Local Stories for February 2013
Stories for Tuesday, February 26
Tree on I-20 causes multi-car crash
Several cars were involved in a crash on Interstate 20 Tuesday morning after a tree fell onto the westbound lanes. Rain was falling when the tree fell onto I-20 at Sigman Road around 6:20 a.m. According to the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, the tree landed on a 1998 Toyota Tacoma, ...
Students, lawmakers plan rally against guns on campus
Students from area colleges are planning to join lawmakers and activists for a gun violence rally at the state Capitol. "When it comes to your front door, you have to act,” Morehouse student Ronnie Mosley told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri. He and other students said they planned to speak ...
Stories for Monday, February 25
Lawmaker introduces bill to keep taxpayer money out of DeKalb school board fight
Parents are worried about the future of DeKalb County schools, after Gov. Nathan Deal announced his decision to suspend six board members Monday. All of this happened because an accrediting agency placed DeKalb schools on probation. Channel 2's Tony Thomas talked to a state lawmaker, who's trying to prevent the ...
GGC food court receives unsatisfactory health inspection
Channel 2 Action News has learned the food court at Georgia Gwinnett College has failed its most recent health inspection. Channel 2's Kerry Kavanaugh began looking into the issue after receiving several tweets and emails from concerned students and parents. The failing score of 64 is posted on the food ...
Man sentenced to 60 years after trooper beating
A judge has sentenced a man to 60 years in prison for brutally beating a Georgia State trooper to the point she had to retire from the force. Garcia Venson must serve 50 of those years behind bars for the May 2010 attack on Kimberly Davis. Before Venson was sentenced, ...
Retired firefighter loses home in gas line explosion
A retired Atlanta firefighter lost his home Monday afternoon after strong winds blew a tree on top of it, causing a gas line to explode. He told Channel 2's Craig Lucie that he knew he was in good hands although there wasn't much they could do so save his house. ...
Officials say cuts would have big impact at Hartsfield-Jackson airport
The federal government is just days away from automatic, across-the-board budget cuts that will have a major impact on metro Atlanta. Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant spoke with leaders at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport where passengers would feel the fallout in a big way. Airport manager Louis Miller is weighing ...
29 Atlanta students treated for itching, skin irritation
Doctors treated several Atlanta students who complained of skin irritation and itching during science class Monday. Channel 2's Tony Thomas went to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, where decontamination tents were placed outside. In all, 29 Brown Middle School students were taken to the emergency room. School officials ...
Budget battle may jeopardize Ga. teacher jobs
Metro area teachers' jobs may be on the chopping block if Congress does not reach a compromise on looming budget cuts by the end of the week. Channel 2's Scott MacFarlane talked to Atlanta-area school principals who are concerned about what will happen if there's no deal. School principals are ...
Forsyth deputies hire lawyer to get jobs back
Eleven Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies whose positions were eliminated last week have hired a Cobb County attorney to get their jobs back. Attorney Lance Lorusso said there are a number of things that were wrong about Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper’s decision, including age discrimination and failure to give proper ...
Test aims to lower hail damage costs
Spring storm season is approaching, and researchers are working on ways to reduce hail repair costs and keep insurance premiums Severe Weather Team 2 chief meteorologist Glenn Burns got a front-row seat to a first-of-its-kind hail test. Inside a large warehouse at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety ...
AMS looks at safety improvements after serious Daytona speedway crash
Race tracks across the country are looking at what they can do to improve safety after a serious wreck injured dozens of people at the Daytona Motor Speedway over the weekend. A race car smashed into the crash fence Saturday, tearing a hole in it and sending debris flying into ...
2 Investigates: Fake agency targeting teens for nude modeling
It's a mystery one local family has been trying to unravel for months now: Is their teenage son the victim of an elaborate prank or a child predator? Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer tried to get to the bottom of that question, and discovered that even federal agents aren't ...
Gov. Deal accepts recommendation to suspend DeKalb school board members
Gov. Nathan Deal is accepting a state panel's recommendation to suspend members of the DeKalb County School Board. Last week, the state Board of Education recommended six of the nine DeKalb board members be removed from office following allegations of abusive behavior and financial mismanagement. Deal said he plans to ...
School lockdown lifted after cops recover weapon from campus
A northeast Atlanta school was placed on a soft lockdown Monday morning after reports of a weapon on campus. Channel 2’s Ryan Young spoke with officials about the situation at Intown Academy on Pine Street. Atlanta police said a parent called and alerted the school after her son told her ...
Councilman faces child endangerment, DUI charges
An Alpharetta city councilman facing charges he was driving drunk with a child in his car is denying the charges and apologizing to the citizens he serves. An arrest report obtained by Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik said a concerned witness called police to report Michael Cross was driving erratically along ...
Police: Woman targeting Walmart stores for iPad thefts
Metro Atlanta police say a woman has a unique way of shoplifting one of the hottest electronic items from area Walmart stores. Dunwoody police, along with detectives in several metro counties, are looking for Ebony Washington. Investigators said in a two-day span in late January, Washington stole thousands of ...
Sequestration cuts deepest for Ga. military, schools, parks
Unless Congress and the president act by Friday, $85 billion in automatic federal spending cuts will kick in. During a meeting Monday, President Barack Obama will plead with governors from across the nation to help end the stalemate over sequestration, which would directly affect funding for state programs. Over the ...
Stories for Sunday, February 24
Woman out of hospital after serious float crash
Surrounded by dozens of friends and strangers alike, Meg Ladner sits near the back of a Marietta fundraiser for her medical bills, saying she's doing better than expected. “I'm overwhelmed by all the support and it's making my recovery go smoother I guess you could say,” she said. Ladner and ...
Police make arrest in I-285 drunk driving crash
A drunken driving accident on Interstate 285 west near Chamblee Dunwoody Road left two people on ventilators, authorities told Channel 2 Action News. Evelyn P. Ngoboworigha, 57, and her passenger Stroyer T. Butler, 35, suffered life-threatening injuries after the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis they were riding was rear-ended by a ...
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