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Two suspects have been arrested in Illinois in connection with a deadly shooting in northwest Atlanta in June, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Atlanta Police Fugitive Unit investigators, working with the FBI Springfield Field Office’s Viol...
Several dozen people, holding posters and flags and eliciting horn honks, gathered on a street corner in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood to encourage voters to head to the polls. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] It was one of dozens of No Kings...
One person is dead and another injured in a shooting in southwest Atlanta, police said. Atlanta police were alerted around 10 p.m. Friday after multiple people arrived at Grady Memorial Hospital in private vehicles with gunshot wounds. Officers found the 28-year-old man and 20-ye...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A man and his younger brother delivering food were allegedly ambushed by gunfire Thursday night at an apartment complex in the Nashville area. Metro Nashville police said the shooting occurred at the Birchstone Village Apartments. The reporte...
A metro Atlanta deputy rushed into a burning chicken coop to rescue nearly a dozen chickens trapped inside, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Barrow County Dep. Sanson was responding to a house fire when he discovered a...
A wanted man was found hiding in the basement of an Atlanta home after officers spotted him entering the house, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to Atlanta police, officers were searching for Jerontae Dupree on Oct. 7 when they sp...
President Donald Trump asked Georgians to pretend he is on the ballot as he rallied for Republican candidates in Dalton Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Richard Elliot reports that’s exactly what Democrats want voters to do. Trump wa...
ST. LOUIS. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A St. Louis football team’s season was canceled as police investigate “inappropriate behavior.” In a statement Friday, Saint Louis Public Schools announced it canceled the Clyde C. Miller/Sumner co-op football team’s remaining season. The district ...
The WNBA will crown a first-time champion with the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream playing for the title in the best-of-seven series that starts Saturday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Golden State is looking to become the fastest expans...
A man is accused of trying to hide drugs inside a metro Atlanta police cruiser while being taken to jail. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Lawrenceville police shared video of the incident on social media, showing what officers said was an attempt to ge...
A Georgia daycare employee has been charged with cruelty to children after police say surveillance video showed her pulling a chair out from under a 3-year-old child. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Kayleigh Fox, 23, was arrested Thursday and charged w...
Two Georgia state prison inmates were sentenced Wednesday in federal court for running a phone extortion scheme behind bars that defrauded 119 victims out of more than $464,920. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Lance Riddle was sentenced to 200 months i...
The City of Brookhaven and DeKalb County have finalized an agreement to construct a new county-owned and operated fire station at Blackburn Park. Officials say the facility, designated as Station 34, is intended to improve emergency response times for Brookhaven residents and sur...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — This afternoon brings a classic fall feel across north Georgia, with mild sunshine giving way to chilly nights and a dry, warmer stretch next week. Arrival of the Cool, Clear Air Saturday afternoon highs reach a welcome 60 to 70, with a lucky f...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person died and two others were hurt in a southwest Atlanta shooting on Friday night, according to police. At around 9 p.m., officers were called to the 2000 block of Sylvan Road SW, where they found a blood trail and a possible victim leav...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. ( WFIE /Gray News) — A 58-year-old Indiana woman with a reckless homicide conviction is facing a new charge after deputies said she was found intoxicated and parked in the middle of a street early Monday. Wendy Payne was booked just after midnight Monday on a cha...
Atlanta police are investigating a fatal shooting on Sylvan Road SW that left one man dead Friday night.
A man is in custody after exchanging gunfire with deputies in Gilmer County Friday afternoon.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A strong cold front sweeping across Georgia tonight will usher in gusty winds, the coolest air so far this season, and dry conditions that will persist for the next 7 days. A Wind Advisory is in effect through noon Saturday for portions of nort...
Police say that three people have been shot in southwest Atlanta on Friday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A Channel 2 photographer is on the way to the scene. See more on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m. Atlanta police said it’s believed that three shoot...
Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles. But drivers shouldn’t expect to take it for a spin anytime soon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Elon Musk’s electric car co...
Pickens Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Charles Malone on Main Street after conducting a felony traffic stop. Malone was wanted by the FBI on federal firearms charges. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Malone has an extensive history of weapons and dr...
Six Flags Over Georgia in Cobb County reopened Friday for the first time following a fatal roller coaster accident.
A man was arrested this week after police said he took baseball memorabilia from the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and caused a disturbance in a museum in downtown Macon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said Wesley Dawson...
Police are still looking for the person who fired shots in a Walmart parking lot, killing an 81-year-old bystander . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] It happened Wednesday night along Shallowford Road in Gainesville. Police said the shooter was so far f...
A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him - likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for...
The Dunwoody Police community is mourning the loss of Ranger, the force’s first K-9 officer, who died at an Alabama training facility during the week of Oct. 12. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Brindle Dutch Shepherd, who, along with Hank, a Belgia...
A 71-year-old man was killed in an alligator attack while fishing at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park in Winter Garden on Friday, officials said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Steven Hamilton, a Wi...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A 17-year-old in Missouri was shot and killed while driving on an interstate, according to authorities. The shooting happened Wednesday night on Interstate 170 near Midland Blvd, killing 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson. Wilson was a McCluer North Hig...
The 13-year-old niece of Hassan Kariem told her family she watched Kariem lose consciousness before falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Joshua Nelson told Channel 2’s Ashlyn Webb his daught...
