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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a woman died after being hit by a car in northwest Atlanta on Sunday night. Shortly after 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on the 600 block of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW, according to...
A new Starbucks with a drive-thru is planned for College Park after the Clayton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the project. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Starbucks is planned for 1697 Norman Drive, near the intersection of W. ...
Two people were arrested for boating under the influence after separate incidents on Lake Lanier over the Labor Day weekend, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Sunday, Sept. 6, Georgia DNR Game ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) — More than 80 people were arrested Friday night following a street takeover in South Carolina. Deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said the street takeover took place at the intersection of Locust Hill Road and Fairview Road a...
A 19-year-old has died following a crash with a Georgia State Patrol vehicle. GSP identified the man as Anthony Angeles. Troopers said they were in the area of Kilman Drive and Bibb Boulevard for reports of illegal stunt driving. Multiple vehicles had been moving between location...
A deadly argument outside a Nashville lounge sent a bullet tearing through the metal wall of a nearby Sam’s Club, killing an innocent Frito-Lay worker as he counted products in the chip aisle, police said....
More than seven years after a fire destroyed American Legion Post #207 in Tucker, the community space dedicated to fostering connection among veterans will reopen later this year after an anonymous $150,000 donation. A fire devastated Post #207 in March 2019 after a wedding, leav...
A pro wrestler was rushed to a hospital from an event in the Pittsburgh area on Saturday. He later died at the age of 48. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Enjoy Wrestling said that former AEW star Andy Williams, who performed as The Butcher, collapsed a...
CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) — A 31-year-old man driving a lawn mower died in a crash in South Carolina Sunday morning, troopers said. Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 6:35 a.m. on S.C. 329 near Ford Road. Both a Craftsma...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Three people were reportedly injured after a MARTA bus crashed in DeKalb County late Monday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of North Shallowford Road and Peachford Road. MARTA officials said three people claimed they were inju...
COFFEY COUNTY, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) — Seven people were sent to the hospital, and a horse was euthanized after a crash involving a horse-drawn buggy in Kansas. The Coffey County Sheriff’s Office said that the crash happened on Saturday evening. The investigation shows that a m...
Officials are providing an update Monday on an explosion and large fire at a South Fulton plant. They said the recycling plant that caught fire Sunday stored and recycled batteries, and owners believe they are the cause. Firefighter said explosions and projectiles were coming fro...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. ( WFIE /Gray News) – A 53-year-old woman was arrested in Indiana after recording a blood alcohol concentration of nearly four times the legal limit, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office received a call around 4 p.m. about a possible ...
Georgia game wardens reported eight boating under the influence arrests during the first two days of the Labor Day holiday weekend.
An 85-year-old man faces felony murder and aggravated assault charges in connection with the death of his wife. Thomas Elliott Field was arrested at the scene Sunday by Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies following a domestic violence call. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app fo...
( Aging Untold ) — A retired Missouri firefighter is hand-carving swords and using the proceeds to help pay down student lunch debt at local schools. Chris Monroe, a bladesmith, started making swords for his grandchildren. Word reached other neighborhood kids and he began making ...
Atlanta police are investigating an attempted car break-in early Monday morning.
According to AAA, Georgia drivers are paying more at the pump as Labor Day travel demand pushes gas prices higher across the state, with the holiday weekend in full swing. The gas price average is now $3.89. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “After a rec...
A vehicle crash involving a Georgia State Patrol vehicle at a busy metro Atlanta road had the street blocked on Monday morning. Channel 2 Action News has a news team on the way to learn more about this developing story, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News This Morning. At the scene, Ch...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Georgia State Patrol car was involved in a crash early Monday in DeKalb County. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Mountain Industrial Boulevard and Hugh Howell Road. The intersection was blocked as emergency crews, including a tow tru...
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - A 3-year-old boy died Thursday after accidentally shooting himself with a gun, and his uncle is now facing charges, authorities said. The Columbia Police Department said the accident happened on Bailey Street near The Colony apartments. Law enfo...
A Georgia State Patrol trooper was involved in a serious crash early Monday in DeKalb County.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After a very hot and occasionally stormy weekend, Labor Day Monday looks less active and less hot. Monday: Mostly cloudy, breezy, “cooler” Monday will feel noticeably different from recent days. Breezy easterly winds will usher in cooler air, k...
PERSHING COUNTY, Nev. ( KOLO /Gray News) - The Burning Man Project announced the deaths of two people at the 2026 event in the Black Rock Desert. The first death was an attendee in his mid-50s who died after experiencing a medical emergency at Black Rock City, according to the Bu...
Neighbors living near a South Fulton pallet manufacturing plant say they were caught off guard Sunday afternoon when a fire sent loud explosions through their neighborhood, rocking their homes, and pieces of debris flying into their yards. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for aler...
The Gwinnett County Police Department have identified the deceased person in the Sept. 6 triple shooting as 23-year-old Marvin Wiley from Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to detectives, Wiley was one of the suspects involved in the ar...
Two children and a 41-year-old woman have died following a plane crash Saturday afternoon in central California, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported. A fourth person remains in critical condition....
TUCSON, Ariz. ( 13 News /Gray News) - The Tucson man who was arrested on an American Airlines flight has been fired from his real estate job. 67-year-old Layne Arthur Lundeen made national headlines after he was arrested for being disorderly on the plane. Lundeen was said to have...
Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Byung J. “BJay” Pak is taking on a new role at Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Pak announced that he has joined Delta as senior vice president, general counsel and...
AAA is offering free rides home for impaired drivers this Labor Day weekend, including transportation for their vehicles. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Tow to Go program will be available from 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept....
A familiar Midtown photo spot is back. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The iconic oversized “MIDTOWN” letters have returned to Atlanta, this time at Midtown Green, a new four-acre public space on 14th Street. The letters were installed Monday and are n...
Georgia set another record for economic development investment over the past fiscal year, with companies announcing roughly $35.2 billion in new investments and an estimated 25,300 new private-sector jobs, state officials said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news b...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A Frito-Lay employee in Nashville died after the Metro Nashville Police Department said a bullet from gunfire went through a side metal wall at a Sam’s Club on Antioch Pike. A 55-year-old man, identified as Paris Carlock, of Murfreesboro, was...
A major new distribution center is coming to the Atlanta area, and it will use artificial intelligence and robotics to help get everything from restaurant equipment parts to HVAC components across the country. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Parts Town...
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has temporarily restricted access to one of its Flock camera systems, effective immediately. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Under the new restrictions, all user access will be deactivated except for lieutenan...
A Georgia sheriff is criticizing the state’s prison system after his office intercepted what he described as another shipment of drugs, weapons and other contraband before it reached a state prison. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Butts County Sheriff ...
Massive smoke plumes can be seen in South Fulton on Sunday afternoon after a reported structure fire on Mallory Road.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Crews are battling a massive fire in South Fulton on Sunday afternoon. The fire is located in the area of 5550 Mallory Road, the site of a pallet manufacturing facility, according to the Fairburn Fire Department. It is not clear what caused the...
An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p...
A large fire has been reported in South Fulton. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officials have confirmed the fire and crews are on the scene at 5550 Mallory Road. Channel 3 video shows large plumes of smoke rising from the area. Several callers reporte...
Gwinnett County police detectives are investigating a triple shooting during an armed robbery that left one man dead, and two others wounded in Buford....
An Amazon plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport Sunday and struck multiple vehicles just outside the airport, leaving at least five people dead, according to authorities....
A lightning strike sparked a fire in the turret steeple of the historic Maple Street Mansion on Saturday night.
A Saturday morning fire destroyed a Union Point home, forcing four family members to flee as flames swept through the residence.
A rideshare driver was shot early Sunday morning after a argument with a passenger in Atlanta, police said.
The Georgia Dept. of Public Safety is sharing its stats for how many people were arrested or cited for drunk driving, distracted driving and not wearing a seatbelt during the busy Labor Day travel weekend. According to officials, Georgia State Troopers and officers made 216 DUI a...
A Georgia state park has officially changed its name as the Okefenokee Swamp gains international recognition. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Department of Natural Resources State Parks Division announced that Stephen C. Foster State Park i...
A book from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping inspire a Cobb County library system employee to reflect on the singer’s legacy, and the importance of making libraries welcoming and accessible to everyone. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Jess...
A middle-of-the-night request for a police escort ended in a SWAT standoff in East Point early Sunday morning after officers heard active gunfire, according to authorities....
The Atlanta Police Department is investigating a shooting from Sunday morning. According to police, a man was working as a rideshare driver early this morning. He dropped the passenger off on Murphy Avenue, and the two men got into an argument. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A rideshare driver was hospitalized after being shot during an argument early Sunday, Atlanta police said. Officers arrived at Grady Memorial Hospital just before 5:30 a.m. after receiving a call about a gunshot victim. Police believe that the ...
A Channel 2 Action News photographer is on the scene in southwest Atlanta, where a massive fallen tree knocked out the power overnight. Neighbors on Kenilworth Drive said the tree fell on Saturday night, falling over power lines and knocking them down. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News...
A heat advisory is in effect across most of north Georgia through Sunday evening. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon says the advisory will stay in effect through 8 p.m., with the heat index up to 105 degrees. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV Weather App for alerts wherever you...
East Point police responded to a home and gunfire in the Bayberry, Villages of East Point neighborhood early on Sunday morning. According to police, around 2 a.m., a patrol officer was flagged down near a Citgo gas station on Stanton Road. Channel 2’s Bryan Mims is in the neighbo...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — SWAT officers converged on a condominium community early Sunday as part of a law enforcement investigation. Officers said they were patrolling the area around a Citgo gas station in the 2000 block of Stanton Road about 2 a.m. when they were fla...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) - A Louisville man has been arrested after police said he secretly recorded multiple people, including a minor, using a camera hidden in a shared bathroom. Chad N. Spurlock, 38, has been charged with multiple felony counts, including promot...
PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — Two men allegedly used millions of dollars meant for students to buy luxury items, including a $30,000-a-month rental in Miami. According to federal prosecutors, Jonathan Larry Ballew, 62, of Phoenix, and Leondo Ramone Davenport, 50, of Cincinnati, we...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Another hot, potentially stormy day is in store Sunday before some relief arrives early in the work week. Dangerous Heat Heat index values will climb to 100-105 degrees this afternoon as temperatures reach the mid to upper 90s. A Heat Advisory ...
LEROY TOWNSHIP, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) - A 12-year-old boy is dead and his 13-year-old sister is fighting for her life after both were struck by an SUV while riding their bicycles, authorities said. Michigan State Police Lansing Post troopers said the fatal crash happened at 11...
