ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta social media influencer is accused of stealing millions of dollars in SNAP benefits, prosecutors said Wednesday. Mercedes Reshard New, aka “Shawty Dred,” was indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in Supplemental...
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U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock announced he’d secured almost $12.5 million to help southwest Georgia make railway safety improvements. The funding announced by Warnock comes from a federal grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for al...
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Editor’s note: The video in this story is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The FBI is searching for a man accused of throwing an incendiary device at a federal building housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices in Atlanta. The incid...
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An apparent incendiary device was thrown at the downtown Atlanta ICE headquarters around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Dublin after a deputy fired a gun at a fleeing suspect. No one was struck or injured during the incident. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Deputies have captured an assault suspect who ran away from a traffic stop in Pickens County on Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office. On Wednesday afternoon, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that deputies to...
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GASTONIA, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A 68-year-old woman was shot and killed while sitting on the back porch of her North Carolina home on Monday, according to her family. The deadly shooting happened late in the afternoon on Oct. 19, at the Dwell Townhomes on Hillgate Avenue in G...
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CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - Authorities in Alabama are investigating a crash involving four school buses in Chilton County on Wednesday. According to Chilton County authorities, several people called 911 that morning to report a crash involving multiple school buses...
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A trip to a Gwinnett County Kroger turned into a big payday for one Georgia Lottery player. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The winning ticket for the Millionaire Maker game was purchased at the Kroger at 6001 Cumming Highway in Sugar Hill. The winner ...
