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Newscast - June 19, 2012 Chris Chandler anchors the news on June 19 where the top stories include new developments on one metro Atlanta school system's budget, a SWAT team standoff, an update on the Fast and Furious investigation, protestors in midtown Atlanta and a search on Lake Lanier for ...
Cobb attorney accused of stealing from client
A Cobb attorney may soon appear before a jury for an entirely different reason. Romin Alavi faces charges of stealing from one of his clients. Mike Bagan tells Channel 2 Action News Alavi represented him after an accident that left him with $38,000 in medical bills. Recently Bagan learned that ...
DeKalb police: Man may have stolen 10 thousand IDs
As many as 10-thousand people may be at risk of identity theft - victimized by a man DeKalb Police have charged with fraud. Investigators say an alert neighbor tipped them off to Clyde Chavo. The man noticed large stacks of mail that did not belong to him. Police allege ...
6 Women Jailed in Gambling Raids
Forget Thursday night poker with the guys. For these Duluth women it was "ladies night" with a one-armed bandit. Gwinnett Police now confirm to News/Talk WSB that at least six women have been arrested and charged in what appears to be an all female gambling ring. Investigators carried out raids ...
DeKalb tax assessor: School board knew of bigger budget problems
DeKalb County's tax assessor says their budget problems should have been no surprise to school board members. Members have complained they did not know their budget deficit was greater than first reported because of declining home values. "No that's not the case," said tax assessor Calvin Hicks. In fact, Hicks ...
For DeKalb County Schools, everything's on the table
Budget problems for the DeKalb County Schools have gone from bad to worse leaving school board members a week to figure out how to erase an $85 million budget deficit. Parents wonder aloud what more could go wrong. "It's pretty scary," said Kanicka Romero. "It's sad for the kids because ...
DeKalb Commissioners stop CEO's pet project
DeKalb County lawmakers put up a rare united front against the CEO over one of his pet projects. On Tuesday, the DeKalb County Commission stopped all work being done to clear land for a soapbox derby track. The resolution also urges the CEO to detail any money that's already been ...
DOT Denies KKK request to 'Adopt-A-Highway'
The state of Georgia will not allow the Ku Klux Klan to adopt a stretch of Georgia Highway 515 near the North Carolina state line. That word came late Tuesday in a letter to the Klan from the Georgia Department of Transportation. But WSB legal analyst Ron Carlson is almost ...
DeKalb police now say the 2 people killed at a funeral shooting, shot each other
The DeKalb County Police Department has identified the two men shot and killed following a funeral at a Stone Mountain church Thursday. Public Safety Director William "Wiz" Miller says they are 19-year-old Carlos Henderson Jr. and 28-year-old Delmetrius Heard. He says Henderson was attending the funeral of his friend Ryan ...
Breaking: 4 Shot, 2 Dead at DeKalb Funeral
DeKalb Police are investigating a shooting at a funeral at the Victory for the World Church on North Hairston Road. Public Safety Director Wiz Miller says a funeral for 19-year-old Ryan Guider, who was killed on May 27th, had just wrapped up at Victory for the World Church when gunfire ...
Cobb Chamber Pres. arrested with gun at airport
The president of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce faces weapons charges after trying to board a flight with a handgun in his bag. TSA agents stopped David Connell and police arrested him when they found a gun and 2 clips in his luggage. Connell was being held in the Clayton ...
Ga. Senator: ‘Time for Dr. Hall to cry’
"It's time for Dr. Hall to cry." So says Georgia State Senator Ralph Long about former Atlanta School Superintendent Beverly Hall who has been implicated but not charged in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Now that tribunals have begun for teachers caught in the scandal, Long, whose district includes ...
5 teens arrested for vandalizing Dunwoody park
Another group of teens find themselves in trouble with the law after a neighborhood park was vandalized. This time the target was the Brook Run Community Garden in Dunwoody and five teens have been charged. "It looked like a tornado hit the garden," said Amanda Harris. "Lettuce everywhere. Plants destroyed." Harris ...
Immigration law gets blame for rising price of pine straw
Brace yourself for some sticker shock next time you order pine straw for your landscape. And it's not because there's a shortage of pine straw falling on Georgia's more than 20-million acres of forest land. Landscapers blame their price increases on a shortage of immigrant workers to rake and bale their ...
Gov. Deal signs bill targeting scrap metal thefts
It just got tougher for criminals to cash in on stolen metals. A new law signed by Governor Nathan Deal creates a database of recyclers and the items turned in for payment. Effective immediately, recycle payments will now be paid with a check or a voucher - not cash. Gwinnett ...
News/Talk WSB wins 3 Murrow awards
Congratulations to the team you depend on for breaking news, severe weather coverage and dependable traffic - on air and online. News/Talk WSB has won regional Murrow awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association including Best Newscast, Best Spot News Reporting and best website, www.wsbradio.com. Scott Slade and the ...
Morehouse students take Martin protests on road
Organizers of the largest rally for Trayvon Martin outside of Sanford, Florida say this summer they'll take a message of non-violent peaceful protest on the road. More than 6,000 rallied outside the State Capital March 26 in a call for justice for Trayvon. Spanky Edwards and Jonathan Howard, the two ...
ID theft at Cobb bank may have been inside job
A case of identity theft at a Chase bank branch in Cobb was likely an inside job. Police have arrested and charged Tasha Goodson with 12 counts of felony forgery and one charge of computer fraud. Goodson worked as the assistant manager of the bank branch on Barrett Parkway. Investigators ...
EPA clean up after tanker truck overturned
Crews from the Environmental Protection Agency and other cleanup crews spent Monday night mitigating a spill that occurred after a tanker truck, carrying 85-hundred gallons of gas, overturned on Highway 29 in Gwinnett County and spilled into a nearby creek. Gwinnett County Fire Lt. Eric Eberly tells WSB they're concerned ...
Alpharetta to decide on 'growlers"
Talk about giving the notion of a "to go" cup a whole new meaning. Alpharetta city leaders tonight consider adjusting local liquor ordinances to make "growlers" legal. A growler is a large jug a patron could fill with beer to take home and enjoy later. "It doesn't mean you can ...
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