Advanced DNA testing has led to an arrest in the 2020 cold case murder of a 21-year-old man found shot to death inside his Gwinnett County home, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — New DNA evidence has led to an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said. The GBI said Tyler Hall, 21, was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in his Norcross home on Aug. 30, 20...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Loved ones killed by police were remembered Thursday night through art, pictures, music and memories shared at an event called “A Night For The Record” hosted by the Aster Project. Jimmy Atchison was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two Georgia families are sharing their experiences with West Nile virus as state health officials warn about an increase in cases and urge people to protect themselves from mosquito bites. For Patti McCoy’s daughters, the illness has been a sho...
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The Cobb County School Board voted to expand its detection dog program to middle schools following multiple safety incidents across the district this year....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cobb County Schools are adding another book to its list of banned books. The district is banning Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from media centers across the county. “The Bluest Eye,” Morrison’s debut novel, is about a Black girl in 1940s Ohi...
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Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and had 10 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream rout the Connecticut Sun 103-59 on Thursday night in the first WNBA game following a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news ...
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An armed suspect is in custody following a standoff where he barricaded himself inside a Rockdale County home with a disabled woman on Thursday afternoon, according to the sheriff's office....
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Georgia residents may be voting on new machines in the next presidential election. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Lawmakers are running out of time to decide what, if anything, will replace the state’s controversial Dominion voting machines. Multiple ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Unseasonably hot conditions will continue through the weekend with an upper level ridge in control. Moisture will increase, bringing showers and scattered thunderstorms back to North Georgia this weekend with Saturday looking like the more unse...
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A controversial mixed-use development in northeast Atlanta is moving forward, and now some neighbors are concerned they could end up helping pay for it. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Invest Atlanta board voted Thursday to approve a bond resolutio...
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An Athens man will serve decades in prison after an Athens-Clarke County jury found him guilty of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation charges, according to prosecutors....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dream center Brionna Jones will miss the rest of the 2026 season, the team said Wednesday. Jones suffered a left leg injury against the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 13 and has not played since. The 30-year-old averaged 8.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 ...
