ajc.com — 2+ hour, 24+ min ago
GBI: Wanted suspect killed in shootout with deputies at Columbus hotel
ajc.com > news > crime...Oscar Alfonso Maxwell, 22, was shot and killed by Muscogee County deputies at the Baymont Inn & Suites on Whitesville Road, where he had opened fire... ...Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Credit: Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office The GBI is investigating after a hotel in Columbus was the scene of a deadly... ...Harris/AJC Credit: Doug Turnbull / WSB Skycopter Credit: Ben Gray / [email protected]... ...He had been wanted by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on multiple outstanding felony warrants, the sheriff added, and was suspected of being a part...
ajc.com — 2+ day ago
Wild Georgia: Having wild animals as pets is illegal - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > life...and many others — cannot be held without special permits from the state Department of Natural Resources.... ...I ran into an old acquaintance the other day in Hall County, and she kindly invited me to come see “her wildlife,” including a pet raccoon and a... ...IN THE SKY: From David Dundee, Tellus Science Museum astronomer: Autumn officially begins Saturday (Sept.... ...Charles Seabrook can be reached at [email protected]....
ajc.com — 3+ day ago
Hundreds of Ga. prison employees’ side hustle: Inmates’ criminal schemes
ajc.com > news...A prison warden arrested. Prison-based drug rings. Georgia is a law-and-order state.... ...Prisoners have run elaborate drug-trafficking networks and cybercrime schemes as well as extortion and other criminal enterprises, all with the help... ...During a four-month period in 2018, Voltaire Pierre, a correctional officer at Hays State Prison, received $7,000 for bringing in pot, cocaine and... ...In 2019, a correctional officer at Calhoun State Prison, Temperess Johnson, was caught attempting to smuggle eight cellphones and a large haul of...
ajc.com — 3+ day ago
Biden orders Norfolk Southern to be held accountable for Ohio derailment
ajc.com > news > business...(Matt Freed for the Atlanta Journal Constitution) Credit: (Matt Freed for the Atlanta Journal Constitution) President Joe Biden has issued an executive... ...order to hold Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern accountable for the fallout from its February derailment that spilled hazardous materials in East Palestine... ...Biden’s order directs the Environmental Protection Agency to submit reports to the president on cleanup efforts “and whether Norfolk Southern continues... ...The order directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate a federal disaster recovery coordinator who will oversee long-term recovery...
ajc.com — 4+ day ago
Unseen fungus causes bark to fall off
ajc.com > life > home-garden...Dan Hunt, email A: My bet would be armillaria root rot.... ...The Georgia Arborist Association, georgiaarborist.org, maintains a list of certified arborists who can come and inspect the tree.... ...Nathan Langley, email A: Itâs just delayed cold damage....
ajc.com — 4+ day ago
The Carters receive lifetime achievement award from Gates Foundation
ajc.com > news > georgia-news...Paige Alexander, CEO of the Carter Center in Atlanta, accepted the award at the foundationâs Goalkeepers 2023 event in New York City.... ...Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn were honored Tuesday with a lifetime achievement award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation... ...For almost a century now, from their childhood homes in Plains, Georgia, to the White House in Washington, through the roughly 4,000 homes theyâ... ...ve built for the needy with their bare hands, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have shared their hearts....