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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Atlanta Leader.com http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/cat/9716d7590cce49d4/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 09:43:52 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:43:52 -0400 30 ATLANTA (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that metro Savannah's unemployment rate declined to 7.1 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714456/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:54:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714456/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - A high school in Clayton County is set to graduate five sets of twins during its graduation ceremony on Friday.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports ( http://bit.ly/10N8Myb) the five sets of twins will be among the 234 graduates of Riverdale High School receiving diplomas at Friday's ceremony at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The newspaper says the twins are Raven and Kirstyn ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714457/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:46:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714457/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- A quick-thinking robbery victim's actions led to the arrest of her attacker in Virginia-Highland Thursday morning. The victim told police she was robbed shortly after midnight while sitting in her car on Los Angeles Avenue. Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones said the suspect approached the victim and demanded money. As she tried to grab some change, he pulled out a knife and cut ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714217/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:48 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714217/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police officers will rally downtown before a city council meeting over pay. Their march is set to begin at 10 a.m. Thursday. The rally comes after frustrated city workers paid to put up two billboards reading "First to respond, last to get paid." If a raise is approved by the council, it would go into effect next fiscal ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714220/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:47 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714220/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 MARIETTA, Ga. -- Goodwill of North Georgia will open a new store in west Marietta on Thursday, marking the organization's 45th location. The store at 775 Whitlock Avenue will create an estimated 40 jobs, a Goodwill spokeswoman said. In addition to 12,000 square feet of retail space, the site will also have a large donation center. Goodwill has six stores in Cobb County and also operates ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714219/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:47 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714219/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Dr. Jay Kulkin at WIFH in Sandy Springs. He decided she was the perfect candidate for a new FDA-approved procedure called Cellulaze instead of a liposuction. "These women don't have quantities of fat they want removed, they have fat they want remodeled," Dr. Kulkin said. "They want it smoother, not puckered and cottage-cheese looking." Here's how it works: Dr. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714218/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:47 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214714218/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Officials say it broke out in the back of the home and quickly spread to the top floor, causing a fair amount of smoke and water damage to the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713112/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:44:50 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713112/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A felon who police say shot himself to death after fatally beating his pregnant wife also raped a 15-year-old girl the same day.The Chattanooga Times Free Press ( http://bit.ly/12PkcG2) reported a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office affidavit stated 34-year-old Terry Lee Releford duct taped the teen and held a gun on her while assaulting her.Police said Releford beat his ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713115/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713115/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ELLENWOOD, Ga. - Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house in Clayton County.The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday the China Airlines flight landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after Sunday's incident. No injuries were ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713113/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713113/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 KINGSLAND, Ga. - A new $3.5 million manufacturing plant is being planned for Kingsland.The Brunswick News reports ( http://bit.ly/10VbRxp) Summer Industries is behind the project. The manufacturer of various items including paperboard tubes and composite cans also has plants in Florida, Mississippi, New York and North Carolina.Steve Summer is CEO of Summer Industries and tells the newspaper that ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713114/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713114/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The bill passed the House 241-175 with all voting Republicans for it but they were joined by just 19 Democrats, including Georgia's 12th congressional district representative John Barrow (R-Ga). The Northern Route Approval Act gives U.S. Congress the right to sign off on the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline without presidential approval. As it stands, the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713116/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214713116/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 HAPEVILLE, Ga. -- Fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at an empty home in Hapeville. The blaze was first reported shortly after midnight Thursday at 3430 Harding Avenue. Hapeville Fire spokesman Joey Overton said witnesses saw people running from the house shortly before the fire broke out, leading investigators to question whether it was arson. No suspects have been identified ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214712902/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214712902/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Officials say one person was hit multiple times after some sort of altercation that turned violent. According to the Effingham County Sheriff's Office, the victim tried to run away, but was shot multiple times in the arms and legs. Witnesses are telling deputies they heard as many as eight shots fired. The victim was transported by a private vehicle to a nearby hospital, and from there he ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214711871/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:34:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214711871/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - State officials say metro Atlanta's unemployment rate has declined to 7.6 percent in April.Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Friday the number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by about 13,000 last month. The rate was an improvement over the 7.9 percent posted in March and the 8.5 percent for April 2012.Butler says jobs in Atlanta are at the highest level since 2007 and there ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214711872/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214711872/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - Officials in Bartow County say a woman serving on its grand jury has been removed after authorities determined she was not a U.S. citizen.WXIA-TV in Atlanta reports ( http://on.11alive.com/1962am4) the woman is a legal U.S. resident but that one has to be a U.S. citizen to serve on the grand jury. District Attorney Rosemary Greene says the issue prompted attorneys to re-indict ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214711873/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:07 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214711873/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Just before Memorial Day, airmen and civilian workers at Robins Air Force Base are remembering co-workers who have died in the past year.The middle Georgia military base was holding its annual memorial ceremony Thursday at Camellia Gardens, where plaques outside the entrance bear the names of 1,896 airmen and civilians who worked at Robins and have died since the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214710882/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214710882/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 SAVANNAH, Ga. - Savannah is making an extra effort to recycle items typically thrown away every year by college students leaving the city for summer break.At the end of May, the city plans to partner with the Savannah College of Art and Design, as well as Goodwill and Keep Savannah Beautiful, to keep the usual piles couches, microwave ovens and other goods from going straight to the landfill.From ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214710883/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:24 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214710883/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- Today's deals are so hot, I'm not even going