Stories by Jeff Dore
Alligator snaps back as trappers remove it from Lawrenceville pond
Neighbors in a Lawrenceville neighborhood were on edge as professional alligator trappers removed an alligator from the subdivision pond. Licensed alligator trappers Jason and Sarah Clark told Channel 2's Jeff Dore even a 3½-foot gator was a threat. The trappers said the gator was large enough to kill a small ...
Tripp Halstead's classmates meet Lightning McQueen
Since a tree limb seriously injured him in October, Channel 2 Action News has been following the recovery of Tripp Halstead. Tripp loves the character Lightning McQueen from the Disney-Pixar movie "Cars" and the story about Tripp made it all the way to Disney. Dozens of Tripp's classmates had a ...
Residents oppose plan to spread human waste in Dawson Co.
In Dawson County, residents, politicians and business owners are uniting against a business operator who wants a permit to spread partially treated human sewage on land in Dawson County. The sewage would come from a treatment plant that serves subdivisions in neighboring Forsyth County. The Environmental Protection Agency website ...
DEA raid in Duluth neighborhood nets millions in heroin and cash
Federal agents told Channel 2 Action News they took 86 pounds of very-high-purity heroin out of a Mexican drug distribution house in Duluth this week. They arrested three men and seized millions of dollars in cash at a second location. Channel 2's Jeff Dore talked to neighbors along Megan road ...
Woman recalls waking up among the dead
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the deadly tornadoes that ravaged Alabama and Georgia, Glynis Lawson is a miracle story of survival. She hid in her closet from the last of three tornadoes that ripped through Dade County on the Georgia/Alabama line South of Chattanooga. That's the last ...
Neighborhood watchmen charged in arrest mix-up
Charges have been dropped against a couple who got tossed in jail after visiting their son's new house, but not before they faced gun-wielding neighbors. Now, the neighbors are the ones behind bars. Jean and Angelica Kalonji's son closed on a Newton County home Thursday and, on the agent's advice, ...
Family searches for 66-year-old man
Family members are looking for a 66-year-old who disappeared a week ago. The missing man, Marion Bobby Gresham, has early stage dementia and schizophrenia, relatives said. His son, Bobby Gresham Jr., told Channel 2’s Jeff Dore his father wandered off from his apartment at the Magnolia Park apartments in northwest ...
A "relaxing" bike ride
On Sunday I went for “a relaxing bike ride” with my friend Al Blackwelder. It was payback time. I got Al to join me in volunteering for a 100 mile century bike ride this summer to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In return, I got yet another ...
Ex-Clayton Co. Sheriff Victor Hill pleads not guilty
Former Clayton County sheriff Victor Hill pleaded not guilty to all 37 criminal counts against him. Channel 2’s Jeff Dore went to the Clayton County courthouse, where Hill’s arraignment hearing was held Wednesday. He faces charges that include theft, lying and racketeering. Lawyers spent most of the hearing arguing. ...
Up early for the cause
The clock radio shattered a deep dream at 5:20 a.m. I turned it off and listened a moment for rain. All quiet. No excuse to stay indoors and in bed. Tugged on bicycle clothing, shuffled out to the bike room and strapped on the bike shoes that clip into the ...
Crazy Cold for The Cause
Did you go outside this weekend? It was bitterly cold and windy. So some of us made it even windier by riding bicycles in it over terrain that had us going 5 miles per hour uphill and 30 miles per hour downhill for 10 miles. Maybe it’s like Marine boot ...
Wearing spandex on TV
Can you imagine being put on TV wearing spandex? The things we do for a good cause! In a fit of continuing insanity, I have signed up to train for, and then ride in, a 100-mile bicycle ride as a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We have four ...
Restaurant owner getting international attention after blasting woman after bad Yelp review
An Atlanta restaurant has become internationally famous for the owner's bad taste when a customer wrote a bad review. The owner of the barbecue restaurant near Turner Field lashed out with an online response that's bitten back a thousand times. A little more than a mile away from her house, ...
Child describes pit bull attack
A young girl took the stand Thursday to show jurors what was left of her arm after a pit bull attack. A neighbor of Erin Ingram, 10, is on trial for not keeping the dogs confined on other charges. Channel 2's Jeff Dore was in the courtroom when the girl ...
Child takes the stand and describes pit bull attack to jury
A young girl took the stand Thursday to show jurors what was left of her arm after a pit bull attack. A neighbor of Erin Ingram, 10, is on trial for not keeping the dogs confined on other charges. Channel 2's Jeff Dore was in the courtroom when the girl ...
$7,000 in weave stolen from Conyers
The string of thefts of human hair from salons and beauty supply stores in Metro Atlanta continues. The latest target was S.J. Beauty Supply on West Avenue in Conyers. At 3 a.m. Thursday, three thieves drove to the front door, threw a rock through the glass, then, used their ...
500-pound teen undergoes stomach surgery
Three days before Christmas, 16-year-old Matthew King lost 85 percent of his stomach. It will change his life and, a medical team expects, could very well save it. Matthew crushed the scales at nearly 500 pounds. The morbid obesity launched his blood pressure to dangerous heights and his body ...
The Bert Show receives 650K letters for servicemen, call from first lady
A local radio show that asked listeners to send it letters for U.S. military personnel overseas didn't just reach its goal of one for each of the more than 400,000 men and women. Listeners of the Bert Show on Q100 crushed the goal with an overwhelming response. Letters came from ...
Student loan repayment program expected to help thousands in Ga.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama sped up a plan to help college graduates pay off their loans. The White House estimates the program will help about 47,000 Georgians by lowering annual payments from 15 percent of their disposable income to 10 percent. A college graduate who could only find a ...
Lake Lanier nears historic low
Metro Atlantans who depend on Lake Lanier are starting to get worried as the lake nears historic lows. The lake level has dipped below 1,060 feet above sea level, from the full level of 1,071 feet. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers always drops the level in the winter ...
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