2 arrested, 1 at large after Conyers police chase ends in I-20 crash
Police are searching for a runaway suspect after an I-20 pursuit linked to a string of early morning hotel car break-ins ended in a collision with an officer's cruiser on Tuesday.
Police are searching for a runaway suspect after an I-20 pursuit linked to a string of early morning hotel car break-ins ended in a collision with an officer's cruiser on Tuesday.
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A mystery surrounding a missing airplane has finally been solved. After 74 years, we finally know what happened to Pan Am’s Clipper Endeavor. Read more trending news The plane, a Douglas DC-4, disappeared about 10 minutes after it took off from San Juan, Puerto Rico, the “Today” show and The New ...
Five people attempting to help another person who was struggling to swim in a central Ohio river died, authorities said. Read more trending news During a news conference on Monday, Delaware County Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer said that first responders pulled two women from the Scioto River in the Colu...
Tropical Storm Bertha, the second-named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Monday and was threatening the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rains and possible flooding on Tuesday. Read more trending news Storm strengthens, forward speed slows Update 11:06 a.m. ET July 21: Accordi...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has prevented nearly $99 million in federal payments from being disbursed to deceased individuals using a new verification system deployed under President Donald Trump's executive order targeting government fraud, waste and abuse.
This week, we’re sharing the recipe for the quiche Florentine from Bistro Niko in Buckhead. Quiche, as we know it today, first appeared during the 19th century. But due to the ingredients used at the time, the dish was more akin to tarte flambée , with a thinner, crispier crust. In culinary terms...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta News First is giving back to the community by partnering with Hosea Helps for a back-to-school donation drive. The goal is to ensure students from low-income families have the supplies and tools they need to suceed classroom. You can donate various scho...
Get ready to go back to Hillman College as Netflix reveals the first look at “A Different World” sequel series. The iconic ’90s sitcom is set to premiere on Netflix on Sept. 24. It was shot mostly in Atlanta and signs that read “Hillman College” were spotted around Clark Atlanta University. The 1...
Federal investigators say the cyclospora parasite behind the suspected illnesses of thousands of Americans has been unusually difficult to trace. Experts say it does not leave behind any culturable samples and no genetic fingerprints, which forces officials to rely almost exclusively on patient i...
Javian Hawkins, a former college football running back at Louisville who played for the Atlanta Falcons during the 2021 preseason, is accused of setting fire to a business after he was fired, authorities said. Read more trending news According to Brevard County online court records, Hawkins, 26, ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia will swelter through today before a significant weather pattern shift brings widespread rain and cooler temperatures to the region for the next several days. Today: Hot, Humid Expect heat and humidity to dominate this afternoon. Heat index values ...
A flash flood in Utah killed five members of a family who had gone out for a day of hiking. Read more trending news The Provo Fire Department said Fire Captain Spencer Long, his wife, and three sons died, CBS News reported. KTVX said Katrina Long, Reid, Thayne and Gage were also killed. The Wayne...
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies will announce the outcomes of Operation Red Card, a coordinated initiative targeting human trafficking and child exploitation, during a Tuesday briefing.
Conyers Police have two suspects in custody and are searching for a third after a chase and crash on Interstate 20. Police say the suspects are connected to a series of car break-ins at nearby hotels. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach first brought you this breaking news Tuesday on Channel 2 Action News...
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC ( WMBF /Gray News) - Four people, including a pastor and his wife, have been charged in a church sex offender case. On July 13, a concerned parent contacted the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office after learning convicted sex offender Warren Perry was working as a custodian a...
Singer Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, who had three top-10 hits during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including “Palisades Park” and “Tallahassee Lassie,” died on Friday. He was 89. Read more trending news Cannon died at a hospice facility in Oxnard, California, his friend, iHeart Radio’s Tom Cuddy,...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The World Cup has ended and the other “football” is right around the corner. The 2026 SEC Football Media Days is being held this week in Tampa, Florida. Each night at 7 p.m., Atlanta News First and its stations across Gray Media, will air ‘Media Days Craze,’ br...
Two stars of “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” are calling it quits after 27 years of marriage. Read more trending news Angie Katsanevas and Shawn Trujillo have separated, TMZ and Page Six reported. The couple shares a 15-year-old daughter, Elektra, E! News reported. They married in 1999, the s...
The City of Tucker will host two public engagement events about projects coming to the city in the coming days. Cooper Carry, the architectural and design firm behind the development of the Henderson Park Master Plan , will host a second open house at City Hall on July 23. Community members met d...
A former Atlanta Falcons player’s brother who faces murder charges in their mother’s death has a bond hearing on Tuesday. Ciarre Campbell is scheduled to appear in court around 9:30 a.m. He is the brother of current Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell, who played for the Falcons in 202...