to bother you with a lengthy intro. As the countdown to Memorial Day continues, these are your deal requests hunted down at the lowest prices you'll ever receive. A huge thanks to my partners in crime Julia, Ada and Rachel for hunting down these coupons. Most importantly, just by using an Offers.com coupon, you're ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214710884/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:08:41 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214710884/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 GERMANTOWN, TN - (WMC-TV) - It is a tiny pest with a big bite that can do major damage. One Germantown family said it only took one infected tick to change their entire lifestyle – something they have been dealing with for the past seven years. Kelly and Lee Nanney's children were both bitten by an infected seed tick. The family's home kitchen is covered in medical supplies, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709855/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:16:45 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709855/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - A film that documented the recovery of an unmarked graveyard in Middle Georgia has won two awards in an international film festival focused on human culture.The 33-minute film "I Remember, I Believe," won the best script and best music awards at the Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival in Eugene, Ore.The film came about when the Georgia Department ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709856/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:07:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709856/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A US woman had to call for help by typing on the laptop with her toes after a burglar tied up her hands with the bed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that police were alerted about the incident after they received a call from the boyfriend of the 39-year-old victim, Amy Windom. They said that the armed robbery took place at about midnight in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia. Police got ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709599/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:59 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709599/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Entering his 10th year with the Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving team, Head Coach Nate Kellogg has established quite the legacy. Appointed as the interim coach in the fall of 2004, Kellogg quickly proved to be more than capable of leading a program. The Eagles have re-written the school record books during his tenure, breaking a whopping 54 marks in nine ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709643/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:31:02 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214709643/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA | Evan Gattis hit his first career grand slam. B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered for the Braves, who finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with an 8-3 ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214708553/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:14 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214708553/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was found dead at his Lowndes County high school in January. His parents believe his death was not properly ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707613/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:41 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707613/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 7.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.9 percent in March. The rate was 8.5 percent in April a year ago. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the rate declined as the number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by 12,900 to 2,394,100, up from 2,381,200 in March. Most of the growth came ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707612/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:41 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707612/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- A non-U.S.-citizen, a woman who is a resident alien and is legally in the U.S., served as member of a Bartow County Grand Jury for most of last month. During the April term of the Grand Jury, the woman was helping indict U.S. citizens, leading to their arrests on various criminal charges. District Attorney Rosemary Greene said Wednesday that the woman was kicked off of the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707611/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:40 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707611/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The wives of Atlanta police and firefighters have put up billboards telling Mayor Kasim Reed and the Atlanta City Council to give their spouses a pay raise. The group of wives held fundraisers to pay for the billboards to send that message to City Hall. ';We mean business. We are serious about getting our first responders and dispatchers a raise,'; said Kelly Uhlis, the wife of an ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707201/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707201/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Mary Massey thought she was signing a slip to transfer money from her checking account into her savings account. Turns out, the 90-year-old was being tricked into signing a cash withdrawal slip, Atlanta police said Tuesday. And once the $10,600 was taken from Massey's account, a bank employee deposited it into his personal account, according to police. Now authorities are looking for other ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707614/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:54 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214707614/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 WTOC spoke to a Joplin tornado survivor who has since moved to Effingham County. She says instead of focusing on the past, she is trying to help the victims of the Oklahoma ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706856/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706856/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The Savannah Sand Gnats team and fans are supporting Team Cooper. The one and a half year old has been diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, a severe epilepsy of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706855/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706855/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 They are middle school student who have completed the city sponsored program that teaches then the ins and outs of local government while encouraging leadership and civil ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706857/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:48 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706857/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - Alpharetta in North Georgia is among the fast-growing cities in the United States, according to a federal population estimate released Thursday.The latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Alpharetta had the sixth-fastest rate of growth - about 4.37 percent - among cities of at least 50,000 people during the one-year period starting July 1, 2011. By comparison, the state of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706858/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706858/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 HOOVER, Ala. - Demarcus Henderson and Wes Rea both had RBI singles in the ninth inning to lift Mississippi State to a 5-3 win over South Carolina Wednesday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.The Bulldogs (42-16) loaded the bases with one out before Henderson and Rea drove in runs on consecutive at-bats for the second time in the game. Mississippi State had beaten ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706859/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706859/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- "He says he is going to shoot me. And he has his hand on his pistol and he's supposed to be the Courtesy Officer." With those frantic words, Jonathan Fernandez began taking cell phone video of a man who appears to have his hand on a gun. He says the man in the video threatened to shoot him and his dog, after his pit bull mix Big Boy got loose yesterday. He ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706573/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214706573/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Lewis Lane, a former Chatham County Correctional Officer, was indicted by Chatham County Grand Jury Wednesday following a complaint received by a former ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705745/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705745/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Lewis Lane, a former Chatham County Correctional Officer, was indicted by Chatham County Grand Jury Wednesday following a complaint received by a former ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705744/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705744/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The Salvation Army is on the ground in Moore, Oklahoma. WTOC spoke to Maj. Steve Morris, the Arkansas to Oklahoma Salvation Army Divisional Commander, as he coordinates relief efforts for those in the affected ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705746/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705746/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Lewis