Atlanta leaders are celebrating the history and ongoing revitalization efforts in the city’s historic downtown urban core. The 2026 State of Downtown report highlighted growth and ongoing challenges. Downtown Atlanta Inc. reports visitation in the neighborhood has returned to 85% of pre-pandemic...
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Bordered by Buckhead skyscrapers with pumpkins on its porch steps, Jackson Fine Art welcomed collectors to the opening of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s She Was I on Thursday afternoon. The British filmmaker known for 50 Shades of Grey kicked off her solo photography show at the residentia...
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(Gray News) - Almost 340,000 space heaters are under recall throughout the United States due to the risk of fire and burns. DREO space heaters model DR-HSH015 were placed under recall on Oct. 29, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported. About 338,800 units were affected, ...
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A man will spend years behind bars for trafficking drugs out of a metro Atlanta home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Florencio Magana-Sarabia was sentenced Thursday to 16 years and three months in federal prison for his role in manufacturing and traff...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The November Georgia midterm election is right around the corner, and Georgians are already out in force casting their ballots early. Early voting kicked off across the Peach State on Oct. 13. More than 190,000 ballots were cast during the firs...
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Georgia has broken its record for in-person early voting with one day remaining in the early voting period, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office announced Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] More than 2.29 million voters have ca...
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(Gray News) — Sir Patrick Stewart died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, a post on his official Instagram account revealed. The post said Stewart died after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s and dementia. He was 86. Stewart was best known for his starring roles in “Star Trek” and ...
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The Meriwether County Schools District placed all of their schools on a lockdown Thursday morning. The district later decided to send all students home early. According to the school system, the threat originally stemmed from a 911 call on Thursday morning. The district told all ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dream on! Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Rhyne Howard had 21 as the hot-shooting Atlanta Dream held off Golden State’s late rally to take an 80-69 victory over the Valkyries in Game 6 on Thursday to pull even in the WNBA Finals. After having...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — All Meriwether County schools were placed on lockdown Thursday morning and were released early, according to the school district. The sheriff’s office said deputies and other law enforcement partners are investigating a reported threat. “The sa...
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Atlanta Rotary President Kevin Greiner, CEO of GasSouth, with Carter Center’s Paige Alexander, Brad Raffensperger and Gabe Sterling at Atlanta Rotary’s Oct. 26 meeting. (Photo by Maria Saporta.) Brad Raffensberger, Gabe Sterling attract notice at Atlanta Rotary on Oct. 26 Normall...
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Firefighters helped confine a house fire to one bedroom in White County Wednesday night. One person was hospitalized. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] White County Fire Services reports fire crews were called to a house fire on Tom Bell Road at about 11...
