Stories for April 2007
Stories for Thursday, April 26
Vick Faces Trespassing Charge
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is facing trespassing charges over an afternoon of fishing.Vick is scheduled to appear in Suffolk General District Court Thursday.He was charged with trespassing after fishing in the Western Branch Lake in February, according to the Hampton Roads Daily Press.The hearing won't happen if Vick pays ...
Mom Accused Of Burning Adoptive Children With Pot
A Henry County mother is facing cruelty charges after police say she burned two of her children with a pot.Sandra Lewis, 43, has two adopted children who are 13 and 17-years-old.A teacher noticed a serious burn on one of the teen’s wrists last week and took him to the school ...
Dog Fighting Investigation Includes Vick's Virginia Property
Police and animal control officers on Wednesday searched property in Virginia owned by Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick.The search was part of an investigation into animal cruelty and dog fighting.Vick does not live at the home in Surrey County, Virginia. It is inhabited by Vick's nephew. Police said Vick ...
Prosecutors Promise Police Probe Will Continue
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard says the investigation into corruption in the Atlanta Police Department is not finished. Howard said Thursday after two ex-officers pleaded guilty in the death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston that investigators will "follow the evidence wherever it leads." The probe followed the drug raid at ...
Overturned Trucks Snarl Traffic On I-75 Southbound
Two overturned trucks created a major traffic snarl on I-75 southbound during the Thursday morning rush hour.The first truck, packed with 40,000 pounds of sandbags, flipped on 75 at Highway 92 in Bartow County just before 2:00 a.m.Four hours later and just a mile south of the first wreck, a ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 25
Jimmy Buffett, Parrotheads Invade Atlanta
Parrots, sharks, girls in bikinis, guys shirtless, not exactly your typical concert scene, that is, unless you're talking about a Jimmy Buffett concert.A sold-out crowd hit Philips Arena Tuesday night. Most of them showed up hours before to take up residence in Margaritaville, the term used to describe the tailgate ...
Guilty Conscience Leads To Man's Arrest
A Gwinnett County taxi driver survived a knife attack after being stabbed more than 15 times. Lawrenceville police say the attack happened after he picked up three men from a bar.Angel Vega told Channel 2 he was inside his taxi when he was stabbed repeatedly by three men.Police say they ...
'Missing Woman' Turns Up Alive; Police May Press Charges
Henry County police say they may charge a woman who was the subject of a massive search.Karen Nichols, 48, told officers she had no idea that police were trying to find her for more than a week.A search began after she missed several appointments. SURVEY: Should Charges Be Filed? Nichols’ ...
Georgia Congressman Visits Iraq
Hank Johnson woke up last week in a small bed in Saddam Hussein’s lakeside hunting cabin in Baghdad. Quite a change of scenery for the former DeKalb County Commissioner, whose previous job had him sitting behind a blue-tablecloth covered folding table in the county building. The first-term Democratic U.S. Representative ...
GOING GREEN GEORGIA EXPERTS Madeline L. Reamy, Executive Director, Earth Share of Georgia Celebrating Earth Day 2007: The Importance of Re-connecting with Wild Places Some of my fondest memories as a child of the 1950s and 60s are the days when I explored the woods behind my house with my ...
Braves Invite Dogs To Turner Field
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FIRST PERSON: Back To Vietnam, Day 4
John Smith, WSB-TV's server manager, is traveling through Vietnam for the first time in almost 40 years. He first traveled there as a photographer for CBS News. On this trip he is sharing his impressions and photos on wsbtv.com. Well it is off to the countryside.The Vietnam airline was an ...
Baby Geese Rescued From Apartment Complex Fire
Firefighters are being called heroes Wednesday after rescuing five babies from a fire.The babies were all goslings, baby geese, rounded up by firefighters during a fire at the clubhouse at the Timber Trace apartments on Wood Bend Drive.The still fuzzy geese were trapped in the clubhouse pool while fire spread ...
Grand Jury Releases Ruling On Police Shooting Thursday
The Fulton County D.A.'s Office released a statement late Wednesday that said a grand jury had reached a decision in the cases of three officers under investigation for the shooting of an elderly woman.The statement said since the decision was reached after regular business hours in superior court, it would ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 24
Clark Howard Wants To Save You Money
Channel 2’s consumer expert Clark Howard takes to the airwaves Wednesday night to tackle the issues that affect you and your family’s wallet.Clark looks at the latest problems with on-line auctions and talks to people who have been victimized by internet criminals.Also, see the latest cutting edge technology that helps ...
Shooting Victim Wants Cops Charged
The Fulton County man who survived a police shooting that killed his brother wants the police officers invovled in the shooting arrested.Ron Pettaway III, 27, filed a request Tuesday for an arrest warrant against Fulton County police officers Aissa Ware and Michael Wilson.Both officers have been on administrative leave since ...
Vick Misses Meeting With Lawmakers
Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, known for his elusive moves on the football field, failed to show up Tuesday for a scheduled address to members of Congress.Vick was also a no-show at a breakfast organized to honor his support of after school programs in Georgia and Virginia.A publicist for Vick said ...
FIRST PERSON: Back To Vietnam, Day 3
John Smith, WSB-TV's server manager, is traveling through Vietnam for the first time in almost 40 years. He first traveled there as a photographer for CBS News. On this trip he is sharing his impressions and photos on wsbtv.com. This city (Saigon) maybe ready for the world, if not it ...
Coyotes Trapped In Cobb, North Atlanta
Some Cobb County residents say their children and pets are at risk because of coyotes in the area.Hundreds of people shared their concerns Monday night at a town hall meeting.At least 50 families living north of the Chattahoochee River say their pets were attacked and killed by coyotes in the ...
Cobb Daycare Worker Arrested In Strip Club Raid
A Cobb County woman who told police she is a teacher was one of several women arrested dancing at a strip club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Police said they arrested Marquita Jett at Club Coffee last weekend. She told police she is a teacher at the Kids 'R' Kids daycare center in ...
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