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Poll: Suburban voters oppose transportation referendum

A referendum asking metro commuters to raise their sales tax for transportation projects faces strong opposition outside of Fulton and DeKalb counties, according to a poll conducted for Channel 2 Action News. The Rosetta Stone poll conducted Sunday sampled 850 people likely to vote in the July 31 primary when ...

A Rockdale Co. father is facing reckless conduct charges after police said he let his 9-year-old daughter drive a car, and ended up driving it through a house.

Neighbors: 9-year-old drove car through house

A Rockdale County father is facing reckless conduct charges after police said he let his 9-year-old daughter drive a car, and she accelerated right through a house. "All I know is you could see the car going through the house," said neighbor Frankie Juanita Brown. Brown said her neighbors could ...

Traffic stop leads to stolen refunds

Victims discovering their tax refund check was stolen say they don't know when they'll see their money. Channel 2 Action News broke the story Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Inspector is investigating a case involving stolen mail. Channel 2's Kerry Kavanaugh tracked down more details about the traffic stop that ...

Police arrested the driver of the car, Jimmy Rush, of Decatur, and Porschia Rumph, of Conyers.

Couple probed in stolen tax refund check investigation

Channel 2 Action News has learned Gwinnett County police, the Secret Service, and the U.S. Postal Service have launched an investigation into stolen tax refund checks. Police discovered the checks and an undisclosed large sum of money during a traffic stop Monday night. "I thought the federal (refund check) would ...

Georgia Lotto players win big in $640 Mega Millions drawing

Three jackpot winning tickets for Friday's historic $640 million drawing were sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. Georgia Lottery players also won big. Winning numbers from the drawing were: 2-4-23-38-46 and the Mega Ball number was 23, lottery officials announced Saturday afternoon. Six Georgia players won $250,000 prizes, and 48 ...

Georgians vie for Mega Millions

Six people in Georgia won $250,000, and another 48 won $10,000 --smaller prizes in the record Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials said. The Mega Millions jackpot jumped from a world record of $540 million to $640 million for Friday night's drawing. The winning numbers are 46-23-38-4-2. The megaball is 23. ...

2 inmates escape from jail

Investigators are looking for two inmates who left a work detail near the Rockdale County jail Saturday. Rockdale County Sheriff's authorities said Jose Alfredo Mendez and Cesar Villegas walked away from a work detail into a wooded area behind the jail. The inmates ditched their jail-issued jumpsuits, just inside the ...

Police: Man tried to abduct grandmother, grandchild

Conyers police said they are still trying to figure out why an Atlanta man tried to abduct a 63-year old grandmother and her grandchild from a Conyers box store parking lot. The mayor of Conyers is hailing the actions of one of the witnesses who not only came to the ...

Agents raid DeKalb business over illegal gambling machines

Channel 2 Action News was the only news agency there as state and local agents busted an alleged gambling operation. Channel 2's investigative reporter Aaron Diamant watched agents raid Big Dawgs in Doraville. The raid happened around 2:30 p.m. It was one of seven Big Dawgs stores in Georgia to ...

Early polls show Sunday liquor sales approved in several areas

The presidential primary wasn't the only big issue on the ballot Tuesday. For several metro Atlanta areas, Sunday liquor sales were also up for vote through a measure that largely passed, according to preliminary results. Early poll numbers showed Sunday liquor sales were approved in Austell, Buford, Cumming and Lovejoy. ...

Voters still debating on Sunday liquor sales

Voters in several metro Atlanta areas are deciding if they want to allow Sunday alcohol sales in their communities. Voters in unincorporated DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale, Forsyth and Hall are voting on the matter Tuesday, along with voters in municipalities like Marietta, Cumming, Conyers, Austell and Buford. Hal’s Package ...

Bank of America denies more checking fees

A Bank of America spokesperson denies published reports that a spate of new fees are about to hit checking accounts, according to an email received by Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday the new fees are only months away. Georgia could be key ...

Police investigate burglary ring in 11 counties

Police aren't sure why, but they said someone has been targeting the Fastenal Construction supply chain in a string of burglaries that now stretches across at least 11 metro counties. Investigators said at least 14 Fastenal stores in metro Atlanta and three others in the Augusta area have been burglarized ...

Powerball jumps to $310 million, largest in jackpot history

Georgian's who didn't strike any luck in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing have a shot at $310 million in the next drawing. Lars Ljungdahl, of Savannah, cashed in big Wednesday with $1 million. One Conyers player selected the Power Play option, increasing a $10,000 prize to $40,000, while four players in ...

$7,000 in weave stolen from Conyers

The string of thefts of human hair from salons and beauty supply stores in Metro Atlanta continues. The latest target was S.J. Beauty Supply on West Avenue in Conyers. At 3 a.m. Thursday, three thieves drove to the front door, threw a rock through the glass, then, used their ...

Brent Grissom (left), Joshua McDaniel (center) and Lewis Sims (right).

Gwinnett metal theft unit arrests 3

Gwinnett County police say the department's new metal theft unit is going after those who purchase metal, but skirt the law. "It is a problem," said Corporal Larry Hurst. He says some "secondary recyclers," which can be either businesses or individuals, are breaking the law by not asking for proper ...

Threat phoned in involving Conyers Walmart

A Walmart in Conyers was evacuated after someone in New York received a call early Tuesday that the store could be targeted in an attack, according to Conyers police. Someone in Albany, NY, received a voicemail with specific threats toward a list of names and numbers around 4 a.m., said ...

Man being charged to get stolen trailer back

Esbond Degrasse fell victim last month to someone who stole his 53-foot refrigerated trailer in Gwinnett County. Now after finding it, he said he feels like a victim all over again. "I feel that there is no justice here," Degrasse said. Last week, while helping a friend run an errand, ...

See Halloween lights, costumes, pumpkins, haunted houses

The pumpkins are carved, costumes picked out and the scary music is ready to play. Halloween is finally here. Halloween has gone from a night simply about getting candy to big business. CNN notes U.S. consumers spent more than $2.5 billion on costumes this year and that the average household ...

$5K offered in bachelor party hit-and-run

The family of a Conyers man killed a in a hit-and-run crash the week before his wedding is demanding that the driver to step forward. There is a $5,000 reward for anyone with answers. Jacob Halbrooks' mother, Joy Peppers, spoke tearfully to Channel 2’s Amy Napier Viteri about losing her ...