Stories by Tom Regan
Ga. Tech grad raises money to teach dyslexic students
A former Georgia Tech student who was nearly shot to death in a robbery is helping a Gwinnett school raise money to teach students with dyslexia. Patrick Whaley struggled with the learning disability when he was a student. "When I was growing up, I was told I would never make ...
Nurse accused of running prescription drug fraud ring
A 66-year-old veteran nurse from Cherokee County is charged with forging physicians' signatures for fraudulent drug prescriptions used at nearly a dozen drug stores over a yearlong period. "She used a variety of different doctors and as far as we know at this point, none of the doctors had any ...
Mayor proposes Flowery Branch for new Falcons stadium
Flowery Branch’s mayor tells Channel 2 Action News he will ask City Council and city officials to consider making a formal bid for the location of a proposed new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. "If something didn't work out in the city of Atlanta, I figure why not the home ...
Woman says robber pointed gun at baby’s head
Atlanta police are looking for gunmen who robbed a woman, her daughter and baby son while they were sitting in a car on a northwest Atlanta street Tuesday night. "One was pointing a gun at me, and I looked to the right, and saw there was another guy in ...
Man arrested in taxi driver's killing
Clayton County police have arrested one man and are searching for a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a taxi driver. The victim, 44-year-old Rosendo Casarrubias, was found shot dead in his cab the morning of Jan. 25 in a Riverdale neighborhood. Police say 22-year-old Desmond Nixon, ...
Businesses feel fiscal effects of manhole explosion
Georgia Power told Channel 2 Action News it plans to send strands of burned electrical cable to an outside laboratory for analysis in hopes of determining the cause of a fiery underground explosion in downtown Atlanta. The explosion sent manhole covers flying, authorities said. The blast, which happened Monday night ...
Amazon to charge state sales tax
If you like to shop on Amazon.com, get ready to pay the state sales tax on what you buy. State officials tell Channel 2 Action News the giant online retailer will be collecting the state's 4 percent sales tax. 'We are currently in ongoing talks to make sure that tax ...
Closet renovation co. employees say they’re owed pay
Employees of a closet renovation business in north Fulton County contacted Channel 2 Action News to say that they are owed a week's pay following the company’s abrupt closing. "They really didn't give us any notification of what was going on, so we don't know what is going on with ...
Local Catholics shocked, saddened by Pope Benedict's resignation
Catholics in metro Atlanta, including the Archbishop of Atlanta, say they are surprised by Pope Benedict's announcement that he will resign the papacy on Feb. 28. "Of course Catholics across the world are shocked. He is a man of extraordinary wisdom and deep faith," said Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the ...
McDonough students charged, expelled after food fight
Nine students have been charged, and face additional punishment at school, in a Henry County high school food fight. Ola High School students went before a school tribunal, which determined punishment, including expulsion. Delvin Graziani, a junior, was expelled for the rest of the school year earlier this week, ...
Rockdale Co. remembers 4 kids killed in fire
The mother of four children killed in a fire started by a sibling says scars from burns she received are a painful reminder of her loss. "My heart is broken and it won't bring my babies back. I"m just glad that some people tried to help me with this tragedy," ...
Couple recounts tornado survival story
A couple staying in an Adairsville motel can’t believe they survived the twister that tore apart their motel room Wednesday. "We didn't see anything coming, and then all of a sudden the rain and wind hit, and he throws me in the tub," said Amanda Brittian. Channel 2’s Tom Regan ...
Chicken truck overturns on icy road
A tractor-trailer transporting more than 1,000 chickens to a processing plant skidded on an ice-covered bridge in Gilmer County and overturned Friday. The crash happened just outside downtown Ellijay on Old Highway 5. An unknown number of chickens were killed in the crash, and the driver suffered slight injuries, according ...
Billboard plea for life-saving kidney donor
The family of a Gwinnett County woman who has had both kidneys removed is posting messages on highway billboards in metro Atlanta seeking a matching donor. "I'm kind of running out of time. That kind of thing," Mandie Hale said. Hale, who is 22 years old and engaged to be ...
Energy drinks linked to ER visits
Emergency rooms in metro Atlanta tell Channel 2 Action News they are seeing more patients seeking treatment after consuming energy drinks and energy drinks combined with drugs and alcohol. "People come in and the main thing they'll say, they think they are having a heart attack," said Piedmont ER Physician ...
Father seeks answers in teen's death
The father of a 17-year-old who was struck and killed on his way to Berkmar High School Wednesday morning said he wants to know why the driver didn't see his son cross the road. "I sat there, and think about it. What if. What if this, what if that. It's ...
APS may create police force to boost safety
Atlanta Public Schools is considering creating its own police force to give the district more control over security and preventative measures for student and staff safety. "While we were planning to revisit our safety and security plans as a district over a year ago, certainly what happened in Newtown, Conn., ...
Police: Carjacker shoots Walmart worker
A gunman stealing a car from a Walmart parking lot in Stone Mountain early Saturday morning shot and wounded a Walmart employee who walked into the middle of the carjacking. Gwinnett police said two men had stolen a car from Atlanta and were waiting for a customer to pull into ...
Man claims police harassing him over legal grow house
A Gwinnett County homeowner said police were off target when they searched his home looking for marijuana plants in basement grow rooms. "They said, 'Just say you had plants and you moved them someplace else.' And I just kept telling them the truth. There was never a marijuana garden here," ...
Thieves ransack Habitat for Humanity home
Burglars broke into a Hall County Habitat for Humanity home under construction and stole thousands of dollars' worth of materials. The thieves took copper wiring and tools over the New Year's holiday. "You can see right here where the door was actually kicked in. They broke the jamb," said Habitat ...
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