http://www.ajc.com/news/top-stories-81963.html en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:34:44 GMT 2009-11-14T16:34:44Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/marta-to-stage-emergencies-196864.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 MARTA customers in and around the Lindbergh area Saturday evening do not be alarmed by the cops and flashing lights. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:41:31 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/marta-to-stage-emergencies-196864.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-14T02:41:31Z http://www.ajc.com/news/mustang-man-feeling-lucky-196611.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A two-time lucky lottery winner said his good fortune is the result of a “feeling.” Michael McCray, 37, won the $2.5 million top prize from the instant game Millionaire Jumbo Bucks. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:29:09 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/mustang-man-feeling-lucky-196611.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-13T22:29:09Z http://www.ajc.com/news/major-indoor-grow-operation-196562.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Three individuals believed to be responsible for several indoor marijuana grow operation locations have been arrested in Paulding County. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:26:50 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/major-indoor-grow-operation-196562.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-13T21:26:50Z http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/suspect-in-fatal-clayton-196259.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A once-homeless woman pleaded not guilty Friday to capital murder charges stemming from a 2007 motel fire killed five people, four from one family, including two children. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:33 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/suspect-in-fatal-clayton-196259.html Rhonda Cook 2009-11-13T18:30:33Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-police-looking-for-196242.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Atlanta police are looking for a 12-year-old girl who they say has been missing since Thursday. Lakaola Johnson, who goes by the nickname, "Coco," was last seen at South Metro School, police said. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:47:24 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-police-looking-for-196242.html Kristi E. Swartz 2009-11-13T17:47:24Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/norwood-reed-spend-day-196211.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed will both be back on the campaign trail today in their quest to be elected mayor of Atlanta. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:20 GMT esuggs@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/norwood-reed-spend-day-196211.html Ernie Suggs 2009-11-13T16:25:20Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/no-major-weekend-traffic-196073.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 With a dry forecast, no major interstate construction and no large-scale events scheduled for downtown, travel through Atlanta should be a breeze this weekend. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:17:48 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/no-major-weekend-traffic-196073.html Mike Morris 2009-11-13T16:17:48Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/cabbagetown-nonprofit-says-former-195686.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The treasurer of a Cabbagetown nonprofit has been accused of bilking the organization of some $78,000. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:14:33 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/cabbagetown-nonprofit-says-former-195686.html Marcus K. Garner Kristi E. Swartz 2009-11-13T16:14:33Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/uga-stimulus-money-paid-196045.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 University of Georgia officials say they used federal stimulus money to pay the equivalent of more than 1,700 employees in August. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:15 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/uga-stimulus-money-paid-196045.html 2009-11-13T14:00:15Z http://www.ajc.com/news/delta-suspends-jailed-pilot-195178.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Delta Air Lines has suspended a pilot while officials investigate charges he tried to run over two Griffin police officers with his private plane. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:26:07 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/delta-suspends-jailed-pilot-195178.html Megan Matteucci 2009-11-13T12:26:07Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-find-mustang-from-194550.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Police have located the car of the man accused of fatally shooting one repo man early Thursday morning and critically injuring another. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:05:05 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-find-mustang-from-194550.html Mike Morris 2009-11-13T05:05:05Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/lilburn-mosque-hits-expansion-195678.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Lilburn's Planning Commission on Thursday night recommended rejecting a rezoning request that would have allowed for a large mosque and cemetery in one of the city's neighborhoods. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:51:56 GMT sblatt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/lilburn-mosque-hits-expansion-195678.html Shane Blatt 2009-11-13T02:51:56Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/serial-killer-may-have-195558.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Police believe there is a strong likelihood that a serial killer murdered three men over the past 11 years in the Cativo Drive neighborhood of southwest Atlanta, a homicide detective said Thursday. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:43:36 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/serial-killer-may-have-195558.html Bill Rankin 2009-11-12T23:43:36Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/mayoral-candidates-clash-over-195454.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Atlanta mayoral candidate Mary Norwood downplayed the string of endorsements her opponent Kasim Reed has received this week, calling them on Thursday "politics as usual." Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:45 GMT estirgus@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/mayoral-candidates-clash-over-195454.html Eric Stirgus Ernie Suggs 2009-11-12T23:28:45Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-seek-south-fulton-195517.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Police are searching for a south Fulton man they say fatally shot one repo man and critically wounded another early Thursday, then fled in the 2004 gray Ford Mustang that was being repossessed. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:05:54 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-seek-south-fulton-195517.html Ralph Ellis Mike Morris 2009-11-12T23:05:54Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-to-host-national-195456.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The national battle against child prostitution is coming to Georgia. Georgia will serve as the location for a national child prostitution law enforcement training, the first time this training has been held outside of Virginia. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:04:13 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-to-host-national-195456.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-12T23:04:13Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/four-glynn-county-educators-195006.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The state banned four Glynn County educators Thursday from its public schools for a year each for cheating on state tests. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:56:29 GMT ktorres@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/four-glynn-county-educators-195006.html Kristina Torres 2009-11-12T21:56:29Z http://www.ajc.com/news/kudzu-eating-pest-too-195254.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A kudzu-eating pest never before seen in the Western Hemisphere has arrived in northeast Georgia, but it's not all good news. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:26:37 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/kudzu-eating-pest-too-195254.html Larry Hartstein 2009-11-12T21:26:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/judge-jails-assistant-d-195278.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington has jailed an assistant district attorney for failing to pay a fine for a contempt citation issued in October. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:06:05 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/judge-jails-assistant-d-195278.html Rhonda Cook 2009-11-12T20:06:05Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/old-grady-hospital-board-195149.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, largely removed from power when a corporate board took over Grady Memorial Hospital last year, is flexing its muscles in a multimillion-dollar way. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:51:50 GMT cschneider@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/old-grady-hospital-board-195149.html Craig Schneider 2009-11-12T18:51:50Z http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/lockdown-lifted-at-jonesboro-194898.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A lockdown was lifted late Thursday morning at the Perry Learning Center in Jonesboro after a search of the campus turned up no weapon. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:36:13 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/lockdown-lifted-at-jonesboro-194898.html Mike Morris 2009-11-12T16:36:13Z http://www.ajc.com/sports/tennessee-players-charged-in-194782.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Three University of Tennessee football players were arrested early Thursday for allegedly trying to rob three men outside a Knoxville convenience store. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:37 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/sports/tennessee-players-charged-in-194782.html Mike Morris 2009-11-12T14:29:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/misplaced-bolt-blamed-in-193820.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A bolt is being blamed for the collapse of a Midtown Atlanta parking deck last summer, according to a letter sent to the garage's customers. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:22:13 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/misplaced-bolt-blamed-in-193820.html Rhonda Cook 2009-11-12T13:22:13Z http://www.ajc.com/news/sunny-skies-expected-through-192959.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Sunny days are here again. The National Weather Service says skies will be clear through at least Monday with temperatures expected in the low 60s Thursday, climbing into the 70s this weekend. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:25:26 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/sunny-skies-expected-through-192959.html Marcus K. Garner Megan Matteucci 2009-11-12T12:25:26Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/police-chase-ends-in-194555.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A man being chased by Cobb County police was killed early Thursday when the stolen car he was driving wrecked near the Chattahoochee River. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:13:14 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/police-chase-ends-in-194555.html Mike Morris 2009-11-12T10:13:14Z