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Flesh eating bacteria at normal levels in river
A lab hired to test the water in the Little Tallapoosa River in West Georgia found normal levels of the flesh-eating Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria that has ravaged Aimee Copeland's body. The city of Carrollton ordered the tests May 14, two weeks after the University of West Georgia graduate student cut ...
Olympic swimmer pushing new initiative
With the holiday weekend coming up, there's an effort under way to teach minority kids how to swim. Cullen Jones, a black swimmer who's training for the Summer Olympics in London, is pushing an initiative called "Make a Splash." In a video posted on the USA Swimming Foundation web site, ...
TSPLOST debate heats up
Backers of the special metro sales tax for transportation (TSPLOST) may wish the vote were now, rather than on July 31. Support for the measure may be weakening, even among local leaders who once favored it. According to Ariel Hart of the AJC, Wednesday, opponents of the referendum touted a ...
VIDEO: Minister rails against Obama, gays
The video of his Mother's Day sermon has gone viral on YouTube. Rev. Charles Worley, pastor of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, North Carolina, rails against President Obama, calling him a "baby-killer and homosexual-lover." He tells the congregation gay people need to be rounded up and put in camps. ...
Popeye's apologizes for service dog flap
A Kennesaw State University student who was ordered out of a Popeye's in Cobb County because of his service dog is thinking of suing. Twenty-year-old Taylor Gipson is diabetic, and his dog is trained to alert when his blood sugar level varies. He had just ordered a meal at the ...
Smyrna triathlete dies after cardiac arrest
A competitor who died during a weekend triathlon on Jekyll Island was an experienced endurance athlete from Metro Atlanta. A verteran of numerous Peachtree Road Races, 44-year-old Christopher Petty of Smyrna, was one of about 700 triathletes taking part in Saturday morning's annual Turtle Crawl event on Jekyll. He signalled ...
2nd teen gets life for cabbie murder
A second Atlanta teenager gets life in prison for the fatal shooting of a cab driver. Nineteen-year-old Samuel Ellis was convicted in the murder of 57-year-old Stephen Anim. According to the AJC, who was found slumped over the wheel of his cab in April 2009. Atlanta police found Anim's body ...
Woman admits stealing $200K from Salvation Army
The former student financial aid director for the Salvation Army's Southeast Regional Office is now a convicted thief. Thirty-seven year old Kelley Jo Taylor Allison Vishnubhotla pleaded guilty during jury selection to 45 counts of theft by taking and three counts of forgery and was sentenced to 30 years, six ...
MetLife to buy Reynolds Plantation
Reynolds Plantation has a buyer. Insurance giant MetLife tells the AJC they've worked a deal to buy the luxury resort community on Lake Oconee. Financial details haven't been made public. "This is a premier community with world-class amenities, a great reputation and a strong future,” Robert Merck, senior managing director ...
New from Domino's, a gluten free pizza
Domino's today becomes the first national pizza delivery chain to offer its pies with a gluten-free crust. Gluten-free products are being seen more and more on grocery store shelves and on restaurant menus, for people with celiac disease who need to stay away from wheat, barley and rye. Dietitian Elisa ...
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