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Local tornado shelter business booming after Oklahoma storm
The storms that tore through Oklahoma destroyed lives, leveled towns and meant big business for some local merchants. "A lot of them mention the storm, the tornado," says Joe Ellis, owner of Georgia Tornado Shelters, which provides secure places for homeowners. Ellis tells WSB that following the tornado that devastated ...
Oklahoma tornado stirs up tornadoes of the past
It wasn't as powerful as the tornado that ripped through suburban Oklahoma City, but the twister that struck Dunwoody in April of 1998, left deep wounds to both the neighborhood and the neighbors. It began with storm warnings for the metro area, leading up to a severe warnings for north ...
NFL owners to vote on new Falcons' stadium
It's the last vote needed for the new Falcons stadium and it's set for later today. The NFL team owners, all 32 of them, are meeting today in Boston will much on their agenda. Among the items they will discuss and vote upon is whether the league will contribute to ...
Bacteria invades the Hooch
It's getting better, but it's still not all that great. The e-coli levels in the Chattahoochee River are off the charts, following the heavy rain that hit the metro area this past Sunday. Normally 235 is considered a high level of bacteria. Following the downpours this weekend, the e-coli level ...
Local Boy Scouts protest adding gay scouts
They were mainly scouts and scoutmaster, but a lot of parents took part as well. They came from all across metro Atlanta to vocally protest a vote next week that could allow gays to serve in the Boy Scouts of America. "There's a huge concern that everything the Boy Scouts ...
Fire blares smoke through southwest Atlanta
The red lights were flashing and dark, think smoke was rising from Pirkle Recycling today as a fire struck the recycling plant. "We have, basically, a junkyard fire," was the succinct way it was explained by Janet Ward, with the Atlanta Fire Department. The fire began innocently enough, with workers ...
Remains could solidify teen's guilt
A body has been found near the home of a murder suspect. Now state investigators need to determine if the human remains are those of a missing Cobb County student. 19 year old Jmaal Keyes was a student at Middle Georgia State College when he vanished. A long search turned ...
Suspect charged with bomb threats at North Point Mall
His first call told police about the threat. His last call concerned the customers and workers at the North Point Mall. Alpharetta police have released the 911 tapes of calls made by Omari Riden on Friday, when he threatened the mall with a bomb and led to an evacuation. "I ...
Winslow pleading not guilty
Cleta Winslow was not at her news conference, but her attorneys were. "As of right now, Ms. Winslow is pleading not guilty," says Antavius Weems, one of the men representing the city councilwoman. Winslow was arrested late Tuesday night on a host of charges, all stemming from a charge of ...
Reed dedicated to end crime in Buckhead
Atlanta's Mayor says one carjacking is one too many and wants crime in Buckhead brought to a halt. The city's police chief is fully behind that effort. Speaking following the Atlanta Police Department's annual memorial service Chief George Turner responded to the mayor, agreeing that more is needed. "Numbers don't ...
Isakson in favor of Internet sales tax
The state of Georgia has lost out on sales tax for decades, but the U.S. Senate is planning on changing that this afternoon. And one Georgian is strong supporting the measure. Johnny Isakson, speaking to the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce at the Galleria, says it's about time. "In some ...
Scare forces evacuation, draws big police presence to ATL building
A month ago odds are that no one would have noticed, but not anymore. A heavy police presence in downtown Atlanta is the direct result of the bombings at the Boston Marathon -- bombings that have turned every suspicious package or threatening phone call into a terror alert. On Friday, ...
CRCT scandal: daughter speaks outside hearing
Michael Pitts cannot speak. His daughter, however, can. Pitts is a former Atlanta public school administrator, indicted for his alleged part in the APS CRCT cheating scandal. He and other administrators and educators are accused of changing test scores to make their students and their schools seem better. Pitts is ...
Stadium designed and ready, bring on a contractor
The next step in the Falcons new stadium has been taken and an architect has been chosen. 360 Architecture, of Kansas City, won out over a total of ten firms to win the contract to design the new, retractable roof dome for the team. Bill Johnson, 360's lead architect, says ...
Isakson believes Atlanta is ready for July 4
The Boston marathon bombings will not disrupt this year's Peachtree Road Race. So says U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, who believes local, state and federal police will be ready on July 4th. "You don't leave a single I un-dotted or a T uncrossed," Isakson says. "You don't leave a manhole cover ...
40 year project finally complete
It was a project that took more than 40 years, but it is finally finished and ready to go. Abernathy Road at Johnson Ferry Road has long been problem for drivers, and the Georgia DOT. More than 70,000 cars, per day, use the road which, during drive time, turned into ...
MLB to review ballpark security
Security will be front and center in New York, as all the Major League Baseball teams meet later today. The 30 teams, including the Braves, will be discussing how to make their ballparks safer for the fans in the wake of the Boston marathon bombings. The teams will talk about ...
Neighbors horrified by dog attack
It was a scene that neighbors called surreal. First responders went further. Saying the scene was. In their words, horrible. A toddler is dead, literally torn apart by the family pet. It happened at about 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. The boy's mother was home with the 2 year old child and ...
Tobacco ring broken up
A counterfeit ring that operated in metro Atlanta has been broken up, thanks to the state Attorney General’s office and the work of the ATF. 49 people have been convicted for their part in the tobacco ring which ended up costing the state millions of dollars. It began with a ...
Fire at SW Atlanta elementary school
An early morning fire at an Atlanta elementary school caused some anxious moments for firefighters, staff and students. It all began in a kindergarten bathroom of Continental Colony Elementary School. "A roll of toilet paper was set on fire in that bathroom," says Atlanta school spokesman Stephen Alford. "It tripped ...
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