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Police are investigating a fatal double shooting Tuesday night in southwest Atlanta.

The US Army Corps of Engineers, not often known for swift action, seems suddenly to have sprouted winged feet.

Police blamed a hit and run driver for the crash of a taxi on I-85 in Gwinnett County that left six people injured.

A 10-year-old Gwinnett County child is recovering after police say he was burned by a pot of hot water on a stove Saturday.

Atlanta police found the body of a newborn baby early Monday in an apartment complex Dumpster.

Just north of I-20 on Moreland Avenue in Atlanta sits an intersection on a low hill.

An Atlanta firefighter is recovering after being injured while fighting a house fire Saturday evening.

1 vs. No. 2 matchup. Again, it'll be Florida against Alabama, but this time the Gators will be top-ranked. Florida extended its lead in the AP college football poll Sunday, receiving 46 first-place votes after routing rival Florida State 37-10. The Crimson Tide received seven first-place votes and 1,416 points to edge No.

Reshad Jones celebrates a terrific interception. Saturday night's Georgia-Georgia Tech game was memorable for me for more than just the unexpected result.

Just a few weeks ago, some suggested Atlanta was about to name its first white mayor in a generation.

Police say a man was shot inside an Atlanta nightclub. Police tell WSB-TV the shooting happened early Saturday morning at Primal Nightclub.

An Atlanta firefighter was taken to Grady Hospital after parts of a home collapsed during a fire.

Jeff Bean grew up in Atlanta, but when he ended up in Bibb County a couple of years ago, it wasn't a straight shot down Interstate 75.

A hand grenade was found Monday afternoon in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood, authorities said.

A woman was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday in the 200 block of Pine Street. Georgia Tech police issued an alert about the 1:20 a.m. incident, but the victim is not a Tech student.

North Atlanta's only exotic bird fair will be held at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross, December 5-6. This is billed as the best show in Georgia to buy exotic birds, including cockatiels, conures, eclectus parrots, canaries, finches, parrotlets and others directly from the breeder.

Atlanta police and federal agents raided what authorities call an illegal gambling operation in southwest Atlanta.

Affectionately dubbed "The Fred," it's one of the most exciting new beer bar concepts in Atlanta.

A national gay rights group has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Department on behalf of 19 people who say they were forcibly searched and detained during a raid on an Atlanta gay bar.

Lonnie Johnson, president and CEO of Excellatron Solid State LLC, Atlanta, joined about 30 leading battery experts at an historic U.S. Department of Energy workshop this month to gather data for potential federal funding of electric car battery research and development.

So many messages have emerged about swine flu - it's bad, it's not that bad, it's like the common flu, it's not like the common flu - that many people are confused about when to seek care or head to an emergency room, doctors say.

Last summer, Darrius Snow got on a plane for the first time. Though his initial flight was exhilarating, it wasn't as exciting as his reason for making the trip.

As the Atlanta region's $11 billion convention and trade show industry wallowed through a difficult economy, there was one bright sign this year: Religious events held their own.

It was only 5:15 a.m., and already shoppers were leaving the Walmart on Howell Mill Road empty handed.

Floats, award-winning bands, and Santa and his reindeer will kick off the holidays at the Dec.

Patrons of an Atlanta gay bar who were detained and searched during a September police raid have sued the city and the chief of police, alleging civil rights violations.

STIFLED SINGER? A woman called police and said a strange man harassed her at her home on Renault Road.

There are plenty of ways that Georgia can quench metro Atlanta's thirst if the city is cut off from its main reservoir.

Balus Glover's home was broken into almost a year ago. She went to City Hall East, hoping to find her laptop.

The church was robbed of expensive equipment including microphones and a laptop containing important records.

Georgia spends less in its juvenile-justice system per child than comparable states, according to a recent state audit.

A new fenced-in dog park is part of the ground transportation center on the west end of the passenger terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

For decades now, I have traveled across this nation to listen, learn and absorb the concerns and frustrations of the community.

