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Judge allows Clayton Schools to collect pay from teachers, contract workers
A federal judge reversed his decision Tuesday allowing Clayton County Schools to proceed -- for now -- with plans to have teachers and other contract employees give back part of their salary to help the district deal with its anticipated $49 million budget deficit over the next two years.Judge Richard ...
MARTA fare hike advances
A MARTA committee voted 7-1 Tuesday to recommend raising the basic fare from $2 to $2.50, according to MARTA spokeswoman Cara Hodgson. The full board will make the final decision next week.The fare increase is one of many changes intended for inclusion in the agency's budget for the fiscal year ...
Possible fire on Delta Air Lines plane
A Delta Air Lines pilot shut down a plane's engine Tuesday night after a report of a possible fire at the back of an engine.A ground crew member spotted the problem while Flight 2242 was at the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Gina Laughlin, Delta spokeswoman, told the AJC. A ...
City officials call for curfew enforcement
When kids break curfew in Atlanta this summer, their parents are going to suffer.City officials said Tuesday they will enforce a longstanding youth curfew ordinance often ignored, fining parents of multiple offenders $1,000 and making them subject to 60 days of jail or community service. A first offense draws a ...
Bernice King confirms she's leaving New Birth
The Rev. Bernice King confirmed Tuesday on a radio show that she is leaving New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to start her own ministry.She told Praise 102.5 gospel show host Rhodell Lewis that she was leaving after nearly nine years as a member. Her last Sunday was this past weekend.The ...
Ex-DeKalb cop faces federal charges
A former DeKalb County police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he abused his position of authority and lied to federal agents.Donald Bristol, 41, of Lilburn, appeared Tuesday before a U.S. magistrate to face charges he helped two separately charged defendants hide the fact they ...
Schools, state leaders tackling childhood obesity epidemic
When students walk into her office, school nurse Leigh Ann Bagley is dealing with more than scraped knees and upset stomachs.She sees overweight students as young as first grade suffering from type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, elevated blood pressure and other ailments that for decades were considered adult diseases.“This generation ...
School's out, but new superintendent starts in Fulton
An Italian-born educator assumes the top job in Fulton County Public Schools on Wednesday, promising to end the revolving door to the superintendent’s office and to be a champion for all students.Robert Avossa, who is Fulton’s seventh school superintendent in 14 years, spoke with staff writer Nancy Badertscher. Here are ...
Atlanta summer | Scorching heat but an easier commute
Summer in Atlanta: sweltering temperatures, smog, mosquitoes ... and an easier commute?There may be a consolation for the duress that summer brings: the absence of those yellow buses with their flapping, red stop signs that arrest traffic for miles, and of parents scurrying to and fro, with their kids in ...
Atlanta police looking for 13-year-old runaway
Investigators believe a 13-year-old Atlanta girl ran away after getting in trouble for fighting.LaKoaia Johnson, who also goes by the nickname "CoCo," was last seen carrying a black gym bag around 10 p.m. Monday walking outside of her Campbellton Road apartment complex, Officer K.Y. Jones with Atlanta police said.LaKoaia is ...
18 killed on roads over holiday weekend
Eighteen people were killed on Georgia roads over the holiday weekend, up from five during the same time last year.Of the 18 killed, 11 were on metro Atlanta roads, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. The numbers include fatal wrecks over a 78-hour period, beginning at 6 p.m. ...
Boyfriend, friend tried to grab woman before she fell from W hotel
The boyfriend of LaShawna Threatt said he grabbed on to the back of her hair as she was falling out of the W Atlanta-Midtown hotel. Then he ran to the elevator to get outside and help Threatt, an aspiring model celebrating her 30th birthday that day. “Thank God it wasn’t ...
Dr. Brian Gary Armstrong, 74: GSU professor was an expert on John Calvin
Dr. Brian Armstrong's 19-page resume details presentations, speeches, conferences and seminars on John Calvin that he attended around the globe.The Georgia State University professor traveled to South Africa, Korea and beyond to discuss the French theologian. In the early 1970s, he studied at the Institute of Reformation at the University ...
County by county news for Wednesday
COBBSuperintendent finalist to meet and greet todayCobb’s sole superintendent finalist Michael Hinojosa will hold two meet-and-greets today from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Sprayberry High School and from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at McEachern High School.Hinojosa was named the finalist May 19 but by law his contract can ...
Mother's story "not satisfactory" to police investigating alleged kidnapping
The mother and her newborn daughter who briefly disappeared over the weekend won't be reunited any time soon, Cobb police said.Investigators plan to interview Holly Daenette Parker-Heard again after her initial statements about the alleged kidnapping were "not satisfactory," said Cobb police spokesman Dana Pierce."They are not discounting anything at ...
Metro news for Wednesday
For those who don’t want to stand in line early June 8 to make sure they get a seat to hear the oral arguments over the constitutionality of the federal health care law, the Atlanta appeals court is offering a solution.In a recent order, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Mistress wins court ruling involving deceased car dealer's estate
The mistress of a deceased Marietta car dealer on Tuesday won the latest round of a lengthy court battle that has included accusations she manipulated her addled lover when he was in an alcoholic haze.By a 4-3 ruling, the Georgia Supreme Court awarded Anne Melican $1.36 million in proceeds from ...
Motorcyclist, fleeing state trooper, killed on Moreland Avenue
The Georgia State Patrol on Tuesday identified the motorcyclist killed when he slammed into a car while trying to flee a state trooper as Clarence Collymore, 26, of Ellenwood.The incident happened in the 1250 block of Moreland Avenue in southeast Atlanta Monday night.The state trooper turned on his patrol lights ...
Coca-Cola removes screens from building, cancels illumination
Thursday night thunderstorms damaged a portion of the fabric screens that have covered Coca-Cola Co.'s North Avenue tower since the company's 125th anniversary party three weeks ago. Coca-Cola said no one was injured and there was no significant damage to the building. But the screens are being removed and illuminations ...
Sugar Ray Leonard to sign copies of bombshell book
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard will sign copies of his new book, "The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring," on June 11 at Atlanta's West End branch library. The book as generated publicity because, in it, Leonard says he was sexually abused as a teenager by ...
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