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New Security Lanes Should Keep Holiday Travelers Moving At Atlanta's Airport

Nov 21, 2008 8:07 pm

The holiday period from Thanksgiving through Christmas is one of the busiest times of year at the nation's airports.

Lawrenceville Man Charged With Bigamy

Nov 21, 2008 6:22 pm

Henry Earl George was charged with bigamy after he married a 65-year-old woman in Gwinnett County.

Brian Nichols Cries In Court

Nov 21, 2008 5:37 pm

There were tears and smiles from courthouse killer Brian Nichols during the death penalty phase of his trial Friday.

'Twilight' Opens In Metro Atlanta; Some Showings Of Vampire Movie Sold Out

Nov 21, 2008 4:07 pm

ATLANTA -- "Twilight" opened Friday in 40 theaters across metro Atlanta with some showings sold out several days in advance. Some theaters feature showings of the highly anticipated vampire ...

Atlanta, Douglasville Doctors Sentenced For Cheating Insurance Companies

Nov 21, 2008 3:37 pm

ATLANTA -- An orthopedic surgeon and two chiropractors have been sentenced to federal prison for cheating insurance companies out of $3 million by mislabeling treatments for back pain.

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ballot requests run into a glitch

Nov 22, 2008 1:36 am

A Republican-generated effort to get out the vote for the Dec. 2 runoff election has hit a snag as thousands of requests for absentee ballots have been denied because the applications were not signed....

Tolls coming to metro Atlanta HOV lanes?

Nov 21, 2008 10:09 pm

Georgia transportation officials are abuzz over the prospect that the U.S. Department of Transportation will give the state millions of dollars to add tolls to HOV lanes in a 14-mile section of I-85, ...

Woman's suit: Sex-offender restrictions unconstitutional

Nov 21, 2008 9:52 pm

The lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn parts of Georgia's sex-offender registry law is now trying to eliminate her classification as a sex offender. Wendy Whitaker's status as ...

Romney visits Atlanta to stump for Chambliss

Nov 21, 2008 9:51 pm

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney threw his support behind incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss on Friday, saying the Moultrie lawmaker is needed to keep the two-party system alive in th...

Obama radio ad supports Martin for U.S. Senate

Nov 21, 2008 8:14 pm

President-elect Barack Obama urges Georgia voters in a new radio ad to return to the polls one more time and elect Democrat Jim Martin to the U.S. Senate on Dec. 2. The 60-second spot will begin airin...

Roswell Congressman picked to lead conservative house group

Nov 21, 2008 8:06 pm

Georgia Congressman Tom Price won one of the most prominent conservative posts on Capitol Hill Thursday as he was elected as chairman of the Republican Study Committee for the next Congress. The Roswe...

Georgia's hopes fading for reversing water ruling

Nov 21, 2008 8:05 pm

Georgia is running into more resistance in its bid to convince the Supreme Court to overturn a critical ruling that undermined the state's water rights. The Justice Department recently recommended tha...

2 lawyers go head to head for Appeals judge post

Nov 21, 2008 4:55 pm

Neither lawyer can explain how they mustered enough votes to get into the Dec. 2 runoff. It was, after all, a race in which few voters recognized any of the seven judicial candidates. Sara Doyle and M...

High winds chill North Georgia

Nov 21, 2008 2:21 pm

A wind advisory was posted for the northern half of Georgia Friday as a cold front kicked up gusts of 30 mph or more. The National Weather Service also warned of dangerous fire conditions created by t...

Clinton rallies Atlanta support for Jim Martin

Nov 20, 2008 4:32 pm

Former President Bill Clinton urged Georgia voters on Wednesday to send the man who will sit in his former office one more deputy — Jim Martin. Clinton told a chilly crowd at Clark Atlanta U...

Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lindbergh MARTA station closed over suspicious vehicle

Nov 22, 2008 2:28 am

The Lindbergh MARTA station in Atlanta was shut down for nearly a half hour Friday evening as police investigated what was considered a suspicious vehicle.

Ballot requests run into a glitch

Nov 22, 2008 1:36 am

A Republican-generated effort to get out the vote for the Dec. 2 runoff election has hit a snag as thousands of requests for absentee ballots have been denied because the applications were not signed....

Wal-Mart names Ga. Tech grad to be CEO

Nov 22, 2008 1:29 am

Wal-Mart announced a surprise change in leadership Friday, naming a Georgia Tech grad as its new CEO.

Some feel downturn's impact less than others

Nov 22, 2008 12:48 am

When Phil Prebor's aircraft mechanic job flew away for the fifth time, he decided he had had enough.

Suspected Savannah State gunman caught

Nov 22, 2008 12:29 am

A 19-year-old man faces aggravated assault and possibly other charges in the shooting of a fellow student Friday on the campus of Savannah State University, police said.

Georgia Senate runoff brings in millions in outside money

Nov 21, 2008 11:32 pm

Third-party groups have spent more than $3.4 million in Georgia since the Nov. 4 general election to influence voters in the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff.

Uniform dress policy in all Clayton schools

Nov 21, 2008 11:12 pm

Khaki is not cute.

Councilwoman shifts $140,000 to help with budget crisis

Nov 21, 2008 10:36 pm

Atlanta Councilwoman Natalyn Mosby Archibong is taking $140,000 from her spending account and giving it to three departments to help the city weather a projected budget shortfall of at least $50 milli...

Connector work will close some lanes this weekend

Nov 21, 2008 10:24 pm

The state Department of Transportation is closing Downtown Connector lanes this weekend for two projects. It looks like southbound drivers will have it worse, midday Saturday.

Tolls coming to metro Atlanta HOV lanes?

Nov 21, 2008 10:09 pm

Georgia transportation officials are abuzz over the prospect that the U.S. Department of Transportation will give the state millions of dollars to add tolls to HOV lanes in a 14-mile section of I-85, ...

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