The insurer that handles Medicaid for Grady Memorial Hospital says it will terminate the hospital's contract Saturday.

He says he thought it would be interesting to observe how people interact with turkey necks and piles of greens.

Besides a hot meal and a hot shower, those who attend Thursday's Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Thanksgiving dinner at Turner Field can also receive the H1N1 vaccine.

Baseball legend and Mobile, Ala., native Hank Aaron is among the latest members of the chorus of Georgians singing Kasim Reed's praises for mayor of Atlanta.

Police in Sandy Springs say a woman trying to cross Interstate 285 on foot early Wednesday morning just north of Atlanta has died after being struck by a tractor-trailer. Police Lt.

ChildrenA's Healthcare of Atlanta has received a $30 million grant from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, a charity focused on supporting organizations and programs that benefit children and youth in metro Atlanta.

Victims whose stolen items were recovered when Atlanta police searched a downtown garage allegedly being operated as an illegal pawn shop can claim their property at City Hall East beginning at noon Wednesday.

Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington and Assistant Chief Alan Dreher announced today that they will resign from their post in the next two weeks.

This independently-owned casual Mexican spot is a new favorite in the neighborhood.

Talk about being a good sport! Celebrity chef Paula Deen, in Atlanta Monday to donate 25-thousand pounds of ham to Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, got hit in the face with a ham during a photo opportunity.

Singer Usher performs in the NHL Rocken' Skate 2008, Presented by Upper Deck as part of the 2008 NHL All-Star weekend at Philips Arena on January 26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Are America's small cities and towns getting a little, well, dumber? According to U.S. Census data, the percentage of college grads in many communities is on the decline.

Two sexy "pilgrims" wearing high heels and anything-but-puritanical garb will hand out free Tofurky roasts in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday as part of PETA's Southern tour to promote a vegan Thanksgiving.

Nov. 20--It's not 2010 yet, but Atlanta's hospitality community is already looking to the new year.

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin will teach at Spelman College after her final term ends.

November 20 : 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. Doors open at 10 p.m. Price: Admission is $25. The D*Dub Diamond package is $50 and includes admission and Diamond edition of the CD signed by Wahlberg.

Thieves hit two Atlanta restaurants within the same hour overnight Thursday and police are working to figure out if the crimes are related.

Cage the Elephant plays Center Stage on Nov. 21. There's at least one show for almost any mood with this week's lineup of concerts.

I remember going into the woods as a child with my family on my grandparents' farm and cutting down a Christmas tree.

The latest smash-and-grab has the store's owner thinking about closing up shop and taking his business elsewhere.

Three college students are recovering after police say a deck separated from an apartment Sunday.

A Gainesville toddler died Saturday after accidentally shooting himself with a gun he found.

Colbert Elementary fifth-grade Challenge Students recently participated in an overnight field trip to Zoo Atlanta called "Zoo Atlanta Nightcrawlers." Zoo Atlanta Nightcrawlers Published Colbert Elementary fifth-grade Challenge Students recently participated in an overnight field trip to Zoo Atlanta called "Zoo Atlanta Nightcrawlers." ...

DITTY, PART I : An officer was patrolling the area of Courtland Avenue and Ralph McGill Boulevard, when he reported a man "behind the statues on the Northwest corner, urinating on the base of the statue." The officer asked the man what he was doing.

University of Georgia police have charged a 2009 UGA alumnus with false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery of an 18-year-old Clemson University student who says he was held captive and beatenA in the basement of an Athens fraternity house a week ago.

In the midst of the civil rights movement, two Macon police officers fired shots at A.C. Hall, a 17-year-old black youth, killing him.

Uga VII, the mascot of the University of Georgia football team, has been buried next to his father at Sanford Stadium.

A man accused of driving the wrong way on I-20 and killing a 24-year-old Austell mother of four was denied bond Saturday.

