'A coward move': 75-year-old grandma shot handing out baked goods
A 75-year-old woman remains hospitalized after she was shot in the back while handing out baked goods at an East Point gas station.
A 75-year-old woman remains hospitalized after she was shot in the back while handing out baked goods at an East Point gas station.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Four people, including an attorney, have been accused of smuggling drugs into the Cobb County Jail. James Baltimore, 36; Shawn Harris, 25; Monae Muhammad, 29; and attorney Joseph Anfield-El, 47, are accused of smuggling synthetic cannabinoid-laced paper, also k...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The state court of Gwinnett County will allow the lawyers of a child allegedly raped after taking an Uber to depose the company’s CEO, documents show. The child was allegedly taken by a driver to a location at the request of a man who was not her parent, where ...
Criminals are employing artificial intelligence to generate highly convincing fake phone calls, cloning voices and faking caller IDs to impersonate trusted institutions and individuals.This advanced scamming technique has led to significant financial losses, with more than 22,000 AI scam complain...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff kicked off a canvassing push Friday in Rome, using a stop in one of Georgia’s most Republican areas to respond to President Donald Trump’s primetime speech and to press his GOP opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, on new controversy.Ossoff met...
The world’s busiest airport is adding more than flights. It’s adding history.Channel 2’s Karyn Greer talked one-on-one with Braves Hall of Famer Andruw Jones, who now calls Atlanta home as he celebrates a new gate with his name on it.“We love Andrew, love what he means to be Atlanta Braves, and s...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people were arrested after a traffic stop uncovered a fraud operation in Fayette County. Deputies said the car was traveling in the wrong lane. When the car was stopped and searched, deputies found forged and stolen checks, at least eight fake IDs, disguise...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) — A worker died Wednesday after a “bundle of steel beams” collapsed onto him at a steel service center in North Charleston, authorities said.Authorities responded to Allied Crawford Steel around 10 a.m. regarding an industrial accident. Upon arrival, they f...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Baton Rouge man was arrested after East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office investigators say a months-long investigation revealed he was distributing cocaine in the area, including to students at Louisiana State University.Jordan Cole Langlois, 35, was booked into ...
A bondsman can return to work after winning a yearslong legal battle against a metro Atlanta sheriff.Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson reports from Lawrenceville where a judge ruled the sheriff stepped over the line when he pulled a man’s license.“All he has wanted is to get bac...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A train collided with a tractor-trailer Friday in Conyers.The collision happened near Rockbridge Road NW and Green Street SW. The train appears to have struck the back of the semi truck and not the cab. Conyers police said there were no injuries. Officials said...
A Clayton County woman is sharing her story after she says scammers posing as bail bonds agents convinced her to send hundreds of dollars she believed would help get her son out of jail.
The senator called Trump's recent national address a "failure of leadership" after the president claimed China hacked the data of over 200 million Americans.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — No matter who wins Sunday, the road to a World Cup trophy will have run through Atlanta. Spain played two group stage matches at Atlanta Stadium, beating Saudi Arabia but tying Cape Verde in one of the most stunning performances in recent memory. Argentina also...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia officials and lawmakers are digesting a primetime address from President Donald Trump on Thursday, during which he made claims of unsafe election machines, noncitizen voting, and deep state cover ups all primarily tied to the country’s 2020 election. Th...
Residents and business owners along Highway 9 in Alpharetta say they are growing increasingly frustrated with a road project that has stretched on for years.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The Georgia Department of Transportation’s $50 million Highway 9 improvement proje...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Summer is in full swing. The season started off hot and the heat still lingers. Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale from WRDW in Augusta, Chief Meteorologist Yolanda Amadeo from WALB in Albany and Atlanta News First First Alert Meteorologist Isaac Williams break dow...
Police are looking for the man who shot and killed a 44-year-old woman at a convenience store.Investigators say Tia Keith was shot outside and ran back into the store. Those who knew her best told Channel 2’s Susan Hendricks they are in shock over the loss.“Remember her heart, the kind of person ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia is locked in a pattern of heat, humidity, and daily storm chances that will persist through the weekend and into next week. Afternoon thunderstorms are expected to develop nearly every day, with some storms potentially turning strong to severe.Ton...
Some seniors who have owned their condos for decades are now homeless after their building was demolished at the Camelot condominium complex. A judge ruled the building wasn’t safe.Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes talked to a senior in the City of South Fulton who said she didn’t have enough time or ...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) – One of the teens accused of killing five people and injuring two others in a mass shooting in East St. Louis appeared in court for the first time on those charges.At 16 years old, Ja’ymier Davis is facing 12 charges as an adult, including five counts of fir...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning in Canada has blanketed Washington, Chicago and Detroit. The Environmental Protection Agency described them as the three cities the most polluted major cities in the world.In Washington, the air quality has reached “Code Purple” — ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin threatened states and election officials Friday with fines, penalties and prison time if they do not comply with the Trump administration’s election security plan.The warning came one day after President Donald Trump said in a...
Florida investigators identified a teenager from Decatur who vanished in 1983 and was found dead in the Florida Everglades.
Rainfall left flooding in areas across north Georgia on Friday, including highways in metro Atlanta. 5:00 p.m. - Flash Flood Warning for DeKalb and Gwinnett County until 8:00pm Friday.4:55 p.m. - Cherokee County flooding, Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says. Remember, “turn a...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - The first person charged under Richland County’s hate crime ordinance was sentenced Thursday afternoon to federal prison. Jonathan Andrew Felkel was charged under the county’s hate crime ordinance and prosecuted in federal court. He pleaded guilty to violating the...
Atlanta police say two men used a fraudulent discount code to steal hundreds of dollars worth of gift cards from multiple Kroger stores across metro Atlanta.According to a newly obtained arrest affidavit, investigators accuse Hakim Chambers and Malcolm Griffin of using a fake discount barcode at ...
A Hall County woman is dead after investigators say her former live-in boyfriend ambushed her in a convenience store parking lot and shot her multiple times.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Fayetteville Police Department has fired three of its officers after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the department announced on Friday. According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searches...
For the last week, Channel 2 Action News has been looking into whether the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department still has its accreditation. That’s after the station received multiple calls from fire industry sources who questioned it.Now we’re getting more insight into this issue.A fire department...
Chef Dom Taylor, known for his approach to celebrating Caribbean cuisine and winner of Netflix's "Five Star Chef," has died.
A 75-year-old woman remains hospitalized after she was shot in the back while handing out baked goods at an East Point gas station.
A personal injury attorney is accused of helping smuggle dangerous synthetic marijuana into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Attorney Joseph Anfield-El and three other suspects are facing charges following a months-long investigation by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office MCS Narcotics Unit.S...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A planned Formula 1 exhibition event in Atlanta’s rapidly growing Summerhill neighborhood is drawing mixed reactions from residents. Some welcome the international spotlight while others worry about safety, crowds and the impact on ongoing infrastructure projec...
Airlines are warning that changes to existing practices around Daylight Saving Time (DST) would have a major impact on the industry.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) issued a boil water advisory for the City of South Fulton and Fairburn after a power outage at the Adamsville Pump Station on Friday.The advisory is impacting 47,800 customers.Power at the pump station has be...
At a July 16 Invest Atlanta board meeting, the city’s economic development agency approved an $18 million tax-exempt revenue bond to pay for construction of improvements and new amenities to the Clark Atlanta University campus. It will pay for a new dining facility, new North Campus gateway an...
A tiny kitten found hidden within the underbelly of a car in Forsyth County was rescued through a multi-agency effort and will be adopted once it’s older. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department said the rescue unfolded on June 29 after a visitor from Nashville discovered the unexpected hitchhike...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) — The fifth and final family member exposed to carbon monoxide in a vehicle in Ohio will be removed from life support Friday, the family said.Four other family members have already died in the tragedy.Family members have identified the five victims as:Stone “Stoner” ...
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A 38-year-old driver has been arrested after three people, including a baby, were seriously hurt in a rollover crash in Oregon on Thursday morning.According to Oregon State Police, the crash occurred just before 8:30 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 84 near mi...
Nearly 48,000 customers in South Fulton and Fairburn are under a boil water advisory following a power outage at a City of Atlanta water pump station.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management issued the advisory for residents ...
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