Plane catches fire, passengers evacuated at Atlanta airport

Submitted by Rich Hardwick, 11Alive Producer

Sunday, May 29th, 2011, 12:07pm

Plane catches fire, passengers evacuated at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA - Passengers aboard an Atlanta-bound Delta flight were evacuated after the plane caught fire upon landing Saturday afternoon.

Flight #2284 from Pittsburgh landed at Hartsfield-Jackson airport at 4:14pm when the brakes overheated and started a fire, according to Delta Airlines representative Leslie Parker.

FAA officials report that a blown tire started the fire.

There were 43 passengers and 5 crew members aboard the MD-88 plane, but no major injuries reported. Four passengers were treated at the scene and released.

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Sunday, May 29th, 2011, 11:04am

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Deadly storms blow across Metro Atlanta

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff

Friday, May 27th, 2011, 5:25pm

ATLANTA - Three people were killed in a round of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across Georgia Thursday bringing down trees and utility lines.

A 19-year-old Mableton man was killed by a falling tree. Authorities tell 11Alive Alonzo Terry Daniel was clearing debris from his grandfather's driveway on Stroud Drive when a large oak tree hit him. He later died at Wellstar Cobb Hospital.

Terry graduated from Washington High School last year. He was working full time at Grady Memorial Hospital in the housekeeping department. He had plans to join the United States Army.

Terry's family told 11Alive News that they don't have any money to mourn the loss of their son.

Marion Irwin, 61, and Geraldine Grady, 64, were killed on Paces Ferry Road in Northwest Atlanta when a tree fell on their Mazda Miata.

Irwin and Grady, both residents of Decatur were driving along the narrow, wooded Paces Ferry Road when the tree crashed down on their convertible.

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Summit to make case for transit to northern suburbs

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, May 27th, 2011, 3:05pm

Summit to make case for transit to northern suburbs

ATLANTA -- Three locals chambers of commerce have planned a summit to make a business case for transit into the suburbs.

The Metro Atlanta Northern Crescent Transit Summit will be from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 8 at the Cobb Galleria Centre (2 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, 30339).

The event, presented by Jacobs and Siemens, features national elected and technical experts from North Carolina and New Mexico, as well as representatives from the Chambers of Commerce of Cobb, Gwinnett and North Fulton.

Attendees will learn about potential game-changing, high-capacity transit lines that will significantly reduce traffic congestion while strengthening economic development assets in the northern suburbs.

For more information about the summit, call 770-859-2322 or visit www.cobbchamber.org/transit.

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Prevent the dreaded Memorial Day hangover

Submitted by Chris Sweigart, Manager of Digital Content | 11Alive News

Friday, May 27th, 2011, 11:55am

Prevent the dreaded Memorial Day hangover

ATLANTA - When a Memorial Day weekend's forecast includes sunny skies and highs in the upper 80s - 9s on the WIZometer - there's a good bet people will be spending a lot of time outside.

And when people spend a lot of time out by the pool or on the lake, there's probably alcohol around.

Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol can have devastating consequences. So, it's always a good policy to drink responsibly, assign a designated driver and keep things safe when you're drinking.

But, as anybody who's had a little too much to drink will tell you, the dreaded hangover is the most common consequence of over-drinking.

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Friday, May 27th, 2011, 2:10am

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Vicente is Joining Us – Will You?

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Thursday, May 26th, 2011, 11:57pm

In September 2010, the Corporate Executive Board hosted its inaugural Finance and Strategy Summit in Washington, DC, welcoming hundreds of senior executives to discuss the challenges facing them as the economy moved from recession to slow growth.

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