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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Neighbors describe searching for injured 18-year-old, watching tornado touch down in Henry County
Residents are recalling the moments they saw a tornado touch down in their Henry County neighborhood and the subsequent search for an injured man. NewsChopper 2 flew over Fresh Laurel Lane where an EF-2 tornado destroyed a home on Thursday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Malachi Chaney, 18, was thrown 300 feet from the house and severely injured. He remains in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital. Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes visited what was left of the home on Friday and spoke with neighbors who described the terrifying moments. 'It was just raining, there was no wind, just a steady rain, and I was standing in my kitchen, and I started hearing like 'ping, ping, ping,' and I was like, 'What is that?' And I pulled the sliding glass door back right here, and I see right over here a funnel touching the ground. I immediately ran in my closet, covered my head, and took cover, and just started praying, panicking, and I could hear things hitting the house. It was really loud," Courtney Bucio said. RELATED STORIES: 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado Tornado touches down in Henry County, 18-year-old critically injured Tornado touches down in Henry County, crosses I-75 When the noises stopped, neighbors came outside and learned their neighbor Tray Chaney, an actor who played Malik 'Poot' Carr on 'The Wire,' and his 18-year-old son were in the home. Neighbors say Malachi Chaney was upstairs playing video games when the tornado hit. Fernandes took neighbors' concerns for their safety to the homebuilder, Century Communities. They say their homes are well-constructed. A spokesperson said that any home would have looked like that if it was directly hit by a tornado. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
House total loss in Gwinnett County fire
Gwinnett County Fire said a house is a total loss after it caught fire on Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene at the corner of Ivy Green and Evergreen Oak north of Dacula. No one was home at the time of the blaze, county fire officials said. Investigators have not said what caused the fire. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vance's fundraising visit to Atlanta sparks air traffic restrictions
Vice President JD Vance is visiting Atlanta, and it will cause some temporary air traffic issues. ABC News reports he will participate Wednesday night in a Republican National Committee fundraiser, per a source familiar with the plan. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The NewsChopper 2 crew says temporary flight restrictions have been issued around Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Buckhead for the arrival of Air Force 2. Air traffic authorities will put restrictions in place in a five-mile radius around Dobbins from 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and Buckhead from 5:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. TRENDING STORIES: 20 parks to close on Lake Lanier Georgia Tech student dies after being shot in the head at off-campus apartment Southwest to require portable chargers to be visible while using Seats at the dinner cost $100,000 per couple, Chad Murray at ABC News says. Vance is the first sitting vice president to serve as the RNC's finance chair, the Associated Press reported in March. He's working to build the GOP's war chest heading into the 2026 midterms. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
NO EMERGENCY: Atlanta police doing ‘scenario-based training' at Georgia Aquarium
If you see a massive fire and police presence around the Georgia Aquarium, it's not because of any emergency, it's because of 'scenario-based training' by Atlanta police. Currently, Baker Street NW is closed down in both directions around the aquarium. The training goes until 11 p.m. Wednesday night. NewsChopper 2 flew over the aquarium, where we could see a host of Atlanta fire trucks on police cars. TRENDING STORIES: Atlanta police investigate shooting of 11-year-old Driver says 'great-grandmother was dying' after leading GA deputies on chase 'Not just a home:' Pre-Civil War house being moved from Cobb County But again, there is no emergency situation going on. Atlanta police held a news conference starting at 4 p.m., and we have a Channel 2 Action News reporter and photographer there. Stay with and tune into Channel 2 Action News RIGHT NOW for the latest on this story.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Water shooting into the air after massive main break in DeKalb County
Water is shooting into the air on a busy DeKalb County road after a water main break on Tuesday afternoon. NewsChopper 2 flew over Clairmont Road and Briarcliff Road where the water was spraying into the air. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The water main break appears to be in front of the Piedmont Urgent Care on Clairmont Road. Channel 2 Action News is working to learn more information, including whether water service will have to be cut off in the area. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
