July 31st, 2010
Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters was suspended for four games and fined by Major League Baseball on Monday for throwing consecutive pitches at Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder last weekend and Braves manager …
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July 31st, 2010
CINCINNATI — Manager Bobby Cox was so wrapped up in another wild, last-minute win Friday he didn’t realize his Atlanta Braves were going in the right direction again in the NL East standings. After a week …
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July 31st, 2010
The body of a Newnan man who drowned while trying to save his 10-year-old son while on vacation has been found, officials in Wyoming confirmed.
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July 31st, 2010
Where is Eric Johnson? The former state senator who finished third in the July 20 Republican primary for governor was expected to be the difference in the runoff between Karen Handel and Nathan Deal.
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July 31st, 2010
Rain and thunderstorms hit parts of metro Atlanta this afternoon, and more storms could arrive tonight.
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July 31st, 2010
The supposed 14-car pileup on I-85 in northeast Georgia was actually a multitude of separate accidents, the Georgia State Patrol is reporting.
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July 31st, 2010
Life is still imitating art at the Whistle Stop Café in Juliette. The restaurant is still cranking out fried green tomatoes as appetizers, salads and sandwiches.
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July 31st, 2010
For a “superspeeder” program, the state’s plan to raise money for trauma care by increasing speeding fines is off to a slow start, prompting suspicions that it is not being strongly enforced, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.
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July 31st, 2010
One month into Georgia’s texting-while-driving ban, many nimble-fingered drivers are facing the possibility they might just have a problem.
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July 31st, 2010
ATLANTA — Prince Fielder says he doesn’t care if Atlanta’s pitchers are aiming for him as long as his Brewers keep winning. Corey Hart hit a three-run double in Milwaukee’s five-run seventh, Fielder homered …
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July 31st, 2010
Kent Boyd may have found his new home — and it’s a little different than Wapakoneta or Botkins. “Kent, you were born to do this,” Fox reality show judge Adam Shankman said during Wednesday airing of “So You …
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July 31st, 2010
Sad about the upcoming “So You Think You Can Dance” finale? Start gearing up for the “SYTYCD” tour. The tour kicks off Sept. 19 in New Orleans and comes to Gwinnett Center in Atlanta Sept. 27. Purchase tickets …
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July 31st, 2010
WASHINGTON — Chipper Jones can think of one thing that might stem the struggles his Braves are going through at the moment. “Get us back to Atlanta. Please. At some point soon,” Jones said. “The road …
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July 31st, 2010
Cobb County’s Public Safety Department is without a director following the resignation Friday of Mickey Lloyd.
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July 31st, 2010
LAS VEGAS — Atlanta is expected to end up re-signing center Jason Collins . Sources said Sunday at the NBA Summer League nothing is imminent due to the free agent currently being in Europe. But expectations …
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