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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person was shot and killed Friday at an apartment complex in Atlanta’s Collier Heights neighborhood, police said. Atlanta police said the deadly shooting happened at 2798 Peek Road NW, the address of the Park West apartment complex. Officers ...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - One person was killed and two others were hurt after a tractor-trailer crashed into a home in Missouri. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the truck hit a car on Interstate 255, drove on the outer road, then hit several homes before cr...
Atlanta Police said they are investigating a fatal shooting Friday. The scene is on the 2700 block of Peek Road NW. Officers arrived after a call of shots fired around 3:15 p.m. A 35-year-old man was found shot in the torso in an apartment and dead at the scene. Witnesses say sus...
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Aaron Farinacci, 37, formally accusing him of starting the Old Trails Fire in early August, which burned over 3,000 acres and caused devastating damages to homes in the area....
A Cherokee County man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in a DUI crash that killed a Canton cyclist last year. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Friday, the Office of the District Attorney for the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit announced...
TERRACE PARK, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A mother is under arrest after police say her 4-year-old son was alone, crying in a driveway off a busy road, and led an officer to find her unresponsive inside an Ohio home with a used needle nearby. Sadie A. Baker, 30, is held at the Hami...
Two people are dead after an early morning house fire destroyed a home in Lilburn on Friday, according to Gwinnett County Fire officials.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing a deadly officer-involved shooting on South Broad Street Southwest in Rome.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Braselton Police Department officer has been fired after an investigation found he improperly used the Flock camera system, police announced on Friday. The officer, who has not been identified, was terminated on Aug. 20. The case has been for...
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A mother has been arrested after police say she forcibly took her child from a daycare on Thursday. Green Township police said 34-year-old Jodi Littlefield forced her way into Arches Oak Hills Childcare and took off with her 5-year-old so...
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting Friday. The investigation comes following a request by the Rome Police Department. Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes confirms that the suspect is dead. Earlier, authorities told her a suspe...
The sister of an 11-year-old Peachtree Middle School student who died after suffering a medical emergency at the school on Sept. 9 while playing basketball, has established a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral expenses. “I’m raising funds for my sister after she died at just 11 ...
Two people were killed after an early-morning house fire, according to fire officials. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Gwinnett County fire crews were called around 5:33 a.m. Friday to a home on the 300 block of Village Green Court SW after a 911 calle...
Editor’s note: The video above is from a previous report. ROME, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was killed in a shootout with a Rome police officer Friday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Around noon, the officer conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck...
The Clayton County Police Department is investigating after two bodies were found in Panhandle Valley Subdivision.
A man is facing multiple charges after deputies say money stolen from an Atlanta attorney was used to purchase vehicles from a dealership. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Bleckley County deputies responded Wednesday to a car dealership. They received a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people died in a Lilburn house fire on Friday morning, according to Gwinnett County firefighters. At around 5:30 a.m., Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services was called to the home in the 300 block of Village Green Court. The caller sa...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A civilian employee with the University of Georgia Police Department (UGAPD) has been disciplined for allegedly misusing the office’s Flock camera system. The employee, who has not been identified, works in the IT department. His use was discov...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Clayton County police are investigating after two people were found dead inside a home on Thursday. Officers were called to the house in the 12000 block of Centerra Drive in the Panhandle Valley subdivision for a welfare check. The two people h...
A woman accused of killing two Virginia Department of Transportation contractors nearly two months ago was arrested in eastern North Carolina on Thursday, authorities said. Read more trending news According to Halifax County online booking records, Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, 37, wa...
A Georgia man is facing charges after police say he used artificial intelligence to help create fake accounts as part of an attempted retail scheme. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Chatham County police arrested Dieon Cornelius Love, 20, on Monday. He ...
Hundreds of firefighters, police officers and other first responders gathered at Stone Mountain Park on Friday morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with an annual memorial climb. Participants made the one-mile trek to the summit as a tribute to t...
(Gray News) - Federal health officials are issuing a warning after they’ve seen a jump in cases of human exposure to rabies and an increase in errors during rabies preventive treatments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a “Health Alert Network Health Advisory...
Police are investigating two bodies found in a neighborhood Friday. Clayton County Police said they were found in the Panhandle Valley Subdivision. They said there is no immediate threat or danger to the public. The investigation is ongoing. DEVELOPING STORY. Updates on Channel 2...
An 11-year-old Oklahoma girl is accused of fatally shooting her 15-year-old brother on Wednesday, authorities said. Read more trending news According to a news release from the Edmond Police Department, the girl, whose name has not been released, was arrested shortly before 1 a.m...
The Clayton County Police Department is investigating after two bodies were found in Panhandle Valley Subdivision.
Two people, including a man who starred in the History Channel series “ Swamp People ,” are accused of stealing materials from a Louisiana home, authorities said. Read more trending news According to Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi , Willie Edwards Jr., 44, was arrested and...
Hundreds of first responders and ROTC cadets gathered early Friday morning at Sanford Stadium to honor the heroic sacrifices made by New York firefighters during the September 11 terror attacks....
