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Local reaction to Boy Scouts lifting ban on gays
The Boy Scouts of America votes to drop a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to become members. But it could be very costly. CNN reports the decision could cost the Boy Scouts $18 million in funding from organizations in the South alone. Some conservative churches that sponsor Scout ...
Sunday storms bring flood damage to metro Atlanta
Monday is shaping up to be a much better day and after the constant rain Sunday, we’ve probably earned it. As much as eight inches of rain fell north of Atlanta, flooding several neighborhoods, blowing up a dam and washing away a large chuck of a road in Hall County. ...
Giant jackpots for Georgia’s largest lottery games
It’s probably going to be a pretty good week to be a Georgia Lottery ticket vendor. Both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are reaching rare air. The two jackpots combined are worth $550 million. No one matched all six numbers (6-10-12-28-32, Mega Ball 38) in Tuesday night’s $170 million ...
People warned to stay out of Chattahoochee after record rain
The record rainfall has certainly helped bring area lakes back to full pool and bring us out of the drought. But there is one major downside when it comes to Atlanta’s major river. “For right now, don’t touch the water,” says Sally Bethea with the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Organization. Bacteria levels, ...
Flood watch continues NW suburbs, more rain possible Monday
Metro Atlanta’s wet weekend leads to one more day with some rain in the forecast. The National Weather Service has extended the flood watch for Bartow and Paulding counties in metro Atlanta until 8 p.m. Monday and WSB meteorologist Kirk Mellish is calling for more scattered showers mid-day through tonight. ...
Flood watch for metro Atlanta this weekend
You might be able to get those outdoor plans in this weekend if you're quick, but don't get your hopes up. A flood watch is in place for all of metro Atlanta, with 2-4 inches of rain through Monday. The watch extends northward into the mountain counties. The watch runs through ...
Mellish: Stormy Sunday leads to nice week
Sunday’s storms brought lots of a rain, a little bit of a hail and a few downed trees. But WSB’s meteorologist Kirk Mellish says that’s it for the next five days. Most in metro Atlanta spent their Sunday stuck in doors after a rainy Sunday. The National Weather Service reports ...
Local air control towers may not be saved by Senate bill
While the Senate has passed a bill that would end FAA air traffic controller furloughs, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the small air traffic control towers across Georgia will be saved. Seven air control towers in Georgia have been marked for closure because of the budget cuts set into motion ...
Atlanta gets a piece of College Football Playoff
If Atlanta wasn’t the capital of college football before, this certainly helps. The Chick-fil-A Bowl will be one of the six bowls that will host a semifinal game in new College Football Playoff that starts in 2014. Atlanta will host a national semifinal every three years, with the first being ...
Tiger Woods gets two shot penalty before 3rd round at Masters
Tiger Woods hit the perfect shot into No. 15 green on Friday. Now it's turning into the worst perfect shot ever. The world's number one player was assessed a two-shot penalty Saturday morning when it was determined Woods took an illegal drop after his shot went into the water. Woods' ...
First time at the Masters: 'It's heaven'
"Good Morning and welcome to the Masters." That is the greeting that myself and everybody that walks through these pearly white wooden gates receives when you enter Augusta National for the Masters. At that point it was real. "Oh my God I'm here," I thought Wednesday morning when I stepped ...
Georgia native and former Bulldog Henley in awe of Augusta
Ok so Russell Henley isn't a house hold name. "I do know who Russell Henley is," said patron Tim Maine from St. Louis. "He's the British amateur champion?" No not exactly. He's not even British. He's Maconish. Let's ask a Bulldog. "He's all-around good," said Georgia fan Todd Richardson from ...
NCAA couldn't be happier with Atlanta's Final Four
By all accounts, everyone has enjoyed their time in our fair city for the 2013 Final Four. From fans, to the students, to the natives, to the NCAA and even surely media folks. Don't be surprised if we get to do this again. "They've gone done a great job," David ...
Sunday’s Final Four concerts fill Centennial Park to capacity
So far, everyone is calling Atlanta’s Final Four a big success. The weather has been great, fans from all over the country are enjoying themselves and crowds for the free concerts at Centennial Olympic Park have been gigantic. But Sunday they got as big as Atlanta Police could let them. ...
A view from the very last row at the Final Four
It really is something. “This is an unbelievable experience,” Michigan student Matt Charboneau said as walked to his seat on the floor of the Georgia Dome. Standing on the ground floor, with 75,000 people looking down at you, can take your breath away. “I’ve never seen a court in the ...
Final Four Saturday: What's going on
Atlanta is the center of the sports and entertainment world this weekend. Now the games really begin. The two national semi finals take place at the Georgia Dome Saturday. But there is a day full of activities leading up to it. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Bracket Town ...
Free concerts, basketball headline Final Four events
There are plenty of ways for you to enjoy the final four this weekend besides the games and they are a lot cheaper than the tickets to the Dome. In fact, many of the events will require you to just show up. “Most of the events are free,” says Sharon ...
Georgia natives power Wichita State to Atlanta’s Final Four
Rockdale County’s Kevin Ware is the local player who will get the most attention during this weekend’s Final Four. But unfortunately his broken leg will sideline him for the next year. But Ware’s Cardinals will have their hands full with the other Georgia boys in the Final Four. Both of ...
First APS educator turns herself in
The 35 educators indicted in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal have until the end of the day Tuesday to turn themselves in. Tameka Goodson, Donald Bullock and Theresia Copeland did not wait that long. Goodson was booked into the Fulton County jail at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Her bond is ...
Metro Atlanta unemployment drops in February
Jobs are going up and more metro Atlantans are finding them. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent in February. That is down 0.4 percent from January and a full percentage point from a year ago. “There were few layoffs ...
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