Atlanta man accused of firing shotgun at Acworth motel door
Police arrested James Ticer, 56, after responding to a report of shots fired Oct. 12 at the Quality Inn in Acworth.
More from The Atlanta
View all news →
News
Former National Guardsmen sentenced for killing soldier at Fort Gordon
A former national guardsman, who pled guilty to murder in July, will spend decades in federal prison. Former guardsman Natravien Landry, 27 of Abbeville, La., shot and killed U.S. Army Sgt. Andre Stewart, Jr. at Fort Gordon on Dec. 14, 2024. On Tuesday, Landry was sentenced in fe...
News
JJ Watt will replace Tony Romo as analyst on CBS’ NFL broadcasts
Former NFL defensive great JJ Watt will be the lead NFL game analyst for CBS Sports, the network announced on Thursday. Read more trending news Watt, who spent 10 seasons with the Houston Texans and two with the Arizona Cardinals, will replace Tony Romo was the network’s No. 1 ga...
News
USDA drops rabies vaccine baits across north Georgia counties
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is dropping oral rabies vaccine baits across north Georgia. The rabies vaccine drop, by plane, started on Oct. 20, according to local officials from the North Georgia Health District. An earlier helicopter-based vaccination effort began on Oct. ...
safety
18-year-old student accused of sexually assaulting 2 children on Georgia school bus
An 18-year-old student has been arrested after investigators say two juvenile students were sexually assaulted on separate occasions while riding a school bus. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office said the school district ...
safety
Clark Atlanta University gathers to remember 2 students who died weeks apart
A huge crowd gathered at Clark Atlanta University to remember Morgan Gamble, a student killed in a crash last week. Police say a speeding driver crashed into Gamble’s car. Her death comes just weeks after another CAU student, Zion Auguste, was killed in a separate incident on Int...
News
Woman accused of poisoning friend’s tea after being confronted about suspicious bank activity
(Gray News) - A woman in New Jersey is accused of poisoning a friend after being confronted about suspicious bank activity. Rohweniven Bacani, 52, was charged with third-degree aggravated assault after allegedly poisoning the woman’s tea with a benzodiazepine, according to New Je...
schools
Apalachee football coach resigns amid language investigation
Interim head football coach Charles Kenyon resigned Oct. 21 while school officials investigated reports of racially derogatory language.
safety
Man accused of shooting at teens who were ‘going too fast’ in vehicle
A South Alabama man is accused of threatening to shoot two teens riding in a vehicle because the car was “going too fast,” authorities said Thursday. Read more trending news According to a news release from the Dothan Police Department, Samuel Avery Cook, 33, of Dothan, was arres...
schools
Apalachee High School football coach resigns amid investigation into racial comments
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Apalachee High School’s interim head football coach has resigned amid an investigation into alleged “racially derogatory language,” the school system said on Thursday. Charles Kenyon’s resignation went into effect on Wednesday. In his absence, ...
safety
Man sentenced to 80 years for murdering sex offender who assaulted his relative
GOSHEN, Ind. (WNDU) - An Indiana man convicted of shooting and killing a sex offender who assaulted one of his relatives has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. According to the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office, Nicholas Stanley received 65 years for murder and 15 years for a...
Local
Federal officials release new details in arson attempt at ICE building in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — New details are emerging after someone threw an incendiary device at a federal building housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices in Atlanta. The device didn’t make it over the perimeter fence and became lodged at the top, ...
safety
Remains of nearly full-term baby found buried in wooden box on Georgia property
A woman has been arrested, and a man is wanted after investigators found the remains of a nearly full-term baby buried in a wooden box on a property in north Georgia, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Sept. 29, inves...