11 indicted in $200K+ multistate retail crime scheme targeting 10 chains
Eleven people have been indicted in a four-state, $200,000 organized retail theft ring, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced.
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Crowds gather for DeKalb airshow featuring vintage planes, STEM activities
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb-Peachtree Airport hosted crowds Saturday for the Good Neighbor Day Airshow and Aviation Expo, a free event now in its fifth decade featuring flying demonstrations and educational activities. Crowds gather despite heat Attendees sought sh...
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Shaky Knees Music Festival resumes after Piedmont Park evacuated due to severe weather
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park has resumed after a weather delay Saturday night. “Severe weather is in the area. For your safety we are evacuating the park,” organizers said in a social media post just before 7 p.m. “...
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LIVE UPDATES: Shaky Knees Festival to reopen after severe weather moves out
The possibility of storms turned into reality Saturday afternoon as some severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in north Georgia and metro Atlanta, affecting the Atlanta airport and a popular music festival. The Shaky Knees Festival was evacuated earlier Saturday night amid sev...
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DeKalb Police seize 735 pounds of marijuana, 9 guns in drug bust
DeKalb County Police announced on Friday that its officers intercepted a massive out-of-state drug delivery leading to the seizure of more than 700 pounds of marijuana and nearly a dozen firearms....
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Shaky Knees festival evacuated as strong storms move through Atlanta
Severe weather forced the temporary evacuation of thousands of people from the Shaky Knees music festival at Piedmont Park on Saturday night. The evacuation just before 7 p.m. caused gridlock on Midtown streets and neighborhoods as heavy rain, wind, and lightning moved in. Rough ...
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Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is ‘catastrophic and unjustifiable’ as he opens solo concert
Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday with comments about Gaza, saying what’s happening is “catastrophic and unjustifiable.” “My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians’ lives, of children’s lives,” Sheeran said in the night ...
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Brother of former Braves pitcher killed in motorcycle crash with dump truck, police say
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) – Matt Kimbrel, a former Braves minor league pitcher and the brother of ex-Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel, was killed Saturday morning in a motorcycle crash in Huntsville. He was 36. Like his major-league sibling, he also pitched in the Braves or...
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Man severely burned in house fire
Atlanta Fire Rescue Department says a man was hospitalized for severe burns after a fire Saturday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Firefighters responded to the blaze at a home the 2500 block of Dale Creek Drive NW at around 9:30 a.m. They were...
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‘It was peeling like a sunburn.’ Parents raise concerns about once-trusted diapers
ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) – Parents across the country are reporting that diapers they’ve long trusted have suddenly left their babies with burns and severe rashes. Millie Moon diapers are marketed as dermatologist-tested to be gentle on skin. “As a parent, they have lost my t...
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Georgia Tech earns 1st win of season behind Mendoza, Haynes
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After a rocky 0-2 start to the season, Georgia Tech finally got into the win column Saturday with a 44-11 victory over Mercer. The Yellow Jackets got the performances they were hoping to see from two of their most anticipated players entering t...
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Man injured in northwest Atlanta house fire, officials say
A man is in the hospital with severe burn injuries after a fire on Saturday morning in northwest Atlanta, officials said.
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‘Something fun’: Man fired over bikini-clad barista photos accused of torching former employer’s store
An Arizona man who was fired from a feed store north of Phoenix for allegedly taking pictures of bikini-clad baristas is accused of setting fire to tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of hay bales on his former employer’s property earlier this year....