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It is no wonder so many residents of Fulton County want out. Our Tax Commissioner and election system are both a mess.Law enforcement needs to put Jodi Arias and Casey Anthony in a padded cell together and see which one survives. Hope fully neither.Glad to see that Dale Russell (Fox ...

Cops: Man steals 195 sticks of deodorant

A Cobb County man is accused of trying to stick it to a Target store. Or maybe he just really sweats a lot.Daniel L. Knight, of Marietta, is accused of stealing 195 sticks of deodorant from the Target in Austell, according to an arrest warrant obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Knight ...

A school bus travels on the Spring Street bridge Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Ga., May 24, 2013.

Hundreds of Georgia bridges aging, deficient

The Spring Street Bridge in downtown Atlanta carries thousands of drivers to some of the biggest entertainment events in Georgia. It also has deteriorating concrete, “cracking,” “leaching,” a steel support post “loose and relatively free to move” and a sufficiency rating of three out of 100, according to inspection reports. ...

County by county news for Saturday

COBB Powder Springs holds park contractor meeting A Cobb County pre-proposal meeting for contractors to renovate Powder Springs Park will be 1 p.m. May 28 at 1772 County Services Parkway, Marietta. Bids must be submitted by noon June 13 to the Cobb County Purchasing Department, 100 Cherokee St., Suite 260, ...

Officer Ronald Polzin was arrested early Friday after a dispute with a security guard, Atlanta police said.

APD arrests one of its own officers

An off-duty Atlanta police officer was arrested early Friday following a dispute with a security guard at Atlantic Station. Officer Ronald Polzin was charged with disorderly conduct while under the influence and booked into the Municipal Jail, according to Sgt. Greg Lyon with Atlanta police. Polzin was with friends when ...

Michael Parson allegedly shot his wife April 20, 2012 outside of the couple’s Sandy Springs apartment, leaving her critically injured. On March 18, 2013, her attorney confirmed that Adina Parson, 40, is seeking a divorce from Michael Parson, 43, on the grounds of “cruel treatment,” according to documents filed in Fulton County Superior Court.

Sandy Springs man gets 35 years in prison for shooting wife

Adina Parson was in the prime of her life — a successful attorney married three years earlier to a man she cared for deeply. Rachel Harner was just returning from Afghanistan, eager to move on with civilian life and plan for her upcoming wedding.The man they loved, Sandy Springs pet ...

A Sandy Spring man convicted in less than an hour by jurors for attempting to murder his wife was sentenced Friday to the maximum 35 years in prison.

Michael Parson, appearing in shackles, chose not to speak prior to sentencing. His mother, Margaret Parson, speaking on his behalf, said, “He’s not that monster that he’s been painted to be.”

“Is it a rare case, in my opinion, in Georgia that the sentencing range is too low,” said Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly A. Lee. “This case, in my opinion, is one.” JOHN SPINK/jspink@ajc.com

Judge to shooter: Maximum sentence not enough

At least 16 people were injured late Friday morning when a hotel shuttle bus and tractor-trailer wrecked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, according to authorities. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Hotel shuttle bus wrecks at Hartsfield; at least 16 injuries reported

More than a dozen people were taken to hospitals Friday after their airport shuttle rear-ended an 18-wheeler.The operator of the hotel shuttle bus has had a number of violations recorded in the last two years, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.The tractor-trailer was making a legal U-turn on Loop Road just ...

Stance on teen sex survey could cost Georgia nearly $2 million

Georgia’s refusal to participate in a federal survey questioning students as young as 12 about their sexual history is costing the state a chance at nearly $2 million in federal funds for disease prevention over the next five years. The state has not included the questions from a Centers for ...

Lenox Road re-opens near mall

A portion of Lenox Road, near Kingsboro Road, in Buckhead was closed for about an hour Friday afternoon after a suspicious bag was reported, Atlanta police said. A bomb squad being dispatched to the scene and traffic was being routed away from the area, according to Sgt. Greg Lyon. Investigators ...

Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann during the County Commission meeting May 1, when she questioned county Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand’s need for a county-owned vehicle to do his job.

Fulton commissioner says tax chief revoked car tag in retaliation

She messed with his car, so now Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand has messed with hers, a county commissioner alleged in court documents Friday. It began when north Fulton Commissioner Liz Hausmann publicly questioned why taxpayers are funding a $39,000 Ford Explorer Limited for the state’s highest-paid elected official. ...

Opting out of student sex survey may cost Georgia $2 million

Channel 2 Action News has learned a federal government survey that includes controversial questions about sex for middle and high school students may cost Georgia nearly $2 million in federal funding. The survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asks children anonymously about their health habits. However, ...

PTA theft results in 90-day jail sentence

A Buckhead woman has pleaded guilty to stealing from her school’s PTA, and she’ll spend the next 90 days in jail. The Fulton County district attorney’s office on Friday announced the guilty plea of 48-year-old Maryam Arjomand, the former president of the E. Rivers Elementary School Parent Teacher Association who ...

Morris Brown College President Stanley Pritchett speaks at the commencement for 13 students in the HBCU's 2013 graduating class at Big Bethel AME Church, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Atlanta. DAVID TULIS / AJC SPEC

Morris Brown prepares for radical changes

After fighting for more than a decade just to stay open, Morris Brown College has finally accepted reality. It must drastically change if it is to survive and thrive. It’s too soon to say what the beleaguered school will look like or if proposed reforms will resuscitate it. But, for ...

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CObb Memorial Day event in Powder Springs Powder Springs American Legion Post 294 will hold its Memorial Day ceremony at noon today at the Powder Springs Veterans Memorial in front of the city’s library, 4181 Atlanta St. The keynote speakers is Brigadier General Joe Jarrard, assistant adjutant general of the ...

Man shot, killed outside Stone Mountain apartment

A 27-year-old man died early Friday after being shot outside a DeKalb County apartment, police said. Around 1:10 a.m., officers responded to the Lakes Apartments on West Mountain Street on a report of a person shot, Officer Bob Hillis with Stone Mountain police said. Officers found a 27-year-old man on ...

Maryam Arjomand, a former PTA president, must serve 90 days behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing money from a Buckhead elementary school.

Buckhead mom gets jail for stealing $80K from PTA

A Buckhead woman who pleaded guilty to stealing $80,000 from an elementary school PTA will spend 90 days behind bars, the Fulton County District Attorney said Friday. Maryam Lari Arjomand, 48, a former president of the E. Rivers Elementary School PTA, was arrested in April 2012 and charged with theft ...

Dorian Joyner Sr., 46, and Dorian Joyner Jr., 23, inside their home on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. They graduated with degrees from Morehouse College on May 19. Dorian Sr. has a degree in religion and wants to go to law school and get his MBA. Dorian Jr. has an english degree and is headed to film school.

Like Morehouse father, like Morehouse son

Never let it be said that Dorian Joyner Sr. doesn’t set a good educational example for his three sons.And son Dorian Joyner Jr. could very well be the model for how young people embrace their parents’ interests. Let’s face it: Not many students would relish bumping into their father on ...

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Atlanta Council clears way for downtown Ferris wheel The City Council on Monday voted unanimously to provide an encroachment for a right of way that would allow a 20-story Ferris wheel to be built in downtown Atlanta. A private company is building the Ferris wheel, which would be next to ...

Cops: Shoplifting Macon woman ran over son, 4

A Macon woman, who allegedly had been shoplifting clothes, ran over her 4-year-old son in the parking lot of a mall, according to an online report. The Telegraph website said Arkebia Albury faces multiple charges. Her son is in critical condition with injuries to his head and internal organs. “The ...

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