Hundreds of lenders will gather in Atlanta Thursday to hear the pros and cons of a $300 billion mortgage aid program federal housing officials say could eventually help 400,000 homeowners avoid foreclosure.

The Mormon church has sent 70,000 cans of peaches to charities in metro Atlanta. The donation also includes apricots.

Police in Atlanta are investigating the murder of James Brown’s former son-in-law. Police say Darren Lumar was shot at his Buckhead townhouse, last Wednesday.

The death penalty phase is under way in the case of a gunman found guilty of killing four people in a shooting spree that began at a downtown Atlanta courthouse. Brian Nichols was found guilty Friday in the fatal shootings of a judge, a court reporter, a deputy and a federal agent in the 2005 rampage.

The death penalty phase has been delayed until Wednesday in the case of a gunman found guilty of killing four people in a shooting spree that began at a downtown Atlanta courthouse.

Jurors are set to begin deliberating the fate of courthouse gunman Brian Nichols, who faces the death penalty for a deadly shooting spree that left four dead.

A suburban Atlanta megachurch plagued by sex scandals is selling its massive neo-Gothic worship center because of dwindling membership.

Friday, two of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s children were in court facing off against their brother. Before their court appearance, Martin Luther King, III and Reverend Bernice King were on the radio talking about the issue. Their younger brother, Dexter, wants to use their mother’s personal letters sent from their father to include in a book. They also said their mother’s estate was also at issue.

The judge in the Brian Nichols Atlanta Courthouse murder trial has removed a juror from the case. This comes after other jurors said she talked about the jailhouse beating of a prosecution witness. That witness was Nichols’ cellmate who testified on Tuesday.

A contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple, as long as they abstain from premarital sex, hasn’t gotten any takers. The deadline for the Marriage for a Lifetime contest is Oct. 31.

The Historic Oakland Foundation opens its iron gates at the 158-year-old cemetery this weekend for night tours. “Capturing the Spirit of Oakland - 2008 Halloween Tours” will be offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

A settlement has been reached in a child support case involving former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield after he agreed to a $100,000 college fund for his 10-year-old son. A lawyer for the child’s mother says Holyfield also consented to pay private school tuition before college, reinstated health insurance for his son and settled $4,500 in attorney fees.

A stalking case brought by an Atlanta woman against NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has been delayed again. The case was supposed to be heard Thursday. A Fulton County judge issued a continuance on Wednesday, postponing the hearing until Nov. 13. The delay is causing speculation that a deal to avoid a trial may be in the works.

It’s the most expensive murder trial in Georgia history, already costing state taxpayers millions. Now, the man accused of the fatal Atlanta courthouse shooting spree may have suffered a setback in his claim that he was insane at the time. Joyce Oscar has highlights from Friday’s testimony.

MRI reveals only tendinitis.