Stories for March 2006
Stories for Wednesday, March 29
HAWKS 94 PACERS 93
Al Harrington scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Atlanta Hawks over the Indiana Pacers 94-93 at Philips Arena. Harrington missed a pair of key free throws in the final seconds, but Atlanta held on to end a five-game losing streak. Zaza Pachulia had 17 points and ...
Man Ordered To Remove Pit Bulls
A Newton County homeowner has been ordered to remove 25 pit bulls from his backyard.Dog owner Shawn Clark was in court Wednesday to fight charges of running an illegal kennel on his property.Clark says he brought his pit bulls when he moved from New York.In January, one of the dogs ...
Guilty Plea In Question In Yates Case
A judge will take the weekend to decide if he will throw out a 14-year-old's guilty plea.That's because an 18-year-old boy has confessed to the murder of 8-year-old Amy Yates. The 18-year-old spoke in court Wednesday, and recanted his confession. The judge dismissed him from the stand.The 18-year-old's mother says ...
Panel Wants More C-Section Research
A federal health panel said much more research need to be done comparing the risks of C-Section births to vaginal deliveries. A record number of women are having babies by C-Section, and in many cases, women are choosing to undergo the surgery.There’s been a dramatic increase in the number of ...
Child Hit By Truck
A child has been hit by a truck and rushed to the hospital.Police believe the child was sitting on a curb when a truck backed into the child just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.Officials say the child was hit on Fox Cross Court and Valley Brook Drive in Cobb County. The ...
Police Chase Ends With Suspect's Vehicle Overturned
Cobb County police have a suspect in custody after he lead them on a police chase that ended with the suspect's car overturned.Police say the car had a stolen license plate.The suspect's car crashed just north of Austell Road at South Cobb Drive.The suspect has been taken into custody.No word ...
Donna's Flower Story
Once upon at time there was a flower garden and Donna saw it. Now it's her world.
McKinney Admits "Error" With Taxpayer Money
Rep. Cynthia McKinney admits that she broke government rules by spending money to fly a celebrity to Atlanta.Channel 2 Action News has uncovered documents showing McKinney, D-Ga., spent about $1,000 of taxpayer's money to fly singer Isaac Hayes to Georgia to help dedicate a new office in Atlanta.The money came ...
Live With Regis And Kelly
Here's more information about what you will see on the show that features America's leading couple of talk, which airs Monday through Friday on WSB-TV/Channel 2 at 9 a.m. Monday, March 26: Tune in to see an encore presentation of Regis and Kelly’s visit from “The Amazing Race” castoffs DAVID ...
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Blank Back In Bidding For Braves
Falcons' owner Arthur Blank is back in the bidding for the Atlanta Braves.Several people told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution there have been talks this week between Blank and Time-Warner.The renewed talks come less than a month after Blank suspended negotiations for the team.The two sides were at odds over the Braves ...
Neighbors In Dog Fight Over Pit Bulls
Neighbors in a Newton County subdivision are in a dog fight over one homeowners kennel containing dozens of pit bulls.Neighors of a house in the 100 block of Glynnshire Court in Covington say the homeowner keeps dozens of pit bulls in his backyard.The homeowners have begun circulating a petition asking ...
Sun Show From Solar Eclipse
A total eclipse of the sun is working its way across the world from Brazil to Mongolia. Schools were closed for the event in such places as Ghana, Libya and Syria. Hundreds of people were at an ancient Greek temple in Turkey for a view. The temple is dedicated to ...
Dense Fog Bogs Down Morning Commute
Dense fog settled over north Georgia this morning slowing down traffic on local highways."Visibility is down to less than an eighth of a mile in some places," says Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton.The fog is being created by moist air trapped over the area by a front stalled ...
Stories for Tuesday, March 28
BRAVES 5 ASTROS 4
Brian McCann hit a solo home run in the sixth inning off Wandy Rodriguez to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros in Grapefruit League play. Marcus Giles went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and a run scored and Chipper Jones had a RBI ...
BOBCATS 125 HAWKS 117
Gerald Wallace scored a Charlotte franchise- high 41 points, netting 18 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Bobcats over the Atlanta Hawks, 125-117. Wallace hit 17-of-22 shots from the floor for the Bobcats, who ended a three- game losing streak by scoring a franchise-high in points. Raymond Felton added ...
Local Activist Fights Illegal Immigration
Georgia’s controversial Immigration Reform Bill is officially headed to the Governor’s desk tonight. The House passed it Tuesday evening. And, the pressure to crack down on illegal immigration is getting turned up a notch on businesses and ordinary people that hire illegals.The web site is called wehirealiens.com. A local activist ...
Farm Equipment Stolen, Theft Ring Busted
A theft operation thought to span several states and involving hundreds of thousands of dollars of farm equipment – is busted in metro Atlanta.What started as a simple investigation into some stolen tractors may lead to a major multi-state theft ring based south of Atlanta. The tractors were part of ...
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