Sirens rang out on Marietta St. in southwest Atlanta early Thursday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Several police officers and deputies searched for an inmate who escaped from the Fulton County Jail around 4:30 a.m. Witnesses told Channel 2’s...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly broke into an apartment and assaulted a teenage girl. Gainesville police said Obed Reyes, 29, allegedly broke into the apartment just before 10 p.m. by busting a hole in a closet that ...
LaGrange police arrested a man on Wednesday following an investigation into a series of business burglaries across the city.
Residents in a northeast Atlanta neighborhood are raising alarms after a string of fires at homeless encampments have stirred memories of the catastrophic I-85 bridge collapse nine years ago. Now, the community fears a repeat disaster could be looming. Cedar Chase sits on the Eas...
A traffic stop led to six people being arrested with nearly $3 million in marijuana. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a van earlier this month and found between 220 and 250 pounds of suspected marijuana inside. They estimate the street value at $2.8 million. Investi...
A woman was a quarter-mile into her drive to work when police say one of two drivers racing each other slammed into her car and killed her. Susan Kirkland died after a crash on Old Norcross Road at Glen Chase Drive near Lawrenceville on July 22, according to Gwinnett County polic...
Atlanta City Council Member Mary Norwood says she’ll never forget her. “She was delightful. Sharp as a tack. Lovely. Charming,” Norwood said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Her friend, renowned artist and photographer Lucinda Bunnen. When she passed a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A heat dome is set to raise temperatures across Georgia. On this episode of Georgia First Alert Weather Weekly, the teams tackles what to expect with the heat dome and how long it could potentially last. Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale from WRDW...
A young boy’s alert led Coweta County deputies to a horrific scene near a local motel where they rescued a dog left to die inside a trash bag
Savannah police have arrested a 37-year-old man after he was accused of attacking another person with a hatchet. Dominique Miller has been charged with felony aggravated assault. Miller is accused of striking a man at the Thunderbird Motel on Ogeechee Road Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: F...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 9-year-old boy. Eli, 9, was last seen at 2 p.m. Thursday leaving the 900 block of Willow Ridge Way. He is 4 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. He has brown eyes and blac...
A Cobb County middle school student is facing multiple charges after police found a gun at school. The incident happened on Tuesday at Campbell Middle School. The district said its safety protocols worked. Parents are asking how a student got a gun inside the school in the first ...
Police are investigating after the National World War II Memorial was vandalized with spray paint and soap in the fountains on Thursday.
A convicted Atlanta drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by the Biden administration is back in jail, accused of getting back into the drug trade. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that Walter Lee Muhammad, 46, a...
The teen accused of shooting a fellow student at Warner Robins High School appeared in court for a first appearance Thursday. The 14-year-old faces charges of Aggravated Assault with a firearm, Disrupting Public Schools, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of a handgun by someo...
Two beluga whales rescued from Canada can now call the Georgia Aquarium home. Balor, 10, and Zephyr, 7, were among 30 whales rescued from Marineland park and zoo in Niagara Falls , Ontario. The two males arrived in Atlanta around 7 a.m. Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app f...
What started as a road-rage incident between drivers ended up with one of them jailed on drug charges. Athens-Clarke County police were called to the GA 10 Loop entrance ramp Monday afternoon for a possible fight, according to the police report. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app fo...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dangerous heat is building into North Georgia this week, with heat index values expected to reach the mid-to-upper 100s by Friday afternoon. A Heat Advisory is in effect from noon to 8 p.m. Friday for central and most of north Georgia. What to ...
Deputies arrested 17 people and served 31 warrants during a two-day warrant enforcement operation in Gwinnett County.
A 14-year-old student faced a judge for the first time Thursday after allegedly opening fire inside Warner Robins High School.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that more than 41,000 baby jumpers and baby swings have been recalled because they can become unstable and allow a baby to fall or hit something. The restraint straps and seat openings also pose a strangulation hazard. Read more trendin...
GREENVILLE, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - A man armed with a machete and pickaxe allegedly robbing a Costco was detained by South Carolina shoppers until cops arrived. The Greenville Police Department said they were called out to Costco on Aug. 13 for reports of an armed robbery. Off...
Editor’s note: The video above contains adult language. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dramatic body camera footage released by Atlanta police shows officers running across I-75 to arrest a theft suspect. Edward McPherson faces charges of obstruction, reckless driving, pedes...
