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Attorney: Blaylock terribly upset; blacked out during wreck
The fatal wreck involving former NBA star Mookie Blaylock was caused by a medical emergency and is not a criminal matter, his attorney said Wednesday. “He had a blackout and what caused it, whether it be from his NBA career or something else, we’re trying to get to the bottom ...
Woman shot in head in NW Atlanta
A woman was in stable condition after being shot in the head Thursday night in northwest Atlanta, according to police. Investigators believe the woman and three men were traveling in a pickup truck on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Chappell Road, where they got into an altercation with a pedestrian, ...
4 men accused of $36K worth of vandalism
It all started as four friends hanging out. Add a few beers, maybe a sports game on TV and boredom would set in. The group would walk around the Chapel Hill neighborhood, just looking for something to do, according to Douglasville police. But the “fun” was criminal activity, including at ...
PulteGroup moving headquarters to Atlanta
PulteGroup, one of the nation’s biggest homebuilders, plans to move its headquarters from the Detroit suburbs to the city of Atlanta, The Wall Street Journal first reported and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has confirmed. An individual with knowledge of the matter told the AJC that PulteGroup plans to move more than ...
Son charged with killing dad, 79, at Henry County business
A Henry County man was charged with murder Wednesday night, hours after he allegedly shot and killed his 79-year-old father at the family’s auto parts business. John Wesley Morgan Jr., 48, called police Wednesday afternoon and admitted what he had done, Henry County police said. Just before 10 p.m,, Morgan ...
Atlanta police searching for rape suspect
Atlanta police are looking for the man accused of raping a woman in an abandoned house earlier this month. Authorities released a sketch of the suspect Sunday night. The man allegedly beat and raped a woman after taking her by force to an abandoned home on Forrest Hills Drive in ...
Buckhead mom gets jail for stealing $80K from PTA
A Buckhead woman who pleaded guilty to stealing $80,000 from an elementary school PTA will spend 90 days behind bars, the Fulton County District Attorney said Friday. Maryam Lari Arjomand, 48, a former president of the E. Rivers Elementary School PTA, was arrested in April 2012 and charged with theft ...
Shuttle bus crash at Hartsfield-Jackson
Photos from WSB's Jon Lewis on scene at hotel shuttle bus crash on Loop Road at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Hotel shuttle bus wrecks at Hartsfield; 16 injuries reported
Eighteen people were injured late Friday morning when a hotel shuttle bus and tractor-trailer wrecked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, according to authorities. The state Department of Transportation said the wreck happened on Loop Road near the exit from I-85 northbound. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said 18 people ...
3 arrested for ‘bump-and-run’ carjackings
Three convicted felons already on probation have now been linked to a string of Atlanta carjackings, including one in the Buckhead area, Atlanta police said Thursday afternoon. And it’s possible the trio is responsible for similar crimes, according to police. Ronnie Houston, 24, Darius Demond McKenzie, 23, and Sedarius Kenard ...
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