Friday, February 5, 2016

Teen robbed while waiting for school bus in northwest Atlanta and other top stories.

  • Teen robbed while waiting for school bus in northwest Atlanta

    Teen robbed while waiting for school bus in northwest Atlanta
    Police are searching for a group of robbers accused of robbing a 14-year-old Sutton Middle School student at an Atlanta bus stop Thursday morning, according to Channel 2 Action News.The robbery happened just after 8 a.m. Thursday at a busy intersection along DeFoors Ferry Road, according to a police report.One of the suspects allegedly snatched the girl’s phone and shoved her down at the bus stop in northwest Atlanta and jumped back into the Jeep they rode in headed toward Bolton Road.According ..
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  • Atlanta weather | Sunny and cool Friday, wintry mix possible next week

    After a sunny, breezy and cold Friday, showers could give way to a wintry mix early next week, Channel 2 Action News meteorologists said.“Clear skies overnight has allowed the temperature to really take a drop,” meteorologist Karen Minton said.Temperatures dipped below freezing early Friday.Temps were at 33 degrees in Atlanta, 33 degrees in Blairsville and 34 degrees in Griffin before 9:40 a.m.Temperatures will increase to the low 40s by noon and linger there at 3 p.m., Minton said.Strong winds ..
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  • Pacers vs Hawks preview: Atlanta hosts Indiana in front of ESPN ...

    Pacers vs Hawks preview: Atlanta hosts Indiana in front of ESPN ...
    Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports The Hawks and Pacers get together on Friday night in a nationally televised battle of Eastern Conference Playoff teams. After a period in which the team lost five out of six games, the Atlanta Hawks are rolling right now (at least by comparison) on the heels of two consecutive victories. Of course, my tongue is planted firmly in cheek as I type that sentence, but the Hawks did look much better in a win over Dallas before utterly decimating the Philadelp..
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  • 'Polite' armed robbers fist-bump, compliment victims in Atlanta store

    'Polite' armed robbers fist-bump, compliment victims in Atlanta store
    Christopher B Buchanan, WXIA 11:01 p.m. EST February 4, 2016Two suspects enter an Autozone store on Metropolitan Blvd. on Feb. 1 in Atlanta.(Photo: Atlanta Police Department)ATLANTA -- Police are looking for two masked gunmen who robbed an Atlanta auto parts story before making an unusual exit.A report from the Atlanta Police Department states that the incident happened on Monday around 8 a.m. in the 1900 block of Metropolitan Blvd.When police arrived at the store, an Autozone, they..
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  • Atlanta Opera's 2016-2017 season will be bigger, bolder

    Atlanta Opera's 2016-2017 season will be bigger, bolder
    Sexy, dramatic, surprising, volatile.You could describe the tango with those words.Amanda Woodbury will sing the soprano role of Konstanze and tenor Ben Bliss appears as Belmonte in “The Abduction From the Seraglio,” one of the mainstage productions in the 2016-2017 season of the Atlanta Opera. The new season will feature more productions and more adventurous choices. CONTRIBUTED BY MICHAEL ROLLANDSYou could also describe the tango-infused new season of the Atlanta Opera with the same language.O..
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  • $10K reward offered for info in chase that killed grandmother, kids

    $10K reward offered for info in chase that killed grandmother, kids
    The College Park Police Department is now offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who can lead them to the person that led police on a chase and caused a fatal wreck, killing a grandmother and her grandchildren, Channel 2 Action News reports.Dorothy Wright, 75, and her two grandchildren, Cameron Cosner, 12, and Layla Partridge, 6, were heading to First Peter AME Church Sunday morning, when they were killed by a man fleeing police.Initially, police didn’t know Partridge was involved in the accident...
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  • Atlanta schools recognize their Super Bowl alumni

    Atlanta schools recognize their Super Bowl alumni
    Atlanta Public Schools alumnus William Judson, a member of the Miami Dolphins’ Super Bowl teams from the 1982 and 1984 seasons, presented an NFL Golden Football to Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen on Friday morning on part of the NFL’s initiative to pay homage to high schools across the country that helped produce future Super Bowl competitors.   In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl, the NFL has created an initiative in which any player who has ever ..
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  • One dead after train strikes car

    One dead after train strikes car
    6 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutOne dead after train strikes car 11Alive has confirmed a train wreck involving a car in Palmetto, Ga.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. One dead after train strikes car Police respond to the scene of an accident involving a freight train and another vehicle on Feb. 5, 2015.(Photo: WXIA-..
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  • Pulitzer Prize winner, Atlanta teacher Margaret Edson sits down with ...

    Pulitzer Prize winner, Atlanta teacher Margaret Edson sits down with ...
    7 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutPulitzer Prize winner, Atlanta teacher Margaret Edson sits down with 11AliveOn stage right now at Lawrenceville's Aurora Theatre is the award-winning one-act play "Wit". Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Pulitzer Prize winner, Atlanta teacher Margaret Edson sits down with 11AliveMary L..
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  • Paul Millsap ranked as second-best player in the Eastern ...

    Paul Millsap ranked as second-best player in the Eastern ...
    Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports Paul Millsap is having a phenomenal year and the Sporting News shed some light on just how good he has been. Atlanta Hawks power forward Paul Millsap was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team and he was exceedingly deserving. Millsap has operated as Atlanta's best and most valuable player during the 2015-2016 season and, as we discussed prior to the selection deadline, an argument even exists that Millsap should have been voted in as an All-Star ..
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Heavy rain leads to flooding, sweeps car into DeKalb stream .Atlanta weather | Isolated showers on the way .
2 children, grandmother killed at end of police chase in SW Atlanta .College Park police chase ends in Atlanta; 2 dead, including child .

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