Lane, a former Chatham County Correctional Officer, was indicted by Chatham County Grand Jury Wednesday following a complaint received by a former ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705747/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:31 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705747/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 giveaway to celebrate their launch in Atlanta and included some of "Hotlanta"'s best and brightest companies, family-friendly items, and prizes every mom would be thrilled to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705748/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:26:24 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705748/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Brett Austin drove in two runs during a four-run seventh inning to help North Carolina State beat Clemson 6-3 on Wednesday night in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705742/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:29 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214705742/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 PORT WENTWORTH, GA (WTOC) - A state regulating agency is investigating a Port Wentworth home daycare after police found a 2-year-old girl playing in the street. Police say the girl was missing for more than an hour, but daycare workers never knew she was gone. It happened in the Newport subdivision Tuesday. A neighbor, 20-year-old Brianna Brown, was walking home from the park with her niece ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704806/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704806/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A Florida high school student accused of setting off an explosion at school made her first public statement Wednesday. (Source: BAY NEWS ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704805/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704805/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 THOMASVILLE, Ga. - State officials have announced the Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville will close at the end of the year.Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities officials made the announcement Wednesday. Patients being treated at the hospital - which serves people with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses and various addictions - will be served in various ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704807/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:19:52 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704807/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- The second day of the Michael Parson attempted murder trial closed with yet another embarrassing revelation as prosecutors read into the record a handwritten letter by the defendant to the woman with whom he was having an affair in which he described himself as a "sociopath." Prosecutors say Parson wrote the apology letter while on the run from police -- a suspect in the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704551/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:37 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704551/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 DECATUR, Ga. -- A detention officer recruit died Wednesday, a day after he fell sick during his second day on the job. The recruit became ill during officer training at Panthersville Stadium on Tuesday. According to DeKalb Co. authorities, 29-year-old George Ward began to show signs of illness after he completed a routine morning physical fitness training session. The officer was transported ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704552/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:37 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704552/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 MARIETTA, Ga. -- Marietta police officers are investigating a serious injury crash that happened Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened around 4:00, in the southbound lanes of North Fairground Street, just north of Fort Street. Chief Dan Flynn said while on scene, investigators found that 18-year-old Jose Zamora was driving a 1999 Honda Civic north on Fairground. His car crossed over lanes, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704553/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:36 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704553/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The AP reports that two male students were bitten by the fox after the animal found its way onto the playground at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington, Georgia. The two boys were immediately rescued by a teacher, and treated for the bites. Now Newton County Animal Control is searching for the fox to make sure it wasn’t rabid. Even if they can’t catch the fox, the two boys ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704808/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:56:43 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214704808/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 When it was all over, the building was destroyed, but no one, no patients or staff, were harmed. Are Savannah's medical centers ready for a potential ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703708/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:18:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703708/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 PORT WENTWORTH, GA (WTOC) - The Port Wentworth Police Department has been awarded a public safety partnership grant totaling $15,000 from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in Atlanta. The incentive grant, which will last through September, is designed for smaller law enforcement agencies that have partnered with GOHS and excelled in participating in highway safety initiatives as ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703709/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:18:34 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703709/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Annie Park shot a 5-under 67 and Southern California had a record-setting 12-under total Wednesday to open a 12-stroke lead during the second round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships.Southern California had a 16-under 560 total on the University of Georgia Golf Course. Defending champion Alabama was second after a 4-under round.Alabama's Stephanie Meadow topped the individual ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703645/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:01 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703645/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 HOOVER, Ala. - Ray Parker pitched eight-plus innings to lead Texas A&M to a 5-0 victory over top-seeded Vanderbilt on Wednesday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament.The Aggies (32-25) produced three solo homers and Parker made sure it was plenty in the double-elimination tournament.Making his fifth start of the season, Parker (1-1) allowed three hits and ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703710/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:01 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703710/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 quoted Deal as saying. "If they want to put it there, I can't guarantee its safety." Bibles were removed from rooms and cabins at state parks last week after a visitor -- identified in media reports as Ed Buckner, an atheist -- complained. However, after conferring with Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, Deal last ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703711/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:05:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703711/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Cobb County Police signaled an "all-clear" around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon after they determined a package they believed to be explosive was safe. Authorities were called to the AT&T store on Cobb Parkway in response to a disgruntled customer who told employees he had a bomb. Officers arrived at the scene, made contact with the suspect and took him into ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703446/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703446/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 NORCORSS, Ga. -- The honor of Gatorade State Girls Soccer Players of the Year was given to Rachel Garcia of Greater Atlanta Christian School. A senior at the Norcross school, Garcia scored 53 goals and passed for 19 assists this past season. She led the Spartans (19-2) to the Class AA state championship game. The standout forward was also named 2012 Gwinnett County Player of the Year and the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703445/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703445/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - One week after being indicted on thirty fraud and tax evasion charges, State Representative Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) showed up at Atlanta's federal courthouse to enter a "not guilty" plea on Wednesday. Brooks and his attorney, former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, were both uncharacteristically silent as they entered the building. The longtime lawmaker and civil ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703447/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703447/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Georgia that it is under close scrutiny after two more of President Mikheil Saakashvili's closest allies were arrested in what