WASHINGTON – New coal-fired power plants would be all but abolished in favor of a big bet on natural gas under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule unveiled Tuesday.The proposal to limit carbon emissions from power plants drew jeers from the coal... »
Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men struck by trains this week in East Point and Chamblee.The latest incident happened about 9 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Welcome All and Ben Hill roads in East Point.According to the Fulton ... »
A former high-ranking Atlanta Public Schools official was ousted this week from a job in Connecticut after district leaders there learned she's accused of trying to cover up cheating.Millicent Few, who once served as APS' chief of human resources, was ... »
Art McClung was a man in motion. He spent his days working with dozens of groups and organizations, with the goal of helping others succeed, his wife said.“He seemed to get a kind of personal joy out of knowing he was a part of someone's success, but h... »
No one was injured in a Wednesday morning fire that heavily damaged a home in East Point.The blaze broke out shortly before 8 a.m. in the 4500 block of Parkview Square, in a neighborhood off Ben Hill Road.East Point fire Battalion Chief Mike Webb told ... »
COBBMarietta council sets rule for vehicle bootingThe Marietta City Council on Wednesday set rules for booting vehicles with a $50 maximum fee a property owner can charge to remove a device from a vehicle.The vote was 4-3 with Annette Lewis, Van Pearlb... »
Cobb EMC has paid $13.5 million in initial development costs as one of the main contributors in a conglomerate proposing two coal-fired plants.Cobb EMC, along with five other electric co-ops make up POWER4 Georgians, which plans to build a plant in San... »
