Ga. Judge won’t dismiss woman’s jaywalking charges

11 Atlanta educators may lose teaching certificates

A state educator ethics committee voted this morning to yank the certification of 11 Atlanta teachers and administrators implicated in the state’s cheating investigation. Of the 11, which were considered the some of the most severe cases, eight were teachers who received a two-year suspension, and three were administrators who had their certification permanently revoked. The educators were not identified. The committee will later today send their recommendations to the Professional Standards Commission, which certifies Georgia educators, for final approval. Once accepted, the educators will be notified and have the chance to appeal. This is the first formal punishment handed down in the Atlanta...

Billionaire Warren Buffett: Tax me, please!

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett frequently argues that the rich aren’t paying their fair share of taxes – an argument frequently repeated by President Barack Obama. Buffett set out to prove his point this week in a letter to Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas)obtained by CNN. In it, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway discloses he paid only $15,300 in payroll taxes last year and less than $7 million to Uncle Sam on taxable income of $39,814,784, CNN reports.  Buffett’s adjusted gross income was $62,855,038 last year. A big chunk of Buffett’s income came from investments, which are taxed at a lower rate than wages, and...

Father, son investigate grave marker mystery

ATLANTA —A metro Atlanta man is asking for help solving a grave marker mystery. He's trying to track down family of a World War II veteran after buying the marker from people trying to sell it for scrap. "This guy was trying to sell it to the highest bidder, and he was headed to the scrap yard with it," John Caldwell told Channel 2’s Amy Napier Viteri. Caldwell said he was visiting a friend on Lakewood Avenue in southeast Atlanta two weeks ago when he came across people selling a grave marker belonging to a Navy veteran. He's been looking for its...

Students, leaders confident APS probation will be lifted

ATLANTA -- Students remained optimistic as investigators with a school accrediting agency wrapped up a visit to Atlanta Public Schools on Tuesday.“I feel it will work. With us being put on probation, it was the warning shot that we needed,” Grady Hig...

Couple found shot in Clayton home

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Two people were found shot at a home in Clayton County on Monday morning, Clayton County police said. They said a woman had been killed.The shooting happened at a home on Daley Court near Monica Drive. Police were called to the s...

Man found dead as police respond to burglary call

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A man was found dead inside a Gwinnett County townhouse as police responded to a burglary call at the home, police confirmed to Channel 2's Carl Willis. SLIDESHOW: Police surround Gwinnett County home The situation unfolded i...

Parents face judge in baby death case

ATLANTA -- Atlanta police have arrested a set of parents after they say the couple starved their 5-month-old son to death. They were set to face a judge on Friday morning.Tina Hanna and Lefty Hodge were charged with felony murder and cruelty to childre...

Doctor accused of misusing vaccines

DECATUR, Ga. -- Channel 2 Action News has learned the one-time head of the state medical board who now works for another state agency had to repay the Georgia Medicaid program $135,000 because of a billing dispute.Channel 2's Richard Belcher has found ...

Water main break could close street for days

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Crews worked Monday to repair a broken water main in Sandy Springs that could keep a road closed for several days, officials said.Atlanta Department of Watershed Management crews worked all morning to find and repair the leak unde...