file-212308.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the city of Atlanta on behalf of 19 patrons searched and detained during the Sept. 10 raid of the Atlanta Eagle gay bar. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:23 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-eagle-patrons-file-212308.html Christian Boone 2009-11-24T19:18:23Z http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/man-in-intensive-care-211582.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A man remains in intensive care at Grady Memorial Hospital after he was shot several times in a Riverdale apartment, Clayton County police said Tuesday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:01:13 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/man-in-intensive-care-211582.html Marcus K. Garner Kristi E. Swartz 2009-11-24T17:01:13Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/race-for-atlanta-council-212386.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 One candidate is an African-American man who lives west of the Downtown Connector. The other is a white woman who lives in Atlanta's northern edge. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:55:43 GMT estirgus@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/race-for-atlanta-council-212386.html Eric Stirgus 2009-11-24T16:55:43Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/police-marietta-nurse-could-212058.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A Marietta nurse anesthetist arrested last week for unlawful surveillance and eavesdropping on patients has been arrested again, and police said Tuesday that he could have as many as 100 victims. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:19 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/police-marietta-nurse-could-212058.html Mike Morris 2009-11-24T16:53:19Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/victims-can-retrieve-stolen-210559.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Victims whose stolen items were recovered when Atlanta police searched a downtown garage allegedly being operated as an illegal pawn shop can claim their property at City Hall East beginning at noon Wednesday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:27:19 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/victims-can-retrieve-stolen-210559.html Mike Morris 2009-11-24T16:27:19Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/bill-takes-aim-at-212197.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A top state senator filed a bill that would force lottery officials to get legislative approval before handing out bonuses to staffers. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:04:50 GMT jsalzer@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/bill-takes-aim-at-212197.html James Salzer 2009-11-24T15:04:50Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/sharpton-decries-black-on-211997.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The Rev. Al Sharpton stood on the porch of his headquarters in West Atlanta, decrying community violence and crime -- something he said too often is done by blacks against other blacks. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:23:28 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/sharpton-decries-black-on-211997.html Associated Press 2009-11-24T12:23:28Z http://www.ajc.com/news/ga-man-arrested-in-211877.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A Georgia man has been arrested after police found a 19-year-old unconscious from a fight on the University of Alabama campus. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:25:22 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/ga-man-arrested-in-211877.html 2009-11-24T10:25:22Z http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dod-georgia-soldier-killed-211859.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 FORT BENNING - The Department of Defense says a soldier from Georgia has been killed while fighting in Iraq. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:22 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dod-georgia-soldier-killed-211859.html 2009-11-24T10:24:22Z http://www.ajc.com/news/justice-a-unique-voice-211837.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 George Carley knew he was having a heart attack. It was 4 a.m. and the intense pressure on his chest could mean only one thing. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:39:57 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/justice-a-unique-voice-211837.html Bill Rankin 2009-11-24T09:39:57Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/former-dekalb-court-officials-211358.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A former DeKalb County pretrial officer and a former DeKalb state court probation officer were sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for a criminal charge-fixing scheme. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:22:05 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/former-dekalb-court-officials-211358.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-24T03:22:05Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/pennington-apologizes-for-johnston-211359.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 English Avenue residents left a town hall meeting Monday night with something new -- an expression of remorse from the police department over the 2006 death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:26:35 GMT esuggs@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/pennington-apologizes-for-johnston-211359.html Ernie Suggs 2009-11-24T02:26:35Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/residents-weigh-in-on-210558.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The message was more mixed than last summer. Gwinnett residents who turned out for two public hearings Monday do not want a tax increase, but some are willing to pay for it to keep the level of services they enjoy. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:57:01 GMT pfox@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/residents-weigh-in-on-210558.html Patrick Fox 2009-11-24T01:57:01Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/extending-last-call-in-211268.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Should "last call" for alcohol be 2:30 a.m. or 4 a.m. in the city of Atlanta? Later, said nearly all of the two dozen people who spoke during a public hearing on the topic at City Hall Monday evening. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:43:06 GMT estirgus@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/extending-last-call-in-211268.html Eric Stirgus 2009-11-24T01:43:06Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/kennesaw-bank-robbery-7th-211089.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Has a serial bank robber struck again? Despite similarities to a string of bank heists across northern metro Atlanta, police are not making a connection to the latest bank robbed outside the Perimeter. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:25:03 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/kennesaw-bank-robbery-7th-211089.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-24T00:25:03Z http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/sheriff-no-hot-meals-210953.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Joquayla Perry doesn’t expect her family’s turkey and pie this Thanksgiving. She just hopes she doesn’t have cold pasta and bologna again. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:43:47 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/sheriff-no-hot-meals-210953.html Megan Matteucci 2009-11-23T22:43:47Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/marta-all-clear-after-210600.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 MARTA received two bomb threats Monday morning, one called in to the East Point station and the other to the Atlanta Police Department. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:01:38 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/marta-all-clear-after-210600.html Christian Boone 2009-11-23T18:01:38Z http://www.ajc.com/news/feds-to-announce-massive-210362.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The Consumer Product Safety Commission will announce a massive crib recall on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the agency told the AJC on Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:48 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/feds-to-announce-massive-210362.html Kristi E. Swartz 2009-11-23T17:23:48Z