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Cobb Co. commission takes district maps to court
A problem drawing up County Commission maps could end up costing Cobb County taxpayers a lot of money. A federal court judge has asked for responses to a new map by Tuesday afternoon in an effort to get the map completed by the end of the week. The issue was ...
Program allows Ga. prisoners to work on farm
A new program is allowing Georgia prison inmates nearing the end of their sentences to volunteer for farming jobs. The Departments of Corrections and Agriculture are working together in an effort to ease the labor shortage following the state's crackdown on illegal immigration. Billy Mander is one of 10 inmates ...
Jury finds Jonathan Bun guilty of murdering deputy
A jury finds Jonathan Bun guilty of 14 of 18 counts, including murdering a Clayton County sheriff's deputy. The jury was out for about two hours before rendering a verdict. Bun shot and killed Deputy Rick Daly during a traffic stop last July. Sentencing will be held June 1. Clayton ...
Fallen Doraville officer won’t get name on memorial
There is more heartbreak for the family of a Doraville police officer who was killed by a suspected drunk driver. Shane Wilson's family has learned his name will not go on a state public safety memorial dedicated to fallen police officers. The deceased detective's wife, Katy Wilson tells Channel 2 ...
Teen accused of killing sheriff's deputy takes stand
The teenager accused of killing a Clayton County sheriff's deputy testified in court Thursday afternoon in his defense. Prosecutors say Jonathan Bun shot and killed Deputy Rick Daly during a traffic stop last July. In the third day of Bun's trial, prosecutors showed a video of the teen's first interview ...
Another college student robbed at gunpoint
Atlanta police are searching for the men who robbed a theology student near the Atlanta University Center campus Sunday. This is the second armed robbery in that location in as many days. The Interdenominational Theological Center student says the robbery happened just after 4 a.m. on the Clark Atlanta University ...
Ga. leaders react to Supreme Court immigration law arguments
Supreme Court justices strongly suggested Wednesday they are ready to allow Arizona to enforce part of a controversial state law that requires police officers to check the immigration status of people they think are in the country illegally. How the Justices rule could affect Georgia's immigration law, since it was ...
Falcons acquire Asante Samuel
The Falcons have acquired a defensive weapon from a conference opponent. Atlanta has made a trade Wednesday with the Philadelphia Eagles, acquiring four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel. The Eagles reportedly wanted only a late-round draft pick for Samuel. According to the AJC, the cornerback's contract was restructured with the ...
Study: Georgia among least peaceful states
The annual United States Peace Index is out. Maine is rated as the most peaceful state and Louisiana the least. Among metropolitan areas Cambridge is the most peaceful and Detroit is the least peaceful. The study also finds the U.S. is more peaceful than at any time in the last ...
No arrests in shooting of Sandy Springs woman
Sandy Springs police are searching for the person who shot a woman at her apartment complex eight times, three times in the head. Authorities have no motive in the case. The shooting happened at the Residences at Morgan Falls on Roswell Road Friday night. Police say when they arrived at ...
SCLC president voted out
The president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has been voted out of office. Isaac Farris Jr. is the nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Farris assumed the position after the 2011 death of the Rev. Howard Creecy Jr. Board Chair Rev. Bernard Lafayette says the group wanted ...
Mayor throws camerawoman out of meeting
The Georgia Attorney General's Office is investigating whether the mayor of Cumming broke state sunshine laws when the city's mayor refused to allow an activist to videotape a recent council meeting. At that meeting, Mayor Ford Gravitt had the police chief escort Nydia Tisdale out of the chambers. "Chief Tatum, ...
Father: Road rage shooter threatens family
Seven people, including three kids, escaped being hurt or killed after someone shot at the car they were riding in. McDonough police are looking for the shooter. The Henry County father, who didn't want to be identified, says the bullet shattered his SUV's rear window. "The only thing that stopped ...
Milton man arrested for running international online drug ring
An international online drug ring has been broken up and federal investigators say a Milton man is one of the masterminds behind it. At least eight men are accused of running an elaborate operation that sold illicit narcotics, including LSD, marijuana and ketamine. They face numerous charges, including conspiracy to ...
Traffic cameras coming to Hwy. 124 in Gwinnett
A seven mile stretch of State Route 124 in Gwinnett County is getting new traffic monitoring cameras. The county plans to install nine cameras from Highway 78 to the DeKalb County line. The Gwinnett County Department of Transportation says about 34,000 vehicles travel that section of road each day. Once ...
Thousands stolen from Buckhead school’s PTA
Parents at E. Rivers Elementary School in Buckhead are upset after thousands of dollars is missing from their PTA. PTA leaders told parents at a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday that at least $54,000 of the stolen money has been recovered, but they declined to say how much was taken because ...
Nanny arrested for leaving child in hot car
Gwinnett County police have arrested and charged a nanny who they say left a 4-year-old child in a hot car while she went shopping. The window was slightly cracked and according to 9-1-1 tape obtained by Channel 2 Action News, witnesses had gathered around the car after spotting the kid ...
Molotov cocktail may have started DeKalb fire
Fire officials say a Molotov cocktail may have started a huge apartment fire in Decatur. So far no one has been arrested, but authorities say they are working strong leads in the case. The fire ripped through the Kensington Manor apartments on Mountain Drive Tuesday. Residents went door-to-door, waking up ...
Standoff in Suwanee ends with 3 shot, 1 dead
A man accused of shooting two women and killing one, shot himself in the head during a standoff with police in Suwanee. The standoff in Gwinnett County took place on Scales Road where the gunman, 29-year-old Shuaib Omar, was barricaded inside his home and threatening to kill himself. Suwanee Police ...
N. Fulton police departments consider natural gas for fleet
Two metro police departments are considering an alternative way to fuel their vehicles in an effort to cut costs. Roswell currently spends about $500,000 in tax money on gassing up the fleet. The city says using compressed natural gas is cheaper but each vehicle would have to be retrofitted. Roswell ...
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