Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gas main ruptured in Lilburn

Sep 8, 2010 7:46 pm

Construction crews cut a 6-inch gas main along Killian Hill Road in Lilburn Wednesday, forcing the road to be closed in both directions, Lilburn police Capt.

GLOCK gains 10-year contract for $40 million

Sep 8, 2010 7:41 pm

Smyrna-based Glock Inc. has been awarded a 10-year contract valued at up to $40 million to provide pistols to The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and its agents, the bureau said.

Lake Lanier to get first state park

Sep 8, 2010 6:55 pm

The state Department of Natural Resources is preparing to build its first park at Lake Lanier despite recent budget cuts that have curtailed services at other parks.

Last Marietta housing project to be demolished,

Sep 8, 2010 6:52 pm

In about two years Marietta and Cobb will have gotten rid of almost all the county's public family housing projects.

Cherokee appoints commissioner to fill empty seat

Sep 8, 2010 6:45 pm

Woodstock businessman Jason Nelms will take the seat of resigned Commissioner Derek Good at the September 21 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners.

State Senator Chip Rogers gets award

Sep 8, 2010 6:21 pm

State Senator Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, received the 2010 Association County Commissioners of Georgia Legislative Service Award last Tuesday at a meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners ...

Dunwoody: How a new city is finding its way

Sep 8, 2010 5:48 pm

The city of 40,000 put a police force on the street in just four months, earning praise from residents, but the price tag for the department was twice as much as estimated.

East Point Family Dollar was firebombed, authorities say

Sep 8, 2010 5:44 pm

An early morning fire that gutted a Family Dollar store in East Point was firebombed by two people who threw Molotov cocktails into the store, authorities said Wednesday.

Acworth woman wins $1 million instant prize

Sep 8, 2010 4:31 pm

An Acworth woman has won $1 million in the Georgia Lottery instant game Millionaire Celebration. Julia Kohler, 55, will receive the prize in 20 annual after-tax payments of $34,500.

State investigators launch tip line in Atlanta test cheating probe

Sep 8, 2010 4:25 pm

Special state investigators looking into alleged test cheating in Atlanta Public Schools have set up a confidential tip line number for anyone who wants to report possible violations.

News from Macon and Central Georgia from The Macon News

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News from South Georgia from WALB

Support pours in for fire victim

Sep 8, 2010 7:53 pm

An Albany fire victim received an outpouring of support from people across South Georgia after we told you his story.

DCSS places Loyd on suspension

Sep 8, 2010 7:53 pm

The Dougherty County School System Executive Director for Operations and Business Management has been suspended for five days by Superintendent Dr. Joshua Murfree.

Xbox blocks W.Va. gamer over town's name: Fort Gay

Sep 8, 2010 7:50 pm

Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduc...

Philly cyclists bare all to promote cleaner air

Sep 8, 2010 6:31 pm

Hundreds of naked and partially nude cyclists have pedaled their way through Philadelphia to promote bicycling awareness and cleaner air.

Bobcat climbing power pole starts 5-acre fire

Sep 8, 2010 6:31 pm

A bobcat climbing a power pole got electrocuted and sparked a five-acre brush fire in California's Ventura County.

Ky. farmer claims some corn popped on the stalk

Sep 8, 2010 6:31 pm

A Hardin County farmer said that some ears among his feed corn rows popped on the stalk in a phenomenon that agricultural experts believe is associated with irregular rainfall and high heat.

VSU alum wins suit against president

Sep 8, 2010 4:54 pm

Hayden Barnes was kicked out of VSU in 2007 after staging a protest against Dr. Ronald Zaccari's plan to spend $30 million of student fee money on parking garages.

APD wants man for gun-pointing

Sep 8, 2010 4:36 pm

Albany Police ask your help finding a man who is wanted for pointing a gun at a motorist Friday. Police have issued arrest warrants for 33-year-old Charlie Lee Paul. Investigators say Friday afternoon

Lake Chehaw water level drops

Sep 8, 2010 4:27 pm

Boaters beware, the levels on Lake Chehaw are dropping, so Georgia Power can do some maintenance on the Flint River Hydro Dam. You can already see a difference at Cleve Cox Landing.

Strive2Thrive changing lives in Albany

Sep 8, 2010 3:19 pm

Nine Albany families are a step closer to getting out of poverty.

