Search for Missing Mom Enters Week 2 | Patch PM

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Cartersville Mom Still Missing, Police Ask For Information

The search for a missing wife and mother has entered a second week, with few clues after the Jeep she was driving was found empty in a hotel parking lot.

Heather Dianne McDonald was last seen Sept. 19 at a Courtesy Inn in Cartersville. Later that day, a red Jeep Wrangler she had reportedly been driving was found in the parking lot of the hotel and it "appeared to be out of place," according to Cartersville investigators. >>> Read more.

How Long is the Commute in Georgia, Metro Atlanta?

Georgia drivers face some of the toughest commutes in the country, according to new data released in a U.S. Census survey. And, no surprise, metro Atlanta has the worst commutes.

The new survey data on average travel time to work found Georgia commuters are spending 28 minutes on the trip, up from 27 minutes five years ago. >>> Read more.

Atlanta United FC Hires First Head Coach

• Gerardo "Tata" Martino was named the MLS franchise's inaugural head coach on Tuesday morning.

• The nation's biggest homes are in Utah, but Atlanta ranks right up there with the Beehive State.

• The elderly couple were hiking in the North Cascades National Park when they became exhausted.

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