The Georgia State Patrol is taking a more stealth approach to catching speeders: from the seat of a Harley Davidson Road King.

A computer glitch has triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States, forcing airlines to input flight plans manually, officials say.

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.

Atlanta, GA Focus Proctor Creek Cleanup, Saturday, December 5 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m Hosts: UCR, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, and Community Improvement Association Location: Proctor Creek a ' 533 and 539 Lindsey Street, Atlanta GA.

On any given day in the morning or late afternoon, there is an endless stream of people making their way around Atlanta Memorial Park in Buckhead.

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.

Photo by Janet Wilson Pappasito's Cantina is at 2788 Windy Hill Road in Marietta near Atlanta.

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The University of Georgia's mascot, Uga VII, has died. A cause of death Thursday for the pure white English bulldog was not immediately known and several Atlanta media organizations reported the death.

The University of Georgia's mascot, Uga VII, has died. A cause of death today for the pure white English bulldog was not immediately known and several Atlanta media organizations reported the death.

The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country.

It was the second time in 15 months that a glitch in the flight plan system caused delays.

As Atlanta struggles with shrinking revenue and a sluggish economy some are looking at a new approach in an old fight -- extending bar hours.

Two Atlanta television reporters are recovering from minor injuries they received when their news truck touched power lines and caused an explosion.

AS GOD is my witness I still have hard time sitting through "Gone With the Wind," the story of one of the most dysfunctional relationships in movie history.

Georgia's top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire.

Atlanta may be an easy city to reach from anywhere in the world, but don't expect romance when you get here, according to the nation's meeting planners Metropoll, an every two-year survey of meeting planner attitudes about 40 U.S. and Canadian convention cities, gave Georgia's capital top marks for accessibility, friendliness, and hotel and dining ...

Cell phone giant Sony Ericsson is moving its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta as part of a global consolidation that will cut about 2,000 jobs.

Emory University isn't getting just any kind of turkey for its campus wide Thanksgiving feast.

Its most iconic image - a blazing fire illuminating a butterflied whole hog fastened by wires and splayed on an iron cross - is both beautiful and startling.

The Rev. Joseph Lowery is expected to endorse state Sen. Kasim Reed for mayor of Atlanta on Wednesday, making him the second civil rights icon to do so after former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young.

Gov. Sonny Perdue sent some good economic news home to Georgia from the Dubai Airshow.

House Speaker Glenn Richardson took sleeping pills in a failed attempt to kill himself and then called his mother to tell her he loved her, according to a recording of the 911 call released on Monday.

The Atlanta City Council, which shortened serving hours for the city's bars six years ago after a series of shootings and complaints about late-night rowdiness, may consider reversing its decision.

If Americans continue to pack on pounds, obesity will cost the USA about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018, eating up about 21% of health-care spending, says the first analysis to estimate the future medical costs of excess weight.

Dog grooming and boarding services have become increasingly popular over the past two decades.

Early Tuesday morning, Riley Clements, 4, will have a kidney transplant at Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Egleston.

A Norcross energy and aviation company announced Monday it will add 100 jobs over the next three years and consolidate operations near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Atlanta celebrates Christmas like no place else. There's something going on in Atlanta almost every day from now until Christmas Eve.

The Secret Service says counterfeit cash is circulating in metro Atlanta; a mother is accused of selling her five-year-old daughter into prostitution; Kia's new Georgia plant officially opens today.

University of Georgia students could get hit with another hike in the fees they must pay as state officials get ready to absorb another round of state budget cuts.

An Atlanta church choir has earned the title of ``Best Church Choir in America'' as part of Verizon Wireless' ``How Sweet the Sound: The Search for the Best Church Choir in America'' competition.

DOWN AND OUT IN ATLANTA, PART 1 : An officer dealt with a call about a homeless person sleeping in a city vehicle at Trinity Avenue and Broad Street.

A man walking home from the Luckie Food Lounge early Sunday was robbed at gunpoint.

Atlantic Station in Atlanta is a hub of fun holiday events for the entire family.

Atlanta police are investigating yet another armed robbery that happened near the Georgia Tech campus.

The Falcons could not overcome the loss of Pro Bowl running back Michael Turner who left the game with a high ankle sprain in the first half and did not return and fall to the Carolina Panthers 28-19. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw 2 more interceptions and now has more picks in 9 games then he did all of last year.

A nine-year old girl is fine after being pinned under a car after she and her mother were leaving a grocery store.

Matthew Smith describes last Wednesday as the day he felt like someone was "taking a piece of him." Four days have passed since the 24-year-old with spina bifida watched from a window of his Atlanta home as someone in a red pick-up truck stopped in front of the house, loaded up his wheelchair and drove off.

While most municipalities elected leaders on Nov. 3 to fill vacant positions, the cities of Atlanta and Clarkston are preparing for run-off elections to elect their mayors on Dec.

The High Museum of Art has acquired 300 new works, including the museum's first paintings by Pierre Auguste Renoir.

Thousands of people have gathered in Atlanta for the first-ever U.S. Social Forum.

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Genetics When children need kidney dialysis because of disease or congenital defects, doctors are forced to adapt adult-size dialysis equipment.

Authorities in LaGrange say a teenager accused of fatally shooting a 55-year-old store clerk at the Shell Mart on Vernon Street faces charges of murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and possessing a firearm while committing a crime.

Despite several efforts by law enforcement to keep it open, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will close the Southwestern Regional crime lab in Moultrie and two other crime labs by March 31.

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Friday, November 13, 2009 Fulton County police spokesman Sgt. Scott McBride say officers found the car Thursday night behind a warehouse in Clayton County just south of Atlanta.

Atlanta's public transportation system plans to conduct an emergency response training exercise that will close some roads and reroute buses in the Lindbergh area.

The first Many Faces of Breast Cancer event in Atlanta, a national program educating and celebrating breast cancer survivors, will be hosted by AstraZeneca in partnership with the Sisters by Choice and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate.

Police have arrested a man believed to be linked to at least two of four in a string of murders in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood.

Officials from Fulton and DeKalb counties don't want the state taking over MARTA without some financial guarantees.

More than 1,200 students are registered to attend the 10th Annual Latino Youth Conference hosted by the Latin American Association in Atlanta.

Georgia college students might have to pay up to $400 in fees next year to help make up for budget cuts at the state's colleges and universities.

Police have found the gray Mustang belonging to a man accused of killing a repo man and wounding another while they tried to repossess the car.

Atlantans are in for a treat this December as GRAMMY Winning guitarist Earl Klugh is set to perform the first holiday show of his 33 year career at the Ferst Center for the Arts on December 5, 2009.

Early voting in Fulton County will begin Nov. 18 for the upcoming runoff elections on Dec.

Police believe there is a strong likelihood that a serial killer murdered three men over the past 11 years in the Cativo Drive neighborhood of southwest Atlanta, a homicide detective said Thursday.

A Lovejoy father will serve 12 years in prison for nearly starving his twin sons to death.

Early Thursday, a vehicle being pursued by a Cobb County police officer, left the roadway and slammed into a tree on Paces Ferry Road, killing the driver.

Police are investigating an attempted carjacking and shootout involving an off-duty police officer.

After three years of back and forth talk about sexual harassment, due process and court motions, the case is finally closed.

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh brought blazing star power and sex appeal to Atlanta in 1939 to glam up the premiere of "Gone With the Wind." Spotlights swept the night sky and an estimated 300,000 people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the actors riding in limos to the Loew's Grand Theater.

One Midtown Kitchen is offering three-course meals from a set menu for $25 on Sundays and Mondays.

