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Temperatures are expected to rise Tuesday and emergency responders are preparing for a spike in calls for help.Monday night, organizations across metro Atlanta activated teams trained to help.Channel
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - An Alabama father who drowned while trying to save his children is being remembered as a happy man who put family and faith first.Israel Manual Montecino-Navarro, 35, drowned Sunday afternoon while trying to save several of his children from the Cahaba Ri...
A Coweta County woman has died after crashing into several trees last week.Georgia State Patrol says that just after midnight on Thursday, June 25, 24-year-old Kristen Landrum-Prisk was driving on Corinth Road.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]That’s when they say she cros...
Temperatures are expected to rise Tuesday and emergency responders are preparing for a spike in calls for help.Monday night, organizations across metro Atlanta activated teams trained to help.Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco joined nonprofit A Home for Everyone in DeKalb as they handed out water to...
Authorities recovered a body from Armuchee Park in Floyd County on Monday evening following reports of a drowning.
Editor’s note: The video in this story is from previous coverage.ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A body was found during a search for a possible drowning victim at a Floyd County park. Officials said emergency crews were at Armuchee Park on Jones Mill Road in Rome searching for a potential vi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A driver was killed in a shootout with Coweta County deputies on I-85 Monday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office.Around 1:20 p.m., deputies pulled over a man on I-85 South near mile marker 34, in the Grantville area, for a traffic violation, according ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Keeping your home cool and your wallet happy will be top of mind for many Georgians this week as temperatures remain in the 90s.Experts say people can save money immediately with simple tasks such as turning off lights, setting the thermostat to 75 degrees, or ...
Police in Floyd County have recovered the body of a drowning victim on Monday night.Officers say emergency crews responded to Armuchee Park on Jones Mill Road.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Armuchee Park sits on Armuchee Creek.About an hour after alerting the public to ...
The Georgia Patient First Act expands the registry to thousands of new residents by introducing new qualifying health conditions.
A Supreme Court ruling allowing the end of Temporary Protected Status has sparked widespread fear among tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants.
A woman who survived a lightning strike returned to a Marietta church to thank the first responders who pulled her from the brink of death.
DeKalb County police flooded the neighborhood surrounding a former Decatur nightclub Monday evening as officers searched for two suspects.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The family of twin brothers found dead on a north Georgia mountain in March said independent investigations confirmed the teen’s manner of death was suicide. 19-year-olds Naazir Rahim Lewis and Qaadir Malik Lewis were found dead on Bell Mountain in Towns County...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man died in the hospital more than five months after he was injured in downtown Atlanta. Following an autopsy, police are now investigating his death as a homicide.On Jan. 11, a 59-year-old man was injured near 2 Peachtree Street NW, according to the Atlanta ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson is bringing home more hardware.Jackson was named the 2026 Golden Spikes Award winner on Monday, beating out fellow finalists Roch Cholowsky of UCLA and Landon Hairston of Arizona State to earn recognition as the nation’s top amate...
Key points: Georgia’s decades-old pre-K program is struggling to keep up with demand in some areas, not providing enough spaces for 4-year-olds. In a number of counties, fewer than 50% of 4-year-olds are served by state-funded pre-K. Experts say that while some parents will always opt a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia is in the grip of dangerous heat this week with multiple First Alert Weather Days for heat index values soaring to 100-105 degrees each afternoon.A heat advisory has been extended for noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday as well for most of north Georgia and me...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Nearly two months after being struck by lightning, a Kennesaw woman publicly thanked the first responders she credits with saving her life.Jeanne Menna was packing up her car after volunteering with the drama program at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on May 6, ju...
A deadly shooting in a Jonesboro neighborhood is under investigation on Monday.
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. captain Tim Ream says his teammates all recognize the golden opportunity in front of them to make their nation’s best World Cup run in their home tournament over the following days — and hopefully weeks.Yet instead of feeling amplified pressure under the raised expectat...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Jonesboro on Monday.Clayton County police responded to a report of a person down on Darwin Drive, in a residential neighborhood, where officers discovered a male victim with a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced...
