Atlanta smash-and-grab: Masked men ram U-Haul into clothing store
Three masked men are on the run after ramming a U-Haul truck into an Atlanta clothing store during a Wednesday morning smash-and-grab burglary.
Three masked men are on the run after ramming a U-Haul truck into an Atlanta clothing store during a Wednesday morning smash-and-grab burglary.
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - In what officials are calling a Fourth of July miracle, a 4-year-old girl who had gotten separated from her family during an outing to an Oregon state park was found alive five miles away on the beach.The 4-year-old girl was with her family at Cape Lookou...
Squatters inside an empty Marietta apartment led police to uncover an alleged human trafficking ring.Maintenance workers reported seeing squatters inside a vacant apartment to police back in May.When officers arrived, they found five people inside. One of them, 17-year-old Keatron Jones, had an o...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Marietta City Council members voted Wednesday to table a proposal for a new data center.The proposal would convert a storage facility on Powers Ferry Place into a data center. Council members voted to delay a final decision until August, saying they want more i...
Neighbors in a West Atlanta community are pushing back against a proposal they say could leave many residents without access to a nearby grocery store.Dozens of people gathered Wednesday evening outside the Buy Low grocery store on James Jackson Parkway to protest a proposed self-storage facility...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Northwest Atlanta residents rallied Wednesday against plans to replace a neighborhood grocery store with a self-storage facility, saying the loss would worsen food access in an area they say already has limited grocery options.The rally took place outside the B...
A massive crowd packed Marietta City Hall on Wednesday as leaders paused a controversial data center rezoning proposal on Powers Ferry Place.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County police officer who fatally shot a 19-year-old man while arresting him Tuesday is now facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).The officer has also been fired over the...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio. (WXIX/Gray News) - A 62-year-old man who authorities say was on the run since 1985 has been charged with the death of an auto parts salesman in Ohio, prosecutors announced.Randy McAllister and a now-deceased accomplice John Christopher Warren were identified as suspects in a fat...
Police have charged a therapy worker with child cruelty, accused of violently attacking a 16-year-old boy with autism at a facility in Alpharetta.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — We have a typical summertime pattern as we head through the rest of the workweek as highs stick around the lower 90s with a few showers and storms possible. By the weekend, a front brings more widespread showers and storms back into the forecast with several Fi...
A day after a judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice could not have the contact information of Fulton County elections workers, the DOJ is still demanding information from the State of Georgia.The government wants proof that non-citizens are not voting in Georgia.Channel 2’s Richard Elli...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner announced Wednesday he is suspending his campaign and plans to withdraw from the Maine U.S. Senate race following new sexual assault allegations and increasing calls from fellow Democrats to drop out.In a video statement posted on so...
Three masked men are on the run after ramming a U-Haul truck into an Atlanta clothing store during a Wednesday morning smash-and-grab burglary.
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy is facing charges after she was accused of using a Flock system for personal reasons.The Greene County Sheriff’s Office audited their license plate reader system last month and found that a deputy had been using it outside of official duties.Deputy Quin’sha Goss, who wa...
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Investigators are searching for an arson suspect after a series of fires targeting homes in a College Park neighborhood over the past several months, including a blaze that damaged part of a home early Monday while a mother and her son were inside.Angela J...
A DeKalb County police officer has been charged after a shooting ended in the death of a 19-year-old on Tuesday night. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the victim as Seth Jayden Eccles of Savannah. Officer Derrick Harris Jr., 37, has been arrested and charged with involunt...
Atlanta police are searching for two suspects after a man was shot to death on Independence Day.On the Fourth of July, officers were called to a bridge on Pryor St. where they found a 39-year-old man who had been shot and killed.Two suspects were seen leaving the scene.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News...
Georgia’s election board adopted two rules Wednesday aimed at bolstering confidence in the state’s election system. One of the rules will have no immediate impact since it bans a method of counting votes that will not be used anytime soon. The other could land the State Election Board in court...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over his former team on Wednesday after Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jared Jones pitched six perfect innings before being lifted.Bart, traded to the Braves ...
The Democratic candidate for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, who had withstood multiple controversies in recent months, announced that he would be dropping out of the race following a sexual assault allegation.
A Georgia inmate and his co-conspirator will serve significant time in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and synthetic designer drugs from China.
A close friend of a young man who drowned after jumping off a boat on Allatoona Lake over the Fourth of July weekend, says she and another who were on the boat at time can believed what happened.“It was a split second. Everything was okay and it’s, ‘Where’s Omil?’ He just went down in the water, ...
A new report is ranking the best U.S. cities for renters in 2026 – and here's which cities dominate the list.
A DeKalb County police officer has been charged after a shooting ended in the death of a 19-year-old on Tuesday night.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the victim as Seth Jayden Eccles of Savannah.Officer Derrick Harris Jr., 37, has been arrested and charged with involuntary mans...
A DeKalb County police officer faces involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct charges following a deadly shooting in Avondale Estates.
A Cobb County Sheriff's Office deputy shot and killed a dog in Cobb County while serving an arrest warrant Wednesday.
Less than a month after finishing a 20-year prison sentence, police say a man started committing crimes again.Juan Sanchez, a 35-year-old father of two, was shot to death behind some businesses on Memorial Dr. on June 29.Police have now arrested Marlowe Hawkins and charged him with Sanchez’s deat...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cherokee County deputies helped rescue a young hawk after it was hit by a car, according to the sheriff’s office.Deputies shared images of the bird, which they said was spotted by a deputy while on patrol. The deputy called for help from a K-9 deputy who is als...
An Atlanta woman is warning others after she says she was touched inappropriately during a massage.The man accused doesn’t have a license, and it not the first time he has been under investigation.“I want him to be arrested. And I don’t want nothing else to happen to nobody else,” Tierra Veney to...
A Buddhist monk who lost a leg while walking for peace is learning to walk again. He has two new prosthetic legs he is adjusting to.Venerable Monk Ajarn Maha Dam is also talking about a tragedy involving monks in Thailand. He says what happened to them reminded him of what happened to him when he...
A metro Atlanta man was identified as the drowning victim state and local law enforcement and emergency responders searched for at Lake Allatoona on Sunday.According to the Georgia department of Natural Resources, game wardens and members of Bartow County Fire/Rescue responded to the lake near Gl...
New construction and a softening condo market in this county have stabilized home prices at a $487K median listing despite surging demand.
A vendor apologized and issued a partial refund to Troup County after a holiday fireworks show lasted less than half its scheduled time, sparking widespread outrage among attendees.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Barrow County authorities are investigating after vandals damaged multiple Flock Safety license plate recognition cameras, including cutting down a solar power panel that helps operate the system.The damage happened along Double Bridges Road near the Jackson Co...
Fans from across the world are taking an interesting souvenir home with them after the FIFA World Cup: ranch dressing.Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen was at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday where fans were getting ready to head back home.“I think it was one of the best da...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Aquarium is expecting two new additions to its beluga whale habitat as part of an emergency rescue operation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) authorized an emergency rescue for the whales earlier this week.Marineland of Canada...
Authorities are continuing to investigate a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a 17-year-old following Gainesville’s First Friday Concert and fireworks celebration.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Police have identified the victim as Jazon Fajardo, who had recently ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup’s star-studded, Super Bowl-style halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday.Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus — a choir of elementar...
A man accused of killing a person behind a DeKalb County tire shop will stay in jail for now after making his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play despite an earlier red card.Balogun was shown a red card durin...
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