The Twin Towers rose into the night sky over New York City on Wednesday night, just as the real towers did, hours before hijackers crashed two planes into the massive buildings. Read more trending news Instead of concrete, glass and steel, this time the Towers were made up of dro...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta’s first responders hosted a 9/11 memorial service to remember those who died during the response to the terror attack. The event from the Atlanta Police Foundation, Atlanta Police Department and Atlanta Fire Rescue included a ceremony b...
Three juveniles have been released after being charged for participating in an incident involving a knife on a school campus. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] One student was wounded and taken to the school nurse with minor injuries. They were later sen...
President Donald Trump marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Friday at a Pentagon ceremony honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijackers crashed planes into three sites across the country....
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County police officer is recovering after being hurt during a domestic incident that led to an overnight SWAT standoff at an apartment complex. The situation began as a reported domestic incident involving an armed person at the ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A wet pattern will impact us through Saturday, with scattered storms expected to bring rain and potential impacts to plans. Saturday: More Rain Expected Saturday is also a First Alert Weather Day . Scattered rain will impact north Georgia in th...
A DeKalb County police officer is recovering after being injured during a domestic dispute call that escalated into a shooting and an hours-long SWAT standoff....
First responders from across Athens gathered at Sanford Stadium early Friday morning to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago. Members of the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, Athens-Clarke County Police Department and ...
Protesters are expected to gather Friday morning outside the Polk County Courthouse, demanding accountability and transparency after a police officer shot and killed a miniature donkey while searching for a missing 12-year-old girl. The demonstration is scheduled to begin at 8 a....
WATERVILLE, Maine ( WABI /Gray News) - It was an emotional reunion 24 years in the making. Robert Shay Jr. and Terri Clark reunited recently for the first time since 2002, when their unexpected meeting made national headlines during a solemn moment in American history. On Sept. 1...
A large police presence was reported Friday morning at an apartment complex in DeKalb County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] At least 30 police vehicles, a SWAT team, a mobile command center and the bomb squad were reported at the Reserve at Stone Cre...
EDMOND, Okla. (Gray News) – An 11-year-old girl was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing her teen brother. Police in Edmond, Oklahoma, said the 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Sept. 9. The boy’s 11-year-old sibling was arrested just before 1 a.m. Thursday in connection wi...
Neighbors say they had no idea a 2-year-old boy was suffering behind closed doors before he died at a Cobb County apartment complex last week. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Lolo Anilus is charged with homicide, cruelty to children and making false st...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — President Donald Trump added fuel to the midterm fire recently after promising to give every American $5,000 if Republicans gain control of both the House and the Senate. Some economists are skeptical of the plan. “The math isn’t mathing,” said...
Newly released bodycam footage shows a tense encounter between a Warm Springs police officer and the man accused of killing him just days later.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dozens gathered Thursday to remember the teen killed after a Georgia State Patrol (GSP) chase ended in a fiery crash in Tucker. Anthony Angeles, 19, was killed Monday after a state trooper crashed into a truck while chasing stunt driving suspec...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Warm Springs police have released footage of the previous encounter between officer Chris Fisher and Jimmy Steverson, the man accused of killing him. Police said Fisher stopped Steverson around 10:45 p.m. Aug. 27 after smelling the odor of mari...
Driving tricked out cars and trucks, hundreds of mourners gathered to remember Anthony Angeles at a vigil Thursday night. The 19-year-old died early Monday morning when a truck he was riding in, collided with a Georgia State Trooper patrol car at the intersection of Mountain Indu...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Many people across the country remember where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. For Denise Sharpton, that day is personal. She worked in the World Trade Center, and says she easily could have been there that morning. On Sept. 11, 2001, two hijacked ...
As families prepare to gather at Ground Zero for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, some are calling for the release of more evidence they say could shed light on what happened before the attacks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The families of ...
A 21-year-old man is facing charges after police responded to reports of gunfire near Piedmont Park Wednesday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Atlanta police said officers were at the park within two minutes of the initial call and began sear...
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl is dead, and her parents have been arrested after an apparent fentanyl overdose claimed her life. According to a report by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, on the morning of Aug. 27, police responded to a home on Keye...
Peachtree City police arrested a man accused of using a 75-cent feminine product coupon to get $50 off gift cards.
At the Gwinnett County hub of Atlanta Peach Movers, they have a 3000 gallon tank. For this operation, what’s in it is worth its weight in gold. “To us, it’s the hand we’re dealt. We just have to deal with it right now,” General Manager Tim Huff said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News a...
PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — A 17-year-old’s dying words to first responders became the foundation of the case against two people accused of killing him. Joshua Armstrong and Luis Gonzalez, both 18, were arrested on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Their arrests ...
A 51-year-old Martin woman was arrested Sept. 7 after deputies seized about six ounces of suspected methamphetamine and $1,522 in cash in Stephens County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Tameka Williams faces charges of trafficking methamphetamine, pos...
The terror attacks on 9/11 changed air travel forever, leading to big challenges both for the world’s busiest airport and the hometown airline, Delta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray looks at the changes in a...
