Archive for the ‘Atlanta News’ Category

 

Best Atlanta Day Hikes: West and East Palisades Loop Hike

March 9th, 2010

Atlanta Hiking Examiner rates this: This hike will take you through two of Atlanta’s best parks on a nearly 8-mile trek.

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Firefighters Hot About Plans To Cut Pensions

March 9th, 2010

Atlanta firefighters are fired up about what they say are plans to cut their pension.

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CHAT TRANSCRIPT: Distracted Driving the Focus of Special 11Alive Newscast

March 9th, 2010

11Alive News dedicated half of Tuesday’s 11 pm newscast to the topic of Distracted Driving, and to The Great Hang Up. See how you can take the pledge and join the movement. || Photos: The Great Hang Up 

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Murdered Hiker’s Family Challenges Hustler’s Request

March 9th, 2010

One day after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced it would not release grisly crime scene photos of murdered Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson, her family is taking legal action.

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8-year-old Girl Attacked By Dogs Tuesday

March 9th, 2010

Police said an 8-year-old girl was attacked by two dogs in Lithonia late Tuesday afternoon. She is at the hospital undergoing vascular and plastic surgery.   

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Woodstock Teen Survives Texting Crash

March 9th, 2010

17-year-old Bronte Wright continues to recover from an accident she caused because she was texting and driving.

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Ga. Soldiers Come Home to Hugs and Tears

March 9th, 2010

Hundreds of Georgia soldiers are making the transition from harm’s way, to arm’s way as hugs awaited their return from Afghanistan.

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Trey Anastasio

March 9th, 2010

By Perry Julien
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio played to a sold-out crowd at the Tabernacle Feb. 27.(Photos by Perry Julien) …

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Can coconut juice be used as blood plasma?

March 9th, 2010

Plus: Are oil space heaters more efficient?…
By cecil adams
I've heard coconut juice is almost identical to human blood plasma, and has been used as a plasma substitute during wartime. I asked a friend from Vietnam who lived there during the war [...]

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AMA Supercross

March 9th, 2010

By Collin C. Chappelle
Nearly 70,000 fans filled the Georgia Dome for the eighth stop on the 2010 Supercross tour Feb. 27. The racing action took place over a 12-turn course that included an almost 90-foot quad jump. (Photos by Collin C. Chappelle)…

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