The Atlanta City Council approved a resolution toward bringing light rail to the Atlanta Beltline during Monday’s meeting, moving the long-discussed idea closer to an implementation plan. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The vision is to have light rail circle the full...
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The City of South Fulton Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was found in a wooded area Monday evening. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police said officers responded to the area near Blake Loop and Peyton Trail after receiving re...
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A woman says she was slapped by a musician during a concert in Tucker earlier this month, an alleged confrontation captured on cellphone video that is now the subject of a police report. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Shamika Boyd’s attorneys say they...
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With Election Day approaching, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms says Georgia families struggling with rising costs would be her focus from the moment she takes office. In an exclusive interview with Channel 2’s Richard Elliot , the former Atlanta mayor said...
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Former Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams is speaking publicly for the first time since the City Council voted to remove him from office last week following an investigation into allegations of financial misconduct and an inappropriate relationship with a former mentee. In an excl...
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A Gwinnett County woman near Dacula thought the bang outside her house was a car backfiring, but it was the sixth wreck to end in her front yard. On Sept. 9, a car left Bailey Woods Road and ended up in the yard in front of the home that belongs to Tina Truman and her husband How...
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A chemical linked to dozens of deaths will get another look from the Environmental Protection Agency after a federal appeals court struck down a 2024 ban on its commercial use. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Action News first began investiga...
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A Washington state man was jailed after being accused of threatening to bomb the home of a Metro Atlanta animal services director, according to Cobb County police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Mativa James Taoipu, 36, of Silverdale, Washington, is a...
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South Fulton police are searching for answers after finding a man dead in a wooded area near Blake Loop Monday evening.
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Chef Peter Egede grew up in metro Atlanta, attending Marietta Middle School and Marietta High School before graduating from Georgia Southern University....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — E911 calls in Atlanta are currently being handled at the Fulton County Emergency Communications Center amid technical difficulties with Atlanta’s system, police said. Around 9 p.m. Monday, Atlanta police said the city’s E911 system “is currentl...
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Dozens of Roswell residents spoke out Monday against a proposed millage rate hike that would raise property taxes nearly 20%.
schools
A Parkview High School student faces criminal charges and disciplinary consequences following a social media threat made last week.
