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Hotel shuttle bus wrecks at Hartsfield; at least 16 injuries reported
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.The state Department of Transportation said the wreck happened on Loop Road near the exit from I-85 northbound.There were conflicting initial reports on the number of people ...
Sunny, dry weather forecast throughout Memorial Day weekend
Finally, forecasters are promising a dry weekend.After rain on four consecutive weekends, the forecast is for sunny, dry weather straight through Memorial Day.Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said Friday that the big holiday weekend will begin with highs in the upper 70s Saturday, and afternoon readings will warm ...
Sandy Springs man convicted of shooting wife sentenced to maximum 35 years in prison
A Sandy Springs 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 ...
Paulding funeral director killed in “freak” motorcycle crash
A longtime Paulding County funeral director was killed Thursday in what investigators are calling a “freak accident” on I-75 in Bartow County. The wreck happened about 1 p.m. on I-75 northbound near mile marker 287, in the city of Emerson. Emerson police Chief Stan Bradley told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that ...
Holiday weekend gas prices up, but cheaper prices can be found
Metro Atlantans hitting the road for the holiday weekend will be paying about 13 cents a gallon more for gas than last Memorial Day. Friday’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded was $3.58, up 7 cents from a week ago and 19 cents more than a month ago, ...
Man found dead in parking lot of DeKalb body shop
DeKalb County police are investigating the death of a man found shot late Thursday outside a Redan Road automobile body shop. Channel 2 Action News reported that the man was carrying no identification. “We’re still trying to identify who the individual is and just see where this takes us,” DeKalb ...
Boy Scouts vote to allow gay youths
The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday voted to accept in its ranks openly gay Scouts in a divisive decision that will continue to ripple through the organization and could lead to loss of members. The organization’s ban on homosexual adult leaders remains. About 60 percent of the 1,400 Scout ...
Jurors find Sandy Springs man guilty in wife’s attempted murder
Jurors took less than an hour to find a Sandy Springs pet store manager guilty for the attempted murder of his wife, a local attorney. Michael Parson, 43, sat expressionless as foreman Cesar Marin read the verdict. Parson’s mother, sitting alone two rows behind her son, quietly wept The family ...
5-year-old boy sets grandmother’s house on fire
A 5-year-old boy was probably in big trouble Thursday night after setting his grandmother’s house on fire in Cherokee County. Firefighters were called to Blake Drive home, located in the Copper Hills subdivision off Knox Bridge Highway, shortly after 2 p.m., according to Tim Cavender, spokesman for the Cherokee County ...
DeKalb moves all graduations out of churches
Unlike in years past, none of the DeKalb County high school graduation ceremonies are occurring in churches this year. All 26 DeKalb high school commencements are in secular venues such as the Georgia World Congress Center, the Atlanta Civic Center, the Fox Theatre, or school facilities, including outdoor stadiums. A ...
Dad of slain teen gets 8 years for distributing cocaine
A Gwinnett County man whose drug trafficking may have led to his teenage son’s killing was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Thursday. Nicholas Jackson Sr., of Norcross, was sentenced to 97 months after pleading guilty in February to distributing cocaine. Federal prosecutors contend Jackson was a drug dealer ...
3 arrested for ‘bump-and-run’ carjackings
Three convicted felons already on probation have now been linked to a string of Atlanta carjackings, including one in the Buckhead area, Atlanta police said Thursday afternoon. And it’s possible the trio is responsible for similar crimes, according to police. Ronnie Houston, 24, Darius Demond McKenzie, 23, and Sedarius Kenard ...
Comcast launches free Wi-Fi hotspots
Comcast launched more than 350 Wi-Fi hotspots across metro Atlanta on Thursday and said thousands more are coming locally and across the nation.It’s the first time the cable TV, phone and Internet service provider is making free Wi-Fi hotspots available to its Xfinity customers, and non-customers for a limited time, ...
With pay raises on the table, city workers debate whether it is enough
An Atlanta plan to give some city workers more money in their paychecks, has hit a snag: city workers. At a special called meeting of the Atlanta City Council, union heads testified that a salary increase proposal floated last week that would give raises of up to 3 percent to ...
Top Democratic official in more legal hot water
The head of Georgia’s Democratic Party is facing more legal trouble. Mike Berlon was accused in a Gwinnett County lawsuit this week of failing to distribute nearly $1 million from a trust he created for a friend and his son. The lawsuit also suggested others could have concerns after the ...
Metro jobless rate slides again
Metro Atlanta’s slog back toward economic health continued last month with the jobless rate slipping to 7.6 percent - its lowest point in more than four years, the state Labor Department reported Thursday. The region’s rate is now almost even with the nation’s, after several years of staying stubbornly above. ...
Fire damages Little Five Points pub and eatery
An afternoon blaze damaged a prominent Little Five Points pub and eatery Thursday afternoon, interrupting the hustle and bustle through the popular east Atlanta shopping area. The fire started at the Little 5 Corner Tavern, which anchors a row of shops along McLendon Avenue and faces Moreland Avenue’s intersection with ...
Barnes: Case against Rep. Brooks should not have been brought
Former Gov. Roy Barnes said Thursday that Rep. Tyrone Brooks was a child of Jim Crow Georgia who spent his life working to change his state for the better. In doing so, Barnes said, Brooks, D-Atlanta, felt his life was about service, “not amassing great wealth.” The 30-count federal indictment ...
Gingrey calls for firings at Atlanta VA
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, a Marietta Republican, is demanding more than just a new director at the Atlanta VA Medical Center to reckon with the multiple deaths and other problems exposed by recent investigations at the facility. In a sharply worded letter to new director Leslie Wiggins, who started on ...
Inmate asks high court to halt his execution
Lawyers for condemned inmate Warren Hill on Thursday asked the nation’s highest court to halt his execution on grounds he is mentally retarded. A month ago, the federal appeals court in Atlanta, in a 2-1 decision, rejected Hill’s claims, saying they had already been considered and rejected. Hill’s filing Thursday ...
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