A brand of electric thermal laminators are being recalled because of a danger that they can overheat and catch fire, creating the potential for burns or fatal injuries....
An unnamed teacher threw her phone and tackled the gunman during a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, likely saving lives. Police called her actions "heroic."...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said two suspects in a deadly northwest Atlanta shooting were arrested in Illinois. On the afternoon of June 7, officers were called to the 2800 block of Mango Circle, where they found a 33-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. PREV...
A detective who was named Milton’s Police Officer of the Year in 2025 is now out of a job. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] His attorney says the officer was fired for using Flock cameras to check on his wife while she was having diabetic emergencies. R...
State inspection records show the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia repeatedly passed annual inspections over the past decade, with no significant violations documented involving its safety restraints. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The...
A man is out thousands of dollars after police say he fell victim to a jury duty scheme. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] But what makes it so unusual is who they believe helped orchestrate this scheme: an inmate already serving time inside a Georgia St...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A suspect who allegedly got into a shootout with Gilmer County deputies Friday has been captured, according to the sheriff’s office. Just before 2:15 p.m., the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office said deputies exchanged gunfire with the suspect, ide...
A construction worker got an unexpected visitor while working in west Georgia, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Upson County deputies said they were called around 3 p.m. Tuesday after a traffic control worker reported ...
An Atlanta nonprofit that helps tens of thousands of young people across Georgia is dealing with a painful budget hit. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential, or GCAPP, has lost more than $2 million in f...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Records obtained from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte show that out-of-state police departments are searching the college’s network of Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras far more than local law enforcement. The agency th...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man who fired at three state troopers and shot a K-9 in Coweta County has been sentenced to 135 years in prison, prosecutors said Friday. On the afternoon of Dec. 18, 2024, a Georgia State Patrol trooper pulled over Ira Troy Williams for a tr...
The Atlanta Dream announced Friday the launch of its All for Atlanta WNBA Finals Watch Parties, offering free viewing events for fans across metro Atlanta during the team’s WNBA Finals run against the Golden State Valkyries. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news brea...
A 53-year-old Conyers man has been sentenced to 135 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting at three Georgia State Patrol troopers and wounding a police K9 during a high-speed chase on Interstate 85, prosecutors announced....
An Oregon high school football coach was fired this week, days after he coached his team to a 63-0 win against an opponent.
Six Flags Over Georgia will reopen on Friday four days after a man fell off the Goliath roller coaster and died. Hassan Kariem and his family were celebrating his niece’s 13th birthday at Six Flags on Monday when his family says he was thrown from the roller coaster. Cobb County ...
A Conyers man who fired at multiple Georgia State Patrol troopers and shot a patrol K9 during a high-speed chase on Interstate 85 has been sentenced to years behind bars. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Ira Troy Williams, 53, pleaded guilty Oct. 15 to ...
OCALA, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - A police officer in Florida has been sent to the hospital after crashing his patrol car into a Marion County school bus Friday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers responded to a reported crash on Southwest 49th Avenue involv...
The investigation into the death of a man who fell from a steel hyper coaster earlier this week continues. Read more trending news Hassan Kariem was thrown from the Goliath and fell, hitting other passengers on the ride. Cobb County police said he was found unresponsive on Oct. 1...
An Austin man has been booked into Harris County jail after being arrested on felony charges for attempting to sleep with 15-year-old Houston teen, including wanting to bring her to a President Trump rally and get her pregnant....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A family is mourning the loss of their cat after a house’s basement caught on fire overnight, according to the Roswell Fire Department. Just after midnight, firefighters were called to the two-story home on Smead Court, where they saw heavy smo...
A wanted suspect facing dozens of previous charges across metro Atlanta was arrested after officers found him hiding inside the basement of a southeast Atlanta home, police announced....
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Gray News) - A Kentucky couple is accused of waiting hours to call for help after toddlers ate 20 hemp gummies, according to authorities. Courtney Johnson, 30, was arrested in July after her 3-year-old and her 4-year-old children were hospitalized for allegedly ea...
A Georgia deputy used his patrol vehicle to push a car away from a burning SUV after a fiery head-on collision left multiple people trapped inside the wreckage. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The crash happened around 11:39 p.m. on Oct. 9, at the inte...
Two women were arrested after a child allegedly suffered burns to the feet at a Lafayette County, Mississippi, daycare.
Cobb County leaders and police officials will hold a press conference Friday afternoon to address community concerns surrounding the recent tragedy at Six Flags Over Georgia, county officials announced....
Police in Georgia arrested a suspect Thursday for obscene internet contact with a child. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Perry police said the charge follows an investigation into alleged sexually explicit electronic communications with a person believ...
A mother says her two children rode the Goliath roller coaster and experienced issues an hour before a man died on the ride. Hassan Kariem, 42, died on Monday after his family says he was thrown from the ride and fell to his death. The Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commission...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A popular Helen restaurant was severely damaged in an early-morning fire on Thursday, according to the city’s fire department. At around 1:45 a.m., Helen Fire & Rescue crews were headed back to the station from another call when they noticed sm...
The family of an 18-year-old killed in an officer-involved shooting in Newnan has hired national civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels, as conflicting accounts emerge over the fatal encounter....
Several residents escaped without injury overnight after a fire broke out inside a home in Roswell, according to fire officials.
