Stories for May 2012
Stories for Thursday, May 31
Knife-wielding robber holds up motel in front of child
Douglasville police have released the surveillance video of a brazen motel robbery that was committed in front of a 2-year-old boy. A knife-waving man held up the motel's clerk, and then fled the building with a pocket full of cash. The clerk said her son was sitting with her in ...
Atlanta toddler among 13 children killed in Qatar mall fire
An Atlanta child was among 13 killed in side a massive fire in Qatar. Zeinah Aouani, 2, died in the fire that broke out Monday at the Villagio mall in Doha, Qatar. A total of 19 people were killed in the fire. Witnesses reported thick black smoke pouring from the ...
Ga. Christian Coalition calling for Chip Rogers to resign post
The head of the Georgia Christian Coalition is now calling for the senate majority leader to resign his post after Channel 2 Action News exposed a video tying Sen. Chip Rogers to the world of sports gambling. "I don't want him making a decision regarding gambling and the passage of ...
College student arrested for building bombs during ATF raid
A federal magistrate judge denied bond for a north Georgia college student Thursday who the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said admitted building bombs. Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne confirmed Wednesday a small army of ATF, FBI, GBI and local law enforcement raided a house in the ...
Officer speaks out about fatal shooting of teen
A Union City police officer spoke out for the first time about the night he opened fire during a struggle for his gun. A grand jury cleared Officer Luther Lewis of any criminal charges Wednesday night in the shooting death of 19-year-old Ariston Waiters. Lewis sat down with Channel 2's ...
Do we smell our age?
If one of your concerns about getting older is that you'll have that so-called ''old people's smell" that is the butt of jokes and bad birthday greeting cards, here's some new, reassuring research. Older people "do have a characteristic odor, but it's not a negative odor," says Johan Lundstrom, PhD, ...
Family of accused cop killer getting death threats
The family of accused Athens cop killer Jamie Hood claims it's received numerous threatening emails and wants whoever is responsible to stop. Azalee Hood showed Channel 2’s Richard Elliot a printout of the some of the emails she's received over her Gmail account. "They really need to exterminate ...
Obama Administration and HOPE NOW to Host Free Help for Homeowners Event in Atlanta
The Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program, The HOPE NOW Alliance and NeighborWorks® America are bringing the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, along with more than a dozen local, non-profit housing counseling agencies, to Atlanta next week in order to work one-on-one with struggling homeowners in Georgia. The event will ...
Roswell police arrest man wanted on ID theft charges across several states
A nationwide search for a suspected identity thief has ended in Roswell after police said they arrested the man while he was trying to pass bad checks at an area bank. William LaFlower, 44, is in the Fulton County jail facing several charges stemming from his arrest at a Chase ...
8 common vacations: Surprising things you'll need
Sunscreen? Check. Extra socks? Double-check. There are some things you'll never forget to pack, whether you're headed to the Swiss slopes or the wilds of Africa. But your go-to packing checklist will only get you so far. Each unique vacation type—from a rugged eco-tour to a weekend getaway to a ...
Edwards not guilty on 1 count, mistrial on others
John Edwards was acquitted on one count of accepting illegal campaign contributions and a mistrial was declared on five other counts when jurors said Thursday they couldn't decide if he illegally used donor money to hide his pregnant mistress while he ran for president. The monthlong trial exposed a sordid ...
Gwinnett commissioner, son plead guilty to bribery charges
Channel 2 Action News has learned Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Fanning Lasseter, her son and a third man have pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges. According to prosecutors, the incident stems from a land purchase off Boggs Road in Gwinnett County. “These defendants used the office of a County Commissioner ...
Employee: Some DeKalb school cuts could impact safety
A DeKalb County School Resource Officer warns any cuts to his department could result in a reduction in school safety. William Davidson, an SRO at Stone Mountain High School, told the DeKalb County School Board at a public hearing Wednesday night that cutting 10 officers would have a negative impact ...
Overturned tanker truck shuts down lanes near I-20
All lanes on Fulton Industrial Boulevard reopened Thursday evening, more than seven hours after a tanker overturned on the busy south Fulton road. Channel 2’s Tom Jones spent the day at the scene as crews worked to clean up diesel fuel and the wreck that caused traffic gridlock in the ...
Taxpayers take aim at school board amid $73 million gap
DeKalb County taxpayers took aim at school board members during Wednesday's budget hearing as the district worked to close a $73 million gap. Board members are proposing deep cuts. Some residents objected to an increase in the board's budget as well as the superintendent's. Caroline Lord told Channel 2 Action ...
Stories for Wednesday, May 30
No criminal charges for officer in teen's fatal shooting
A grand jury has decided not to indict a Union City police officer who shot a teen in the back last December. Ariston Waiters, 19, was shot and killed after an altercation with a policeman on the night of Dec. 14. The Medical Examiner's Office said Waiters was shot twice ...
Personality secrets to a long life
A new study may offer some tips to help you stick around for your 100th birthday. Try to be optimistic, easygoing, sociable, and conscientious. Don't bottle up your feelings. Suppress the urge to talk ill of others, the new research suggests. That combination of personality factors seems to describe the ...
Tucker teen among hundreds at National Spelling Bee
A Tucker teen is among 278 students competing in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Simola Nayak, 13, is an eighth-grader at Henderson Middle School. Simola moved to the second round Wednesday afternoon for spelling the word "habile," which means skillful. Simola said competing against other master spellers brings a ...
Ex-DeKalb officer still certified after theft conviction
When Officer Anthony Robinson was caught on tape stealing cash and lottery tickets, his sentence said he could no longer be a police officer. But more than three years later, a Channel 2 Action News investigation found him still on the roster and still certified to work. "We had no ...
Group: Ga. senator should resign leadership post
The head of the Georgia Christian Coalition is calling on a top Republican leader in the state Senate to resign his leadership post over his connections to a business that handicapped sports games for gamblers years ago. Coalition President Jerry Luquire said Wednesday that Sen. Chip Rogers should step down ...
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