he calls a witch-hunt by prime ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703166/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:58:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214703166/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - If you want to get away this Memorial Day Weekend but still haven't made any plans, it may not be too late. If you take the time to do your research you can plan a three-day getaway without breaking the bank. If you're looking to make a quick trip over the holiday weekend the first place you need to look is online. Travel experts say if you want to find a hotel, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702642/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702642/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center at the Naval Hospital Beaufort celebrated the grand opening of their expanded clinic space for the VA's community based outpatient ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702641/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702641/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Ganem says he would bring all his employees and family in an emergency situation, like a fast moving tornado, and feel confident they would ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702640/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702640/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 It's OK if you're a little starstruck. News that the Chattahoochee Valley is getting a taste of Hollywood is among our most-read stories online today. "The Homesman," a Tommy Lee Jones movie, is filming in Westville this week. In addition, a publicist confirmed Tuesday that the major motion picture "Need for Speed" will film in Columbus next month. Learn more here. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702643/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702643/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 TBILISI, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – A court in Georgia has ruled that former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili remain in custody for two months pending trial on charges of corruption and abuse of office, local media reported. Merabishvili and former Labor, Health and Social Security Minister Zurab Chiaberashvili, who are considered key ally of embattled President Mikheil ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702644/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702644/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Jeremy Hefner's next attempt at his first win of the season does not figure to be any easier than the previous eight starts. Hefner, 0-5 this year with a 5.00 ERA in nine games (eight starts), will give it another go on Friday against the Braves. It's his first time facing first-place Atlanta this year. The Mets are 0-8 in Hefner's starts this season, and 7-14 in his 21 career ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702645/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:03 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702645/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Chad Pinder hit two home runs - including a sixth-inning grand slam - and drove in six runs to help Virginia Tech beat Virginia 10-1 on Wednesday in pool play of the Atlantic Coast Conference ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702638/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214702638/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A Statesboro businessman who has lead numerous relief missions for tornado victims in Georgia knows all too well the task ahead for volunteers in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701261/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:19 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701261/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A dive and rescue team recovered the body of a man who disappeared in the Ogeechee river. But the discovery does not end the case, according to Screven County's ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701262/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:19 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701262/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 An Emanuel County couple is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after authorities responded to their home when a 4-month-old girl was found ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701259/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701259/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Two escapees from a Savannah transition center and another man were arrested Tuesday night after they robbed a man in Forsyth Park during a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department undercover ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701260/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701260/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A dive and rescue team recovered the body of a man who disappeared in the Ogeechee river. But the discovery does not end the case, according to Screven County's ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701263/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701263/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A Statesboro businessman who has lead numerous relief missions for tornado victims in Georgia knows all too well the task ahead for volunteers in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701266/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701266/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A dive and rescue team recovered the body of a man who disappeared in the Ogeechee river. But the discovery does not end the case, according to Screven County's ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701264/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:17 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701264/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during Tuesday night's storms. Around 10:30 p.m., a 31-year-old IHOP employee, Meshell Foxworth, was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck her, entering into her upper torso and exiting through her lower legs. There were a number of witnesses who saw the strike and called for help. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701267/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701267/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A Statesboro businessman who has lead numerous relief missions for tornado victims in Georgia knows all too well the task ahead for volunteers in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701265/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701265/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 BBC News , eyewitnesses said a man was attacked in a street by two men at about 2:20 p.m. local time. The two were later shot by officers. The two suspects used butcher knives and meat cleavers to viciously hack a man who is reportedly a British soldier. The attack was in the London neighborhood of Woolwich near the Royal Artillery Barracks. "The killing in #Woolwich is truly shocking ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700886/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:03 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700886/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 SWAINSBORO, Ga. - Sheriff's officials say a couple has been arrested after a 4-month-old girl in their care was found unresponsive.Emanuel County Sheriff J. Tyson Stephens says Robert Benton and Melissa Fullmore called authorities when they awoke from a nap and found Rosalynn Fullmore unresponsive in her bassinette Tuesday. The girl was later pronounced dead.Stephens says investigators found ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701269/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:40 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701269/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Georgia Department of Agriculture has extended a quarantine period for the Savannah-Chatham animal control shelter after another dog was found with an upper respiratory illness.Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan police spokesman Julian Miller says the initial quarantine would have expired Wednesday if a new case hadn't been discovered. The shelter was quarantined May 7 after ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701268/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:40 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214701268/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 CONYERS, Ga. -- Police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who caused multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. His name has not been ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700917/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:46 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700917/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta. "I avoid it as much as I can," said Anna Trad of Cobb County. "I end up going a longer way to work just because you can sit there for quite a long time trying to get through it." Political and ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700918/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:45 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700918/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ROSWELL, Ga. -- The front lawn of Saint Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell is the chosen spot. Eighty-eight year old Frances Kruer looks up at the blue sky. "I think it's the perfect day." All of Robert Kruer's family is here, waiting. His wife. His six children. His nine grandchildren. His six great grandchildren. Inside the