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Ga. execution put on hold for a day

July 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The scheduled execution of a man convicted of murdering his parents and his 14-year-old sister in Cobb County in 1993 has been postponed a day, various outlets reported. A judge previously ordered that the Wednesday lethal injection of Andrew Grant DeYoung be videotaped. The state sought to overturn the order, but failed, according to published reports. The execution as been put on hold while the state handles the logistics of the videotaping. The

Officer fatalities on the rise

July 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A Clayton County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Wednesday, the latest victim in an increase in law enforcement deaths nationwide, according to a new report. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), 98 officers were killed nationwide during the first six months of 2011 — a 14 percent increase over the same time period of 2010. “The economy has forced reductions in training, safety equipment and personnel at law

Three former Department of Revenue employees plead to credit card fraud

July 20, 2011 Express Telegraph

A trio of former Department of Revenue employees pleaded guilty this week to financial transaction card fraud in DeKalb County Superior Court, state officials said. Judge Melvin Westmoreland sentenced Marcus Britt, Micah Decuir and William Gladney to 30 days imprisonment and two years on probation. In addition, the three were ordered to pay restitution to the Department of Revenue. Britt, who pleaded guilty to nine counts, was ordered to pay $877.53; Decuir, who pleaded guilty

Man faces Wednesday execution for murdering parents, sister

July 19, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A man convicted in the 1993 murders of his parents and sister faces a Wednesday execution. However, lawyers for Andrew Grant DeYoung contend one of the drugs the state is planning on using during the execution — an alternative to sodium thiopental — could lead to pain, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. A judge ordered that the exeuction be videotaped, the newspaper reported. DeYoung was convicted in Cobb County of the June 14, 1993, murders of

NE Ga. voters return to polls Tuesday

July 18, 2011 Express Telegraph

WATKINSVILLE — Voters in District 113 will return to the polls Tuesday to elect a new state representative. The new General Assembly member will replace Hank Huckaby, R-Watkinsville, who stepped down to become chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The July 19 election is non-partisan, but features a Republican and a Democrat in a district that leans right. Following the June 21 election, Republican Chuck Williams and Democrat Dan Matthews, both of Watkinsville, emerged

UPDATE: Delta cutting service to smaller markets

July 15, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Delta Air Lines on Friday said it is planning to cut service to 24 smaller, under-performing markets, a move that will save the company millions of dollars.

Delta cutting service to smaller markets

July 15, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Delta Air Lines on Friday said it is planning to cut service to smaller, under-performing markets.

Legoland slated to open in less than 100 days

July 9, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Central Florida’s newest theme park – Legoland – is on track to open on Oct. 15 – in less than 100 days, theme park officials said.

Moran proposes legislation to create ‘Melting Pot Museum’

July 7, 2011 Express Telegraph

A Congressman from Virginia wants to create a “Melting Pot Museum,” saying the museum “would bring together all the stories of the ethnicities that make up the fabric of our society.” U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., introduced legislation to create a Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a Museum of the American People. The museum would examine the role immigration has played in the development of American society, according to the Congressman. “With 160

Moran proposes legislation to create ‘Melting Pot Museum’

July 7, 2011 The Travel Trolley

A Congressman from Virginia wants to create a “Melting Pot Museum,” saying the museum “would bring together all the stories of the ethnicities that make up the fabric of our society.”