Metro News | ajc.com http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Sun, 5 Jul 2009 07:57:35 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg Metro News | ajc.com http://www.ajc.com 5 Deadly shooting in northwest Atlanta http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/04/shooting_atlanta.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/04/shooting_atlanta.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 23:29:16 EDT Police are investigating a fatal shooting in northwest Atlanta. Atlanta tax protesters celebrate with Tea Party http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/04/atlanta_tea_party.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/04/atlanta_tea_party.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:35:39 EDT Tax protesters kept with the Independence Day theme Saturday to declare their independence from federal policies. Should Georgia teen drivers sport warning magnets? http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/teen_driver_magnet.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/teen_driver_magnet.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:58:05 EDT Susie Kessler couldn't care less if she embarrasses her 16-year-old son, Donne, at least when it comes to his driving. Donne has to drive around with a big magnet on the back of his car that reads "Caution — Newly Licensed." And if Kessler has her way, your teen driver is going to be embarrassed too. Through the nonprofit she founded, Caution and Courtesy Driver Alliance, the Kennesaw mom has sold about 15,000 of those magnets across the country. Now, working with a Georgia state senator inspired by her campaign, she plans to support a potential bill next session that would mandate use of such "Caution" magnets by all young drivers. Here, Kessler talks about driving, responsibility and the line between smothering and good parenting. Georgia banks on brink of collapse? Not quite http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/georgia_banks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/georgia_banks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:37:09 EDT Joe Brannen, Georgia poorly prepared for public health emergencies http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/georgia_public_health.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/georgia_public_health.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:09:26 EDT Georgia found itself in exotic company recently when federal officials evaluated readiness for public health emergencies. Some smash-and-grab robberies followed by store closings http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/midtown_robberies.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/midtown_robberies.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:44:31 EDT Fashion retailer Dana Spinola has an urgent request for Atlanta city officials: "Help! We want to stay open." With traditional pension plans axed, what's next? http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/retirement_plans_changes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/retirement_plans_changes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:33:34 EDT Joining a nationwide trend, a majority of Atlanta's 12 largest publicly traded companies are freezing traditional pension plans for tens of thousands of employees, replacing them with 401(k)s or switching to other retirement plans that are generally cheaper. McKinney, still in jail, expected to see judge Sunday http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2009/07/04/mckinney_israel.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2009/07/04/mckinney_israel.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:32:00 EDT With Cynthia McKinney due to appear in an Israeli court Sunday, the mother of the former congresswoman decided to skip a weekend family reunion in Alabama just in case State Department officials need any documents to get her released from jail. Fulton repaying $3.2 million to HUD http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/spotlight_fulton_hud_funds.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/05/spotlight_fulton_hud_funds.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:51:53 EDT Because of mismanagement by its housing department, cash-strapped Fulton County is in the process of repaying the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $3.2 million. HUD also has repeatedly rejected the county's pleas that it release another $3 million in affordable housing grants frozen because of the problems. Man's body found near Turner Field http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/body_found_turner.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/body_found_turner.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:51:12 EDT The body of a man found near Turner Field has been identified as a 55-year-old man who was hit by a car, according to the Fulton Medical Examiner's Office. Killer dragged from court after outburst http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/clarke_trial_rai.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/clarke_trial_rai.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:39:06 EDT A Fulton Superior Court judge threatened to gag a convicted hitman if he could not promise to be quiet when he's sentenced for a 2000 murder for hire. Tears, relief as Sparkle Rai's killer gets death sentence http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/hitman_clark_gets_death.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/hitman_clark_gets_death.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:18:17 EDT Sparkle Rai's father Bennet Reid wiped away a tear Thursday evening when he heard the sentence. 11 suspected blue jean bandits arrested http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/bluejeanarrest_0703_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/bluejeanarrest_0703_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:32:26 EDT A tip led Atlanta Police on Friday to an arrest of 11 alleged bluej ean bandits and about $10,000 in stolen jeans, a police spokeswoman said. Water, crowds return to Lake Lanier http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/lake_lanier_holiday.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/lake_lanier_holiday.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:28:07 EDT Buoyed by a sustained rise in the water level at Lake Lanier, Tom Helmka is now a glass-half-full kind of guy. One killed in wreck on I-20 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/holiday_fatal_accidents.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/holiday_fatal_accidents.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:01:32 EDT Georgia State Patrol Lt. Paul Cosper said the single-vehicle wreck happened shortly after 4 a.m. on I-20 between Lee Road and Ga. 92.