Steve Gehlbach

Atlanta

Reporter at WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA)

News Reporter for Ch.2 WSB-TV, husband, father, Falcons and Braves fan

Articles

How will Georgia lawmakers cross the road? It may not be a skybridge

2 weeks ago | wsbtv.com | Steve Gehlbach

The State Capitol Complex is getting a major upgrade with the new legislative office building now under construction across the street. But there’s a fight over how to connect it to the Capitol. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The Georgia Building Authority is constructing a new legislative office building on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and wants to build a 20-foot-wide skybridge linking it to the Capitol.
How will Georgia lawmakers cross the road? It may or may not be via a skybridge

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Steve Gehlbach

The State Capitol Complex is getting a major upgrade with the new legislative office building now under construction across the street. But there’s a fight over how to connect it to the Capitol. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The Georgia Building Authority is constructing a new legislative office building on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and wants to build a 20-foot-wide skybridge linking it to the Capitol.
Neighbors, business owners on Cascade Road fed up with years of construction

2 weeks ago | wsbtv.com | Steve Gehlbach

ATLANTA — Neighbors and business owners along a busy corridor in southwest Atlanta just want to see the end to construction and detours. For over three years, more than two miles of Cascade Road have been under construction. “We are watching our community slowly poisoned to death,” one neighbor said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Business owners spoke out during a standing-room-only community meeting Tuesday night.
Neighbors, business owners on Cascade Road fed up with years of construction

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Steve Gehlbach

Neighbors and business owners along a busy corridor in southwest Atlanta just want to see the end to construction and detours. For over three years, more than two miles of Cascade Road have been under construction. “We are watching our community slowly poisoned to death,” one neighbor said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Business owners spoke out during a standing-room-only community meeting Tuesday night.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium installing real grass for FIFA Club World Cup

2 weeks ago | wsbtv.com | Steve Gehlbach

ATLANTA — The first-ever FIFA Club World Cup will start next week, including matches in downtown Atlanta. But to get ready, crews will have to turn the artificial turf field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium into a pitch of real grass. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the only indoor stadium of the 12 selected around the US for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Sandy Springs homeowners may see lower water bills

3 weeks ago | wsbtv.com | Steve Gehlbach

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs homeowners may soon pay less on their water bills. A lawsuit ruling found the city is paying too much for the water it gets from Atlanta. The City of Atlanta plans to appeal the decision. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The water wars between Atlanta and Sandy Springs started before the north Fulton city formed 20 years ago. Each water customer in Sandy Springs pays extra each month to Atlanta, which supplies the water.
Stone Mountain mayor says she wants to ‘clear up’ allegations that could get her removed

3 weeks ago | wsbtv.com | Steve Gehlbach

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Stone Mountain Mayor Beverly Jones is defending herself after the city council voted on rules that could lead to her removal at the end of an investigation into her use of city bank accounts. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach was at a news conference the mayor held on Tuesday morning where she claimed she did nothing wrong. “I’m here to clear up a lot of matters, because this city needs to move forward in goodness and grace," Jones said.
Stone Mountain mayor says she wants to ‘clear up’ allegations that could get her removed

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Steve Gehlbach

Stone Mountain Mayor Beverly Jones is defending herself after the city council voted on rules that could lead to her removal at the end of an investigation into her use of city bank accounts. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach was at a news conference the mayor held on Tuesday morning where she claimed she did nothing wrong. “I’m here to clear up a lot of matters, because this city needs to move forward in goodness and grace," Jones said.
Tiny Chihuahua’s big bark saves family from house fire in Atlanta

4 weeks ago | news4jax.com | Steve Gehlbach

ATLANTA – A Georgia family’s pet Chihuahua might be small, but she has a loud bark, and she put it to good use recently -- alerting her family that their house was on fire. Sandra Thomas said she was asleep on the couch in the front room when her house caught fire a little after midnight. But Bella the Chihuahua is always at her side and always aware. “That’s my baby right here. … She’s always with me,” Thomas said.
Want a driverless ride? Hail a Waymo in Atlanta

1 month ago | wsbtv.com | Steve Gehlbach

ATLANTA — Driverless cars are now on the streets in Atlanta. Uber riders have a chance to use Waymo, which just launched early access. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach says now people can actually get in and take a ride. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Waymo were seen on the roads over a year ago. Then you’d see them with someone in the driver’s seat. Now Waymo’s all-white electric Jaguar I-PACE cars with spinning sensors are fully autonomous and available through Uber.