church, they will say a final goodbye to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700919/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:44 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700919/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 FOREST PARK, Ga. -- It was a reunion filled with kisses. A 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park was found nearly seven hours after the girl's mother says her car was ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700920/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:44 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700920/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves engaged in a Twitter flame war Wednesday. In an effort to best the Braves, the Twins pulled out an old ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700921/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:23:38 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214700921/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The quarantine of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Animal Control Shelter has been extended 14 days after the discovery of an additional dog with upper respiratory ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699865/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:39 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699865/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Georgians are increasingly feeling the effects of diabetes as thousands of people suffer from the disease, and many others may have diabetes and not know ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699864/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:38 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699864/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 DECATUR, Ga. - Authorities say a man training to work in the DeKalb County detention center has died during a training exercise.George Ward began showing signs of illness during a fitness training session Wednesday and was taken to the DeKalb Medical Center, where he later died.DeKalb County sheriff's officials tell WGCL ( http://bit.ly/10Qsygi) 29-year-old Ward was one of 12 recruits trying ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699866/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:10 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699866/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 This week there are five free shows, including one that may be road-trip worthy. There are three new releases this week- Treedom and Alchemy both have CDs coming out, and Places to Hide are dropping a new record. There's something for the kids, as Like Totally have a show in Athens. There's percussion goodness going down at the Goat Farm, A free dance party at The Glenwood (as always) ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699867/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:35 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699867/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga - A wounded war veteran got quite a birthday present on Wednesday as he and his family prepare for a new life. Army Sgt. Ben Graham earned two Purple Hearts during tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. His new home will stand as a tribute to his service. "This house is freedom to us," said Lori Graham, Ben Graham's wife. "It's freedom from stress, a lighter ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699509/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:24 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699509/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a grey fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two students at play, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. The fox bites punctured the skin of both students. Brian Stephen, who teaches 4th grade at Rocky Plains, told 11Alive that when the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699510/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:23 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699510/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Email ATLANTA -- Just before rookie Evan Gattis sent a game-tying homer off into the left-field stands with two outs in the ninth inning on Tuesday night, Freddie Freeman got a taste of the excited anticipation many Braves fans have become very familiar with over the first quarter of the 2013 season. "It's almost like when I saw him walk up there, I knew we were going to be going a ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699868/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:11 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699868/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Email ATLANTA -- The grind of a 162-game season and all that entails is sure to wear on a baseball team. The Atlanta Braves, known for not wearing their emotions on their sleeves, have found a solution. They're wearing their collective mindset on their chests, donning blue T-shirts with the slogan "Suffer In Silence." Veteran center fielder Reed Johnson, who has seen plenty of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699869/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:11 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699869/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 -- tell myself. -- but that figure by now. If you -- that -- fishing lines seventeen year old -- Lisa fiercest washing dishes in the house that are heavily afflicted for a few months. Prior to that the high school senior at her family were homeless for years. Living and it out of shelters hotels. -- even their car when they had one. Every now -- the family of five would be able to move into an ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699357/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:57 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214699357/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Four area pet clinics have received grants in Georgia's dog and cat sterilization program. Ag Commissioner Gary Black named 19 recipients across the state. Black said each grant ranges from $2,500 to $7,500 and will help keep strays off the street and help control the animal population. Clinics in the Coastal Empire ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698505/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:41:23 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698505/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The games paid off when Karthik, now 15, made the finals of the National Geographic Bee in 2011 and 2012. But it was 12-year-old Sathwik, of Plainville, Mass., who finished the job, calmly answering questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture to win the 25th annual geography bee ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697937/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697937/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - The head of Southern Co. says no one is happy with cost overruns at a Mississippi power plant, but he defends the project as a long-term investment.Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning on Wednesday called the decision to absorb $540 million in costs "a bitter pill to swallow."Still, Fanning told an annual meeting of shareholders that the coal-burning plant in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698506/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:32:52 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698506/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - A group of metro Atlanta business community leaders are pledging $10.5 million to improve one of the state's busiest and most congested freeway interchanges.Gov. Nathan Deal joined members of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts for Wednesday's announcement at the Capitol. Deal says the state doesn't have all the money it would like to fund transportation ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698507/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:32:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698507/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 SAVANNAH, GA-Rico Lavon Edwards, 30, of Savannah, Georgia, pled guilty earlier this month before United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield for his role in the armed robberies of the Savannah Postal Credit Union and of Barnett Educational Supplies. According to evidence presented during his guilty plea hearing, on November 8, 2012, Edwards, along with an accomplice, committed an armed ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698161/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698161/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 CONYERS, Ga. -- Police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who caused multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. His name has not been ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698163/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698163/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 TBILISI, Georgia - A court in Georgia has ordered that a former prime minister be held in jail for two months pending trial on charges of embezzlement and abuse of office. The decision by the court in the city of Kutaisi on Wednesday came a day after Vano Merabishvili was arrested. Former labour minister Zurab Chiaberashvili, arrested along with Merabishvili, was allowed by the court to go free ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698508/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:08:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698508/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Evan Gattis hit a grand slam home run to close a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta Wednesday in the Braves' 8-3 interleague win over Minnesota. