Author: Greg Bluestein
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Pence rallies with Kemp while Trump goes missing in Georgia
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ATLANTA • About midway through his speech in Atlanta’s northern exurbs, former Vice President Mike Pence brought up an issue that’s both a point of pride for Gov. Brian Kemp and a reminder of a break with his former boss that could shape the 2024 race. “Let me be very clear about this: Georgia was…
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Dougherty siblings return to Georgia, plead not guilty
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ALBANY, Ga. — The three siblings accused of committing a cross-country crime spree that started in Florida and ended with a shootout in Colorado were hauled in to court Tuesday in Georgia to face charges…
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Dougherty siblings return to Georgia, plead not guilty
ALBANY, Ga. — The three siblings accused of committing a cross-country crime spree that started in Florida and ended with a shootout in Colorado were hauled in to court Tuesday in Georgia to face charges of robbing a bank for cash that helped fuel their escape. The three, 21-year-old Ryan Edward Dougherty, 26-year-old Dylan Stanley-Dougherty…
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U.S. police fatalities up 13 percent in 2011 to 173
One Oregon police chief was killed when a man allegedly took the officer’s gun and shot him in the head. A policeman in Arizona was fatally shot when he went to a suburban Phoenix apartment complex to help a probation officer. And two South Dakota officers were killed in a shootout after a traffic stop.…
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Troy Davis executed in Georgia after 11th hour request fails
JACKSON, Georgia — Georgia executed a man Wednesday night for the murder of an off-duty police officer, a crime he denied committing right to the end as supporters around the world mourned and declared that an innocent man was put to death. Defiant to the end, Troy Davis told relatives of Mark MacPhail that his…
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Lawyer: U.S. company in military fraud case is struggling
ATLANTA — As a federal judge debates whether to allow fraud charges against a key U.S. military supplier, the Kuwaiti company’s American subsidiary said Friday that its bottom line is beginning to suffer. Attorney Tom Bever said in a court hearing that Agility DGS Holdings has lost employees and revenue since prosecutors in Atlanta charged…
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2 more days until BP knows if ‘top kill’ works
COVINGTON, La. — BP kept pumping heavy mud into its blown-out well beneath the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, but the company’s chief executive cautioned it will be two more days before anyone knows if the latest fix attempt will end the uncontrolled flow of crude that has already become the worst oil spill in…
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Part of 6-floor parking deck collapses in Atlanta
ATLANTA – Part of a six-floor parking deck near downtown Atlanta collapsed today, crushing at least 35 cars, with fire officials saying it was miraculous there were no reports of injuries hours after the mass of concrete fell during a busy lunchtime. Crews were stabilizing the building with timber supports, and firefighters were preparing to…
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IN SUMMER, DRIVERS FEEL THE HEAT
Jim Rohrer of Tucker, Ga., filled up Sunday. U.S. drivers could lose between 3 and 9 cents per gallon — $1.5 billion total — at the pump this summer because of simple physics. Washington is getting involved, with several Democrats urging action. Photo by (AP)