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Fulton Police: Man Tried To Kidnap Girl

Sep 8, 2010 7:01 pm

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Police in Fulton County hope someone will recognize a man who attempted to kidnap a juvenile. Officials released a sketch of a man who a juvenile said tried to kidnap her on Aug....

New Immigration Measure In 3 Ga. Counties

Sep 8, 2010 4:01 pm

Federal immigration authorities have started sharing biometric information with authorities in three additional Georgia counties to help identify criminal immigrants.

Acworth Woman Wins $1 Million In Lottery

Sep 8, 2010 3:46 pm

ATLANTA -- An Acworth woman is celebrating after winning $1 million playing the Georgia Lottery instant game Millionaire Celebration. Julia Kohler, 55, said she loves traveling and anticipates plannin...

Sources: Fire May Have Erupted On UPS Plane

Sep 8, 2010 10:16 am

WASHINGTON -- People familiar with the investigation of a UPS plane that crashed in Dubai last week say there appears to have been an in-flight fire in the plane's cargo compartment.

Police: Video Shows Firebomb Thrown Into Family Dollar

Sep 8, 2010 10:01 am

Fire officials say a fire that began at a Family Dollar store and quickly spread to a Piggly Wiggly grocery store began when two people threw a firebomb into the store.

Officer's Squad Car Slams Into Tree, Townhouse

Sep 8, 2010 2:46 am

A Cobb County police officer was taken to an area hospital Tuesday after his cruiser struck a tree and then a townhouse, a spokesman for Cobb police confirms.

White House Defends MLK Quote On Oval Office Rug

Sep 8, 2010 2:31 am

No need for a rewrite - or a reweave - of the new rug in the Oval Office. President Barack Obama's spokesman said Tuesday the White House was correct to attribute a famous quotation in the rug's patte...

DeKalb Commissioners Still Deciding How To Use Federal Funds

Sep 8, 2010 12:46 am

DeKalb County commissioners are scrambling to decide what to do with $36 million worth of cheap financing, now that the plan to redevelop the old General Motors plant in Doraville has been scrapped. T...

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lake Lanier to get first state park

Sep 8, 2010 6:55 pm

The state Department of Natural Resources is preparing to build its first park at Lake Lanier despite recent budget cuts that have curtailed services at other parks.

Georgia records warmest summer nights ever; 2011 drought likely'

Sep 8, 2010 6:47 pm

Nearly every Georgia municipality saw record-high temperatures this summer -- especially at night.

Ga. gets more than $50 million to buy, rehab foreclosed homes

Sep 8, 2010 3:46 pm

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development announced more than $50 million in Neighborhood Stabilization grants for Georgiaduring a news conference Wednesday.

Lustful Court residents want a name change

Sep 8, 2010 2:32 pm

MACON -- Some residents of east Bibb County's Lustful Court, no gluttons for punishment, say they're tired of being kidded and would like to see the street's sin-implying name changed.

Court OKs hospital plan for south Hall County

Sep 8, 2010 2:01 pm

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Northeast Georgia Medical Center's plan to build a hospital in south Hall County.

Feds: Ga. nuclear power plant should proceed

Sep 8, 2010 12:06 pm

Staff from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say there are no major environmental problems that would prevent building two nuclear reactors in eastern Georgia.

3 charged with kidnapping Georgia teen

Sep 8, 2010 11:20 am

ROME, Ga. - Authorities have charged three suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl who showed up at Polk Medical Center in northwest Georgia last week.

Georgia high court hears photo ID law challenge

Sep 8, 2010 2:59 am

A challenge to to Georgia's law requiring voters to show a valid photo ID says it violates the state Constitution and does nothing to prevent voter fraud, but an attorney for the state said it meets t...

Another ATM yanked from wall, stolen

Sep 7, 2010 10:15 pm

An ATM theft in Albany early Tuesday didn't involve just money: the whole machine was stolen. "Obviously a pretty big piece of heavy equipment was used to pull this off," Phyllis Banks, a s...

Lab tech indicted over mammograms

Sep 7, 2010 6:33 pm

The Houston County district attorney's office says a former Perry Hospital employee has been indicted on 20 charges of submitting false mammogram results.