Georgia firefighters ‘relieved’ hostage ordeal is over
April 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
SUWANEE, Ga. It’s a call that firefighters routinely respond to a report of a medical emergency. Continue Reading
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Delta subsidiary to move from Minnesota to Georgia
August 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Delta Air Lines is relocating a subsidiary from Minneapolis to Atlanta in a move that’s expected to bring work done by 160 employees to the airline’s headquarters near Atlanta’s airport.
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Georgia’s Duluth aims to help Minnesota’s Duluth
July 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Residents in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth are collecting work gloves to aid flood recovery efforts in their sister city by the same name 1,200 miles away in Minnesota. Continue Reading
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Police Handcuff Kindergartner for Tantrum
April 17, 2012 in WDAZ
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner with her arms behind her back after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action as a safety measure.
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N.D., Fargo officials dispute ‘suspicious’ test cheating results
March 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A North Dakota Department of Public Instruction official said Tuesday that early investigation of a newspaper’s allegations of possible cheating in Fargo Public Schools has found no evidence of wrongdoing, statistically or anecdotally. Continue Reading
Hot-air balloon pilot killed in Georgia; passengers safe
March 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
As a fierce thunderstorm that seemed to come out of nowhere closed in, hot-air balloon pilot Edward Ristaino spotted an open field 4,000 feet below and calmly and tersely warned the five skydivers aboard the craft, “You need to get out now.” He may have saved their lives, but he lost his own.
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Skydivers: Missing hot-air balloon pilot kept them safe before T-storm sucked in craft
March 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Authorities used helicopters, airplanes, horses and all-terrain vehicles to search the woods in south Georgia for Edward Ristaino, 63, who was ferrying the five skydivers Friday night when the fast-developing storm struck. Continue Reading
Santorum, Romney duel in Ohio
March 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney split six states and dueled in an almost impossibly close race in Ohio on a Super Tuesday that stretched from one end of the country to the other in the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation. Continue Reading
Ex-attorney for firearms manufacturer Glock accused of stealing millions
February 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
An executive sentenced to 10 years probation after pleading guilty to theft is now set to be the government’s star witness against the man he says was his accomplice, one-time Glock attorney Paul Jannuzzo.
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Israel: Thai bombs similar to those in India, Georgia blasts against Israeli diplomats
February 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Israeli officials ramped up accusations today that Iran was launching covert attack plots, saying “sticky” bombs found in a Thai house rented by Iranians were similar to devices used against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. Continue Reading
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