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A police officer has been arrested after a confrontation outside a medical office, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The GBI sa
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Don’t forget your sunscreen, as hot and humid conditions will continue across north Georgia this weekend, bringing a chance of scattered storms. Some of which could become strong to severe.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV Weather App for alerts wherever you go]A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued ...
Ronald McDonald House Atlanta is already seeing the demand that prompted leaders to accelerate construction of its new facility on the campus of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Arthur M. Blank Hospital. Originally planned as a two-phase project, the $81 million facility was completed last year...
A Georgia woman traveled to Idaho hoping to catch trout. She ended up landing a fish so rare it earned her a spot in the state’s record books. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Georgia angler Caroline Langdale caught a 30.5-inch brown trout in Idaho’s South Fork Snake Rive...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Repeated rounds of showers and storms are possible through the weekend into early next week. First Alert Weather Days: Saturday, Sunday and MondayWe expect scattered to occasionally numerous showers and thunderstorms develop each afternoon. While most storms wi...
UNION, N.Y. (WBNG/Gray News) - An 11-year-old boy died after he was found unresponsive in a country club pool, authorities said.New York State Police said troopers were called to the Binghamton Country Club on July 8. When they arrived, they found bystanders and lifeguards already initiating life...
The Woodruff Arts Center – home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art – welcomed eight new members to its Board of Trustees and two new members to its Governing Board at its recent bi-annual meeting: Laura Balser – Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry ...
A police officer has been arrested after a confrontation outside a medical office, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The GBI said it has charged Marc Horne, 30, of Waycross, and Kisha Music, 51, of Blackshear, with simple ba...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — If your summer plans include road trips, beach runs or just getting across town without melting in traffic, here’s a heads-up: Operation Southern Slow Down is back for year nine, and officers across the Southeast will be out in force July 13–19.The multi-state ...
A Spalding County jury has found a man guilty on two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, marking the latest sentencing in a child sex trafficking case.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Robert Cory Millen was convicted Wednesday, following a two-day trial....
Perennial Properties has opened leasing at Vela Park, a new mixed-use development in Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood that transforms the long-vacant Bag Factory site into a residential and retail community. The nearly 12-acre project, located just south of East Lake Golf Club, includes 328 ap...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two of the candidates in Georgia’s marquee political races this fall have agreed to debates hosted by Gray Media, the parent company of Atlanta News First.On Thursday, Rick Jackson, the Republican who is seeking to become Georgia’s 84th governor, agreed to a to...
Residents across East Point are being advised to boil their water before drinking, cooking or brushing their teeth after the city issued a precautionary boil water advisory.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The City of East Point Water Resources Department announced Saturd...
CCI Real Estate will begin pre-leasing later this summer for 740 Techwood, a new student living complex next to the Georgia Tech campus. First student move-ins are expected in the fall of 2027. A rendering of 740 Techwood. (Courtesy CCI Real Estate) Located half a block from Bobby Dodd Sta...
Did you know that your Instagram account could have been acting as a muse for Meta’s artificial intelligence image generator?Read more trending news Meta unveiled its AI image creation system, Muse Image, this week and it allows people to create images using other people’s Instagram photos, The N...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The city of East Point is under a boil water advisory on Saturday morning. The city’s Water Resources Department issued the “precautionary” advisory at about 6:50 a.m. It comes after a water main break caused low pressure in parts of the system, the department ...
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(InvestigateTV) — Police cameras scan millions of cars to help solve crimes. But Brendan Keefe found when the system points to the wrong person clearing your name can become its own fight. Plus, police k-9s help track suspects, find missing people, and put themselves in danger. But when they reti...
MCFARLAND, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A child died after being hit by a vehicle in McFarland, police said.Family members confirmed the child was 8-year-old Braeyla Marie Valenza. “She was such a bright light in this world,” Valenza’s family said in a statement to WMTV. “She loved art, animals, her f...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N,.J. (AP) — Even the field for the World Cup final is for sale.FIFA, accused of charging high prices for this year’s tournament in the United States, is selling the grass that will be used for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey at $450 per piece.FIFA’s store says...