A man being chased by Cobb County police was killed early Thursday when the stolen car he was driving wrecked near the Chattahoochee River.

Swollen rivers to drop today: After 3.46 inches of rain in two days, the upcoming forecast calls for sunny skies.

The FBI is looking for three serial bank robbers that have hit a dozen metro Atlanta banks since August.

Heavy rain overnight caused several metro Atlanta area creeks to flood. Forecasters on Wednesday reported "moderate" flooding along the Chattahoochee River near Vinings and along Nancy Creek near West Wesley Road.

Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders endorsed Kasim Reed for mayor Wednesday, saying he was the best candidate to improve the city's finances.

Princess Tiana, Disney's first new princess in 10 years, is also the brand's first African-American princess.

The driver of the bus that crashed last month carrying Morehouse College band students apparently died of natural causes Tuesday after a wreck in southwest Atlanta.

The Cobb County School Board on Wednesday approved a "balanced calendar" that will shorten summer break for students and staff.

This Jan. 17, 2001 file photo shows pedestrians entering CNN Center, the headquarters for CNN, in downtown Atlanta.

Atlanta Kitchen, Inc ., the Southeast's premium provider of specialty countertops, continues to show their commitment to the Atlanta community as a trade partner with HomeAid Atlanta and Tapestry Youth Ministries, recently completing installation of the kitchen countertops at a duplex in College Park, Ga.

The Atlanta city worker who was caught on camera threatening and cursing at a citizen has been fired.

A federal court ruling threatening Lake Lanier's future as a water supply represents a potential boon for lawyers who specialize in water litigation.

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A Cobb County creek is at its flood stage and an Alpharetta waterway is almost there, the National Weather Service said.

CBS Atlanta News confirmed that the driver of the bus that crashed while carrying the Morehouse College band died Tuesday afternoon.

One of the gorillas at Zoo Atlanta has been under pressure lately. Zoo keepers, along with undergraduate students from Georgia Tech and reseachers from Emory University, got a western lowland gorilla named Ozzie to voluntarily have his blood pressure taken by a machine students designed called the Gorilla Tough Cuff.

Preservationists fear for Morris Brown College and Herndon Plaza, headquarters of the Atlanta Life Insurance Co.

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Emory University Rollins School of Public Health researchers will present Nov. 10 on a range of topics at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in Philadelphia, including a study that examined compliance with national recommendations that a physician screen chest pain patients within 10 minutes of their arrival to the Emergency ...

From the Rome News-Tribune - DRIVING HOME the lesson that the best way to keep government out of our lives is not to need to ask it for anything in the first place, the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority recently demanded that those occupying some of its dwellings not be smokers.

The race for the next mayor of Atlanta is headed for a runoff after no candidate in a crowded field received a majority of the vote.

On Friday, the Buckhead Coalition, North Atlanta's prestigious chamber-type organization, announced its endorsement of Alex Wan, a businessman and civic leader who is seeking the Atlanta City Council District 6 seat.

Arrest warrants were issued Monday for four people in a suspected fraud ring that police say stole a deployed soldier's credit card and ran up more than $6,500 in charges to upgrade the ring's burglary tools.

A fire forced the evacuation of elderly residents of a high rise in Southwest Atlanta Monday.

A three-alarm fire forced the evacuation of a high-rise for senior citizens in southwest Atlanta Monday morning, according to Atlanta fire department officials.

A school bus collided with a car in northwest Atlanta Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened at the intersection of Bankhead Highway and Florence Place.

Shaun's Edgewood Social Club is turning three. To celebrate, the restaurant is hosting a five-course dinner created by Chef Shaun Doty, James Beard Award-winning Chef Louis Osteen, Mixologist Jerry Slater of One Flew South and baker Angie Mosier, who is also president of the Southern Foodways Alliance.

Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, who faced criticism from liberal groups over his misgivings over the so-called public option government-run insurance program, was one of 39 Democrats to vote Saturday evening against the historic health care overhaul at the top of the Obama administration's domestic agenda.

