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Stories by Jon Lewis
Chick-fil-A Bowl reportedly will get games in College Football Playoff
Atlanta's college football representatives are holding their collective breaths, hoping their city will be officially chosen. However, according to ESPN it's a done deal. A committee in Pasadena, California will decide which cities will host the playoff games in the newly formed College Football Playoff, which begins following the 2014 ...
Atlanta firefighters battling warehouse fire
Atlanta firefighters are looking at a long day turning into a long night as they battle a warehouse fire. It broke out early Monday morning at a recycling plant at 830 Jefferson Street in the city. That's near the intersection of Northside Drive and Tech Parkway. The fire became more ...
Expected delays miss Hartsfield-Jackson
The Federal Aviation Administration had predicted that Monday would produce big delays at the nation's airports. Trouble is no one told the people at Hartsfield-Jackson. The FAA says the sequester has forced them to cut their staff by 10%, as they have been forced to furlough workers by one day ...
Deal says Ga. cannot be hypocritical
For Governor Nathan Deal the reality is sometimes hard to accept. "We cannot be hypocritical at the state level," the Governor told a morning meeting of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. "We cannot continue to bombard the people of Washington, telling them they need to cut spending," he says. ...
Runners organize moment of silence, followed by mile run
They came from across metro Atlanta. From Lawrenceville and Marietta. Dunwoody and Vinings. Downtown and Midtown. All to show support for the people of Boston. "We need to show that we should not be afraid," says Karen Kaye, who operates the midtown store for the Big Peach Running Company. In ...
Crozier case heading to trial
"This is one of the most difficult decisions I've ever had to make." So says Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall in talking about the case of former Georgia State trooper Donald Crozier. Crozier, 42, is a fused in the accident that killed the wife of former Atlanta Braves ...
Police crackdown proving effective
The Atlanta police crackdown on kidnappings and robberies in Buckhead seems to be working. Police have announced they have taken a group of suspects into custody and more arrests are on the way. "We have made four arrests in connection to these kidnappings and robberies," says APD Lieutenant Rodney Woody. ...
Defense to file motion in Andrea Sneiderman case
The case against Andrea Sneiderman is moving towards a trial, but there are still some items that need attending. A motions hearing will continue this afternoon, at which time the defense will ask that all the charges, except for the murder counts, be thrown out. Attorneys for Sneiderman, who is ...
Rudolph looking to make money locked up
Eric Robert Rudolph may be locked up, but he still wants to make some money. The convicted Olympic Park bomber is fighting federal prosecutors over the rights to his autobiography. Rudolph, who is now 46, wrote his book, "Between the Lines of Drift: Memoirs of a Militant," with the help ...
Mincey to serve eight life sentences plus 135 years
Gary Mincey says he's innocent. The judge and jury disagreed. "I know today is supposed to be a day of closure," Mincey said before his sentencing, "but there won't be any closure because I'm innocent." Following that pronouncement Judge Gail Flake imposed the sentence on Mincey; eight consecutive life sentences ...
The Buckhead Coalition has had enough.
In response to some recent, high profile crimes the coalition has decided to offer a reward to help catch some robbers. "We're going to offer a reward of $5000 each," says former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell. "Franky a good tipster will make more money that any perpetrator." Massell, ...
Marietta police: Bicyclist killed by hit-and-run driver
Marietta police are hunting for the person who they believe ran over a killed a 55-year-old man riding his bike Sunday evening. Police say their suspect is driving a black SUV. Cameras from the NCG Cinema in Marietta snapped a picture of the vehicle just before the crash on Powder ...
APS grand jury expected to start deliberating this afternoon
Four years after Atlanta Public School teachers and administrators allegedly orchestrated one of the largest cheating operations in American education, we are expected to learn Friday which ones will face a judge. A Fulton County grand jury is supposed to hear more testimony Friday morning, with deliberations to follow. ...
Atlanta Street Vending Crackdown
Atlanta vendors beware; the city is cracking down on your sales. The Atlanta police have begun enforcing an ordinance that dates to December, requiring the police to keep vendors off of public property. "We are making sure that no one sets up for public property vending today," says David Bennett, ...
Finally caught after 31 years on the run
It took awhile, a really long while, but law enforcement finally has caught up with Gilbert Rico. "A flag popped up and they continued to investigate and located him in Atlanta," says U.S. Marshals Inspector Gavin Duffy. Rico had been on the run for more than three decades, 31 years ...
How a suspected ID thief ripped off more than 150 people
He's a suspected identity thief and one of his alleged victims tells you how to get to work every morning. Erkes Green, of Grant Park, is believed to have stolen the names and personal information of more than 150 people in metro Atlanta, Florida and other parts of the country. ...
Police: Local identity thief nabbed
He's a suspected identity thief and one of his alleged victims tells you how to get to work every morning. Erkes Green, of Grant Park, is believed to have stolen the names and personal information of more than 150 people in metro Atlanta, Florida and other parts of the country. ...
Sneiderman arraigned for second time
For the second time Andrea Sneiderman is being arraigned. The woman charged as an accomplice in the murder of her husband, Rusty, is due in the DeKalb County court later this morning. Sneiderman was indicted last year after being indicted on multiple counts. But the district attorney's office sought, and ...
Michael Jordan case still in the works
Michael Jordan was not in court. The Atlanta woman accusing him was. "My son wants to know. My son wants to know," says Pamela Smith, who claims the NBA Hall of Famer is the father of her teenage son. Smith has filed a paternity suit against Jordan, asking that he ...
Symbol of urban blight in Atlanta coming down
It has been an eyesore and a blight on one Atlanta neighborhood for years. Now the LaBarcelona Apartments are coming down. Construction crews took a back hoe to the first of the buildings shortly before 11 o'clock, sending the brick facade crashing to the ground. "We are here today to ...
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