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Conrad, Diaz Help Give Braves Fifth Win in a Row
WASHINGTON | Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth consec...

Cynthia McKinney Refuses Israel's Offer of Release from Custody
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who was taken into custody by the Israeli Navy on Tuesday with 20 others while trying to sail through a navy blockade to deliver humanita...

Holdsclaw, Lyttle lead Atlanta past Mystics
Marissa Coleman , who still leads the rookie class with a 12.7 scoring average, for the last eight games.The Dream, who had lost four of five, forced Washington into 28 turnovers, a season high for th...

Braves hold on to beat Nationals, extend win streak to five
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Brooks Conrad's first home run of his career was a pinch-hit, three-run shot to help the Atlanta Braves take a 9-8 win over the Washington Nationals in the opener...

Diaz helps Braves slip past slumping Phils
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Matt Diaz belted a go-ahead RBI double in a three-run eighth, as the Atlanta Braves recorded their first home sweep of the Phillies since 2005 with a 5-2 victory at Turn...

Conrad's Home Run Gives Braves 9-8 Win
Washington, DC -- (Sports Network) - Brooks Conrad's first home run of his career was a pinch-hit, three-run shot to help the Atlanta Braves take a 9-8 win over the Washington Nationals in the opener ...

A Drowning & Several Incidents On GA Lakes As Holiday Weekend Starts
As the July 4th holiday gets underway officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have reported a death at a local lake. A man, believed to be in his 60's, drowned at the lake in Stone...

Wrist injury sends Braves' 2B Johnson to DL
WASHINGTON Struggling Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with right wrist tendinitis. The move was made before Atlanta opened a three-game wee...

Braves Try To Stay Hot In D.C.
(Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves try to push their season-high winning streak to five games this evening when they open a three-game series with the lowly Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.A...

Atlanta Police Find Thousands Of Dollars Of Stolen Items
ATLANTA ---- Atlanta Police officers arrested 11 people and recovered thousands of dollars of stolen items in a Friday afternoon raid. Officers made the raid at a house on 992 Farrington Place in Sou...

Braves P Hanson named NL Rookie of the Month
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson was named National League Rookie of the Month for June on Friday. The right-hander was a perfect 4-0 to go along with a 2.48 earned ...

Last Of Vehicles Pulled From Collapsed Parking Deck
ATLANTA -- The last of the vehicles have been removed from the collapsed parking deck in midtown Atlanta. Harry Conley, president and CEO of Fifth Street Management Company, says nearly 700 cars have...

Much-needed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif.
(AP Photo/John Amis)Colin Daymude, who only recently received his state income tax refund after filing electronically six months ago, is pictured at his home in Dacula, Ga., Friday July 3, 2009. Budge...

European Rts Court Allows Georgian Complaint Vs Russia
of having harassed its citizens living on Russian territory in a dispute dating back three years. The court said in statement the decision to hear the complaint "in no way prejudges the merits of th...

Georgian Bank leadership changes part of strategy shift
The new CEO of Atlanta's second largest, locally headquartered bank said his appointment signals a strategic shift in the midst of the worst financial industry crisis in decades. Late Thursday,

Mattie's Call Issued For Missing Alzheimer's Patient
Georgia authorities have issued a statewide Mattie's Call for a missing elderly man, 82-year-old Robert Hamilton, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

More Georgia Swine Flu Cases
The first case involved a Jones County man who was diagnosed and treated in Texas in May. The other two cases involved children at summer camps. A Wilkinson County teen was diagnosed Wednesday at a ...

MARTA releases July 4th weekend schedule
For only $1.75 each way (plus a 50 cent charge for a Breeze ticket), MARTA is by far the most affordable way to travel to all the events. Customers are encouraged to purchase roundtrip fare at the sta...

* Braves strike in eighth to sink Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies runner Chase Utley scores on a Greg Dobbs double as Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann drops the ball in the sixth inning of their game in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday.

Man, Teenage Girl Shot In SW Atlanta
ATLANTA -- Police said two people, including a teenager, were shot early Friday morning in southwest Atlanta.The shootings happened at a home on Cushman Circle.According to investigators, the male vic...

Two Shot In Southwest Atlanta, One In Critical Condition
ATLANTA - A 24-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman were shot around 12:30 am Friday at the 'Hidden Pines Apartments' on Cushman Circle. Police say the man was shot several times and is in critical c...

Georgian jailed for armed raid
A Georgian national who was tackled and disarmed of his gun by the owner of the shop he raided has been jailed for seven years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.Pakur Pakurian, who has two other aliase...

Man Convicted Of Defrauding Church
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- A man convicted of racketeering and violations of Georgia securities law has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years probation. Darryl Hicks was convicted Thurs...

Human Remains Found In Gwinnett County
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Police say a passer-by has found skeletal remains in a Lawrenceville creek bed, the second set of human bones found in Gwinnett County this week. Police spokeswoman Cpl. Il...