A Georgia man mistakenly detained by federal immigration agents on a jet bridge says he wants answers about the airline’s role in the encounter and what airlines are obligated to do when immigration agents seek access to passengers. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as n...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa ( KTIV /Gray News) — A couple is facing a felony charge after police in Iowa said officers rescued a severely malnourished child who was locked in her bedroom without food, water or access to a restroom. Brandon and Emily Myers, both of Sioux City, are charged wi...
A student brought a gun to Campbell Middle School in Smyrna on Tuesday, just seven days into the new school year.
A former Dallas Police Department 911 director was arrested and accused of misusing the Flock license plate reader system, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A hot and humid pattern is settling into north Georgia, bringing dangerously high heat index values and the threat of isolated afternoon storms. Thursday: Thursday will see more of what we saw on Wednesday with just a slight chance of showers i...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A pair of baby goats was recovered from a stolen vehicle after police in Missouri noticed suspicious noises coming from the trunk. What started as an arrest for a stolen vehicle quickly turned into an animal rescue for one Kansas City police ...
Two Lawrenceville men were arrested in central Georgia for an attempted prison drop in March, according to authorities.
Police arrested a 29-year-old man after he allegedly broke through drywall into a neighboring apartment and attacked a 15-year-old girl.
A fully involved residential structure fire broke out in the Harris Branch area.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former 911 director in Paulding County was arrested Wednesday for allegedly misusing her department’s Flock license plate reader system, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The GBI arrested Heidi Taylor, the former Dallas ...
Authorities charged a 51-year-old woman for knowingly allowing unlawful tire storage on her property in exchange for payment.
SALADO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) - Texas authorities say two soldiers are dead after an Apache military helicopter crashed in Texas Wednesday. The Bell County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the helicopter crashed in a field near Dove Hollow Lane in the Salado area. “It was a violent ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A student has been arrested after they brought a gun to a Cobb County middle school on Tuesday, according to the district. In a letter to parents, Campbell Middle School’s administration said a Cobb County School District police officer confisc...
EAGLE POINT, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Oregon authorities say a mother and her three children were killed in a fire involving a recreational vehicle over the weekend. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews responded to a fire on Leafwood Drive in Eagle ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Six students were hospitalized after a bus crash Wednesday, the Barrow County School System said. The district said the bus crashed on Highway 211 near Raymond Drive Wednesday morning. A picture of the scene shows the bus leaning on its side in...
A fourth suspect appeared in court following his arrest in connection with the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a man whose body was discovered in the Dog River Reservoir....
Sandy Springs police need help identifying a man wanted in a sexual battery investigation after releasing surveillance photos.
Fire investigators are searching for the person they say deliberately set a Gwinnett County house on fire while six people were inside, five of them asleep. Christopher Hammond had just gotten home from the gym and started cleaning up when the power died. He walked outside to fin...
A former Ridgeview Institute employee accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old patient will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bond Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] During the bond hearing, Channel 2 Action News learned new detai...
A Florida man is accused of dressing up as an internet technician to pull off an unusual theft. Police say Shaneal Patel walked into a Gwinnett County gym and committed theft, but didn’t walk out with anything. They say he stole the internet by plugging in a little box that pays ...
Months after a man’s body was found mutilated in a Douglas County reservoir, authorities have arrested a fourth person. Jamal Parker, 37, was found dead in Dog River Reservoir back in May. Since then, police have arrested three people and charged them with murder, including his g...
The Powerball jackpot has reached an eye-popping $1 billion, and with Wednesday night’s drawing approaching, people across Georgia are lining up for their chance to hit it big. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] At a convenience store off Hugh Howell Road...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is offering up a new economic plan to revive small, Black-owned businesses around Georgia as he campaigns for governor. His Democratic opponent, Keisha Lance Bottoms, said she already created a program to do that. Channel 2’s Richar...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Officials have now arrested four people after a man was found dead in a Douglas County reservoir three months ago. Most recently, David Barber was taken into custody on Tuesday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. His charges incl...
USA Swimming placed its chief financial officer, Cory Hilliard, on leave Monday after learning of his arrest on charges of theft and embezzlement.
There is some big movement in the city of Flowery Branch. Police Chief Christopher Hulsey will hang up his badge to assume the duties of Assistant City Manager for the city. His final day of service with the Flowery Branch Police Department will be Sept. 30. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-T...
A convicted murder learned just how long he’ll spend in prison for the killing of his friend. Antonio Arnold was sentenced to life without parole plus five years after a Clayton County jury convicted him of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and firearm charges. Geo...
Funding to repair a storm damaged road in Hall County will go before the board of commissioners Thursday for approval. Heavy rains from July storms washed out Falcon Crest Drive, causing the road to collapse during the flooding. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news ...
PEORIA, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — Hundreds of law enforcement documents have been released in a murder case where a son is accused of killing his parents earlier this year. Jonathan Turk has been charged in the deaths of his parents, Tina and Fraser Turk, after being arrested in...
A 51-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into illegal tire dumping, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Shelly Lynn Unger, 51, of Villa Rica was arrested and charged with felony du...
GAFFNEY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - An investigation is underway after officials said a South Carolina high school student was killed in a bus stop shooting Wednesday morning. The Cherokee County School District and Gaffney Police Department confirmed the shooting happened...
