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  • Buckhead mom gets jail for stealing $80K from PTA

    A Buckhead woman who pleaded guilty to stealing $80,000 from an elementary school PTA will spend 90 days behind bars, the Fulton County District Attorney said Friday.Maryam Lari Arjomand, 48, a former president of the E. Rivers Elementary School PTA, was arrested in April 2012 and charged with theft after at least $80,000 was stolen from the school.Investigators determined the missing funds had ...

  • Police looking for gunmen who burglarized Marietta business

    MARIETTA, Ga. -- Detectives from the Marietta Police Department have asked for help from the public to identify four suspects who burglarized a local business. On Friday around 6:00 a.m., four black males smashed the front glass door of the Red Dawn Gun and Pawn Shop on Cobb Parkway South. One man used a hammer to break the glass while another man brandished a semi-automatic pistol, as ...

  • Atlanta 18 injured in shuttle bus crash near airport

    occurred on North Loop Road around 10:30 a.m. in front of the AirTran hangar near the exit from I-85 northbound, and involved a shuttle that served Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn and Hilton ...

  • UWG renames Honor House in honor of Dr. Wagner

    CARROLLTON, Ga. -- The University of West Georgia renamed the UWG Honors House to the Donald R. Wagner Honors House at a ceremony on Thursday. Wagner, according to Taylor Bryant of UWG, is the first dean of UWG's Honors College and Professor Emeritus at UWG. The University System Board of Regents approved the renaming on April 17 under retiring President Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna. "When ...

  • Ex-Buckhead PTA president headed to jail for stealing school funds

    BUCKHEAD -- Maryam Arjomand, former PTA president of a Buckhead elementary school pleaded guilty on Thursday to two charges. Arjomand, 48 was given a ten-year sentence by Judge Karen Woodson. About a month ago, Arjomand was charged with theft, as tens of thousands of dollars came up missing in donations and vendor payments from the PTA's account following a review. On Thursday, she faced ...


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Movie Review

Mighty Joe Young

If "Mighty Joe Young" isn't particularly good, it isn't particularly bad, either. A lightweight rampaging monster feature from Disney Pictures, it has an environmentally appreciative tone and a lot of touchy-feely moments between a 15-foot, 2,000-pound gorilla and Charlize Theron. The premise sounds much more interesting than it actually is. In fact, the movie is so pre-packaged and risk-free that ... ...

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  • NTA and the United Motorcoach Association select Atlanta for 2016 trade show

    LEXINGTON, Kentucky & ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - NTA and the United Motorcoach Association have selected Atlanta as the 2016 site of Travel Exchange, their combined trade and appointment show. The event will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, January 31 through February 4, 2016. In the host city, attendees will find US$1.5 billion of new hospitality product that will open shortly ...

  • Bus truck collide at Atlanta airport

    At least one person was reported to be in critical condition after a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer collided Friday at the Atlanta airport. The truck driver was attempting to make a U-turn when it was hit by the bus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on an access road at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The bus was headed to the ...

  • 285 NB at Covington Hwy blocked by vehicle fire

    (WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation says one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 285 near Covington Highway is getting by after a vehicle fire. The fire was in a tractor-trailer carrying linen, GDOT says. Traffic is now getting by in the left lane, but GDOT says the roadway should be back to normal by 11 a.m. No injuries have been ...

  • Overheated fan motor sparks Corner Tavern fire

    Corner Tavern fire The fire broke out around 1:45 p.m. at the Corner Tavern at the corner of Moreland and Euclid avenues, Janet Ward of AFD said. Atlanta Fire Rescue cleared the scene a few minutes after 10:00 that night. Ward said smoke and water damage reached nearby businesses including Village Coffee, L5P Pizza and Crystal ...

  • Hotel shuttle bus wrecks at Hartsfield 16 injuries reported

    Eighteen people were injured late Friday morning when a hotel shuttle bus and tractor-trailer wrecked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, according to authorities.The state Department of Transportation said the wreck happened on Loop Road near the exit from I-85 northbound.Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said 18 people were on the shuttle bus. Nine people were ...

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