Oregon woman detained in East Timor is headed home
“I am thrilled to report that Dr. Stacey Addison has gotten her passport back, and is now on a plane returning home here to Oregon,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) said….
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Attorney: Ex-superintendent Charged In Cheating Scandal Dies
Beverly Hall, the former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools charged in what prosecutors had called a broad conspiracy to cheat on state exams, has died. Hall’s attorney J. Tom Morgan…
Man Sentenced In Death Of Boy Made To Hold Paint Buckets
Prosecutors say a suburban Atlanta man who forced a boy to hold paint buckets outdoors for hours as punishment on a hot June day has been sentenced to life imprisonment…
Travis Kvapil’s NASCAR Car Stolen From Hotel Before Race
When Travis Kvapil got the call Friday, he figured someone on his race team was playing a joke. “They said there was trouble with the car,” Kvapil said. “I thought…
Why Warby Parker Bought A Customer A Round Of Drinks
Tess Johnson was pretty upset when she showed up at a Warby Parker in Atlanta last Tuesday to pick up her new glasses frames. Her car had been stolen earlier…
The Minnesota Timberwolves Just Tried To Trash Talk The Atlanta Hawks And It Ended Badly
A few days ago, whoever it is that runs the Atlanta Hawks Twitter account put together a cute little Spotify playlist for the team’s fans: We have a special message…
Vivica A. Fox Says ‘Desperate’ Kenya Moore Gets ‘Rewarded For Bad Behavior’
Vivica A. Fox has not gotten over her “Celebrity Apprentice” beef with “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kenya Moore. – Sign up here for Live Today, HuffPost Live’s morning email…
Corey Fallen Jailed 6 Months Despite Alibi Showing Him Nowhere Near Murder
The night New Jersey stripper Denise Ramsey disappeared in 2011, she had been arguing with two men over money. She got into a car with them and wasn’t seen alive…
Measles case reported in another state
“The infected infant arrived in Atlanta from outside of the U.S. and is being cared for at Egleston at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta,” the Georgia Department of Public Health said…
5 dead, including gunman, at Atlanta-area home
The gunman is dead, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether he killed himself or was shot by someone else. – Douglas County is west of Atlanta.
Douglasville, Georgia Shooting Leaves Several Dead
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A gunman has wounded seven people, killing five of them, in a subdivision west of Atlanta. – Investigators have not released the names of the suspect…
‘Hunger Games’ tour launches in Atlanta
The sequels in the popular “Hunger Games” movie saga were all filmed in Atlanta, including the No. 1 movie of 2014, “Mockingjay Part 1.” So was the film adaption of…
A-1 Kutz Barbershop Gives Old Man Haircuts To Kids Who Misbehave
Kids who misbehave in Atlanta have reason to be good. If they aren’t, their parents will take them to A-1 Kutz so barber Russell Fredrick can cut their hair so…
College art project shuts down interstate in downtown Atlanta
But Atlanta Police said it was a Georgia State University student’s art project attached to the outer frame of the 14th Street Bridge in downtown Atlanta that shut down all…
‘Walking Dead’ in Georgia: Film tourism comes to life
At least in Georgia. Fans of the wildly popular AMC series “The Walking Dead” are making their way to Atlanta and surrounding small-town Georgia to sniff out traces of Rick…
6 reasons to love Atlanta
1. Wow, that’s a big, crazy airport. 2. Wow, that traffic really sucked. Maybe you got to spend a little time downtown for a convention or ballgame. And, sure, there…
Home prices grow at slower pace in November
Despite the overall trend, home prices remain strong in certain hot markets. Miami and San Francisco had the largest home price gains, along with Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Portland. –…
Fighter jets escort two passenger planes after bomb threat
Delta spokesman Morgan Durant said, “It was a Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia, flight. Delta is supporting the sweeping process carried out by authorities.” The F-16 fighter jets were from…
Martin Luther King’s Sons Dismiss Licensing Lawsuit Against King Center
ATLANTA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – One of two lawsuits involving the children of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been dropped, possibly signaling a thaw in…
New stats spur rivalry between Chicago and Atlanta airports
The score for 2014: Chicago, 881,933; Atlanta, 868,359. Hey, this is important. It’s about who’s No. 1. It’s about bragging rights. “Chicago reclaims its place” as the “world’s busiest airport,”…
U.S. naval ship grounded off Japanese coast
Last mission for storied class of warships – CNN’s Will Ripley reported from Tokyo; Brian Walker wrote from Atlanta
High School Coach Accused Of Biting Another Coach’s Face
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A high school coach in suburban Atlanta is accused of biting another coach’s face. – Rouse says Martin intends to vigorously fight the charges.
Police In Georgia Cite Man For Cheeseburger-ing and Driving
A man says he was cited by police outside Atlanta for eating a cheeseburger while driving. – Information from: WSB-TV, http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html
FAA says safety inspectors can’t bypass security checkpoints
The inspector had used his Security Identification Display Area badge to skip TSA security checkpoints at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, the TSA said. He didn’t have SIDA clearance for LaGuardia, the…
Rally backs fired Atlanta fire chief whose book has anti-gay comments
Cochran self-published the book “Who Told You That You Were Naked.” The GA Voice cited two passages from the book, which refers to homosexuality as unclean, inappropriate, vile and vulgar….
Songs of hope: Musician starts homeless choir
Inside the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Atlanta, the 17 members of the Atlanta Homeward Choir have vocal cords that are perhaps a bit too eager to express…
In Georgia gym mat death suit, 7 judges say they can’t be fair
Johnson’s parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, said they never believed investigators’ conclusion that their 17-year-old son died while struggling to reach for a shoe at the center of the mat….