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Man fatally shot at south Fulton gas station
Fulton County police have a video clip that shows the face of a man suspected of shooting another beside the pumps at a Chevron gas station early Sunday, but they don’t have a name.Fulton County Police Department spokesman Scott McBride said investigators are hoping someone recognizes the suspected gunman as ...
Atlanta weather | Rain expected late Sunday
Tropical Storm Karen weakened to a tropical depression late Saturday, then dissipated late Sunday morning off the Louisiana coast, negating the impact the storm was expected to have on the metro Atlanta area.As Sunday progressed, clouds increased and a cold front was expected to move through, but metro Atlanta should ...
New DeKalb chief wants to raise expectations, restore department’s swagger
DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander arrived at the department in April looking to halt a troubling history of embarrassing and sometimes criminal officer misconduct that had damaged the agency’s reputation. But a recent string of misconduct revelations – the latest being an officer admitting he took a bribe after ...
Marietta’s Cawood claims Atlanta half marathon
Andrew Cawood, 34, of Marietta, won the fifth Allstate Life Insurance Atlanta half marathon, which had a course that took runners through Brookhaven and Chamblee, in a time of one hour, 17 minutes, 39 seconds on Sunday morning. Jonathan Koch, of Atlanta, was second (1:18:59) and Paul Duckett of Dallas, ...
Cops: Rapper robbed at Atlanta hotel
A man who told authorities he is a rapper was robbed early Sunday morning at the Hilton on Courtland Street, Atlanta police said. Officers responded to the call at 3:50 a.m. and found a man who told them that three armed males entered his room, tied him up and robbed ...
Georgia educator will compete on Jeopardy!
Marc Muneal, assistant professor of English at Gordon State College in Barnesville has been picked to compete on Jeopardy. The show will air at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Muneal has been watching the show since he was 11 or 12. After two unsuccessful auditions, his third landed him a spot on ...
Witness: Woman killed was in funeral procession
An 80-year-old woman killed Friday afternoon in a Gwinnett County crash was at the end of a funeral procession, according to witnesses.The woman and an elderly man, who was driving, were in a maroon sedan traveling behind the motorcycle officer assisting with traffic control for the procession, Margi Philbin told ...
1 killed, 3 injured in Cobb wreck
One woman was killed and three others injured when two vehicles collided early Saturday afternoon in Cobb County. Police said Irene Giannangelo, 72, was driving north on Mars Hill Road around 12:20 p.m. when her 2011 white Ford Escape crossed the center line for unknown reasons and struck a white ...
Atlanta man, 34, fatally shot; police suspect argument escalated to gunfire
Atlanta police are investigating an early morning fatal shooting. Police said they responded about 6:30 a.m. to reports of a person shot in the area of 579 Boulevard. At the scene, they found a man who had been shot at least one time in the chest. The victim was pronounced ...
DA’s spending of federal forfeiture money in question
Finances of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office were in such chaos in recent years that even its most basic bills went unpaid. It was slapped with eviction fees for paying rent late for its burglary task force. One of its bank accounts was dangerously close to being overdrawn. A ...
Teen set on fire expected to fully recover
A Douglas County high school senior is expected to make a full recovery after catching on fire during a chemistry demonstration. And she has two teachers and a classmate to thank. The accident happened Thursday night during an Advanced Placement Open House at Chapel Hill High School, Gordon Pritz, school ...
Cyclists angry over license plates for bikes
Georgia cyclists have their Spandex in a wad over a plan to require license plates on bicycles and annual registration fees to pay for them. The legislation, which is up for a public hearing Monday evening, comes from Gainesville-area lawmakers who say they’ve received numerous complaints about cyclists clogging roads ...
3 Norcross teens arrested on rape charges
Three Norcross teenagers have been arrested and charged in the rape of a woman behind a restaurant on Buford Highway. Victor Cruz-Ramirez, 16, Marvin Leonel Sanchez, 16, and Kevin Dominguez, 18, are students at Norcross High School, according to police. They have been charged with rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated battery, ...
No bond for Atlanta woman accused of killing ex-fiance
An Atlanta woman accused of shooting her ex-fiancé in the back at least 10 times won’t be released on bond, a judge ruled Friday.Victoria Rickman is charged with felony murder in the Sept. 13 death of William Carter, Jr., in a case that has reflects a dramatic history between the ...
Delta: Paulding airport plan will fail
Plans to bring airline service to Paulding County’s tiny airport drew quick criticism Friday from two giant opponents: Delta Air Lines and the city of Atlanta. “With the city of Atlanta and Mayor (Kasim) Reed, we will work together to oppose any investment in that facility,” Delta chief executive Richard ...
750 jurors summoned for racketeering trial of former DeKalb School superintendent and others
Around 750 summonses have been sent in hopes of finding 12 jurors and four alternates to hear the upcoming racketeering trial of former DeKalb County School Superintendent Crawford Lewis, the district’s one-time chief operating officer Pat Reid and her ex-husband Tony Pope. On Friday, DeKalb Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker ...
Arrest made in Sandy Springs bar death
The man accused of shooting another man to death outside a Sandy Springs bar was arrested Friday, thanks in part to witnesses, according to police. Andrae Dinkens, 31, of Sandy Springs, was arrested without incident after exiting his car at his job in Buckhead, according to Capt. Steve Rose with ...
Georgia’s federal workers begin filing for jobless aid
The number of people receiving unemployment benefits in Georgia could nearly double if most federal workers in the state seek aid as a result of the government’s partial shutdown. But Georgia’s beleaguered trust fund for benefits will be OK, state labor officials say. About 5,000 federal employees around the state ...
Bike riders, marathon to block streets in Virginia-Highland, Buckhead and Brookhaven on Sunday
This weekend’s list of interstate road construction zones is slim, but numerous in-town surface streets will be closed Sunday for a bike ride and a road race. The Allstate Life Insurance 13.1 Marathon will affect several roads in Buckhead and Brookhaven, according to Doug Turnbull in the AM750 and 95.5FM ...
Atlanta woman says she is voice of Siri
Siri has outed herself. Apple’s voice-activated virtual “assistant” known virtually all over the globe after being introduced with the iPhone 4S on Oct. 4, 2011 is a real woman who lives in suburban Atlanta, according to CNN. While Apple has never identified her, the voice of Siri in the United ...
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