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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
Video of fight involving teacher at DeKalb school being used in investigation
The Dekalb County Schools Superintendent responded Tuesday to a video of students fighting a teacher that has gone viral. The fight happened April 22 at Martin Luther King Junior High School. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The superintendent said there was a verbal altercation before what was seen in the video and an attempt to break up a disagreement, Channel 2's Candace McCowan reported. The camera picks up what happened next, and it is now being used in the investigation. You can see the teacher being punched, others trying to break it up and then other swings from students and the teacher himself. Three students have been charged with battery and disrupting public school. The teacher is on administrative leave during the investigation. Superintendent Devon Horton and Principal Michael Alexander laid out what they are doing to prevent fights like this one, like mentors and de-escalation training. Horton spoke about the three students who are now facing charges. 'I don't support them being criminalized. I do not,' he said. 'Every student deserves an opportunity, right? And I will say they are some factors that we are aware of that could have prevented this, and so we are looking into that right now.' One of the students involved just moved to the district a month ago. He wasn't in the mentoring program. There were parents have raised questions about the incident, concerned about what they saw and what they want to see happen. TRENDING STORIES: UPS to cut 20,000 jobs 'Emergency message' orders Social Security withhold 50% of benefits for those who were overpaid 2 women stole nearly $500,000 from their former job, Dunwoody police say [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
‘We regret to inform you:' Now-ex CDC workers say they're upset with cuts after years of service
Major cuts across the federal government from the Department of Health and Human Services led to hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease and Control being cut on Tuesday. Channel 2′s Candace McCowan spoke to several CDC workers who say they were among those who were cut. Eileen Bell, who was months away from retirement, says she was included in the mass cuts on Tuesday morning. 'It would have been 20 years October 1st,' said Bell. 'I came in, so about 6:30, I saw that 'We regret to inform you that you have been RIF'd notice today.'' [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Hundreds across the CDC at the campus on Clifton Road and at the campus in Chamblee got that same email Tuesday morning. Starting with 'I regret to inform you' and telling them this is no reflection of their service, performance or conduct, but they're now on administrative leave. 'What do you do after that? And I'm a wartime veteran. I served in Desert Storm. We're told that veterans aren't going to initially be affected, they would be on the bottom. Well, that wasn't the case,' said Bell. Bell said the emotions came when she saw her co-workers. 'After seeing after seeing everybody upset, it got me in that space. In the hallway, in the elevators, in the lobby.' TRENDING STORIES: 3 Fort Stewart soldiers who died during Lithuania training exercise identified Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died after accidentally injuring himself, medical examiner says Just how 'rich' are the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta?' Here's each one's net worth Bell is one of thousands who are set to be cut from the CDC by the Department of Health and Human Services. One source said that out of the CDC's 10 centers, six of them experienced cuts. 'Although my faith is strong as a Jehovah's witness, I know this will pass, but in the moment you're still upset,' added Bell. Bell said they were told they will have pay and benefits through June 2. Channel 2 Action News hasn't been able to learn an exact number of how many were cut today. The workers who remain say they're nervous and are unsure what will happen if and when there is another round of cuts. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Woman wakes to naked man breaking in to her Atlanta apartment
A woman said she woke up to find a naked man in her Buckhead apartment. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The woman told Channel 2′s Candace McCowan that he was speaking in an accent and was asking for police. He had gotten in through her patio door and was completely naked, she said. It happened Monday just before midnight off Piedmont Road near the Buford Spring Connector. The woman said she heard a noise and came out to see the man standing in her apartment with no clothing on. LIVE on Channel 2 at 4, the victim describes the encounter in her own words. She started punching the man, and in video posted on social media she said she even grabbed a knife at one point. She said he never tried to fight her back or attack her before running off. Atlanta police responded and searched for the man, but they didn't find him. The victim is obviously shaken but is physically OK. TRENDING STORIES: Metro Atlanta nurse says she worked three 12-hour shifts before deadly crash Man tried using Hooters visit as alibi after being caught on camera shooting, killing girlfriend Teenage siblings 'taken' from their grandmother in Covington, police say [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested after triple shooting at ‘out of control' New Year's Eve party that left 1 dead
Months after a deadly shooting at a New Year's party outside an Atlanta nightclub, police have charged a man with murder. On New Year's Day, Atlanta police responded to the Lacura Bar and Bistro on Metropolitan Parkway around 3:15 a.m. where they found three people who had been shot. One of those victims, a 28-year-old man, died from their injuries. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Police have now charged Byron Davis, 41, with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. One person inside the club told Channel 2′s Candace McCowan that it was a great party until 'one person got out of control.' But Atlanta police said the altercation between two people inside continued outside. TRENDING STORIES: Georgia Tech student realizes his classmate is the doctor who delivered him Transgender woman says she's dropping out of Miss Georgia USA pageant Brother of man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to prison for fake green card One of the people shot was a security guard at the club. He and another man were taken to the hospital by EMS. But a third person, a 28-year-old man, died when he arrived at the hospital. His identity has not been released. Davis is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Marietta City School District approves use of AI weapons detectors
Pass-through weapons detectors were approved by the Marietta City School Board Tuesday night. The same pass-through detectors we've seen installed in Atlanta Public Schools middle and high schools, as well as at Gwinnett County High School football games, are making their way to Marietta City schools. Evolv Technology uses artificial intelligence and advanced sensors to tell the difference between weapons and everyday items. It passed unopposed by Marietta City school board members Tuesday night. 'What we will do this spring is do some test runs and we will implement it across all four campuses August 1st first next year,' MCS Superintendent Grant Rivera told Channel 2′s Candace McCowan. The district said pass-through detectors are their latest layer of security. They've already added more School Resource Officers and previously rolled out an AI weapons detection system that uses computer software with existing cameras to spot anyone with a visible weapon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] With Tuesday's vote, the district says with $550,000 in state school safety funds, students can now plan on passing through Evolv detectors each day. The technology will be used at Marietta High School, Marietta Middle School, Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, and the Woods-Wilkins Campus. 'Evolv is important to us because we believe we can get students through the doors as fast as possible. The last thing we want is to put a security measure in place then have students that are late to class,' Rivera said. Some parents are cautious. 'It took me a minute to wrap my brain around it,' Jenny Storino who has a student in middle and high school within Marietta City Schools said. 'Some people feel more safe that way. It puts me in a different position and mindset than necessarily what I'm used to at a school.' Other parents said it was time. 'We want them to be able to go to school protected and come home,' parent Arsenio Young said. TRENDING STORIES: North GA volunteer firefighter arrested for sharing photos of twins' death scene on social media State orders GA church daycare to shut down after director, 2 workers arrested 53 arrested, kilos of meth and fentanyl seized in Gwinnett County 'Operation One Star' [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
