http://www.ajc.com/news/ Latest articles for the News section at ajc.com. en-us Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:11 GMT 2009-11-20T22:04:11Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/nurse-arrested-for-videotaping-207056.html?cxtype=rss_news A contracted, nurse anesthetist has been arrested for the unlawful surveillance and eavesdropping of patients at a dental office in Cobb County, said police. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:37 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/nurse-arrested-for-videotaping-207056.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-20T22:01:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/albany-housekeeper-wins-280k-207050.html?cxtype=rss_news Persistence was key for an Albany housekeeper who won over $280,000 in the Nov. 10 Georgia Lottery Fantasy 5 drawing. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:16 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/albany-housekeeper-wins-280k-207050.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-20T19:44:16Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/new-state-water-lawyer-206983.html?cxtype=rss_news The top litigator who will head Georgia's appeal in the tri-state water case will be paid $855 an hour. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:11 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/new-state-water-lawyer-206983.html Bill Rankin 2009-11-20T18:38:11Z http://www.ajc.com/news/motorcycle-troopers-troll-metro-207026.html?cxtype=rss_news The Georgia State Patrol is taking a more stealth approach to catching speeders: from the seat of a Harley Davidson Road King. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:08 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/motorcycle-troopers-troll-metro-207026.html Rhonda Cook 2009-11-20T18:38:08Z http://www.ajc.com/news/suntrust-branch-in-buckhead-206851.html?cxtype=rss_news Atlanta police Friday were investigating a late morning bank robbery in Buckhead. The SunTrust branch in the 3000 block of Peachtree Road was robbed shortly after 10 a.m., Atlanta police spokesman Eric Schwartz said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:15 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/suntrust-branch-in-buckhead-206851.html Mike Morris 2009-11-20T17:02:15Z http://www.ajc.com/news/prayers-for-anissa-flood-205977.html?cxtype=rss_news Supporters, family and friends of Anissa Mayhew are showing the world the power of social media. While some people only see social media tools like Facebook and Twitter as means for people to broadcast random and menial updates about what people are doing or thinking, fans of Mayhew are showing how they can be used to disseminate information and rally support. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:50 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/prayers-for-anissa-flood-205977.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-20T15:59:50Z http://www.ajc.com/news/rain-forecast-for-saturday-206406.html?cxtype=rss_news An approaching weather system will bring metro Atlanta a good chance of rain throughout the weekend, forecasters said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:10 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/rain-forecast-for-saturday-206406.html Mike Morris 2009-11-20T12:12:10Z http://www.ajc.com/news/childhood-friend-wins-libel-206497.html?cxtype=rss_news GAINESVILLE -- A jury in Gainesville has decided that a Georgia author libeled a former friend in a novel. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:06 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/childhood-friend-wins-libel-206497.html Associated Press 2009-11-20T11:52:06Z http://www.ajc.com/news/550-pound-man-dies-206400.html?cxtype=rss_news COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:58:39 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/550-pound-man-dies-206400.html 2009-11-20T10:58:39Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/burglars-hit-two-atlanta-206360.html?cxtype=rss_news Atlanta police Friday were investigating the overnight thefts of three big-screen TVs in a pair of smash-and-grab burglaries at downtown bars just a mile apart. