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Two days of rain on the way

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 04:48
Bye-bye, sunny skies. Heavy rain is expected to hit metro Atlanta by Wednesday morning, just in time for the commute, WSB TV meteorologist David Chandley said.

Fulton school board hears from concerned employees and parents

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 03:21
Fulton County school counselors and psychologists added faces to the proposed budget cuts as the system seeks to pare $120 million from its 2011 budget.

Legislative notebook: Food safety measure heads to Senate

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:03
The Georgia House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at strengthening food safety after a nationwide salmonella outbreak traced to a South Georgia peanut processing plant.

Forsyth County grand jury indicts members of assisted suicide network

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:13
A Forsyth County Grand jury said four members of the right-to-die group, the Final Exit Network, operated a criminal enterprise that helped people die.

Firefighters protest citizen group, mayor gets caught in middle

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:41
Some 200 Atlanta firefighters waved protest signs and yelled "Stop, thief!" outside a Buckhead restaurant at members of an organization that sued the city last week, claiming it illegally approved pension increases for city employees.

Council committee votes against cemetery removal

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:03
The Atlanta City Council's Community Development/Human Resource committee voted Tuesday against a proposal to move a cemetery located in Buckhead.

Panel meets Friday in Atlanta schools investigation

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:39
A community panel overseeing an investigation of more than two-thirds of Atlanta's public elementary and middle schools announced its next meeting will be at 10 a.m.

Teen attitudes on meth are surprising

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 19:51
A third of Georgia teens see little to no risk in trying methamphetamine, and a fifth of them say it's easy to get.

Tech, Emory partner on bike share program

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:42
Georgia Tech received a $50,000 grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund Tuesday to develop an innovative bike share program with Emory University.

Clark Atlanta event features Savannah mayor

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:19
Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson will deliver the keynote address during a March 18 ceremony at Clark Atlanta University.

Man critical after being stabbed in the back

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 14:07
Three people have been arrested after a man was stabbed at Lindbergh Plaza early Tuesday.

Board affirms schools investigation

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 00:40
The Atlanta school board voted Monday to affirm "a transparent and independent investigation" of more than two-thirds of the city's public elementary and middle schools for possible cheating on state tests.

Costly, yet widely supported, census gets rolling

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 23:39
After much hoopla and expense, the U.S. Census Bureau is ready to try and count every U.S. resident.

480 Fulton County teacher positions on the chopping block

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 23:03
Nearly 500 Fulton County teachers could lose their jobs as part of a budget tightening plan to shave nearly $140 million from the districts' 2011 budget.

Community meetings on Ft. McPherson development

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 20:17
Atlanta officials have scheduled several meetings to hear from residents about how Fort McPherson should be redeveloped.

Atlanta case against JP Morgan Chase dismissed

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:41
An Atlanta municipal judge dismissed a case Monday against JP Morgan Chase after the city's solicitor's office erroneously believed the bank was responsible for a mountain of tires dumped on a vacant lot on Memorial Drive.

Event hopes to open teens' eyes to dating violence

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 17:25
At the offices of the Partnership Against Domestic Violence, a young mother remembers a moment when she was 16 and cries.

Temperatures to hit upper 60s Monday

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 16:00
It will be hard to top Sunday's weather -- sunny with temperatures climbing into the low to mid-60s -- but Monday is well on its way.

Burglars hit Atlanta public school again; suspects detained

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 13:21
Two Atlanta public school burglaries in the last week ended much differently. When burglars broke a window at Douglass High School in northwest Atlanta around 4:30 a.m.

Lawyers, city to meet over airport billboards dispute

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:19
Lawyers for the Atlanta businessman who said he was unfairly denied an indoor billboard contract at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are scheduled to meet with city officials today in a pre-trial conference in federal court in Atlanta.