"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 fo... »
The Atlanta Braves will pay tribute to former pitcher John Smoltz on Friday, June 8 by inducting him into the Braves Hall of Fame and retiring his uniform number. The induction will take place at a special luncheon and the uniform number retirement wi... »
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 Tra... »
The Atlanta Public School board voted to close seven schools Tuesday night, leaving three off the list proposed by Superintendent Errol Davis. The board decided to keep open D.H. Stanton, F.L. Stanton and Towns Elementary schools. Parks and Kennedy mi... »
Atlanta Public School Superintendent Dr. Errol Davis releases the final list of 10 schools targeted for closure. They are Parks Middle School, Kennedy Middle Schools, Cook Elementary, East Lake Elementary, Capitol View Elementary, Towns Elementary, Whi... »
The Atlanta Public School system will close 10 of its schools under a sweeping redistricting plan. The final proposal was released Saturday by Superintendent Erroll Davis. The plan will eliminate about 5,500 of 13,000 extra seats. The plan also organi... »
The Trayvon Martin case is bringing more scrutiny on the Sanford Police Department. The Department of Justice will now investigate all cases handled by the police department, after receiving complaints from Sanford citizens. It's been more than a month... »
Atlanta police are hunting for the man who savagely beat a woman this morning. But that wasn't enough for him."The weapon involved was a rifle, the butt end of a rifle," says Atlanta Police Sergeant Jack Ludwig. "She was beaten pretty badly and then,... »
Atlantans are protesting the killing of Travyon Martin everywhere from the Georgia Capitol to church. Monday students from Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, and John Marshall Law School will gather at the Capitol for a Ski... »
With 16 games on tap Thursday, 16 on Friday, if you don't love men's college basketball, they you may be just mad. Two of the four top seeds--Kentucky and Syracuse--are in action Thursday. The Wildcats, rated as the overall number one seed in the 64 t... »
So how do welcome your new Wal-Mart? With open arms or in protest? In Decatur, some residents have chosen the latter. Saturday, about 100 people marched down North Decatur Road in DeKalb County to protest plans for a Walmart in that location. “It... »
The superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools has approved the closure of 13 schools. The closures Atlanta School Superintendent Dr. Erroll Davis officially proposed on Monday are part of the system's first city-wide redistricting in almost 10 years. ... »
Atlanta Police are using a new federally-funded mobile police station to closely monitor the Pittsburgh community following the arrest of the final suspect in this month's beating of a 20-year-old gay man. 17-year-old Dareal Williams surrendered just... »
The FBI has released the identity of the third suspect in connection with the beating of a gay man in front of an Atlanta grocery store that was caught on video. FBI Spokesman Steve Emmett tells WSB they believe 17-year-old Dareal Demare Williams has... »
The co-director of a Snellville day care is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the till. Snellville Police Chief Roy Whitehead tells Channel 2 Action News Shadia Ross allegedly pocketed some of the payments from parents of Children at Legacy Ac... »