Two employees were hospitalized Thursday after a fire erupted inside a mercado in Cobb County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services said the fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. at a local mercado with an attached kitc...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Norfolk Southern train ran into a tractor-trailer in Henry County on Thursday morning, according to police. The intersection of Racetrack Road and Old Griffin Road in McDonough is shut down as crews address the crash, Henry County police said...
Country music singer Colt Ford said he broke his shoulder recently when his tour bus crashed in Germany. Read more trending news Ford, 56, shared a photograph on Wednesday of the bus, whose windshield was severely damaged, on his social media platforms. The fender on the passenge...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a Mableton Hispanic market, according to firefighters. At around 11:30 a.m., Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services were called to the mercado with an attached kitchen in the 7000 b...
A metro Atlanta woman is accused of setting a store on fire and leaving the building visibly damaged by fire. Court records in Cobb County say Bridget Boyd is accused of going to a shopping center on Cobb Parkway and using lighter fluid and a disposable lighter to set the buildin...
A fire broke out in the kitchen of a supermarket in the 7000 block of Mableton Parkway late Thursday morning.
A train crashed into an 18-wheeler Thursday around 8:16 a.m., shutting down a road. Henry County Police asked drivers to avoid Old Griffin Road and Racetrack Road. Local crews were working to clear the scene as NewsChopper 2 flew overhead. Norfolk Southern said its train was trav...
Tens of thousands of tabletop fire pits are being recalled because of burn hazards. Read more trending news The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 48,700 Brookstone-branded Tabletop Fire Pits because a fire could spread if alcohol pools or spills. Flames c...
A Georgia man is accused of multiple drug charges, including having enough narcotics to qualify as a drug dealer within 1,000 feet of an elementary school. According to an arrest warrant in Floyd County, Marvin Lee Barrett had large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. Based on his ...
A Georgia 9-year-old has died days after he was hit by a pickup truck in Athens on Saturday. Athens-Clarke County Police identified the victim as Maxton Ball from Ellenwood. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police responded to a crash that happened the ...
Two adults are behind bars after deputies say they assaulted a 12-year-old boy inside a Flowery Branch home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Hall County deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home in the 6200 block of South Hall Drive. ...
A train crash involving an 18-wheeler has forced the closure of a Henry County intersection as emergency crews clear heavy debris from the tracks.
Parents, check your children’s toys. Goody King-branded building cubes and blocks have been recalled because they contain magnets that could be ingested. Read more trending news The Consumer Product Safety Commission said 213,500 Magnetic Building Cubes sold under the name Goody ...
Stone Mountain police are searching for Sherry Wages, 72, who left Hot Springs, Arkansas, in March and traveled to Georgia.
Atlanta police say a man accused of stealing landscaping equipment from a work truck tried to evade arrest, but not before running across a busy Atlanta interstate. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to police, officers responded just after 6 p....
Law enforcement in Orange County, Florida, is looking for three people accused of breaking into cemetery niches to steal valuable heirlooms interred with cremated remains. Read more trending news The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said that Drake Lee Milam, his girlfriend Porsche...
An inmate escaped from the Fulton County Jail, prompting a hours-long search in the downtown Atlanta area. Just before 7:30 a.m., the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect, identified as Demetrius Burkes, was back in custody. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 9-year-old has died after he was hit by a car in Athens last week, according to police. On Saturday, Athens-Clarke County police were called to the intersection of Lexington Road and Whit Davis Road, where they found Maxton Ball of Ellenwood ...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 250,000 Cooluli Minifridges due to burn and fire hazards. Read more trending news The agency said the appliance’s electrical switch may short-circuit. The recall involves both the 10-liter and 15-liter models with two...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested more than 1,200 undocumented immigrants in Atlanta as part of an operation, the agency announced last week. Dubbed “Operation Safe Community — Atlanta,” the mission resulted in 1,226 peo...
A 9-year-old boy died Tuesday days after he was hit by a truck at a Lexington Road intersection in Athens, according to police.
A man in Troup County was accused of setting a house on fire while people were still inside. Now, Dakota Fuller, 30 of West Point, faces charges for setting the fire and trying to harm those who were in the home. The Troup County Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire happened early...
