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Why AT&T is offering thousands to help stop copper thefts
Already 444 times this year, AT&T say copper thieves sliced through their lines in search of a quick buck. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The telecommunications giant says Georgia is the third worst state for copper thieves in the country, with thousa...
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Woman raped by 3 men during Halloween party at downtown Athens bar, police report says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman was raped by three men, including one wearing a Joker mask, during a Halloween party at a downtown Athens bar, according to a police report. Between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, a 20-year-old woman said she was at a Hal...
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Former police officer pleads guilty to child porn possession, gets 100 days in jail
GREENVILLE, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A former Greenville police officer pleads guilty to child pornography possession On Wednesday, Dominic Olivares pleaded guilty in court to two counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Six other counts, including first- and secon...
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Reporter’s Notebook: National Philanthropy Day; Westside Stride; Shakespeare at Sunset
National Philanthropy Day celebrates local heroes Angie and Sam Allen receive the Philanthropists of the year from emcees Shan Cooper (left) and Lovette Russell (right) at National Philanthropy Day. (Photo by Maria Saporta.) A deep sense of history combined with a love of humanit...
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11-year-old and 15-year-old arrested after delivery driver robbed at gunpoint
HAZELWOOD, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - Two juveniles are in custody after a pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint in Missouri. According to police, the driver was robbed in Hazelwood shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday. Police said that two suspects, ages 11 and 15, wer...
business
Floodwaters damage downtown McCaysville businesses, including family-owned grocery store
MCCAYSVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Floodwaters damaged businesses across downtown McCaysville, including IGA Hometown Foods, which Edward Vest’s family has owned for nearly 25 years, and Toccoa River Outfitters, owned by Benjamin Bruce. The floodwaters severely damaged Vest’...
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2 women shot at apartment complex, man detained
Atlanta police say they’re investigating the shooting of two women Thursday night that happened during an exchange of gunfire nearly. A man was detained for questioning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers responded to the 1700 block of Laurelwood...
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911 call that prompted Meriwether County school lockdowns was swatting incident
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The 911 call that prompted lockdowns for Meriwether County Schools was determined to be a swatting incident that originated in Europe, according to the sheriff’s office. The Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office said the reported threat “made use ...
