Fire crews contained a spreading fire, protecting nearby structures. The flames were burning trees in a wooded area between retail stores and a highway. A business was evacuated as a precaution due to the fire's proximity.
Employees were safely removed from the premises. Further details about the incident are available from the source.
The fire was eventually stopped from spreading, but the circumstances surrounding its start are not specified in the available information.
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Under the Friday night lights, a high school football coach was arrested during a game last week on the opposing school’s campus. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Emarde Brown, linebacker coach at Therell High School, was arrested at Temple High School ...
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A 16-year-old charged as an adult held a woman at gunpoint for more than an hour outside a credit union before dawn, a detective testified at a preliminary hearing. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Gabriel Ginty is charged as an adult with three counts ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia employers can now bypass traditional group health insurance plans and instead give workers a fixed monthly cash allowance to purchase their own individual coverage on the state exchange. State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Kennesaw State University (KSU) will launch a new scholarship program in the university’s honors college next year. The Presidential Fellows Cohort is aimed at attracting, retaining and developing the state’s top students. The program will prov...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gwinnett County police vehicle was involved in a crash Tuesday, according to police. Police said the vehicle was involved in a two-car accident on New Hope Road SE in Lawrenceville. There were only minor injuries and no one was taken to the h...
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Two men were arrested and are facing felony murder charges in connection with an April shooting in the Old Fourth Ward that killed a 29-year-old man, according to the Atlanta Police Department....
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Bear attacks are at an all-time high in Colorado as bears continue to seek food in residential areas across the state.
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The Jonesboro City Council has unanimously voted to formally censure Mayor Donya Sartor after a review found spending on city-sponsored events exceeded council-approved budget limits by more than $27,000. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The vote came d...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Violent crime declined across the country and in Georgia last year, according to the FBI’s latest uniform crime report. More than 17,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide submit crime data to the FBI each year. FBI officials said the latest r...
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Violent crime fell across Georgia in 2025, including significant declines in homicides, robberies, burglaries and car thefts, according to new FBI crime statistics. The numbers mirror a nationwide decline in crime, but for one metro Atlanta mother whose son was killed earlier thi...
