Atlanta City Council member Michael Julian Bond is urging colleagues to reject the proposed sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County, warning that it would leave future city leaders without leverage. Atlanta’s public safety committee on Sept. 28 advanced the resolution 4-2 to th...
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(Gray News) - Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding of “Saved by the Bell” for more than a decade, has died at the age of 75, his agent says. Haskins’ agent, Jay Schachter, confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter . “It’s a tragic loss. Everyone...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia drivers will soon see relief at the pump after Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Monday, suspending the state’s motor fuel excise tax for the next 30 days. The suspension officially takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 29 ...
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ATLANTA — Above average temperatures will continue through the end of the work week ahead of widespread weekend rain. Heating Up Another cool start Tuesday morning will give way to more sunshine through the day, boosting high temperatures into the middle 80s for most of north Geo...
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A College Park judge dismissed a temporary protective order against a resident who said the order kept her from speaking at a City Council meeting. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Nurse practitioner Allyson Blue said she has long used social media to c...
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Federal investigators are searching for a man accused of posing as a police officer to kidnap and extort a driver on Interstate 20.
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President Donald Trump contradicted a claim made by one of his ambassadors that he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if Beijing wanted to buy U.S. weapons during last week’s meeting between the two world leaders....
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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 ...
