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Local Stories for October 2010
Stories for Sunday, October 31
Second arson in two days at vacant Gwinnett house
For the second time in as many nights, Gwinnett firefighters had to put out a blaze investigators believe was intentionally set at a vacant Lawrenceville house.Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Tommy Rutledge said both fires were likely started by the same person. The damage caused by Sunday's blaze was ...
Woman shot in drive-by at Atlanta club dies
An Atlanta woman, one of four people injured during a drive-by shooting Saturday night at a local nightclub, has died, police say.Rachel Jones was just four days shy of her 41st birthday, Atlanta police spokesman Kim Jones said. She had been listed in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital after ...
Elderly man killed after car slams into telephone pole
A 72-year-old man was killed on impact after he lost control of his vehicle early Sunday night, crashing into a telephone pole in north Fulton.Milton Police spokesman Shawn McCarty said investigators don't suspect speed or alcohol were factors in the crash, which occurred around 6 p.m. on Hopewell Road just ...
Wealthy Milton businessman arrested after threatening to kill wife, kids
A north Fulton man who threatened to kill his wife and three children was arrested just before sunrise Sunday morning at his home in an affluent Milton subdivision, authorities say.Police were called by the suspect's wife, who alleges he hit and threatened to kill her and the couple's three children, ...
South Carolina minister leads rally demanding Bishop Long step down
A South Carolina minister Sunday demanded that Bishop Eddie Long step down as senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in the wake of allegations that he coerced four young men into sexual relationships.At a rally on the Georgia Capitol steps on Washington Street, Bishop H. "Prophet" Walker from ...
Grand jury: Gwinnett commission out of control
Overspending on land was a common practice with the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, according to a special grand jury report.One commissioner used a multimillion dollar land deal to “stick it” to a colleague. Another held up a purchase until it cost taxpayers an extra $3.4 million and has refused ...
Roger Everett, 61: Bluegrass artist whose family founded Everett Brothers Music Barn
Most Saturday nights, there's standing room only at the Everett Brothers Music Barn in Suwanee.Attendees must obey the rules: appropriate dress, no booze and no cussing. This music venue was built in 1970, five years after brothers Leroy, Randall and Roger Everett started playing bluegrass for small groups at home.Their ...
Light weekend traffic to be followed by a rough Monday commute
Traffic should be a breeze around Atlanta this weekend with few major events scheduled and even fewer road construction projects planned.Monday's morning commute could be a different story, though, with a motivational speaking event at the Georgia Dome expected to cause big delays getting into downtown.Mark McKinnon, a spokesman for ...
New riverkeeper named for Altamaha
Sonja Cox fondly remembers tromping through the marshes on St. Simons Island as a child with her mother, who taught her about the hundreds of fiddler crabs burying into holes and coastal ecology.Now, years later, she turns her knowledgeable eyes on the exact spot as more than a nature lover, ...
Cops: Tow truck driver killed by own truck
A tow truck driver was killed Friday when he was hit by his truck, Gwinnett police announced Sunday.Police arrived on the scene in the 2000 block of Amber Creek Drive in Buford around 12:38 p.m.Authorities said the preliminary investigation indicates that Julian Baugh, 67, of Lula, did not activate the ...
MARTA officer, 2 others injured in crash
A MARTA police officer and two others were injured in a collision involving two motorcycles Saturday night near the Inman Park station, police said.The wreck happened near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Hurt Street, Officer Kim Jones with Atlanta police said.A MARTA spokesman told the AJC the officer was ...
DeKalb cracks down on foreclosed properties
DeKalb County, which has more than 14,000 foreclosed properties, is cracking down on absentee owners of such property. The county launched its foreclosure registry this week as a way to hold property owners more accountable. The registry, which will require a $175 fee, will be online and include owners’ contact ...
Stewart-Colbert rally draws crowds, laughs, hopes
Washington, D.C. -- Comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert drew thousands to the Capital Saturday for a rally that had more laugh lines than speeches, but still represented a major gathering with political undertones days before the election.The “Rally to Restore Sanity” had a goofy air, from the antics on ...
3 to be extradited in SCAD killing
Authorities say the return to Savannah of three men charged in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Savannah College of Art and Design student has been delayed. Savannah-Chatham Metro Police said 20-year-old John Adams, 18-year-old Daniel M. Izzo and 21-year-old Alex Cowart were to be extradited to Savannah Saturday from ...
Stories for Saturday, October 30
Off-duty officer shoots man at College Park restaurant
Charges are pending against a man who was shot by an off-duty officer he tried to hit with his car, College Park police said.Corbin Mikael Livingston, 23, was in stable condition Saturday night at Grady Memorial Hospital, Lt. Bruce Braxton said. Livingston's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, Braxton ...
Jewish community has mix of concerns about Chicago bomb plot
Walking through Sandy Springs Saturday on his way to Shabbat services, Rabbi Mario Karpuj was troubled."I was going to have to tell our security guard if any packages arrived by FedEx or UPS, to call 9-1-1," Karpuj, a leader of Congregation Or Hadash, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "This, at a ...
Report: Plane crash debris scattered 10 miles
Debris from the plane crash that killed a Roswell couple has been found scattered across 10 miles, a Memphis television station reported.Investigators have not yet determined the exact cause of the crash that killed Jim Judson Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth Judson on Tuesday, News Channel 3 reported. But severe ...
Body found in southwest Atlanta
Two people walking in southwest Atlanta neighborhood discovered human remains Saturday afternoon, police said.The body was discovered around 3:30 p.m. in a wooded area in the 300 block of Pickfair Avenue SW, about a mile from Lakewood Stadium, Officer Kim Jones with Atlanta police told the AJC.Police have not identified ...
Air cargo security vulnerable internationally
The U.S. is struggling to improve screening procedures for air cargo transported domestically and around the world, but the makeup and amount of cargo on planes makes it difficult -- some say impossible -- to check every package.All cargo leaving Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport by plane -- whether it is on ...
Athens cop shoots, kills man with knife
An Athens-Clarke County police officer shot and killed a man who was holding a knife to another man's throat Friday night.The officer was on foot patrol when he heard an argument inside the Parkview Homes apartment complex around 9 p.m., Major Mike Shockley with ACC police said.Inside the apartment, Officer ...
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