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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has unwittingly joined the five-man Democratic race for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. Facts you want to know. ... No, really. Happy Fourth! On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom from Britain. Some fun facts about our nation's birthday: State will review complaint against school board Gov. Sonny Perdue said Thursday a citizens' complaint asking him to remove the Clayton County school board has merit and has forwarded the case to a state agency for further review. Firehouse door shut, captain hits want ads Paul Douglas was never one of those kids who daydreamed about becoming a firefighter, but once he got in, he knew he belonged. Attorney critically wounded at Starbucks shooting Fulton County police were searching Thursday for the getaway car involved in a double shooting at a Cascade Road Starbucks Wednesday night. Youngsters new to America enjoy Braves game They learned the tomahawk chop and the wave. Mom says foster teen molested her son A Cherokee County mother has sued several state child welfare workers asserting that they withheld information about a foster teen placed in a home where he sexually molested her 5-year-old son. Firefighter layoffs may cost East Point $1M The East Point Fire Department may have to pay back more than $1 million in federal funds if recent layoffs are found to have violated the original agreement under which the grant was made. City Council asked to kick in $2M to help budget The Atlanta City Council should take $2 million from its budget and use it to reduce the $14.6 million they've asked Mayor Shirley Franklin to cut from the city's budget, council President Lisa Borders said Thursday. State on the hook for $10.5 million The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday has ruled, albeit reluctantly, that Georgia must pay $10.5 million to attorneys who filed suit to reform foster care in Fulton and DeKalb counties. The case, which was settled in 2005, prompted the state to reduce case loads of overwhelmed workers, improve investigations into abuse and prevent overcrowding in foster homes. Father takes son to surrender in Krystal shooting A man recently fired from a Krystal restaurant near Stockbridge is in custody in connection with the Thursday morning robbery and shooting of a restaurant manager and of a police officer who pursued him as he fled. Contracts fail poor defendants, critics say Contracts proposed by the state public defender council to handle cases in Fulton County are "unconscionable and wholly inadequate" to provide proper representation of poor people accused of crimes, a court motion filed Thursday says. Biologists save young dolphin near Savannah A juvenile bottlenose dolphin is free from a rubber strap that threatened her life, thanks to a handful of state and federal biologists. Atlanta lawyer ignores judge, is jailed An Atlanta lawyer who was supposed to be trying to get his client out of jail instead finds himself behind bars for the long holiday weekend. Man rescued from 20-foot trench in Midtown A construction worker was in stable condition Thursday after being rescued from a 20 foot-deep trench at a Midtown work site. If you want other news on this page, please email me the name and location, if known. |