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:26:05 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/burglars-hit-two-atlanta-206360.html Mike Morris 2009-11-20T10:26:05Z http://www.ajc.com/news/were-area-bank-heists-205724.html?cxtype=rss_news Seeking white male, slender in his late 20s to early 30s, who’s fast on his feet. It may sound like a personal ad, but it’s actually the characteristics listed on wanted bulletins of a seemingly lone bank robber who has plagued branches near or north of the Perimeter in the last month. Seven banks from northwest Atlanta to Dunwoody describe this lunchtime bandit striking often just before noon, wearing a variety of baseball caps pulled low on his face, making off with untold amounts of cash, and eventually driving away in a burgundy or maroon Chevrolet Tahoe missing a rear hub cap. Or maybe seven different guys with uncanny resemblance have managed to pull separate bank heists -- twice at the same bank, and three out of the last four Fridays -- and escaped in eerily similar getaway SUVs. Federal and local authorities and area bank security officials are calling this mystery suspect a serial bank robber. “It’s very plausible that if he’s hitting one bank (in an area), he could be responsible for others nearby,” FBI spokesman Special Agent Stephen Emmett said. The Web site GeorgiaBankRobbery.com, maintained by the FBI, local police and the Georgia Association of Banks Security, shows surveillance photos from the bandit’s exploits under the title of "serial robbers." A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of this robber. The man's M.O. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:36 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/were-area-bank-heists-205724.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-20T08:01:36Z http://www.ajc.com/news/q-did-police-ever-205914.html?cxtype=rss_news Q: Did police ever find the woman who was kidnapped from a MARTA bus last year? - Leah Young, East Point A: The incident happened in May 2008 near Snapfinger Woods Drive and Wesley Chapel Road in DeKalb County. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:46:22 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/q-did-police-ever-205914.html 2009-11-20T03:46:22Z http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/uga-vii-georgia-s-205602.html?cxtype=rss_news ATHENS -- To the Bulldog Nation, the Uga mascot is royalty, the lineage anointed to represent the University of Georgia. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:57 GMT ctowers@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/uga-vii-georgia-s-205602.html Chip Towers 2009-11-20T03:00:57Z http://www.ajc.com/news/health-reform-in-d-205734.html?cxtype=rss_news The fractious debate over health care reform has mostly been a federal affair. But if the version favored by the top Democrat in the U.S. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:17:04 GMT asheinin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/health-reform-in-d-205734.html Aaron Gould Sheinin 2009-11-20T00:17:04Z http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/clayton-sheriff-hunts-for-205680.html?cxtype=rss_news The Clayton County Sheriff’s fugitive squad usually hunts bad guys. Now they are hunting their own badges. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:26:50 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/clayton-sheriff-hunts-for-205680.html Megan Matteucci 2009-11-19T23:26:50Z http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/uga-s-veazey-paralyzed-205421.html?cxtype=rss_news Freshman injured neck, spinal cord in October accident. Doctors unsure if he'll walk again. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:32:06 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/uga-s-veazey-paralyzed-205421.html Larry Hartstein 2009-11-19T22:32:06Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/grand-central-terminal-for-205638.html?cxtype=rss_news A plan to build a major passenger terminal in downtown Atlanta might soon boast new life, in the form of an $80 million-plus jump start, state officials said at Transportation Board meetings Wednesday and Thursday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:21:03 GMT ahart@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/grand-central-terminal-for-205638.html Ariel Hart 2009-11-19T22:21:03Z http://www.ajc.com/news/bulldog-rescue-group-overwhelmed-205619.html?cxtype=rss_news ATHENS --- Responsible bulldog owners have to wash their dog's face folds daily, wipe their bottoms and always be on the lookout for the skin and eye irritations that the breed is prone to. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:41 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/bulldog-rescue-group-overwhelmed-205619.html Merritt Melancon 2009-11-19T22:07:41Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dr-henry-harsch-88-205417.html?cxtype=rss_news Henry Harsch was studying to become an engineer when he had an epiphany one day while riding a college elevator. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:43 GMT rbadie@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dr-henry-harsch-88-205417.html Rick Badie 2009-11-19T21:34:43Z http://www.ajc.com/news/demand-up-supplies-down-205565.html?cxtype=rss_news WASHINGTON -- With the number of Americans who say they don't get enough to eat reaching new highs, the nation's food banks are facing unprecedented demand and short supplies, charity groups told Congress on Thursday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:22 GMT bkeefe@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/demand-up-supplies-down-205565.html Bob Keefe 2009-11-19T21:34:22Z