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Family mourns death of pastor struck by bus
A father is trying to understand the reason for his son's death. Rev. Andrew Pray died after a bus hit him while he was biking in Bartow County. Now his family tells Channel 2's Dave Huddleston the Pray family is in the process of planning a funeral. "It's an unbearable ...
State says jobs increasing in Georgia
Janelle Colon has worked in customer service at a Cobb County Kmart for only two months. Even though she's working on a holiday, she said she feels blessed. "It's a wonderful thing. I think employment is important for all people, especially people who have families. You're able to spend money, ...
Doctor had previous DUI before allegedly striking man
Police have added more charges against a Northside Hospital doctor accused of driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian. Because of Channel 2 Action News' story, the Fulton County district attorney found out the incident was the doctor's second DUI in six weeks. Channel 2's Dave Huddleston found out Dr. Richard ...
Accreditation agency says ‘be prepared’ for DeKalb Schools report
An accreditation agency is warning of potential upcoming bad news for DeKalb County Schools. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ official report on the district won't be released for another two weeks, but the group’s CEO talked to Channel 2 Action News about what he’s seen so far, and ...
Army reservist struck by alleged drunken driver
An Army captain who recently returned from the Middle East was struck by a driver suspected of being drunk. Now, the soldier fighting to make sure the suspect doesn’t get the charges reduced. "After serving three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and leaving unscathed, it hurts to come home and ...
Clerk shooting suspects wanted in separate store robbery
Police said suspects who shot and killed a store clerk in College Park on Saturday, tried to rob another convenience store four hours later in Clayton County. "These guys are bad. They're armed and dangerous and if they shoot a guy and four hours later they try to rob another ...
Aimee Copeland gets a new car
"I'm just so excited, I could just burst!" That's what Aimee Copeland said Friday after getting her own customized van. It was a gift from Steve Rayman of Steve Rayman Chevrolet. "This is really incredible. I never thought this would happen in a million years. I think most people never ...
Poll: 47% of Ga. voters support charter school amendment
A new exclusive Channel 2 Action News poll shows more Georgia voters are likely to vote in support of a controversial charter school amendment than against it. The amendment deals with who has power to approve new charter schools. The ballot question is phrased, “Shall the constitution of Georgia be ...
SACS wraps up interviews with DeKalb School Board
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools CEO Mark Egart said his investigators wrapped up their interviews with DeKalb School Board members at about 1:30 p.m. Friday. He said they are looking into allegations that all nine members may have over stepped their boundaries. Egart told Channel 2's Dave Huddleston that ...
DeKalb school board meets with SACS investigators
One by one, the nine members of the DeKalb County school board were called to school board headquarters Thursday to answer questions from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The eight-member SACS team is investigating numerous complaints about board mismanagement and budget problems. The district is operating on ...
Tips by Ch. 2 viewers lead to suspicious man arrest
Carrollton police said they have made an arrest of a suspicious man who approached a child inside a Kmart store. Police are crediting Channel 2 Action news viewers for the arrest. Investigators told Channel 2's Dave Huddleston they began receiving calls from the public that led them to the suspect, ...
Lankford loses appeal for November runoff
A judge has dismissed former Fulton County Sheriff Richard Lankford's appeal to the court to have a runoff election Nov. 6. Lankford said the July primary was filled with voter irregularities, like lost votes and mishandled polling machines. He lost the election by about 50 votes and demanded a runoff. ...
Driver pleads guilty after striking, killing Douglas Co. teen
An emotional guilty plea was entered Tuesday for a driver who hit and killed a teenager. Shirley MacManners is accused of running down Brandy Hart, 17, as the teen was getting off a school bus last December. "Nothing can bring her back," Mary Hart Springer said tearfully outside of court, ...
Police search for man who approached teen at Kmart
Carrollton police are searching for a man they said approached a teenage boy asking him for sex acts. Investigators released surveillance video of the man taken from a Kmart on Bankhead Highway Sept. 28. Police told Channel 2's Dave Huddleston they are looking for a white man in his 30s ...
Schools honors 7-year-old police say was killed by mother's boyfriend
Residents of the Covington neighborhood where Ethan Martinez, 7, lived with his mother and her boyfriend, David Mann Jr., said they didn't even know the little boy lived there. Florence Zacwilliams lives across the street from the boy's house. "They moved in about a year ago, and I never saw ...
Dacula woman recovering from Scarlet Fever
A Dacula woman said she's thankful to be alive after contracting a rare, and potentially fatal, bacterial infection in April. Once known as scarlet fever, the group A streptococcus infection entered Robin Thieken's body through a rash on her neck. "It sent the toxins throughout her body," her husband, Paul ...
Massive copper theft ring busted in Douglas County
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department is calling the recent arrest of six suspects the biggest copper theft ring ever in the county's history. Sheriff Phil Miller said they had been stealing copper from telephone wire for about five to six months and may have stolen "a couple tons" of copper. ...
Helicopter crew talks about daring hiker rescue
A hiker is lucky to be alive after falling 25 feet from Cochoran Falls in Dawson County. Channel 2 Action News has learned Justin Castleberry was hiking with his girlfriend when he fell. They were in a remote area and she had to run a mile to find help and ...
Woman goes after Fulton County for crime reward money
A metro Atlanta woman is going after Fulton County leaders over a nearly-decade old reward for information on a murder suspect. It was 2003 when Janis Jones said she was almost run off the road by another driver. "I was very scared. I didn’t know what was going on. I ...
Rat infestation remains at East Atlanta apartment complex
Residents at a DeKalb County apartment complex said their property is still infested with rats. Channel 2 Action News first showed you the rat problem in June, and people who live at Highlands at East Atlanta off Flat Shoals Road said the problem has not gotten any better. They said ...
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