Stories for June 2009
Stories for Tuesday, June 30
Mother Of 2 Notches Georgia Lottery Win
A Monroe mother of two is celebrating a lottery win. Patricia Morrell, 28, won a $777,777 top prize playing the Georgia Lottery instant game Super Lucky 7's."I didn't know what to do," she said after discovering her prize.Morrell purchased her ticket at The Store, 544 Mount Vernon Road in Monroe. ...
Israelis Intercept Cynthia McKinney's Boat
The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists, including former U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney, trying to break a blockade of Gaza on Tuesday and forced it to sail to an Israeli port, the military said. A statement said the Greek-registered freighter Arion ignored a radio message from the ...
WSB-TV Wins Big At 2009 Emmys
The 2009 Southeast Regional Emmy Awards honored Channel 2/WSB-TV with 14 EMMYs at its annual gala, Saturday, June 27, 2009. The awards included the top honor of the night of “Station Excellence”. This is third year in the row that The Southeastern Region has recognized Channel 2 with its top ...
Comcast Plans Wireless Internet In Atlanta
Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launches the service in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, with Atlanta to follow this year.Comcast will offer speeds of up to 4 Megabits per second, faster than any other comparable, ...
Dogs Search For Victims At Collapsed Parking Deck
Emergency workers were using dogs, listening devices and thermal cameras to search through rubble of a collapsed parking garage Tuesday, a day after the deck collapsed from the fourth floor to the first level. Remarkably, no injuries were reported and there were no missing people. But rescuers said they still ...
Stories for Monday, June 29
Partial Parking Deck Collapse In Midtown Atlanta
Part of a parking deck collapsed in Midtown Atlanta Monday, sending cars crashing to the bottom of the structure.Channel 2 Action News has confirmed that Hardin Construction, the same company cited and fined in connection with the collapse of a pedestrian walkway at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, built the Centergy ...
Triple Shooting In Newton Leaves 1 Dead
Three people were shot Monday morning at a house on Appia Way in Covington, according to police.Newton County officials said the shooting happened at about 9:45 a.m., leaving one man dead, and another man and a teenager wounded.Newton County sheriff's office spokesman Lt. Tyrone Oliver said officers arrived at the ...
Armed Robbers Hit Cobb Chuck E. Cheese
Employees at Chuck E. Cheese in Kennesaw said they were robbed at gunpoint walking to their vehicles after work Sunday night.It happened at about 1 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Barrett Parkway.Police said the employees were approached by two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, ...
Trapped Man Arrested For Allegedly Damaging Cobb Elevator
Richard Shevlin was freed after being trapped in an elevator at a Cobb County Comfort Inn, but that freedom didn’t last for long.The 22-year-old Eagleville, Pa. man was arrested shortly thereafter for allegedly damaging the Smyrna hotel’s elevator by trying to kick his way out.Smyrna police said Shevlin knocked the ...
Atlanta City Council Approves Tax Hike
The Atlanta City Council approved a motion for a property tax hike Monday morning.With an 8-7 vote, the Council increased the property tax rate from 7.12 mills to 10.12 mills. That means the owner of a home worth $240,000 will pay an extra $250 a year in taxes.A final vote ...
Marietta Teen Melanie Oudin Bounced From Wimbledon
Cobb County teenager Melanie Oudin's run at Wimbledon ended Monday.Number 11 seeded player Agnieszka Radwanska beat Oudin 6-4, 6-5 to knock her out of the prestigious tennis tournament. Missed chances hurt Oudin. She flubbed an easy volley to lose the first set, and she was up a break in the ...
Water Main Break Floods Church, Roller Rink; Closes Street
A water main break in northwest Atlanta on Sunday flooded a church and a roller rink and shut down a street.The 20-inch main broke on Sunday morning, sending water cascading down Delmar Lane just off Fairburn Road. It took city workers about three hours to find the shut off valve ...
Ex-Georgia Aquarium Director Dies At 51
The former head of the Georgia Aquarium has died at 51. Columbus Zoo officials told WBNS television station that Executive Director Jeff Swanagan apparently had a heart attack Sunday night at his home after mowing the lawn. Swanagan became zoo director last year after heading the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. ...
Stories for Sunday, June 28
Ga. Man Wins Lottery Within Days Of Birthday, Father's Day
Bobby Lee Morgan said his 72nd birthday and Father’s Day were a million times more special this year.The Albany retiree was watching TV late at night when he scratched his lucky Extreme Green instant ticket. SLIDESHOW: Metro Atlantans Who've Hit It Big Playing The Georgia Lottery “I couldn’t believe it ...
Water Main Break Floods Atlanta Streets
A northwest Atlanta street could be closed for a week due to extensive damage resulting from a water main break, said Atlanta Water Management representative Janet Ward.The incident happened at the intersection of Delmar Lane and Hemphill School Lane.Ward said the break involves an old, 20-inch main installed in 1956. ...
Tree Falls Through Sleeping Woman's Bedroom
Rachel Fried said a tree came crashing through her bedroom ceiling Sunday morning, causing serious damage. SLIDESHOW: Tree Crashes Into Woman's Bedroom "It was four o'clock in the morning and I heard a tremendous crash. I jumped up out of bed and the next thing I knew, the ceiling was ...
Argument Escalates Into Fatal Shooting
Gwinnett County police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and another man injured.It happened in the 2400 block of Rockwood Way in Stone Mountain at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.Investigators said Valencia Sims was in the process of moving out of a house she shared with her ...
Mother, Son Killed After Tire Blow-Out Mourned
A double funeral was held Sunday for a Marietta mother and son killed in a car crash.Peach County Coroner Kerry Rooks said that 51-year-old Jeannette Prather was pronounced dead Friday at the Medical Center of Central Georgia after being taken off life support. Her son, 15-year-old Matthew Prather, died Monday ...
Stories for Saturday, June 27
Remembering Michael: Sneak Peek At BET Awards
Channel 2 Action News reporter Jovita Moore got a sneak peek Saturday at what will likely be an awards show for the history books. SLIDESHOW: Sneak Peek At BET Awards When news of Michael Jackson’s death broke, producers of the annual BET Awards show scrambled to make last minute changes, ...
Man Falls Into 30-Foot-Deep Trench, Dies
An investigation is under way into what caused a man to fall 30-feet into a trench.The victim, identified as Albert Jacob, 44, of Atlanta, did not survive.It happened at the intersection of Metropolitan Parkway and St. Johns Avenue in Atlanta.Atlanta Fire-Rescue crews lowered a basket down to retrieve the victim’s ...
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