ATLANTA—A passenger awaiting a search at the Atlanta airport’s main security checkpoint reached in his bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on flights Saturday afternoon, officials said. The man fled. The man, later identified as a convicted felon, ran with the…
Max Cleland Dies; Senator and Veteran Lost Limbs in Vietnam
ATLANTA—Max Cleland, who lost three limbs to a hand grenade in Vietnam and later became a groundbreaking Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator from Georgia until an attack ad questioning his patriotism derailed his reelection, died on Tuesday. He was 79. Cleland died at his home in Atlanta from congestive heart failure, his personal assistant…
Hundreds of Thousands Fans Celebrate Braves Title in Parade
ATLANTA—The Atlanta Braves were cheered by hundreds of thousands of fans in a two-stage parade on Friday celebrating the team’s first World Series championship since 1995. Some area schools closed, and students seized the opportunity to attend the event. “That’s what the fun part of this is,” Braves chairman Terry McGuirk said. “Every block it…
Column: Atlanta Tries to Transform Itself Into Winnersville
Stephen King could’ve written “Misery” about an Atlanta sports fan. That would’ve been a truly horrifying tale. From Jim Leyritz to 28–3, from DeVonta Smith to losing not one, but two NHL teams to western Canada, Georgia’s sports history is filled with knee-buckling heartache, epic meltdowns and, yes, plenty of misery. But now, as the…
New Skyscraper Lab Will Test Elevators High Above Atlanta
ATLANTA—One of the world’s largest elevator towers will soon be opened to test elevators of the future as well as current ones high above the Atlanta suburbs. TK Elevators’ 420-foot tower is set to become fully operational early next year, company executives said this week on a tour of the new research lab and elevator…
4 Killed in Plane Crash at Atlanta Area Airport
An investigation has been opened after a small plane crashed just after takeoff from a suburban airport in a northeast suburb of Atlanta, killing all four people aboard, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine Cessna 210 crashed about 1:10 p.m on Friday afternoon at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and caught fire. All four people…
2 Indicted in Connection With Atlanta Shooting Death of Girl
August 14, 2021
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ATLANTA—A prosecutor on Friday announced the indictment of two alleged gang members on charges related to the shooting death last year of an 8-year-old girl in Atlanta. Secoriea Turner was killed July 4, 2020, while riding in an SUV with her mother and her mother’s friend near the Wendy’s restaurant where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old…
2nd Man Charged in Killing of 8-Year-Old Atlanta Girl
ATLANTA—A second man was charged Wednesday in connection with last summer’s shooting death of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl who was killed near the site where police fatally shot a man weeks earlier. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that Jerrion Amari McKinney, 23, of Loganville, was arrested on multiple charges, including murder and 12 gang-related…
Woman Walking Her Dog in Atlanta Park Stabbed to Death
ATLANTA—A woman who was walking her dog in one of Atlanta’s most popular parks has been stabbed to death, authorities said. Katherine Janness, 40, was found dead in Piedmont Park around 1 a.m. Wednesday, police said. Her dog had also been killed. Authorities are searching for a suspect. Police on Wednesday released a photo of…
Robert Aaron Long Sentenced to Life in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Spa Shootings
A Georgia man was sentenced to life in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to killing four people at Atlanta-area spas. Cherokee County Superior Court Chief Judge Ellen McElyea handed down four consecutive life without parole sentences to Robert Aaron Long, 22, after he agreed to plead guilty to fatally shooting four people at an Acworth…
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