SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.

NEW YORK — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.

ATLANTA — Justin Upton was still the main man for Atlanta, even when the Braves finally had all their sluggers together.

Top Safety Department officials led a special memorial service in Nashville on Friday honoring Tennessee state troopers and other law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty to commemorate National Police Week.

Republican senators from Georgia and South Carolina have called on the Obama administration to continue funding a program to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel, saying that slowing or ending the project would harm international and domestic relationships.

Joseph "Nick" D. Decosimo, managing principal of the Chattanooga accounting firm of Joseph Decosimo and Co., is joining the board of the recently recapitalized First Security Group Inc., pending regulatory approval.

Lookout Mountain, Ga., Mayor Bill Glascock resigned Thursday night because he and his wife are moving to North Chattanooga, City Clerk Cindy Roberts said Friday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley isn’t getting support from key Republicans or Democrats for his proposal to delay private school tax credits for budgetary reasons for two years.

ATLANTA — Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.

DENVER — Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year’s mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional.