ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County is one step closer to reality. The Atlanta Public Safety Committee on Monday advanced the city’s proposal to sell the Atlanta Detention Center to Fulton County for $68 million. Despite public opposi...
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WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A former Texas high school teacher who had sexual encounters with two teenage boys was placed on deferred probation Friday. Judge Thomas West of the 19th State District Court approved a plea agreement between Shelby Dawn Lashombe and the McLennan ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta-based Aramar Investments LLC will spend more than $50 million redeveloping the long-vacant Presidential Tower. DeKalb County’s permitting office issued a land disturbance permit that allows what is called horizontal site work to begin. ...
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Atlanta police are searching for information regarding a deadly shooting on Cushman Circle SW.
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Kenya Jackson-Saulters calls it the most joyous time of her life. Until it wasn’t. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “I had may baby in December of 2024. During that time I felt more alone than I’ve every felt before,” Kenya said. She was diagnosed with ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Three adults have been arrested after Marietta police said they found 15 abused children living with them. Ashley Jackson, Derrick Jackson and Briana Reynolds each face charges of first and second-degree child cruelty, as well as possession of ...
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Former Ameris Bank employee Mercedes Henry faces federal Atlanta bank fraud charges for allegedly stealing $931,500.
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First responders rushed to the scene of a fully engulfed poultry house fire along Pleasant Gap Circle in Ellijay.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Monday that he does not plan to intervene in the execution of Christa Gail Pike, which is slated for later this week. “After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike’s request for clemency, and af...
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Atlanta police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect accused of stealing several pairs of shoes from a Buckhead business. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Atlanta Police Department’s Robbery Unit said officers responded around 3:40 ...
