ATLANTA -- Police found a burglary suspect dangling from razor wire atop a northwest Atlanta fence Monday.Officers told Channel 2 Action News two men broke into a home on Peachtree Battle Avenue in Buckhead, raced from the scene and wrecked their car a...
Continue readingCLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Residents in one Clayton County neighborhood are dealing with a string of air conditioning thefts.A viewer emailed Channel 2 Action News about the thefts, but when Channel 2s Tony Thomas went to the neighborhood, he said it was...
Continue readingDECATUR, Ga. -- A Decatur church held service Sunday despite broken glass in the parking lot, boarded up windows and other remnants of vandalism.Someone broke into Increasing Faith International Ministries in Decatur Friday morning.A member guarding th...
Continue readingROME, Ga. -- Strong storms rolled through Saturday evening, leaving downed trees and producing strong wind and hail across north Georgia.Floyd County Emergency Management said four people were injured at the Rome River Jam concert in Rome when part of ...
Continue readingATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Transportation says construction throughout the weekend will be the busiest schedule theyve had to date so far this year in the Atlanta metro area.Back-ups could be seen as early as late Friday night along Interst...
Continue readingATLANTA -- The public can still meet with lending institutions to discuss their mortgage and foreclosure problems at the Georgia International Convention Center.Saturday is the last day of a two-day program. About 21 lenders representing 80 percent of ...
Continue readingATLANTA -- Guests are invited to enjoy food, music and children's activities during the opening of the Historic Fourth Ward Park.The 17-acre park stretches from City Hall East to Freedom Parkway and includes lawns, a playground, a splashpad, an outdoor...
Continue readingAnd now for a story that nearly caused my snake-hating wife to have a breakdown. The Associated Press reported earlier this week on the plight of the Sessions family, who in 2009 purchased a five-bedroom house in the Idaho countryside for about $180,000. They were required to sign a document at closing acknowledging that the house had a snake infestation, but were "assured by their real estate agent that the snakes were just a story invented by the previous owners to leave their mortgage behind." Wrong! It turns out that the house is, as advertised, infested with hundreds of garter...
Continue readingI have no idea if they are correct or not, but I am definitely impressed with the creativity, animation, directing skills and rappelling ability of the people from Greenpeace who are protesting toy maker Mattel Inc.'s use of wood products obtained from Asia Pulp & Paper, a Singapore company. Greenpeace says that AP&P clear-cuts Indonesian rainforests and destroys endangered tiger habitats. Greenpeace launched its campaign against Mattel last week with this video featuring Ken, from Ken and Barbie. Check it out: But that was hardly the end of Greenpeace's efforts. Last week, things got even crazier at Mattel headquarters, when...
Continue readingWOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Police have arrested a Woodstock man after they said he beat a woman and then fled to Florida.Investigators said they were called out to a home on Skyridge Drive just before 1 p.m. May 11 for a reported fight in progress.The victim to...
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