A 22-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he fired a gun outside a Buford business, injuring an innocent bystander. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Gwinnett County police said officers responded to Tavern at Mall of Georgia on Mall ...
DeKalb County police have arrested three people in connection with an illegal street racing takeover on one of metro Atlanta’s busiest interstates. Video posted to YouTube shows the racers turning I-285 into a racetrack near the Glenwood Road exit. It also shows drivers doing bur...
AIRMONT, W.Va. ( WDTV /Gray News) - West Virginia authorities say a woman has been arrested after a child jumped out of a second-story apartment window and tested positive for cocaine. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Stevie Thibodeaux, 30, has been charged with c...
Atlanta police say a traffic stop on the Atlanta Beltline led to the arrest of a dirt bike rider and the recovery of a gun, drugs, and thousands of dollars in cash. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Atlanta police path force officers were patrolling the ...
The Tucker City Council approved emergency funding to repair a large sinkhole in the city. The sinkhole has been impacting residents since July. City officials are working to address the sinkhole on Windsong Way quickly, saying that it “jeopardizes six different homes along the r...
Dramatic police footage shows a car crashing into a kebab restaurant, causing part of the building to collapse.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was arrested on Sunday after he fired a shot outside a Mall of Georgia restaurant, hurting an innocent bystander, according to Gwinnett County police. Jalyn Watkins, 22, faces one count of aggravated assault and three firearm charges. Off...
Six people, including four children, a woman and a male suspect, were found dead in a Kansas residence on Tuesday, authorities said. Read more trending news According to the Winfield Police Department, a 911 dispatcher received a call at 8:50 a.m. CT on Tuesday from a man who sai...
Police in Minnesota said a man killed a woman and a child at the home daycare they had operated before killing himself. Six children were being cared for at the time of the incident. None of them were hurt and were all reunited with their parents, Hopkins Police said. Read more t...
Atlanta Fire Rescue personnel were out at Cascade Avenue on Wednesday morning after a large tree fell, blocking the road. Crews have been working to clear the road. All lanes were still blocked at noon. The tree did not hit any cars or homes, but it took out a water line and pull...
A man wanted for crimes committed in Alabama was captured in Georgia and found with enough methamphetamine to be accused of trying to sell narcotics. According to arrest warrants in Floyd County, Jay Farrell Jones was in possession of meth, marijuana, drug-related objects and two...
An innocent bystander was wounded outside a Buford business Sunday when an intoxicated man fired a handgun into the ground following his removal from the venue, authorities said....
A weapon was recovered from a student at a metro Atlanta middle school, according to the school district. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Parents are asking how the student got the gun into the school, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 4:00 p.m. A Cobb ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Atlanta artist Charlie “Blackcat” Smith is racing the clock to build a massive fire sculpture for Burning Man. The piece is titled “The Burning Book” and honors Smith’s close friend Brian Doherty, who passed away earlier this year. Doherty is known for w...
A traffic stop on Interstate 75 led to the seizure of more than 550 pounds of marijuana, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, Lowndes County deputies were conducting traffic enforcement along I-75...
The hanging death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune in Jackson, Mississippi, has raised questions as police investigate the circumstances surrounding her death....
A Metro Atlanta father has been charged with holding his daughter hostage inside their home. Coweta County Sheriff’s Office were called to the home on Highway 154 in Newnan after 4 p.m. Tuesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The agency activated its ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A fallen tree took down power lines on Bohler Road in northwest Atlanta overnight, leaving 750 customers without power and closing the road in both directions. The outage was located near Cross Creek Golf Club. An Atlanta police officer was on ...
Georgia house fire was intentionally set, investigators say; 6 adults escape CBS News
After a rash of investigations across Georgia looking into officers accused of misusing Flock Safety, the Atlanta Police Department is taking steps to ensure it’s not happening here. APD said in a statement that it values public trust in its use of all necessary tools to help kee...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Newnan man was arrested and charged after a domestic dispute with his teenage relative turned into an hours-long hostage situation on Tuesday, according to the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived at a home in the 2700 block of Hi...
Floyd County authorities say William Roger Caver was arrested Tuesday night in Cherokee County.
A California couple had a surprise guest before their wedding. Read more trending news The couple was taking photos at Mammoth Lakes, California, when Shaboozey floated behind them, ABC News reported. The “Bar Song (Tipsy)” singer was followed by a flotilla of inner tubes filled ...
Man hit by multiple vehicles, dies during attempt to run across I-75, Atlanta police say CBS News
ICE says Georgia operation led to more than 1,200 arrests FOX 5 Atlanta
The manufacturer of a popular hair product issued a voluntary recall on Wednesday, due to a potential packaging issue that could cause leakage under pressure and create an explosion risk. Read more trending news According to a recall notice posted on the U.S. Food & Drug Administ...
3 Georgia deputies arrested after allegedly using Flock cameras to stalk people they knew CBS News
Interstate 75 is back open after a crash involving a pedestrian shut down the northbound lanes for several hours early Wednesday.
A man has died after he was hit by multiple cars on Interstate 75 in northwest Atlanta. Police and fire officials shut down the interstate between Howell Mill Road and Moores Mill Road late Tuesday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A Channel 2 Act...
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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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