ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Atlanta’s Business to Business named Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) “Company of the Year” at its 2010 Annual Awards, which recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments and contributions of Atlanta’s great business leaders and companies. The award will be presented by Ambassador

A leading candidate for the Sixth Man Award, Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford will try to get his team back in the win column Wednesday night versus the Sacramento Kings at Philips Arena. Crawford registered 12 points and six assists in a 94-91 …

ATLANTA — Derrick Favors had a breakout performance, and Gani Lawal provided the 1-2 punch Georgia Tech has been expecting all along from its two big men. At the end, though, it was the former starter who came through. Zachery Peacock made two free …

Lady Liberty, meet Laddy Liberty. A Georgia-based group is suggesting that the Statue of Liberty have a male counterpart. Rodney Cook of the National Monuments Foundation in Atlanta says guy liberty would be about the same size as the one in New York …

The U.S. Supreme Court set aside the cocaine conviction of a DeKalb County man because the judge ordered the defendant’s uncle to leave the courtroom during jury selection.

An elderly Marietta man was critically injured when his electric scooter was struck by a sport utility vehicle in Cobb County.

A natural gas leak has closed U.S. 78 in both directions at Highpoint Road in Snellville. A construction crew struck a 4-inch gas line at 10:30 a.m.

Two local Georgia school board members have filed suit in federal court to overturn the state’s new “nepotism” provision that restricts them from running for re-election.

Rasheed Wallace (notes) was an invaluable presence during his five-plus seasons with the Detroit Pistons , helping them win an NBA title soon after his arrival in 2004. The Celtics will play a 10th straight game without their star Wednesday night as …

For all the talk about the importance of home-field advantage in the playoffs, the cruel truth for top-seeded teams is this: The last time both of them made the Super Bowl was 1993. The Colts and Saints can’t like hearing that. Plus, both of them …

I’ve been in Minnesota now less than 24 hours. The purpose of the trip is to research stories about the enemy Vikings on their home turf, which happens to be where I spent most of the first 25 years of my life. Rusty Costanza/The Times-Picayune When …

Gun play becomes Atlanta area rapper Waka Flocka Flame. His most recent mix tape is called “Salute Me or Shoot Me, Vol.

A woman was found stabbed to death in a Marietta apartment around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Cobb County police said.

A 13-year-old Gwinnett County boy was shot and killed by a stray bullet Monday night in his family’s apartment near Lawrenceville.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the cocaine trafficking conviction of a DeKalb County man because the judge in the case ordered the defendant’s uncle to leave the courtroom during jury selection.