Clayton County police are investigating after one person was shot and killed on Monday evening.Officers responded to Darwin Drive for reports of a person down.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]When they arrived, they found a male who had been shot. He was pronounced dead o...
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A postal worker was shot and killed in North Carolina, according to state investigators.Brandi Byrd Reynolds was shot on June 26 in Wilkes County, a representative from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation wrote in a social media post.Reynolds, a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — If you’ve been hoping to join the fun at FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta, you’ll have to cough up some cash.The free general admission tickets for the remaining dates of the festival have sold out. To guarantee entry, you’ll have to buy a GA+ pass or a VIP package. >...
A young Marine and his wife are among three people who died when their car hit a tree over the weekend.According to Georgia State Patrol, a gray Mustang was driving on I-20 in Greene County early Saturday morning when another car hit the back of it.Troopers say this sent the Mustang off of I-20 a...
Arkansas' ban on using SNAP benefits for some sugary items will go forward this week, despite federal judge's ruling against five other states' similar programs, governor says.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The mere fact that World Cup matches are being played in Atlanta is historic. The city and state were left out of the 1994 edition, but Atlanta could not be denied in 2026. Atlanta Stadium has hosted five matches, with three to go. The stadium has garnered rave...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Corporate homeownership is more of a problem in metro Atlanta than anywhere else in the country, and housing advocates are frustrated that a potential solution is being held hostage. Last week, President Donald Trump signaled he would not sign the bipartisan 21...
Henry County police blocked off a neighborhood for a person barricaded into a home earlier Monday.Officers blocked off East Atlanta Road, just north of Thurman Road, for the investigation. A Henry County Police spokesman told Channel 2 Action News that officers initially responded to a domestic c...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Families with loved ones buried at a historic cemetery in Gwinnett County claim a new privacy fence built next to the property is disturbing graves.The cemetery on Dogwood Road sits next to Lifepointe United Pentecostal Church. The pastor said in January he had...
It’s the countdown to America’s 250th birthday.The Atlanta Rotary Club is looking back and looking forward.Dr. Todd Groce is an expert on the American South and American presidency, as well as president of the Georgia Historical Society.He talked about how far this nation has come over the past 2...
Atlanta police are searching for a woman who assaulted a victim inside a property on Forsyth Street SW.
At the same time that thousands of people packed Atlanta’s stadium and fan fest, data show thousands of hotel rooms stayed empty.“When FIFA first came out and said, you know, this is going to be eight Super Bowls, we host Super Bowls. And, you know, I think we pretty much realized that it wasn’t ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A prolonged heat wave is bringing dangerous conditions across Georgia ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, with heat index values often topping 105 degrees and prompting renewed warnings from doctors about heat illness and drowning risk.With runners preparing f...
A Douglas County woman says a routine oil change left her car undriveable and her engine sitting in the backseat of her car.She called Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray after seeing his report on a similar problem from another customer at the same store.Jihan Johnston-McGlotten said her...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can continue counting mail-in ballots after Election Day, rejecting a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee.In a 5-4 decision, the court found that the party’s dispute over a Mississippi state statute does not hold...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Former NBA player Malik Beasley has been indicted in the government’s sprawling investigation of illicit gambling on basketball games, accused of tailoring his 2024 performance with the Milwaukee Bucks to reward bettors and chip away at his own financial proble...
It was an emotional reunion months in the making for a woman who says it is a miracle that she is alive.First responders saved Mary “Jeanne” Menna after she was struck by lightning outside St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobb County. She met with them at that same church Monday, 54 days after it ha...
As 90 degree temperatures grip metro Atlanta, HVAC companies say they’re seeing a sharp increase in service calls from homeowners whose air conditioning systems are struggling to keep up.Technicians told Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln their workload has doubled since the summer he...
Parents are worried their children might be victims of a potential child predator.FBI agents found a series of videos they believe were taken inside of public restrooms at locations in Gwinnett, Jackson, and Oconee counties between February 2024 and March 2026.Agents say they need help putting vi...
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