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - A 36-year-old skydiver was seriously injured after attempting a solo jump.Anthony Pietrucci, who has nearly 1,000 jumps to his name, fell from between 40 and 100 feet while attempting a technical maneuver. His sister, Hillary Hall, said she feared the worst when...
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) — The parents of a 13-year-old girl are speaking out after she died following an ATV accident on Father’s Day.Myah Dennis, who was about to enter the eighth grade, was riding on the back of a 750cc quad on June 21 when the ATV flipped after hitting a large rut....
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Legal battles over a proposed federal mail-in voting rule are unfolding months before Americans head to the polls for the midterm elections.The rule stems from President Donald Trump’s March 31 Executive order, Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elec...
A U.S. Postal Service truck and all the mail inside were destroyed on Friday when it caught fire.Newnan fire officials say the driver was delivering mail on Lower Fayetteville Road just before 4:45 p.m. when his truck started making a strange noise.He told firefighters that he noticed smoke insid...
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage showing the moments before a deputy shot and killed a family’s service dog.The video was shared Friday as the investigation into the death of Fifi continues. Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers reviewed two different body camera angles provided by...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An 18-year-old was killed and three others, including two teenagers, were injured in a shooting in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward on Friday evening, according to police. Atlanta police said the shooting happened near apartments in the area of Angier Avenue NE and Bo...
One person is dead and three more are in the hospital after a shooting on Friday afternoon.Channel 2’s Susan Hendricks is in the area where police have several buildings of an apartment complex in the area of Angier Ave. and Boulevard sectioned off.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as ne...
A south Georgia congregation will worship somewhere else on Sunday after their church building caught fire.Deenwood Baptist Church, which was built in the late 1980s, suffered major damage when it caught fire on Monday.Ware County fire officials say the sanctuary took most of the fire damage, but...
One person is dead and three wounded after a shooting at an Old Fourth Ward apartment complex on Friday evening. According to preliminary information from the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded to a call of multiple people shot at the 464 Station apartments on Boulevard just before...
Fire officials are tracking a suspected College Park arsonist linked to seven intentionally set neighborhood fires.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Scattered thunderstorms are moving across North Georgia this afternoon, and more wet weather is expected through the weekend. While rain chances will increase, the weekend won’t be a complete washout with dry breaks between storms.Tonight: Storms Wind DownScatt...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The woman whose dog nearly ripped off a man’s fingers in Gwinnett County is expected in court next week.According to police records, the attack occurred around 9:15 p.m. June 23 on Howell Park Road in Duluth and was captured on home surveillance video.PREVIOUS ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Peach Bowl will be a College Football Playoff semifinal in 2028 and 2031, the CFP announced Thursday. The game will be held Jan. 12, 2029. It will be the fifth time the Peach Bowl is a CFP semifinal; It was previously a semifinal in the 2016, 2019, 2022 and...
The Spanish national soccer team advanced to the World Cup semifinals, defeating Belgium 2-1 in a close quarterfinal match.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants holding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States received a two-week extension Friday, allowing them to continue living and working legally in the country while their long-term status remains uncertain.Th...
Driving drunk and speeding are major safety risks on their own, but authorities say one driver decided to do both.The Georgia Department of Public Safety says a state trooper pulled over a driver going 114 miles per hour on Interstate 75.During the traffic stop, the trooper said the driver appear...
An 18-year-old man died and three others were injured Friday after an Atlanta apartment shooting in the Old Fourth Ward.
Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.The president at first suggested his renovations would last a ...
Law enforcement officials have arrested a former Ridgeview Institute employee accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while she was receiving treatment at the facility.Investigators said the alleged assault happened in April at Ridgeview Institute in Smyrna on South Cobb Drive. Police h...
FLINT, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - Four people have died and a toddler is in critical condition after a head-on crash in Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Adam Albritton says the collision occurred on Highway 155 when a Toyota Highlander crossed over the centerline for unknown reasons an...
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson surpassed a Braves legend to set a new franchise record on Friday.The Gwinnett County native has played in every Braves game since he was traded to his hometown team in 2022. Olson played in his 740th game with Atlanta on Thursday. And on Friday, he’s playe...
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