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Braves while Minnesota is going the other way with an eight-game losing streak. Gattis hit his 10th homer of the year while Ramiro Pena ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698347/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:20 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214698347/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 singing , "I was strolling on the moon one day, in the merry merry month of December May," that person would more than likely have suggested you were a pop-up mechanism short of a fully functioning toaster. But it happened. So when I tell you that at some point down the road an astronaut may be laying out a blanket and a variety of picnic utensils on the surface of Mars before settling ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697055/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:56 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697055/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Umaglesi Liga champions FC Dinamo Tbilisi won the Georgian Cup for a tenth time, beating FC Chikhura Sachkhere 3-1 in the final. "I'm so happy right now," said coach Dusan ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214696446/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214696446/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - The owner of a tax preparation business has pleaded guilty to using stolen identities to claim millions in fraudulent tax refunds.U.S. Attorney's spokesman Bob Page says 44-year-old Kevin Sonnier, of Ellenwood, worked with others to convince thousands of victims they could apply for stimulus payments from the federal government by giving him their names and social security numbers. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697056/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697056/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 DURHAM, N.C. - A.J. Murray and Mott Hyde hit back-to-back homers in the top of the ninth inning to help reigning champion Georgia Tech beat Florida State 4-3 on Wednesday in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.The seventh-seeded Yellow Jackets (34-23) led off the ninth with a pair of groundouts before Murray hit a solo shot to left against reliever Robby Coles to tie the game. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697058/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:24 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697058/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 MARIETTA, Ga. - A metro Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in the death of his estranged wife and has been sentenced to life in prison.John S. Kristofak pleaded guilty to murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in Cobb County Superior Court Tuesday.Kristofak was accused of killing his ex-wife, Donna, Dec. 22, 2012 and was arrested at a Union City motel five days later. The ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697057/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:23 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214697057/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 CONYERS, Ga. -- A shoplifting suspect has been captured after causing multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. The suspect was eventually caught and ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214696752/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:06 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214696752/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Atlanta police say they arrested a bank employee accused of stealing $10,000 he tricked an elderly customer into withdrawing from her account. Daniel Araujo, a personal banker at ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695979/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:49:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695979/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 REIDSVILLE, GA (WTOC) - Check out a slideshow of 'Picture the Weather with Dave' photos that aired May 22 on The News at Daybreak. Wednesday's photos were created by students at Reidsville Elementary School in Tattnall ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695551/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695551/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 David Lyle, CEO of the National Geographic Channel, has seen enough of the letters to know how they go. The writer is typically a longtime reader of the magazine, who perhaps recalls the times he leafed through its glossy pages while perched on grandpa’s ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214694920/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:09:00 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214694920/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 COVINGTON, Ga. - Animal control officials in north Georgia say two elementary school students have been bitten by a fox.Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Key-Hoosen says the fox came onto the playground at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington and bit two 6-year-old boys Wednesday morning.The children were taken to the Newton County Medical Center and the extent of their injuries ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695553/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695553/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - A season of controversy left the Atlanta Dream eager to embrace stability and a return to the WNBA finals.After advancing to the 2010 and 2011 finals, the Dream endured a tumultuous 2012 season. Coach and general manager Marynell Meadors was suddenly dismissed with 10 games remaining in the season. This came about the same time that All-Star Angel McCoughtry was suspended for ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695552/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695552/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Moore,Oklahoma was devastated by an EF5 tornado on Monday. People around Metro Atlanta join the country in sending people and supplies to aid in the massive recovery ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695554/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:50 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695554/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 statement that he has heard from his Georgia constituents who demand a thorough investigation of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in light of the agency's admission to targeting of conservative ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695555/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:49 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695555/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two 6-year-old boys, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. Both boys were taken to Newton County Medical to be treated for the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695166/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:44 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695166/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police have identified the man accused of shooting a woman through the window of her Clifton Road home last week. Khyree Houston is wanted ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695168/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:43 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695168/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Read the police report The child was attacked in his south Fulton County home on Apr. 24. Animal control officials confirmed Wednesday that the pit bull was euthanized on May ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695167/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:43 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695167/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- Police have identified the man accused of shooting an 8-year-old girl as she slept in her bed. Investigators plan to charge 33-year-old Jacobe Antoine Gilbert with aggravated assault. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday at the Hollywood Shawnee Apartments on Gun Club Road in northwest Atlanta. Atlanta Police Night Commander Capt. Tim Peek said Gilbert got in an argument ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695169/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:42 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214695169/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 All proceeds from the run will go to The 200 Club, which provides immediate financial assistance to the surviving family of local law enforcement officers and firefighters who lose their lives in the line of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693860/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693860/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 An Orlando man who knew Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, right, was fatally shot while being questioned by the FBI. (Source: ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693861/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:24 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693861/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks is set to appear in court for arraignment on federal fraud charges. Brooks is scheduled to appear before federal Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman on Wednesday. A 30-count federal indictment handed down last week charges him with mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693542/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:14 