Monday, March 7, 2016

Victim identified in deadly shooting in southwest Atlanta and other top stories.

  • Victim identified in deadly shooting in southwest Atlanta

    Victim identified in deadly shooting in southwest Atlanta
    A 26-year-old man who was shot and killed Monday after an argument escalated in southwest Atlanta was identified as Samuel Curtis, according to an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office.According to Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones, the victim was shot in the chest at a rooming house in the 1400 block of Mozley Place. Police, who were called to the scene about 9:10 a.m., suspect the victim got into an argument with another man who fled the scene of the incident.“This i..
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  • Official: 2 women, 4 men dead in NW Atlanta house fire

    Official: 2 women, 4 men dead in NW Atlanta house fire
    Two women and four men were killed early Monday in a house fire in northwest Atlanta, a fire spokesman said.During a briefing just before 11 a.m., Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesman Cortez Stafford said five of the victims were found in the rear of the home and one was found in a front bedroom of the house located in the 1400 block of Andrews Street.The fire doesn’t seem suspicious at this point, but the investigation is ongoing, he said.Stafford did not release the identities and ages of the victims..
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  • Baby found safe after man steals vehicle from Atlanta Burger King

    Baby found safe after man steals vehicle from Atlanta Burger King
    Police are looking for a man who stole a vehicle parked outside a northeast Atlanta Burger King restaurant with a baby inside.The vehicle, which was taken Monday morning from the Burger King in the 300 block of North Avenue, was found at Durant Place and 4th Street with the 1-year-old child in the back seat, Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said.According to a police report, a woman went to the Burger King to see her fiancé, who works at the restaurant. She parked along the side of the build..
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  • Eales: Atlanta United to look for `home grown' players

    Eales: Atlanta United to look for `home grown' players
    Darren Eales has played soccer his entire life, but the president of Atlanta United FC is currently in full construction mode.Just one year before Arthur Blank’s new Major League Soccer team takes the field, Eales is in charge of stocking the team with players, constructing a headquarters in Marietta, and building the team’s fan base.Atlanta United agreed to build its headquarters in Marietta after an initial agreement with DeKalb County fell apart because of unsuitable soil at the site. The Mar..
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  • Isner will defend BB&T Atlanta Open title

    Isner will defend BB&T Atlanta Open title
    John Isner has committed to try to win his fourth consecutive BB&T Atlanta Open, which will be played at Atlantic Station this summer.If successful, Isner would become the first U.S. men’s player to win the same event four consecutive times since Pete Sampras owned Wimbledon from 1997-2000.Tickets for the tournament, scheduled to be played Aug. 1-7, will go on sale Tuesday. The sale coincides with World Tennis Day, which is a global initiative to grow the sport.Isner, a former standout at Georgi..
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  • Everything you need to know about Atlanta Botanical Garden's ...

    Everything you need to know about Atlanta Botanical Garden's ...
    When the weather warms, Atlanta Botanical Garden bursts with color. When do you want to visit? Use this bloom guide to plan the perfect Garden adventure.Paperbush (Edgeworthia papyrifera) – This blue-green shrub likes moist areas so it's a natural fit for the Woodland Garden. You'll recognize it by looking for yellowish-white flowers that appear in late winter to early spring. Summer Graves/Atlanta Botanical Garden Each year, Atlanta Botanical Garden awakens from ..
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  • Atlanta United's Eales on developing a world-class U.S. player

    Atlanta United's Eales on developing a world-class U.S. player
    The development of the infrastructure of MLS teams will likely one day lead to the production of the first world-class player in U.S. history, according to Atlanta United President Darren Eales.While the country has produced plenty of good to really good players, it has yet to produce one that could be mentioned in the same group as Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo or Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic.“The difficulty with world-class players is there aren’t that many around,” Eal..
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  • 'Campus carry' gun bill advances in Georgia Legislature

    'Campus carry' gun bill advances in Georgia Legislature
    A bill legalizing firearms on Georgia’s college campuses passed a key Senate panel on Monday, with no changes to where the legislation says college students could be allowed to carry guns.The move makes House Bill 859 eligible for a floor vote in the Senate later this week, and sets up a scenario that could see final passage well before the Legislature ends its work this year on March 24. It also represents a power move on behalf of the Senate’s GOP leadership in an election year for all state l..
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  • Ga. Supreme Court upholds Clark Atlanta lawsuit over Morris Brown ...

    Ga. Supreme Court upholds Clark Atlanta lawsuit over Morris Brown ...
    Clark Atlanta University can move forward with a lawsuit claiming that it owns parts of Morris Brown College that were sold to the city of Atlanta economic development agency two years ago.The unanimous decision from the Georgia Supreme Court, released Monday, is part of a long-running dispute over whether three Morris Brown properties that were included when the college sold off most of its 37-acre campus property in 2014 should have reverted back to Clark Atlanta.Morris Brown filed for bankrup..
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  • Longtime Atlanta resident dies while visiting Cambodia for charity

    Longtime Atlanta resident dies while visiting Cambodia for charity
    He was just days into a trip to one of the world’s poorest countries, but it already changed the life of a longtime Atlanta resident. Christopher Brett Wolf didn’t want this trip to Cambodia to be his last. Sadly, his body had other plans.“He was an old soul, and his body wore out on him,” Cammie Rice, Wolf’s mother, said Friday.Just days after arriving in Cambodia, Wolf died after a short illness. Early Feb. 26, Rice found her son on the bathroom floor of the hotel room they shared. Wolf, 32, w..
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