The 57th Fighter Group Restaurant Those with long memories may recall the days when this restaurant operated on the edge of the Peachtree-DeKalb airport.

You would think the media would have election-coverage fatigue. Enlarge photo Elissa Eubanks, eeubanks@ajc.com Mayoral candidates Jesse Spikes, Lisa Borders, Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed prepare minutes for their final debate at WSB studios in Atlanta.

A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just before takeoff from Atlanta because of an engine fire.

An Atlanta city bus driver has been suspended for five days after passengers said he insisted they hold hands as he led them in prayer.

To this day, it's still a mystery how William Jasper Sims died near the railroad tracks at Crown Cotton Mill on Aug.

The Rev. Bernice King has been chosen as the first woman to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father, the Rev.

Taught by nationally-known professional organizer Allison Carter, this class can change disorganized lives for the better.

The path to victory for Atlanta's next mayor is clear, even if the candidates don't want to say it.

He's not your typical serial bank robber. You probably wouldn't even feel nervous if you saw him walk into your bank.

A Washington group has created a new way to learn about the history and designers behind the nation's public parks, gardens and other landscapes.

Below is a running, minute-by-minute update following Election Day in Atlanta. Readers can send news and tips to breakingnews@ajc.com . 11:59: With 100 percent of precincts are reporting in Fulton County.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is moving ahead quickly with plans to expand interstate highways across Metro Atlanta.

"It's very frightening to me because I actually walk these streets at night time to go to the store or to pick my kid up from school." As she walked with her young son, Dray, on Friday, Lakiesha Smith was well aware that a sexual predator is on the loose in her neighborhood.

For more information on the many different programs being offered at Zoo Atlanta and extra animal information call 404-624-WILD or log onto zooatlanta.org.

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin on Wednesday congratulated the two top candidates who advanced Tuesday night to a run-off election in their battle to succeed her.

The owner of the charter bus that crashed carrying Morehouse College band members has been charged with writing bad checks.

Atlanta police are looking for Patricia Joyce Haygood, a 70-year-0ld woman who has been reported missing.

Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay." On Thursday night, she had a bigger audience as she and others paid homage to the soul singer in a two-hour performance at the Woodruff Arts Center ...

The staff of the Georgia Department of Transportation is proposing that the state add toll lanes to stretches of several major highways in metro Atlanta.

Officials at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital say they plan to create four new community health "super centers." Grady CEO Michael Young says he hopes the new centers will offer patients a wider array of services, draw more paying patients, and keep people from seeking everyday care in Grady's emergency room.

No evidence of De Soto's path between Tallahassee and North Carolina has been found until now, and few sites have been located anywhere.

An unidentified male cat in Iowa is believed to be the first in the nation diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, sparking concerns that pets may transmit the swine flu or that frightened pet owners may abandon their cats in droves.

If history is any guide, the runoff for mayor in Atlanta will be an expensive, bare-knuckles brawl that could lay bare racial divisions in the city that served as the cradle of the civil rights movement.

Workers at a northwest Atlanta business were tied up during a robbery Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The parents of a Spelman College student killed by a stray bullet while walking on the Clark Atlanta University campus have announced plans to sue the university for neglecting to provide adequate security.

A man entered the RBC Bank, presented a note to the bank teller, and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

Emory University is bringing Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng to campus for a public forum.

Do prosecutors have total immunity from lawsuits for anything they do, including framing someone for murder? That is the question the justices of the Supreme Court face Wednesday.

ATLANTA a ' An Atlanta councilwoman could become the city's first white mayor in a generation, facing off against a black state senator in a runoff next month.

Jon Corzine, a billionaire former Wall Street executive. -In Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell beat Democrat R. Creigh Deeds to replace the term-limited Democratic Gov.

