Fulton County News

Thousands of shoppers hit the stores early this morning in northeast Georgia... looking for those Black Friday specials.

Pat Swindall knows his way around a courthouse. This summer, alone, the former congressman, who was convicted of perjury 21 years ago in federal court, and wealthy landlord was indicted on charges of making illegal campaign contributions in an Atlanta council race.

In the latest example of problems with court-ordered ankle monitors, a DeKalb County murder suspect cut her ankle bracelet Tuesday and disappeared.

Roswell Mayor Jere Wood, a former Democrat turned Republican in 1990, is feeling lots of love from his newfound GOP friends.

A nationwide computer glitch is grounding departing flights at Hartsfield-Jackson and other airports this morning.

Georgia's biggest court system warned Wednesday that a 2010 Fulton County proposal that cuts $53 million from the judicial budget could force them to shut down the courthouse, jeopardize death penalty cases and slash as many as 1,000 jobs.

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

A The 2010 Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA were crowned Saturday at Cartersville's Woodland Performing Arts Center.

In a major press conference set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Roswell City Hall Rotunda, Shawn Hanley, Fulton County GOP Chairman plans to personally endorse Roswell Mayor Jere Wood for re-election in the Dec.

Fulton County Police said Tuesday they have made an arrest in connection with the shooting death of a repossession man.

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners will hold its Wednesday meeting at the South Fulton Government Service Center at 7 p.m. The South Fulton Government Service Center is located at 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park.

Voter turnout in the Nov. 3 nonpartisan city elections was only 21.6 percent for Fulton Countya s 522,408 registered voters and even lower in some cities.

The Georgia Supreme Court stayed a Fulton County judge's order that sent an assistant prosecutor to jail Thursday for failing to pay a citation for contempt issued in October.

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

Police are searching for a homeowner they say opened fire on two men trying to repossess his car.

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission is expected to impose one-year suspensions this afternoon on four educators from Glynn County as the fallout escalates from the CRCT cheating scandal.

Lt. James McGee, a spokesman for the Roswell Police Department, said 19-year-old Steven C. Weigert is in Fulton County Jail without bond after being indicted for seven counts of aggravated assault, plus other Crime s. Those charges all stem from an Oct.

Rushing water closed Cochran Mill Road where it meets Cascade Palmetto Highway in Fairburn.

Alpharetta Municipal Election These unofficial results reported by Fulton County's Department of Registration and Elections include all 18 precincts and 100 percent of the voting reported.

Officials will recount last week's election results for City Council races in Atlanta and Roswell, and they will add some Atlanta residents to the city rolls who were denied the right to vote.