SW Atlanta home fire man found dead in pool during ruled arson
The home fire that led firefighters to find a man dead and severely burned at the bottom of a home pool was ruled an arson Sunday in southwest Atlanta, according to WSB Radio.Atlanta fire, responding to a call about a structure fire, discovered a one-story home heavily involved with fire spreading quickly at about 6:20 p.m. in the 900 block of Oriole Drive, Atlanta fire Sgt. Cortez Stafford said.Crews, quickly thwarting an initial interior search due to the speed at which flames spread, then kno..>> view originalControl of state courts becomes a top political battleground
by: CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press Updated: Apr 3, 2016 - 3:04 PM ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — Much attention is being paid to the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, but equally partisan battles are being waged for control of state courts around the nation. In states where voters elect Supreme Court judges, millions of dollars are being spent to reshape the courts for years to come. Judicial watchdogs say spending by national groups overwhelmingly favors judges on the right of the pol..>> view originalWoman killed in single-car crash on Atlanta interstate identified
A woman who died from injuries in a single-car crash on I-75/85 in Atlanta was identified as 23-year-old Jastinee Johnson of Columbus Sunday, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office.Atlanta police said the accident occurred near the Edgewood Avenue exit.One witness told police the vehicle involved in the crash veered from the left side of the interstate to the right and struck the barrier.The woman was the sole occupant of the car, and she wasn’t wearing a seat belt. She was tra..>> view originalMetro Atlanta's population rises to 5.7 million
Metro Atlanta's population continues to grow as hundreds of thousands of new residents moved in during the past five years, U.S. Census figures show.The influx of new residents boosted metro Atlanta's population to 5.7 million, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported (bit.ly/1PFANRB). Metro Atlanta remained the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S.Metro Atlanta, which the Census defines as stretching from the Alabama border to the outskirts of Athens, expanded by more than 95,000 people ..>> view originalUpshaw Sees More Versatile Role in Atlanta
Most Falcons fans are familiar with Courtney Upshaw due to his days at the University of Alabama, where he was a physical presence on one of the nation’s top defenses. His ability to control the line of scrimmage made him a second-round draft pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2012. While with the Ravens he was primarily used to stop the run and he was successful doing so. Upshaw will continue to be a big part Atlanta’s run defense, but he will also be used in a different way. Part of the reason Up..>> view originalFulton man sentenced to life for killing cellmate: 'I had to kill him'
A man convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole told an officer he had to kill his cellmate, who was found with a strip of bed sheet tightly wrapped around his neck in a Fulton County Jail cell in 2014.The office of Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard, Jr. announced the decision on Bobby Wynn Friday in a news release.Wynn was convicted after he told an officer investigating the incident, “I had to do it … I had to kill him,” according to the news release.Wynn,..>> view originalAtlanta weather | Sunny and cool, temps warming
The sunshine is backed coupled with subdued wind gusts Sunday in metro Atlanta.But that sunshine will prove ineffective at warming temperatures to their previously record-breaking high, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologists.Temperatures were 64 degrees in Atlanta, 58 degrees in Blairsville and 65 degrees in Griffin just before 2:40 p.m. Sunday. And wind gusts were at 25 mph.“And then as we head toward tomorrow, our next front starts to move in,” Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan ..>> view originalMom paralyzed saving sons says she'd 'do it again'
Ten years after saving her sons from a tornado that destroyed their Hendersonville home, Amy Hawkins reflects on the day that changed their lives. (Photo: Shelley Mays) HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — It’s been 10 years since the sky opened up, swooped down in a swirl of fury and nearly ended Amy Hawkins’ vibrant life.And yet, even from the confines of a wheelchair she hopes one day to leave behind, the Hendersonville mother who shielded her sons from a tornado on April 7, 2006, sti..>> view original1st passenger flight leaves Brussels since March 22 attacks
By BISHR EL TOUNI and ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - It was an emotional send-off on Sunday for a Brussels Airlines plane heading to the Portuguese city of Faro - the first passenger flight to take off from Brussels Airport since suicide bombings on March 22 ripped through its check-in counters and killed 16 people. Airport officials suggested the first flight out was a symbolic victory over those who sowed death and hate, but said it would be months until full ..>> view originalFederal courthouse in Augusta marks 100th birthday
It attracted a crowd. An estimated 150 lawyers showed up to argue the interests of “half a thousand claimants.” What would have ordinarily been a local probate court matter in the death of James Monroe Smith, of Oglethorpe County near Athens, was heard in Augusta’s federal court because potential Smith cousins and kin from Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia had acquired attorneys when no will could be found for the multimillionaire bachelor. To say it was disorganized..>> view original
Sunday, April 3, 2016
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