A single ticket in Illinois matched all five numbers and the Powerball to win the $1.04 billion jackpot prize on Wednesday night. The winning numbers were 4-26-66-67-69 and 9 for the Powerball. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] While no one in Georgia wo...
A man accused of murdering someone on July 4 in Vidalia, Ga. is in custody. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that Joel Anton-Jamaal Brown, 25 of Savannah, was accused of shooting and killing Rashad Lamar Lumpkin on July 4. Vidalia police requested the GBI’s assistanc...
HARTFORD, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A man was arrested for impersonating a police officer after he responded to a medical call, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers said they responded to assist emergency medical personnel Aug. 8. Kurt Hoss, 58, drove up to the scene ...
Police in Minnesota said that a man who killed his wife and their child at a daycare they operated before killing himself also killed another family member. Read more trending news Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson said the man, whose name has not been released, had killed a 78-...
DeKalb County police have confirmed that three people will face charges for their involvement in a street racing takeover on Intestate 285. Channel 2 Action News at 4:00 p.m. reported Tuesday on illegal street racers turning I-285 into a racetrack over the weekend near the Glenwo...
An Army Apache helicopter crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday, killing two soldiers, authorities said. Read more trending news The soldiers, from Fort Hood, were killed when the aircraft crashed near Salado, Texas, KWTX reported. The crash ignited a grass fire and sever...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police are investigating after two people were killed and one critically injured in three separate incidents early Thursday. Man hospitalized after being shot near Family Dollar in Decatur A man was hospitalized after being shot i...
MILFORD, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - Revenge is likely the reason behind a Connecticut home invasion that left a 69-year-old man dead and his wife wounded, according to a recently unsealed arrest warrant. Ivan Barias-Florimon, 24, and Stuar Lopez-Reyes, 25, are charged with murder...
Police responded to two shootings overnight in DeKalb County where one person died and another was hurt. The first shooting happened at the Fontaine East Condominiums where officers found a person dead inside a condo. The second shooting happened on Flat Shoals Parkway near the F...
MAYER, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A 13-year-old Arizona boy faces a misdemeanor assault charge after a dodgeball incident during a high school physical education class left another student with bruises, according to a police report. Abel Schipper, 13, and two of his friends a...
Police say a man broke into a family’s Gainesville apartment, but he didn’t come through the door or a window; he broke through the wall. Investigators say Obed Reyes, 29, broke through the closet wall of a neighboring apartment and got into the home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News ...
For a whole generation of Atlanta-area kids, a trip to Fernbank Museum of Natural History has meant one thing: coming face-to-face with dinosaurs. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] And this month, those prehistoric giants are celebrating a major mileston...
The former 911 director for the Dallas Police Department has been arrested and charged with misusing Flock cameras. Heidi Taylor, 52, was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday and booked into the Paulding County Jail on two misdemeanor counts of misuse of a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — All southbound lanes of I-85 have reopened after a late-night crash involving a pedestrian closed them. The closure occurred Wednesday night near Metropolitan Parkway SW in the Perkerson neighborhood of Atlanta. Georgia Department of Transporta...
Interstate 85 reopened Thursday morning after a crash with a pedestrian shut it down Wednesday night. The Georgia Department of Transportation said the crash closed all southbound lanes closed near Metropolitan Pkwy. The crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday. GDOT camera...
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POPLARVILLE, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — A Mississippi man was convicted Thursday on one count of touching a child for lustful purposes and f…
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WARNING: The following report contains details that some may find graphic or disturbing. A man found guilty of kidnapping, raping and killin…
A Loganville tax preparer faces a 54-count federal indictment after allegedly defrauding dozens of self-employed truck drivers out of estima…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly broke into an apartment and assaulted a teen…
A new partnership in metro Atlanta is working to solve unsolved murders. The task force solved six so far this year, with about 20 left. Cha…
Isabelle Rose Johnson was captured Thursday in the Florida Panhandle following a nationwide manhunt connected to a death investigation.
LaGrange police arrested a man on Wednesday following an investigation into a series of business burglaries across the city.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The MARTA Board of Directors has chosen the new leader of the transit agency. On Thursday, the board sel…
Residents in a northeast Atlanta neighborhood are raising alarms after a string of fires at homeless encampments have stirred memories of th…
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