Stories for January 2013
Stories for Thursday, January 31
Developer has new plan for vacant factory site
There is a new proposal for a Gwinnett County site once slated for a massive gambling complex. A local developer wants to create a so-called live-work-learn center at the sprawling location along Interstate 85 near Jimmy Carter Boulevard. Channel 2's Kerry Kavanaugh met with the developer who said the development ...
Ex-Braves catcher Earl Williams dies
Former Atlanta Braves catcher Earl Williams died in New Jersey this week after a battle with leukemia. He was 64. Williams was the 1971 National League Rookie of the Year while with the Braves. He was diagnosed with cancer last July and died at his home Monday in Somerset, N.J., ...
Vegetarian diet may cut heart disease risk
The risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease is almost a third lower in vegetarians than in people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Oxford in England say the health benefits of not eating meat likely stem from having lower ...
Midtown shooter gets life plus 65 years in prison
The man found guilty of murdering a woman and wounding two others in a 2011 Midtown shooting spree was sentenced to life without parole plus 65 years in prison Thursday. Brittney Watts’ husband struggled through tears to speak to the court to ask for the maximum sentence for Nkosi Thandiwe, ...
More than $10K in diapers stolen from charity
A metro Atlanta charity was victim to a robbery of more than $10,000 worth of baby diapers and supplies. Joshua's Closet, a charity aimed at helping teenage moms, suffered a devastating loss that may take months to recover from. "It has pretty much crippled our organization right now because that's ...
14-year-old recovering after shooting at SE Atlanta middle school
A 14-year-old student was shot in the head at a southeast Atlanta middle school Thursday but is said to be OK, according to his family. The shooting happened outside Price Middle School, in between the main building and the gym, on Benjamin Weldon Bickers Drive around 1:50 p.m. A teacher ...
Statement from Doug Chalmers, attorney for Dr. Casey Locarnini
A number of weeks ago, Dr. Locarnini provided notice that he was terminating his contract with Narconon. This past week, he retained our law firm to fully investigate the billing issues that have been brought to his attention by Jodie Fleischer of WSB-TV. For a variety of reasons, including protecting ...
Statement from Dawn Warner, Dr. Lisa Robbins’ practice manager
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have NEVER authorized Narconon or anyone associated with Narconon to bill ANY insurance under Dr. Robbins. We have NOT seen any of Narconon's students in several years. Since this does not affect the privacy of our patients, I can tell you ...
Statement from Barbara Marschalk, Attorney for Narconon of Georgia
Narconon of Georgia has served the Atlanta community for the past decade, both in the field of drug education prevention and drug rehabilitation. Scores of successful Narconon graduates can attest that their participation in the program led to recovery, sobriety and saved lives. Narconon of Georgia is concerned that recent ...
Sources: Ex-mobster using FBI protection to stay out of jail
Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland has spent months tracking a convicted mobster turned Atlanta car dealer. Strickland’s sources confirm the man is using law enforcement ties to stay out of jail. "He thinks he's untouchable," said customer Kenja Jones of Cobb County. The dealer now calls ...
Great-grandmother shields toddler as tornado destroys home
Cleanup efforts are under way in north Georgia after the area was hit by at least one deadly tornado. Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in Gordon and Bartow counties, where a man was killed by a fallen tree, up to 100 homes were damaged and 17 injuries ...
GSP: Suspect shot by trooper during traffic stop
Channel 2 Action News is at the scene of a Georgia State Patrol trooper-involved shooting on Fulton Industrial Boulevard. GSP said the trooper made a traffic stop north of Interstate 20 Thursday morning and encountered two people, and one was shot by the trooper. GSP said the trooper was not ...
Criminal case opened against Narconon rehab
A Channel 2 Action News investigation found a local drug rehab program lying to families and investigators, and now, new claims could be criminal. "It shatters everyone and it touches everyone," Mary Morton said of her teenage daughter Emily's addiction. She told investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer that Narconon ...
East Point home crushed by tree during Wednesday's storms
Relentless rain brought down trees throughout metro Atlanta. One man escaped harm, according to witnesses, after a large tree came crashing down on his car on Fairview Road in northeast Atlanta. Neighbor Rob Shields told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri he talked with the driver who said he pulled over ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 30
Brominated vegetable oil Q&A
PepsiCo recently announced it would remove brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from its Gatorade drinks in response to customer concerns. Just what is BVO? And what is it doing in your sports drink? To learn more, we reached out to food chemists Kantha Shelke, PhD, a Chicago scientist who consults ...
Student manager's basket thrills fans
Connor Thompson, a four-year student manager on Allatoona’s boys basketball squad, never thought he’d get a chance to hit the floor for a game, much less make a shot. But Buccaneers coach Markus Hood talked to Thompson’s parents two weeks ago and hatched a plan to have Thompson dress out ...
New stadium deal may be days away
Channel Two Action News has learned from high-ranking sources involved in the new stadium negotiations that decision-makers are close to a final deal that could be announced next week. Channel 2’s Lori Geary was told the Falcons have agreed to pony up more than $800 million for the new facility ...
Suspect in 23-year-old’s killing gets bond
Channel 2 Action News has learned a Gwinnett County judge has granted bond for a man accused of shooting and killing a 23-year-old who pulled into his driveway. Friends who were in the car said they mistakenly pulled into the wrong driveway along Hillcrest Drive in Lilburn, where 69-year-old Phillip ...
Police seek 'Buckhead Bandit' in 10 armed robberies
Police are working to catch a man linked to nearly a dozen armed robberies. The same robber is accused of targeting a string of businesses along Peachtree Road in midtown, Buckhead and Brookhaven. Atlanta police released several surveillance videos Tuesday night hoping to identify the gunman. Channel 2 Action News ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 29
State of emergency declared for Bartow, Gordon Co.
Severe storms ravaged north Georgia on Wednesday, leaving one man dead in Adairsville. Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in Gordon and Bartow counties, where up to 100 homes were damaged and 17 injuries were reported. Officials said the Adairsville man died when a tree crushed his home. ...
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