Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Powerball jackpot at $250 million

Feb 9, 2012 4:05 am

The jackpot for Fridays Mega Millions drawing climbed to $41 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday nights game, but the really big money -- $250 million -- was up for grabs in We...

10-year-old Cobb boy missing

Feb 9, 2012 3:40 am

Cobb County police are looking for a 10-year-old boy last seen Wednesday night. Gyasi Francis has been missing from his Powers Ferry Road residence since around 8 p.m.

Wanted: Atlanta police looking for new hires

Feb 9, 2012 1:03 am

Are you looking for a job? The Atlanta Police Department may be looking for you. The APD is holding a job fair beginning at 8 a.m.

Norcross tennis club where Oudin trained is sold

Feb 9, 2012 12:18 am

The Racquet Club of the South in Norcross, where Marietta tennis sensation Melanie Oudin trained before competing in the U.S.

3 train crew members hurt in Marietta collision with truck

Feb 8, 2012 10:36 pm

Three members of a freight train crew were taken to a local hospital Monday after their train struck a truck hauling scrap metal in Marietta, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Vestal to lead new center for Baptist leadership at Mercer

Feb 8, 2012 10:19 pm

Daniel Vestal has been named director of the new Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership at Mercer University.

Only firm interested in Gwinnett airport wants commercial flights

Feb 8, 2012 10:07 pm

A company that has lobbied for more than two years to bring commercial passenger service to Gwinnett Countys Briscoe Field is the only firm interested in running the airport.

Fulton's chief appraiser says farewell to thankless job'

Feb 8, 2012 9:07 pm

Charged with setting property tax values in a hotbed of taxpayer revolt, Fulton County Chief Appraiser Burt Manning got used to being vilified.

Grants awarded for mental health courts

Feb 8, 2012 8:48 pm

Mental health courts in DeKalb and Cobb counties were among 20 statewide that received $353,676 in grants, the Administrative Office of the Courts said.

$2.8 million in drugs, cash seized in Alpharetta

Feb 8, 2012 8:13 pm

A traffic stop in north Fulton County led to the seizure of $2.8 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine and cash, police said Wednesday.

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Powerball jackpot at $250 million

Feb 9, 2012 4:05 am

The jackpot for Fridays Mega Millions drawing climbed to $41 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday nights game, but the really big money -- $250 million -- was up for grabs in We...

House rejects amendment on charter schools

Feb 8, 2012 11:01 pm

After intense lobbying and lively floor debate, state House members on Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would restore the state's power to approve charter schools.

Tax officer discusses IKEA error costly to city

Feb 8, 2012 8:59 pm

A tax officer says the Chatham County Assessor's Office placed an IKEA furniture distribution center in the unincorporated county at the same time it put the center's contents in Port Wentworth.

Cobb legislator's bill seeks delay to regional transportation referendum

Feb 8, 2012 6:07 pm

The chairman of Cobb Countys legislative delegation, Rep. Ed Setzler, filed a bill Tuesday that would cancel the regional transportation referendum set for July, make changes to the process and call f...

Teen pregnancy rate hits 40-year low

Feb 8, 2012 2:54 pm

The U.S. teen pregnancy rate has reached a 40-year low, a new study finds. The study, by the Guttmacher Institute, found that the pregnancy rate declined 42 percent from its peak in 1990, according t...

Murph' goes to bat for Romney via Twitter

Feb 8, 2012 10:35 am

Former Braves all-star Dale Murphy is a well-known Twitter fanatic, sharing his insights into the Braves, art and his favorite band, the alt-country outfit Wilco.

Handel resigns from Komen; cites vicious attack' from Planned Parenthood

Feb 8, 2012 2:46 am

Karen Handel accused the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Tuesday of plotting for a month before launching an orchestrated "shakedown" of Susan G.

Social media helps cops charge 3 suspects, clear 27 burglaries

Feb 8, 2012 1:21 am

Social media helped Douglas County authorities clear the books of 27 break-ins and charge three men with burglary and racketeering, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Legislation once again attempts to revive deadhead' logging

Feb 7, 2012 10:41 pm

The logs sank a century or so ago, sentries to history as four Georgia rivers ebbed and flowed around them.

VA to trace veterans' medical history

Feb 7, 2012 9:58 pm

The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center is one of 50 nationwide selected as an enrollment site for the Million Veteran Program.