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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
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Residents shocked robbery that led to deadly shooting happened in their DeKalb neighborhood
Police in DeKalb County are looking for a killer after a homeowner was shot and killed in broad daylight during a robbery. But neighbors told Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes they wouldn't have expected something like that happening at the house it did. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] They say there was nothing obvious happening at the house on Rock Spring Road in Lithonia that would lead to a murder. But after the homeowner walked out, collapsed and died, they are now worried about what else could happen in their neighborhood. Police have shared a photo of a person of interest in the homicide in the hopes that someone could help identify him. TRENDING STORIES: Former DeKalb officer takes plea in killing of unarmed, naked Black man 10 years ago Kool & the Gang member dies in car crash in Mableton Did you get a text like this? GA Dept. Of Drivers Services warns it's a scam Investigators say two armed men came into the home on May 16, took some things and loaded them into a silver SUV. They say that after going in and out a few times, they got into the SUV and left. That's when police say the homeowner walked out of the house with a gunshot wound to the back. His identity has not been released. Anyone with information on the person of interest or shooting should call Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404-577-8477. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Measles cases growing across Georgia, doctors encouraging vaccines
The number of confirmed cases of measles nationwide, and in Georgia, are growing. Currently, there are four cases in Georgia and more than 1,000 nationwide. Channel 2's Tyisha Fernandes spoke with epidemiologists who say the only way to keep measles out of your home is by making sure everyone has the MMR vaccine. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Dr. Cherie Drenzek, the state epidemiologist, says it all begins with international travel, which she says has increased over the last two decades while vaccinations have declined. 'Measles is still such a global threat. There's well over 120,000 deaths around the world," Drenzek said. While Georgia still has just a handful of cases, that number could grow quickly since the virus spreads so easily. Dr. Drenzek believes the outbreak began with a family in Texas who traveled internationally, contracted the respiratory virus and spread it to a large religious community that does not believe in vaccinations. Other families are choosing not to vaccinate because of what they are hearing and reading online. 'I think the track record for MMR vaccine in both its development and use over a period of decades is very strong evidence that this vaccine is safe and effective,' Drenzek said. TRENDING STORIES: This metro Atlanta city is ranked No. 1 on new 'Best Places to Live in the U.S.' list 20 parks to close on Lake Lanier 'Cheers' star George Wendt dies Dr. Jodie Guest, an Emory University professor and epidemiologist, reinforced that vaccination is the only way to keep everyone safe from the virus. 'As a population, we all need to be protecting each other and keeping the spread of measles down,' Dr. Guest said. Doctors recommend that children wait until at least 12 months old to get the vaccine, but if they're traveling, they can get it early. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Yahoo
Neighbors say City of Atlanta needs to pave ‘extremely dangerous' gravel road
The City of Atlanta has been paying thousands of dollars monthly to re-gravel a road that neighbors say should have been paved more than a decade ago. Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes was on Ewing Street on Friday, which city officials say isn't on the list to get paved despite how rough it is. 'I've torn up my car. MARTA Mobility, they can't come in and out,' neighbor Micah Beverly said. Neighbors say they have spent the last 15 years dealing with the gravel road. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Beverly says when she moved in four years ago, city officials assured her that they would pave the road. 'Now it's become a huge issue for kids. This is the bus stop at the very top of the hill where students can't even walk or stand. Elderly can't get out of their home. It's just extremely dangerous at this point,' Beverly said. She says every time it rains, a huge puddle forms right in front of her home. 'I can't even walk out of my home because I have a puddle of water that sits right in front of my mailbox. We don't have drainage,' she said. 'The city throws it off on watershed, watershed throws it off on someone else, and it never gets done.' TRENDING STORIES: Victims, suspect identified in Walmart employee shootings that left 2 dead, 1 injured Dad charged with murder after 12-year-old girl's body found nearly 2 years after vanishing 'A beautiful soul': Family mourns loss of pregnant woman, 19, killed in shooting Councilwoman Marci Overstreet, who represents that section of the city, says Atlanta Department of Transportation keeps telling the neighbors they will pave the road, but instead keep laying down more gravel. 'When I say regularly, I mean like monthly, and there's a charge to it,' Overstreet said. The Dept. of Transportation says there is no money allocated to pave the street. They added that 'a stormwater engineering study would need to be completed for accurate scoping and cost estimates.' 'We pay taxes like everyone else, I would like for the city to take responsibility, give us basic infrastructure,' Beverly said. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Deadly shooting in Stone Mountain neighborhood started as argument at gas station
Police are investigating a deadly shootout that killed one teenager and injured another. Neighbors want police to arrest everyone involved because they fear more shootings will happen in retaliation. Police are still trying to get to the bottom of what happened and learn who was involved. A group of teens got into a shootout in a Stone Mountain neighborhood on Saturday in the middle of the day. According to investigators, a 15-year-old and a 19-year-old were arguing at a nearby gas station on Rockbridge Road. The two ended up shooting each other. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] They were both injured and friends took them to the hospital. Police arrested Rodriguez Kemp, 17, and charged him with felony murder and aggravated assault for allegedly hitting the 15-year-old with his car. Police are still investigating the case. Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes is working to learn if the 15-year-old will face any charges. Channel 2 Action News knows the name of the 19-year-old who died but is waiting for police to confirm that they have notified his family before we share it. TRENDING STORIES: Man tried using Hooters visit as alibi after being caught on camera shooting, killing girlfriend Metro Atlanta nurse says she worked three 12-hour shifts before deadly crash UGA student who went viral for smiling mugshot arrested again [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