Financing for Fulton County’s more than $1.3 billion jail overhaul is moving forward after a little-known regional jail authority voted Monday night to approve the next step in the process. The South Fulton Municipal Regional Jail Authority voted 3-2 to approve financing for the project, which st...
A small plane crashed onto the roof of a Texas home on Monday after its pilot attempted to land it near a private airstrip, authorities said. Read more trending news The owner of the residence, located in Fulshear, a suburb west of Houston, told KTRK that they were in bed just before 6:45 a.m. CT...
Gas spikes again Tuesday, July 21 — Metro Atlanta gas prices jumped more than 20 cents in the past week due to the escalated conflict between the U.S. and Iran. AAA said that the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4 Monday morning. Scattered thunderstorms with a high of 88° today. Taylor F...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The brother of NFL star and former Atlanta Falcons player Calais Campbell is due in court Tuesday morning in connection to the death of his mother. Ciarre Bryce Campbell, 41, is charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commis...
The man who is accused of setting off fireworks outside a New York City federal building has been identified. Read more trending news The assistant director in charge of the FBI New York field office said Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was carrying an anti-ICD sign and set off fireworks outside of the comp...
Hot and humid conditions will give way to widespread showers and thunderstorms as a cold front moves into North Georgia and stalls this week.
Jimmy Gilstrap, an R&B singer who performed the “ Good Times ” theme song for the 1970s sitcom, collaborated with Stevie Wonder and had a 1975 hit, “Swing Your Daddy,” died on July 18. He was 79. Read more trending news Gilstrap’s nephew and family spokesperson, Geoffrey Gilstrap, said the singer...
One of the youngest mayors in Georgia history is under investigation for misusing his city credit card . Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams was given a deadline of Noon on Monday to turn over city property. Channel 2’s Richard Elliot stood outside city hall on Monday with cameras aimed at the fron...
Key Points: A $409 million state hospital is in the works, a solution from lawmakers and state officials to address the backlog of people waiting for a spot at a state psychiatric hospital. The first of its kind in over 50 years, the hospital follows a history of Georgia and other states institut...
(Editor’s note: On Sept. 18, 1990, the city of Atlanta was changed forever when Juan Antonio Samaranch announced the International Olympic Committee had awarded the 1996 games to Atlanta. Atlanta News First is marking the 30th anniversary of the games with daily digital retrospectives of the most...
General Mills announced a voluntary recall of more than 730,000 Pillsbury bread rolls sold to Walmart over concerns that the products may contain glass fragments. Read more trending news According to the voluntary recall, which was posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website on July...
A stretch of I-285 will be closed once again this weekend between S. Atlanta Road and Paces Ferry Road as crews work to reconstruct the interstate’s westside.
It’s that time of year when people who applied for coveted Masters Tournament tickets learn if they won the lottery or not. Augusta National sent out emails on Monday for the 2027 Masters Tournament, Women’s Amateur and Drive and the Chip and Putt National Finals. The emails let applicants know i...
Tropical Storm Bertha, the second-named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Monday and was threatening the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rains and possible flooding on Tuesday. Read more trending news Storm continues to move slowly Update 7:52 a.m. ET July 21: In its 8 a.m. ET...
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey kicked off the 2026 SEC Media Days in Tampa. Channel 2’s Alison Mastrangelo was there as Sankey spoke for about 45 minutes on the state of college football from the Protect College Sports Act, NIL and College Football Playoff expansion. [DOWNLOAD: ...
Police are searching for a runaway suspect after an I-20 pursuit linked to a string of early morning hotel car break-ins ended in a collision with an officer's cruiser on Tuesday.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A semi-truck caught fire early Tuesday in DeKalb County. Fire crews were on the scene battling the blaze on Rock Chapel Road in Lithonia. There was no word yet on what started the fire or if there are any injuries. This is a developing story. Stay with Atlanta ...
KINGMAN, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - Just a week after an Arizona woman started taking a kratom supplement, her husband found her unresponsive in their bed. Amanda Goodsell, a 27-year-old mother of twins, had never taken kratom before, but after she experienced persistent leg pain, her husband...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people were taken into custody early Tuesday and one remains at large after a brief chase in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins, Conyers police said. The ordeal began just after 3 a.m. when officers responded to a car break-in at the Comfort Inn ...
One of two soldiers killed in an Iranian missile strike primarily lived in Georgia, according to his family. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, enlisted in Hawaii, but primarily lived in Georgia, his father told CNN by phone. The way his family plans to honor his legacy, LIVE on Channel 2 Action New...
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - Sparks flew from a cargo plane during a rough attempted landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Video shows a Kalitta Air cargo plane experiencing a “tail skid” during an attempted landing Sunday, according to the company’s Chief Operating Of...
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