Provides the latest RSS feeds for Atlanta News. 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/ffe56b8f30c50146/ en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:04:25 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:04:25 -0400 30 A Butts County family is outraged by their private school's decision to prevent their daughter from playing on the school's football team, condemning the policy as backwards and discriminatory. Eleven-year-old Maddy Paige was the starting defensive end for the Strong Rock Christian School when she was in the sixth grade. Maddy says the school recently informed her parents that she ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215317810/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:39:59 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215317810/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) -- About 100 soldiers are scheduled to return to Fort Benning in Georgia after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Members of the 14th Combat Support Hospital are expected to return Wednesday to the west Georgia Army base. The unit is made up of soldiers assigned at Fort Benning and medical personnel from throughout the Army. Elsie Jackson, public affairs spokeswoman at ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215317811/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:39:58 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215317811/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 --Elton Augustin, a former Atlanta Police Department officer, was sentenced to two years in prison today for conspiring to accept bribes and lying to FBI agents. "Police officers are sworn to uphold the law and protect the community they serve, but this defendant protected an illegal business in exchange for cash and then lied to federal investigators," said United States Attorney ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215315648/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:33:00 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215315648/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Nearly six years after a near-fatal knife attack, Gale was sworn in again this week as an officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. She was reinstated as a sergeant, the rank she held when a man stabbed her a dozen times in December 2007. Though Gale returned to the job in a civilian capacity in February 2012, Tuesday marked the day she had her eye on while on a grueling road to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215317507/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:32:46 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215317507/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 A Fulton County, Ga. judge officially ruled that the reality television star will have to leave her current six bedroom six bathroom mansion in Fulton County, Ga after owing $848 on her $3999 per month rent. Conya Dillon, Moore's landlord who had her evicted, recently spoke about the eviction in a Radar Online report."I am making this statement as a result of the eviction order and ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215313544/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:18:01 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215313544/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 GRAYSON, Ga -- George and Kathleen Williams came home from shopping today to find out someone broke into their Grayson house. It was obvious from the moment they pulled into their driveway. There was a pickup truck sticking out of their house. "A little red pickup truck from across the street," George Williams said with a smile. "And it was driven by a two year old." The ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215312791/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:27:57 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215312791/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA -- She has the whole room to herself. The Girl With A Pearl Earring really is all we know about her. Despite the fictional movie, we don't know her name, why's she's dressed the way she is or what her story may be. The mystery still questions why millions pay to visit her every year and take her photo three and a half centuries later. "It's all mystery, and we ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215311062/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:16:11 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215311062/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 We regret to advise you of the suicidal death of an on duty Atlanta (GA) Fire-Rescue Firefighter. AFR Chief of Department Kelvin Cochran issued a statement regarding the tragic death yesterday of Katrina Sims, a Firefighter at Atlanta Fire-Rescue Station 35. FF Katrina Sims was a graduate of the AFR Cadet Program whose dream was to be a Firefighter. Police are treating her death as a suicide. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215311063/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:11:18 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215311063/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA -- Construction workers are pouring the foundation for a 200 foot high ferris wheel in downtown Atlanta. Skyview Atlanta will have more than 30 fully enclosed, temperature controlled gondolas. Each gondola can hold as many as 6 people and will offer stunning, unobstructed views. Once the 15,000 lbs of concrete cures, pieces of the wheel will be brought in for assembly. The goal is to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308814/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308814/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 "We had two witnesses come forth and say, 'We saw something different,'" mother Nancy said. "They said they saw the car go by and there was no one on the car. The investigation is not complete; it's ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308816/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308816/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- The man who became DeKalb County's top politician four years ago as a reformer has been under a cloud of suspicion since his home and office were raided last ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308815/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308815/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA, Ga. -- "I will tell you Shane has been wounded in combat twice. He's only received one purple heart." That's a different story than ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308818/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308818/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA -- Skyrocketing water bills, faulty electronic meters, and years of customer service complaints, all still plague Atlanta Watershed Management. But now after the seventh audit of the Department, Jo Ann Macrina, Atlanta Watershed Commissioner, is making big changes. We've been telling you ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308817/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308817/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Crews from the DeKalb Fire Department rescued a newborn puppy on Monday morning, following recent severe weather. Firefighters received a call about the puppy early that morning. The caller told a dispatcher that the animal was lodged in the root ball of a tree that had been struck by storms and had fallen over. "People know the fire department is there to rescue them ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308820/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308820/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA -- The former Assistant controller for Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation has been indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzling more than $450,000 in public funds. According to the indictment, Donald Thomas, 53, of Atlanta, began accessing Grady's payroll system to fabricate additional compensation, such as vacation pay and severance pay, to be issued to terminated Grady ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308819/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308819/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 11Alive Help Desk wants you to be cautious and on alert for the scammer. Suwanee police are asking residents to be cautions of a man who's been making phone calls, claiming to be a police officer collecting fines. The caller is telling residents they will be arrested if they do not immediately pay the fine, and offers to take a credit card number over the phone. Authorities tell us ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308821/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:06:24 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215308821/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ROSWELL, Ga. -- The Fulton County Assessor's Office has made an error in their Annual Notice of Assessment mailed to Roswell homeowners. The error resulted in an overestimation of Roswell property taxes, 10 times higher than the actual amount. The correct amount for Roswell homes assessed at $250,000 would be $545.50, however, homeowners would have been taxed $5,455. The City of Roswell ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215307417/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215307417/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA -- A man accused of stabbing two people at a senior center on Monday will remain in jail. Two residents of the Baptist Towers Apartments on Myrtle Drive in southwest Atlanta were stabbed just before 11 p.m. Monday evening. One victim, a woman in her 60's, was killed. Atlanta Police Capt. Tim Peek said a second victim, a man in his 60's, is in stable condition at Grady Memorial ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215307418/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:33 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215307418/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATHENS, Ga. - An Athens Clarke-County police sergeant is back on the job six years after nearly being stabbed to death while on duty.The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/11nRWev) Sgt. Courtney Gale was sworn in again to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department this week.Gale was working as a uniformed security guard at a supermarket when a man attacked her with a large kitchen knife. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215306397/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:58:53 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215306397/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 GRAYSON, Ga. -- A 2-year-old child accidentally put a truck in gear and rolled it into a house in Gwinnett County. The accident happened early Wednesday afternoon at a house on Brocklin Drive in Grayson. Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Jake Smith said no one was inside the house when the truck crashed through a wall. The young child was not hurt. The Gwinnett County Fire Department was called to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215306133/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:50:59 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215306133/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA (Reuters) - Indictments against 35 former public educators charged in a sweeping standardized test cheating case in Atlanta appeared to be on shaky ground Wednesday after a judge said he would likely rule they were coerced into talking to ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215305908/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:39 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215305908/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Ben Gray / AJC One person was shot by an Atlanta police officer on Wednesday afternoon near Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead. The condition of the person shot is still ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215304817/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:59:57 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215304817/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 SAVANNAH, Ga. - Federal authorities in Savannah have charged 33 people as part of an undercover operation into gun and drug trafficking.A majority of those named in 17 federal indictments that were unsealed Wednesday are from Georgia and South Carolina. The investigation, dubbed Operation Pulaski, began in late 2011.Undercover federal agents infiltrated multiple regional and international ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215305033/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:00 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215305033/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 story in which Paula Deen "confesses" she has said "the N-word on several occasions" and talked about "wanting black waiters to play the role of slave in a wedding party she was planning." The revelations came to light after one of Deen's restaurant managers, Lisa Jackson, sued the celeb chef for discrimination in a whopping $1.2 million ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215304818/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:42:09 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215304818/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA -- An Atlanta police officer was involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon. It happened near the Westin Buckhead Atlanta in the 3300 block of Peachtree Road NE. No officers were injured, Officer Greg Lyon said. At this time, APD said the northbound lanes of Peachtree Road near Stratford Road are ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215303581/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:34:32 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215303581/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 GRAYSON, Ga. -- A child accidentally put a truck in gear and rolled it into a house in Gwinnett County. The accident happened early Wednesday afternoon at a house on Brocklin Drive in Grayson. Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Jake Smith said no one was inside the house when the truck crashed through a wall. The child was not hurt. The Gwinnett County Fire Department was called to check the house ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215302220/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215302220/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- An overturned tractor trailer is causing some delays on Interstate 285 in DeKalb County Wednesday morning. The UPS trailer turned over on northbound I-285 at I-85. The Georgia Department of Transportation said the truck was carrying two tandem trailers and one of those trailers overturned, blocking two right lanes. For the latest traffic conditions in metro Atlanta, ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215300299/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:26 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215300299/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Police said they seized 188 pounds of marijuana plants from an unoccupied home on Waters Run Drive in Alpharetta. Alpharetta police initially came to the home after a telephone report of an open garage door at a residence. When police arrived, they said they found the house ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215300300/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:25 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215300300/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 STOCKBRIDGE, GA -- Police in Henry County are searching for a man they said robbed a Marathon station in Stockbridge early Monday morning. They said at about 1:30 a.m., the suspect, armed with a silver handgun, came into the Marathon station at 776 Highway 138 West in Stockbridge. Investigators said the suspect got away with the entire cash drawer and ran off toward the Garden Ridge parking ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215298249/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:02:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215298249/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ALBANY, Ga. -- A museum honoring famed cook Paula Deen is coming to southwest Georgia. The idea has been in the works for nearly two years. Consultants met Friday to begin developing the ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215294888/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:41:29 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215294888/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis was indicted on 15 counts by a grand jury on Tuesday. By Tuesday night, Adrion Bell of the DeKalb Sheriff's Office said Ellis was booked into the DeKalb County Jail and released on bond, which was set for $25,000. Back in ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215294887/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:41:29 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215294887/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi woman has pleaded not guilty to killing an Alabama woman by giving silicone injections as a buttocks enhancement. Tracey Lynn Garner entered the plea Tuesday in Hinds County Circuit ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215293381/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:06 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215293381/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 CUMMING, Ga. -- At a time of year known for celebrating fathers, one metro Atlanta dad is hoping to give the most important of presents to his son. "This piece is so small compared to what he has to go through every day," says Seth Harding of Cumming. "I know it's nothing compared to what he's always known." Ephraim Harding is 4 years old and has had major kidney ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215293380/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:05 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215293380/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 chef Maggie Sweeney sold out the first full batch of what she calls "doughssants." "They're time-consuming and kind of laborious, but the product's really awesome," Sweeney ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215292128/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:55 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215292128/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 ATLANTA -- Today, patience pays off in a huge way. If you've followed our advice to wait for today to score the lowest summer prices on the top pairs of sandals, you're in for a cheap treat. You'll find absolutely everything you're looking for today including a major (and rare) deal drop at Nordstrom. For those of you concerned about my ability to hand-pick sandal deals for ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215290231/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:21:27 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215290231/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Two Atlanta officers caught on video punching a suspect have now lost their certification to work as police officers. Channel 2 Action News first exposed cellphone video of the incident in April, when one of those officers won his job back on appeal. Now, Georgia’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council has voted to revoke both officers’ certification. ... http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215287512/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:19 -0400 http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/215287512/scat/ffe56b8f30c50146