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693542/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA (AP) -- Gov. Nathan Deal says he believes in the right of atheist groups to donate literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks just as Bibles are ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693543/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214693543/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A Savannah boy with Dravet Syndrome will be throwing the first pitch. Tickets are $7. In addition, for each ticket stub retreived at the gate during Pack the Park Night, the Savannah Sand Gnats will donate an additional 50-cents per ticket to the Dravet Syndrome ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692248/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:56 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692248/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 GARDEN CITY, GA (WTOC) - Garden City has been awarded a Georgia Fund loan of more than $3.14 million from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. The city will also refinance existing loans with a lower interest rate. Under the plan, the city will pay a 1.40 percent interest rate on the new 20-year GEFA loan for $3 million. The GEFA loan will be used to finance new water and sewer ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692250/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692250/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A motorcycle rider is in the hospital recovering right now after a car came into his lane causing him to crash Wednesday morning on Highway 21 near Ebenezer ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692251/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692251/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A motorcycle rider is in the hospital recovering right now after a car came into his lane causing him to crash Wednesday morning on Highway 21 near Ebenezer ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692249/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:54 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692249/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - The Minnesota Twins have placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play.Plouffe was injured in the 10th inning of Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves.He remained down for a few minutes before walking slowly to the dugout, holding his ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692252/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:16 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214692252/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A female paraprofessional at Special Needs School of Gwinnett was arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old student. Kari Lynn Bryan, 38, was arrested May 17 on a sexual assault charge. She was released from the Gwinnett County Jail on $5,700 ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214691948/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214691948/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 HAMPTON, Ga. -- A house in Hampton was heavily damaged a fire Wednesday morning. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. at a house on Graystone Drive, according to Henry County Fire Capt. Sabrina Puckett. The flames were highest in the garage and attic of the one-story home. Puckett said fire officials searched the house after receiving a tip that someone may be inside. They later learned ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214691947/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214691947/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 The Denham Agency, an Americus-based insurance agency, has become the 14th Keystone Insurers Group partner in Georgia. The Denham Agency was established in 1984 by current president Mike Denham. In 2011, the agency formed a satellite office in Cordele, Georgia. Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) is owned by its franchise partners and employees in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana and ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214691277/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:08:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214691277/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 , the 49-year-old actor says, "For a long time I thought I did too much damage - drug damage. I was a bit of a drifter. ... But then I got burnt out and felt that I was wasting my opportunity. It was a conscious change. ... This was about a decade ago. It was an epiphany." Pitt and Aniston, who started dating in 1998, divorced in 2005 after five years of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690524/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:53 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690524/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A man and his two uncles were indicted Tuesday for allegedly forcing three women from Mexico into prostitution in metro Atlanta, federal prosecutors ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690525/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:50 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690525/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for parts of northwest Georgia Wednesday afternoon and evening, as a cold front pushes into the Metro area. 11Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil says that while storms can be expected across the entire area, the northwest corner of the state bears special attention in that ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690252/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690252/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 United Transmission Service fire The two-alarm fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Fire spokeswoman Janet Ward said the fire was fully involved and the building is a total loss. The fire has since been put out, but a portion of Marietta Street is still closed as fire officials investigate the cause. Ward said Joe Barton, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690251/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214690251/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689027/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689027/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689026/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:51 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689026/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 SAVANNAH, Ga. - Clothing and accessories company Citi Trends said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income dropped 39 percent as cooler weather dampened sales in the beginning of the period.CEO Ed Anderson said in a statement that sales began to pick up once the weather began to warm up after Easter.But the overall quarterly performance fell short of Wall Street's expectations.Citi Trends ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689028/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689028/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - Atlanta firefighters were battling a large fire at an auto repair shop that sent plumes of black smoke pouring over much of the downtown area.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/183f9WO) that the blaze began shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at United Transmissions in the 300 block of Marietta Street, on the west edge of downtown.There were no immediate reports of any ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689029/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214689029/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The Korean American Association building on Buford Highway in Gwinnett County caught fire Tuesday evening. The president of the Korean American Association said organization members met at the location "earlier Tuesday night and had only been gone a short while when they learned about the fire." Fire officials shut down Buford Highway in both directions as they ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214688787/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:45 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214688787/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her parents. It was just after midnight Wednesday when officers received a call for service from the Playskool daycare facility at 887 Conley Road. Victoria Buchannon told dispatchers that her car had been stolen with her 17-month-old daughter Annya in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687621/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:56 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687621/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687622/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:56 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687622/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 On 22 May, Georgian Interior Minister Irakli Garibashvili acquainted with the activities of the ASAN service centre number 1, established by the State Agency for Public Services and Social Innovations. Chairman of the State Agency Inam Karimov told the minister about ASAN service, its services provided to the population and plans for the future, according to the service. "The aim of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687623/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:53 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687623/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 GAINESVILLE, Ga. - The Gainesville City Council is moving ahead with a study to determine the feasibility of a new convention center and hotel in the northeast Georgia city.The Times of Gainesville reports (http://bit.ly/181pbYy) that the council on Tuesday approved a bid for consulting firms to work on the study.The study is designed to address market demand, economic impact, construction costs ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687624/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687624/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 DECATUR, Ga. - Authorities say a train and a public bus collided in an Atlanta suburb, causing traffic tie-ups at the start of the morning rush hour.Police in Decatur tell WSB-TV that no passengers were on the bus at the time, and no injuries were reported.The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday near North McDonough Street and West Howard Avenue in Decatur, just east of Atlanta.Witnesses ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687625/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687625/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 MOSCOW, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - Dugladze Wine Company, exporting in particular Saperavi and Khvanchkara wine brands, will be the first Georgian company that will return to the Russian market after an embargo imposed in 2006, the head of the Georgian National Wine Agency, Levan Davitashvili, told the Izvestia daily on ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687320/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:59:13 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687320/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 DECATUR, Ga. -- A freight train slammed into a MARTA bus in downtown Decatur Wednesday morning. Witnesses said the bus got stuck on the train tracks on North McDonough Street near Decatur High School before it was hit at around 6:30 a.m. No passengers were on the bus at the time. No injuries were ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687626/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:51:57 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687626/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- A home invasion suspect held a homeowner at gunpoint and robbed him early Wednesday. The incident happened at around 3:45 a.m. at a home on Blayton Circle NW. Atlanta Police Capt. Tim Peek said a slim black man broke into the home. Despite having a "pretty pleasant" attitude, he pointed a gun at a man inside and made off with a television, computer and cell phone. Peek ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687401/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:51:56 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687401/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA -- A fire at United Transmission Service in downtown Atlanta is producing heavy smoke. The fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Police have blocked a portion of Marietta Street as fire officials work to control and put out the blaze. The cause of the fire has not been ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687400/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:51:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214687400/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Beaufort deputies say Bernie Graves turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection to other drug-related arrests made on Fox Island Lane in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686284/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:42 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686284/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their programs in case an alternative emerges.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/12LWhXV) that advocates of the expansion hope the review is a sign that ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686285/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:22 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686285/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 FOREST PARK, Ga. - Authorities have issued a child abduction alert as they search for a 1-year-old girl they say was in the back seat of a car that was stolen outside a daycare center just south of Atlanta.Police say the crime happened early Wednesday morning at the Playskool daycare facility in Forest Park.Authorities say a 1994 green Honda Accord was stolen with the child inside. Police are now ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686286/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:21 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686286/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 FOREST PARK, Ga. -- Police have issued an AMBER Alert for a 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park. Police say the child, Annya Buchannon was in the back seat of a 1994 green Honda Accord with Georgia tag PBB 5559 that was stolen from the daycare at around midnight Tuesday. The child was wearing a pink top with pink sandals. The suspect is described as a ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686126/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:43:06 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214686126/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian states.Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:43:20 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 BATTLEBORO, NC (AP) - A North Carolina woman is charged with trying to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her. A statement from the Nash County Sheriff's Office said 24-year-old Tiara Drake wanted some of a relative's cheese on Friday, but the woman refused to share. The sheriff's office said Drake awakened before the rest of the family ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684340/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:44:43 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684340/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after a deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town. The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared, but this little pup survived." On Tuesday, the photo became more poignant when the owner's body was discovered near where the pup was standing watch. "Man's best ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684215/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:44:15 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684215/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 ATLANTA - The White House is set to honor an openly gay Georgia state lawmaker as one of 10 Harvey Milk Champions of Change.White House officials say Democratic State Rep. Simone Bell is being recognized along with nine others Wednesday for their commitment to equality and public service.The event falls on the birthday of Harvey Milk, who became one of the first openly gay people to serve in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684342/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684342/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 EL PASO, Texas - Fort Bliss officials and soldiers will honor three soldiers killed last week by the blast from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.The soldiers to be honored Wednesday are William Joseph Gilbert and Mitchell Kirk Daehling, both 24-year-old specialists, and 21-year-old Pfc. Cody J. Towse.Also killed in the incident was Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker from Fort Stewart, Ga.Soldiers from ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684343/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684343/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 FORT BENNING, Ga. - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will be hosting a job fair at Fort Benning for spouses of active duty, National Guard, the Reserves and veterans.The "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Benning Conference Center.U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop's office says the event is part of the Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Employment ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684344/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:24 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214684344/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 WASHINGTON -; Ten young geography experts will field questions about history, cultures, landmarks and climates from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek as they vie for the title of National Geographic Bee ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214683327/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:09 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214683327/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 If there was ever a pitcher who needed a confidence boost, it was Vance Worley before his last start on Friday. The Twins right-hander entered the contest with a sky-high 7.15 ERA over his first eight outings, serving up 66 hits in only 39 innings. Despite taking a no-decision, Worley ended up turning in the performance he needed, limiting the Red Sox to one unearned run on six hits over six ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214683330/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:13:36 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214683330/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 NEW YORK (AP) -- The American Cancer Society -- one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups -- is 100 years old this week.Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At a time when average life expectancy was 47, few lived long enough to get cancer.But ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214682746/scat/9716d7590cce49d4 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:36 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/214682746/scat/9716d7590cce49d4