An Atlanta woman was jailed early Tuesday for reportedly fraudulently obtaining prescriptions with false information, forgery and illegally possessing several prescriptions, reports stated.

On Aug. 17, 1915, Leo Frank, a Cornell-educated Jewish industrialist, was lynched just outside Atlanta.

As workers and employees removed the last vestiges of the Atlanta Pride festival on Monday, the Piedmont Park Conservancy President was impressed with the event and positive about the park being able to host Pride in the future.

John and Elizabeth Calvert went missing on March 3, 2008. Gerald Weaver, AP, AP The Calverts had a home in the Brookhaven section of Atlanta but spent part of their time living on a yacht at Hilton Head Island.

All polling precincts closed around 8 p.m. statewide, with Atlanta being the final places where votes were cast.

MARTA has made $119 million so far from transactions that officials recently feared would cost the agency a fortune, according to a special report that state auditors released this week.

Police are awaiting an autopsy to learn more about a woman found dead Tuesday in a south Fulton County motel room.

About a dozen voters in southwest Fulton County complained they couldn't vote because their addresses were not in the county election registration system, said Fulton County election official Mark Henderson, who confirmed the glitch Tuesday afternoon.

Q: With all the rain we've had recently, why have North Georgia lakes Nottely and Blue Ridge remained so far below normal? - Jim Dillon, Atlanta A: The Tennessee Valley Authority is currently drawing down the water on its reservoirs, including Nottely in North Georgia near the North Carolina border, and Blue Ridge, on the Toccoa River in the ...

For a generation, Atlanta has constantly been looking ahead to a brighter future, but our prospects seem a bit grim now.

A company whose bus rolled over with Morehouse College band students aboard isn't authorized to operate in Georgia, records indicate.

Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election: - CALIFORNIA: Democratic Lt.

As election day arrives and the national media looks on with curiosity, the Atlanta mayoral election could either help the process of blurring racial lines or it could reaffirm them.

The Georgia Army National Guard says members of the 108th Cavalry will begin a march from Toccoa to Atlanta early Wednesday to commemorate a trek made during World War II.

Mayor Shirley Franklin has announced who will be getting her vote Tuesday in the race to replace her as Atlanta's leader.

Georgia Aquarium officials say a beluga whale has died unexpectedly while on a temporary stay at Sea World in San Antonio.

What's at stake in Tuesday's election: GOVERNORS: Voters in two states, New Jersey and Virginia, are electing governors.

Authorities are looking into whether another vehicle might be to blame for the Morehouse College bus crash that happened near Atlanta Saturday morning.

Emory University will honor authors Alice Walker and Gloria Steinem, among others, during the annual James Weldon Johnson Medal ceremony this week.

The annual Atlanta Pride Parade moved through Atlanta today taking its customary route through the city beginning at the Civic Center, proceeding to 10th Street, then back into the Charles Allen entrance to Piedmont Park, led by Grand Marshals Pastor Chris Glaser and Atlanta Police LGBT liaison Dani Lee Harris.

Bernice King speaks during a vigil at the Lorraine Hotel, the site where King Jr was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968.

Georgia Skies, the small airline that offers flights to Atlanta out of Middle Georgia Regional Airport, won gate access at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport earlier this month, Middle Georgia Regional manager Scott Coffman said.

Morehouse College will honor students involved in a bus crash that injured 13 members of the marching band at a special church service Sunday.

Witches Brew, a Halloween cocktail meant to be shared, will be served through Oct.

Whether it's classic 'cue or soul food you're craving, you'll find a mix of both at this new eatery that serves pulled pork, chopped beef, smoked wings, beef brisket, baked chicken, oxtails, pigs feet and spaghetti with plenty of side options.

Sage Hospitality, a nationally recognized leader in hotel development and management, today announced that it would manage the 110-room Glenn Hotel, starting October 1. A national historic landmark and former office building, the Glenn was elegantly restored and opened as Atlanta's first boutique hotel in 2006.