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2 Investigates: Ga. over-serving laws not actively enforced
After a series of drunken drivers caused wrong-way crashes on local interstates, Channel 2 Action News started investigating and found that, in some cases, the drivers were over-served. Georgia has laws aimed to prevent over-serving at bars, but Channel 2 found that those laws are not actively enforced. Family members ...
The APS Cheating Scandal: How it all began
It's been more than four years since the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal was uncovered. The investigation into the school district's test scores started when a small group of reporters with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution noticed odd patterns with Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests scores. "All the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and its reporters were ...
New MARTA CEO lays out plans for the future
Monday was the first day on the job MARTA's new CEO and Channel 2 Action News was the only station to talk to him one-on-one. Keith Parker told Channel 2's Erin Coleman he knows he faces challenges. Among them is MARTA's $30 million deficit this year. Just a few hours ...
2 Investigates: Private probation firms costing taxpayers
Several probation companies that operate in Georgia recently gained national attention for the mounting lawsuits against them. After seeing them, Channel 2 Action News launched their own investigation into the companies. Private probation accounts for about 40 percent of all probation in the state. Channel 2's Erin Coleman looked into ...
2 Investigates: Nearly 100 dogs shot by metro police since 2010
A Channel 2 Action News investigation found nearly 100 cases of local officers shooting dogs within the past two years. The investigation looked into the heartbreaking circumstances when a police officer kills a family pet -- probably one of the most difficult scenarios for a pet owner and for police. ...
Lack of teachers leaves students without math
A parent from a DeKalb County high school said her daughter hasn't had math class since the beginning of the year because of a teacher shortage. Channel 2's Erin Coleman found out that it's not just her daughter, but dozens of other students as well. DeKalb school leaders said there ...
MARTA to upgrade security with cameras on transit system
In an unprecedented security upgrade, MARTA is adding video cameras to all of its buses, mobility vans, and trains, officials said. Channel 2 Action News got an exclusive look at the first bus to be retrofitted with the cameras during an interview with MARTA Police Chief Wanda Dunham. “We’ll hear ...
Football coach accused of sexting players’ mom
A popular DeKalb County high school football coach was suspended after a parent accused him of sexting her. Michael Carson, head coach at Martin Luther King Jr. High School, is now off the field. A school representative told Channel 2 Action News reporter Erin Coleman a confrontation happened during a ...
Former NFL players sue league over concussions
Atlanta is playing a major role in the countless lawsuits filed against the NFL over concussions. Dozens of the former players who are suing either played in Atlanta, or now call metro Atlanta home. One of those former players is former University of Georgia Bulldog Randall Godfrey. The linebacker also ...
Draeger: Air pack issue stems from poor maintenance
A Channel 2 Action News investigation exposed problems with some firefighters' breathing equipment in DeKalb County and across the country. Friday morning, the manufacturer returned to Atlanta to defend its product. Several executives and staff from Draeger spent the morning demonstrating their firefighter air packs and revealing a new section ...
Still no leads in beating of DeKalb officer's wife
It's been more than a week, and DeKalb County police still have no suspects in the beating of an officer's wife. According to a police report obtained by Channel 2, Sgt. Jerry Banks found his wounded wife slumped in their driveway May 13. The report said Banks, the couple's daughter ...
Ga. Tech fraternity suspended for hazing
A Georgia Tech fraternity has been suspended from campus for two years after complaints of hazing. The university disbanded the Beta Theta Pi fraternity because of what happened during a pledging incident last month. Several fraternity members told Channel 2's Erin Coleman they couldn't comment, but other students on campus ...
Gas mix-up leaves woman with costly repair
A Gwinnett County woman says a gas mix-up left her with a costly repair. Mesha Thompson said she thought she pumped premium gas into her 2004 Jaguar last Thursday at the Marathon gas station at 2275 Buford Highway in Buford. Instead, it turned out to be diesel. Her repair bill ...
Mother wants teacher arrested in incident that left son bruised
A DeKalb County mother said a special education teacher assaulted her son in class, giving him bruises on his neck. April McPherson told Channel 2’s Erin Coleman that her 14-year-old son’s special education teacher at Henderson Middle School grabbed him by the neck, leaving two welts and bruises. “Before he ...
Police: Man points gun at drivers in road-rage incident
A family on their way to drop off their child at day care Wednesday morning said a man pointed a gun at them as they were driving down the road. Christy Lee told Channel 2's Erin Coleman she was terrified when the man pulled up next to her car on ...
Man faces multiple charges for 2-hour SWAT standoff
DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said a man arrested after a SWAT standoff early Friday is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, reckless conduct, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and criminal damage to property. The charges come after deputies spent two hours trying to get him to ...
Person of interest named in Buckhead woman's disappearance
Major new developments were released late Thursday afternoon in the case of a missing Buckhead woman. Investigators said they have identified a person of interest in her disappearance and found the woman's car. Detectives are planning to go to St. Louis to interview that person of interest, who has been ...
Photographer wants to clear his name after nude photo shoot near church
A photographer arrested for taking nude photographs on private property says he wants the charges dropped. Corey Lightfoot told Channel 2's Erin Coleman he wanted to set the record straight. "The first thing they say is, 'At a church? Taking pictures nude pictures?' And it wasn't at a church. It ...
County looks to retry case of woman who hit, killed child
The DeKalb County solicitor general is calling a decision to overturn the conviction of a woman who hit and killed a child troubling. Flowers still mark the spot where Kameron Dunmore, 7, died two and a half years ago. On Feb. 2, 2009, Shirley Ogilvie hit Dunmore on Deshon Road, ...
Driver to be charged following crash that injured family
The mother who police say caused a deadly crash in South Fulton County will face vehicular homicide charges. Tamara Matthews, 36, lost her 16-year-old son in the crash that happened on Flat Shoals Road on Saturday. The couple who she hit, Glen and Sandra Walker, is both in the hospital ...
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