North Fulton County Stories
A list of the most recent stories about North Fulton.
Police: Golden Corral waitress pours scalding water on cook
Alpharetta police have charged a waitress after they said she poured scalding hot water on a co-worker. Alexis Carter, 20, faces a charge of battery stemming from the incident last week at the Golden Corral on North Point Parkway. According to an incident report obtained by Channel 2’s ...
Small bridge collapses in Cobb
Trees fell and a small bridge collapsed Monday morning after a night of heavy rain. Channel 2 Action News is at the scene of the bridge collapse in Cobb County. The bridge is located in the Pine Haven mobile home park on Sandtown Road in Marietta. It is the only ...
Sandy Springs street closings
For Immediate Release City of Sandy Springs-Storm Damage Update June 15, 2013-Significant progress has been made overnight and this morning removing trees and power lines. Crews hope to have most of the roads open and power restored by late this afternoon. There are several tree crews working to clear main streets ...
Police: Canton man may have been under the influence when striking Roswell teen
A police incident report obtained by Channel 2 Action News shows officers suspect a Canton man may have been under the influence of drugs when he drove off the road Saturday, and ran over a Roswell teen on a sidewalk. Cyril Teal, 17, remains hospitalized with a shattered pelvis, broken ...
New England's "other" capes
For secret beaches, stylish steals, and amazing summer deals, look beyond the better-known Cape to the glorious spits of land jutting out into the Atlantic just up the coast—in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. “There’s no mini-golf here, that’s for sure,” says Tony Sapienza, making the inevitable comparison between rugged ...
Nathan's Hot Dog qualifier, Waldo bar crawl, "The Bachelor" auditions on tap
Are you ready for the weekend? There's plenty of fun to keep you busy. There will be some serious eating going on at Cypress Street Pint and Plate as it hosts Nathan’s Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog-Eating Contest qualifier. The event will feature a 10-minute all-you-can-eat Nathan’s hot dog ...
Friends, family rally around Roswell teen hit by truck
Friends and teammates of a Roswell teen injured by an out-of-control car are rallying around his family. Cyril Teal, 17, was walking home Saturday on Holcomb Bridge Road when police said a man driving a Dodge Dakota pickup drove off the road, onto the sidewalk and pinned Teal underneath. The ...
Day care group loses boy at Braves game
The state is investigating after a child got lost at Turner Field during a day care field trip. Kim Sanders told Channel 2’s Eric Philips that her 7-year-old son was excited about attending his first-ever Braves game last week with his classmates at Primrose School in Alpharetta, but he became ...
Student athlete severely injured in Roswell crash
A Roswell teenager is hospitalized with severe injuries after police said a driver lost control of his car, left the road, and pinned the 17-year-old under the vehicle on a sidewalk. Cyril Teal's mother told Channel 2's Mike Petchenik the incident left her son with a shattered pelvis and other ...
Water main break damages Sandy Springs subdivision entrance
A broken water main in Sandy Springs has been repaired, but cleanup and repairs are still needed. Crews worked late into the night on Monday to fix the pipe on Peachtree Dunwoody Road just south of Windsor Parkway after it sent water gushing onto the road and nearly washed away ...
Sandy Springs couple upset over apartment mold
A Sandy Springs couple is taking matters into their own hands after, they said, their apartment complex failed to fix a mold problem. Sara Ausburn contacted Channel 2 Action News about the issue at the Residences at Morgan Falls Apartments on Roswell Road. “I just want to know that ...
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THURSDAY Museum: "Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time" runs through Aug. 18 at Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. Nature: Plants take on larger-than-life proportions in "Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life" through Oct. 31 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Atlanta. Performing ...
North Fulton slammed by afternoon storm
A pop-up storm brought trees and power lines down Friday afternoon in north Fulton County. Georgia Power said about 6,000 customers in the metro area were without electricity shortly before 7 p.m. But the majority of those outages were repaired within the hour and the remainder by midnight, the utility ...
Police: Thieves pistol-whip sleeping man
Roswell police are looking for two home invaders who broke into a man’s apartment, beat and robbed him. It happened early Sunday at the Champions Green Apartment Homes on Holcomb Bridge Road. The victim, who asked to have his identity concealed, told Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik the men ...
Police search for suspects who held woman at gunpoint
Sandy Springs police are trying to find the two men responsible for the early-morning gunpoint robbery of a woman at the Park at Dunwoody apartments. "Finally the guy with the gun he's like 'shut up! Shut up!' and I just kept going," explained Joy Keishian. She screamed, flailed and fought ...
Evacuation lifted for apartments near compromised dam
Crews have completed removed thousands of gallons of water from a pond on Roswell Road. Pressure from heavy rain on Wednesday compromised a dam, destroying a pedestrian bridge at The Falls at Sandy Springs apartments. Sandy Springs City Manager Bryant Poole said they removed a lot of water. "Some 35,000 ...
Heavy rain washes out road, damages dam
Heavy rain moved out of metro Atlanta on Thursday but what it left behind caused headaches across the region. Residents in a Cherokee County subdivision woke up Thursday morning with no way out of their neighborhood because part of Stoney Creek Road had washed away. About 5 inches of rain ...
Dam breach forces dozens from Sandy Springs homes
Heavy rain caused localized flooding Wednesday night throughout the metro Atlanta area. Severe Weather Team 2 meteorologist Karen Minton said Atlanta recorded record rainfall for the day on Wednesday at 4.14 inches. In north Fulton County, storms damaged a dam near Roswell Road, causing a gas leak in Sandy Springs, ...
Marietta church drops Boy Scout troop over acceptance of gay members
A Marietta church is kicking out a Boy Scout troop over the organization's controversial decision to accept gay members. Roswell Street Baptist Church Senior Pastor Ernest Easley said he was forced to sever ties with Troop 204 after the Boy Scouts of America decided two weeks ago that openly gay ...
From teen pop to veteran rock, summer concerts offer a heap of choices
Along with the usual challenges of finding the time, money and energy to participate in the summer concerts bonanza comes the decision on many nights of which show to attend. Fleetwood Mac or Sting on June 10? Heart or New Kids on the Block, both June 20? Hank Williams Jr. ...
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