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Tiger Woods: “I’m Ready To Start My Season” At The Masters
Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he will make his return to golf at the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8-11. Click here to read his statement. Read More
Circus Zebra That Ran Through Atlanta Is Euthanized
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Mar 12, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Lima, a 12-year-old circus zebra that ran through downtown Atlanta last month, has been euthanized, according to a statement on Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey's Web site. Read More
Click here for a list of school closings and delays for Wednesday. Read More
Chile Rushing To Deliver Aid To Earthquake Victims
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Mar 1, 2010 at 11:11 am
Rescuers searched for survivors Monday as crews sought to deliver food and water and prevent looting after the fifth strongest earthquake in 100 years ravaged central and southern Chile. Read More
Metro Atlanta Bobsledder Wins Bronze Medal In Vancouver
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 26, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Bobsledder Elana Meyers of Douglasville heard a scream as she and driver Erin Pac crossed the finish line. “I didn’t know what was going on,” said Meyers, 25. “I thought something was wrong at first. It was incredible. And then I figured out she was screaming — and it was a good scream.” Read More
Former New Orleans Cop Pleads Guilty To Cover Up In Katrina Killings
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 25, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Admitting a massive cover-up, a former New Orleans police supervisor pleaded guilty to a federal obstruction charge on Wednesday, confessing that he participated in a conspiracy to justify the shooting of six unarmed people after Hurricane Katrina. Read More
DA Searches DeKalb Schools Superintendent’s Home, Offices
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 25, 2010 at 1:04 pm
The AJC.com is reporting that investigators seized three computer hard drives and other items from DeKalb schools Superintendent Crawford Lewis' home Thursday as part of a criminal investigation into multimillion-dollar school construction projects. Click here for details. Read More
SeaWorld Trainer Killed By Killer Whale In Orlando
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 24, 2010 at 5:11 pm
A killer whale killed a trainer Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Department said. Click here for details. Read More
Former NBA Star Jayson Williams Sentenced To 5 Years In Shooting
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 23, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his limo driver in 2002. Williams tearfully apologized to the family of Costas “Gus” Christofi during his sentencing hearing Tuesday morning. Read More
The fate of Devonni “Devo” Benton, accused of murder in the September shooting death of Spelman student Jasmine Lynn, is now in the hands of a Fulton County jury. Before Fulton Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. released the jurors, they heard final arguments calling for them to either convict Benton or give him justice. Read More
Breaking his three-month silence,Tiger Woods spoke to a small intimate press conference this morning at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Click here for the details! Read More
BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Federal Office Building In Austin, Texas
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 18, 2010 at 1:11 pm
A small plane crashed into a business tower that houses some federal offices in Austin, Texas on Thursday morning, engulfing the entire front half of the seven-story building in flames. Read More
At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, Shani Davis became the first African-American to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Last night the Southside Chicago-native won another gold. Click here for details. Read More
Trial Underway In Spelman College Student Murder
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 17, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Today was the start of the murder trial of Devonni Manuel Benton, who is accused of fatally shooting Spelman College sophomore Jasmine Lynn in the early hours of Sept. 3 as she walked past a fight on the Clark Atlanta campus. Read More
Study Reveals Age Old Mystery: What Killed King Tut?
Post by Denise Dunbar in Photos on Feb 17, 2010 at 3:51 pm
The legendary Egyptian “boy king” Tutankhamun, commonly known as King Tut, died of conditions including malaria and complications from a leg fracture, according to a study published this week in theJournal of the American Medical Association. Read More
