WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- One Etowah High School graduate who was supposed to speak to her class stayed home Saturday morning over the flap of having two valedictorians at the school.Channel 2s Rebecca Lindstrom talked with Kelly McCahill on the phone during...
Continue readingROSWELL, Ga. -- At a time when some government leaders are catching heat for wanting to raise taxes, the mayor of Roswell is catching heat for his proposal to lower them.We can afford to give our taxpayers a break, Mayor Jere Wood told Channel 2s...
Continue readingLate Thursday night, the Patriot Act was minutes away from expiring. Although disagreements in Congress led to some members attempting to hold up legislative efforts to prepare a bill extending the Act, a bill was finally ready for President Barack Obama's signature in the waning hours Thursday night. However, there was a logistical issue: Obama was attending an international summit in France and was not in a position to physically sign the bill presented by Congress. The Los Angeles Times reports that with minutes to spare, however, Obama found a way around this problem by directing that the bill be...
Continue readingOn Thursday, the blockbuster sequel "The Hangover Part II" opened in theaters around the world as planned, despite the efforts of artist Victor Whitmill. As discussed here previously, Whitmill filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Warner Bros. alleging that he owns the rights to the well-known "Mike Tyson tattoo" and that it cannot be reproduced on anyone's body other than Mike Tyson without his permission. In "Hangover II," Ed Helms' character wakes up to find what appears to be the Tyson tattoo inked on his face. In his lawsuit, Whitmill sought damages and an injunction on the Memorial Day weekend...
Continue readingOCONEE COUNTY, Ga. -- A former Atlanta Falcons cheerleader is one of three people jailed in what investigators said may be a massive stolen car chop shop ring.Channel 2's Diana Davis learned how those charged may be connected to thefts of trucks and ev...
Continue readingGWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A man was caught on tape shooting at a crowded gas station in Gwinnett County. Officers said he was shooting at them because he doesnt like police.An officers dash camera captured every shot fired outside the Quiktrip on Sat...
Continue readingThe introduction of a "loser pays" system in any U.S. jurisdiction sounds like the type of pie-in-the-sky proposal that creates lots of headlines but never ends up happening. But Texas Lawyer's Tex Parte Blog reports that a "loser pays" bill in Texas was passed by the Texas House Wednesday night in a 130-13 vote and will become law if it receives three more signatures: those of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Gov. Rick Perry. Groups that had taken opposing sides on the issue of "loser pays," such as Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the Texas...
Continue readingATLANTA -- The parents of a child found dead at a hotel in Buckhead have been charged with murder. Parents Accused Of Killing 5-Month-Old Atlanta police received a call about the death from the Embassy Suites hotel on Peachtree Road late Sunday night...
Continue readingAmerica's most watched television station is debuting its newest newscast, Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m., on Thursday. Monica Pearson and John Bachman will anchor the newscast with chief meteorologist Glenn Burns forecasting the weather. You can fo...
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