You are hereNews and Political Feed
News and Political Feed
Atlanta moves to 9th largest US Metro area
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 20:33
Atlanta's reputation as a booming metropolis is confirmed by new census figures that show the city and its suburbs breaking into the top 10 U.S.
Categories: Atlanta News
Gwinnett County settles most garbage litigation
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 20:27
Amid angry protest, Gwinnett County commissioners approved a settlement with a 4-1 vote on Tuesday night that established a uniform garbage collection system for 150,000 households.
Categories: Atlanta News
Police identify dismembered body found in vacant lot Monday
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 20:20
Police have identified the woman whose headless, hand-less body was found Monday afternoon in west Atlanta.
Categories: Atlanta News
Suspect in College Park shootout turns himself in; alleged killer remains loose
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 19:16
An Atlanta man has turned himself in to police Tuesday, mere hours after he was identified as a suspect in Friday's deadly shootout at a College Park recording studio.
Categories: Atlanta News
Attorney: Dog-busting cops caused woman's miscarriage
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:58
A pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage due to rough treatment by Clayton County authorities who were enforcing a local dog ordinance, the woman's attorney said Tuesday.
Categories: Atlanta News
Reed, Atlanta council debate budget ideas
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:50
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and his staff told the City Council Tuesday that residents will see significant service cuts if the city is unable to sell City Hall East and its jail.
Categories: Atlanta News
Georgia Tea Party activist: Health care reform worse than 9/11
Creative Loafing - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:41
'It’s the biggest attack on freedom this country has ever had, and I’m including 9/11'
Categories: Atlanta News
Court ruling gives cities hope in tax fund fight with DeKalb
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:31
A Georgia Supreme Court ruling this week has made one DeKalb County city considerably richer and four others stand to benefit, too.
Categories: Atlanta News
Atlanta man guilty of "cheating FDIC" in short sale scam
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:30
An Atlanta man pleaded guilty Tuesday to bilking the FDIC of $2.2 million in a bogus real estate short-sale scheme.
Categories: Atlanta News
Decatur great-grandmom wins lottery with Jeff Gordon's number
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:27
Jo Ann Drennan says she's been watching NASCAR for about 15 years. The great-grandmother of six included her favorite driver's car number for a recent Fantasy 5 drawing.
Categories: Atlanta News
Sen. Isakson hospitalized with bacterial infection
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:16
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Johnny Isakson remained hospitalized late Tuesday with a bacterial infection, but his staff said he was doing well and was expected to be released soon.
Categories: Atlanta News
Waka Flocka locked up for leaving Ga.
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:11
Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame was arrested in Houston County last week because he left Georgia without permission.
Categories: Atlanta News
Hawkins Resigns To Run In CD 9 Special Election
Peach Pundit - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:50
Received via email:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2010
CONTACT: Lee Hawkins (678) 456-8916
Lee Hawkins Leaves Senate To Run For Congress
(Gainesville)-State Sen. Lee Hawkins today resigned from the Senate in order to seek Georgia’s 9th Congressional District post.
Republican Hawkins’ name will appear on ballots during the April 27 special election to fulfill the unexpired term of U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal. State election laws require Hawkins to resign his seat in order to seek the Congressional office.
“It has been my honor to serve these years in the State Senate and to provide strong, conservative leadership for my home district,” Hawkins said. “We are all excited for this new opportunity to expand our drive for a smaller, more responsible and conservative federal government. I am firmly committed to combating Obamacare and defeating Washington’s liberal elitists with our North Georgia values.”
Categories: Politics
Two plead guilty in Gwinnett kidnapping for ransom
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:42
Two men pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping a Duluth man in 2008 and holding him for ransom for four days in Clayton County.
Categories: Atlanta News
Merriell pleads guilty to lying to FDIC, ID theft
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:38
Atlantan Brent Merriell pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal district court to making false statements to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and to aggravated identity theft.
Categories: Atlanta News
50 at Lilburn school test positive for TB exposure
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:27
Fifty students and faculty members tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis during a public health screening last week at Lilburn Middle School.
Categories: Atlanta News
Marietta school to unveil new art facilities
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:24
Hickory Hills Elementary School will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Thursday to mark completion of renovations and construction of the school’s new arts gallery and classrooms.
Categories: Atlanta News
Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge reopens
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:07
Three bridges closed due to flood damage in September 2009 will reopen this week. The Georgia Department of Transportation made the announcement Monday afternoon.
Categories: Atlanta News
Newborn golden lion tamarin dies at Zoo Atlanta
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:02
One of the golden lion tamarins that was born last week at Zoo Atlanta has died, zoo officials said Tuesday afternoon.
Categories: Atlanta News
Subpoenas speed up officers' interviews with Citizen Review Board
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:01
The subpoenas broke the resistance of Atlanta police officers to answering questions from the Citizen Review Board, which has had interviews with all 18 officers in less than a week about what happened at a Midtown gay bar last September.
Categories: Atlanta News