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The survivor of a crash that killed an Atlanta father described their last conversation before the impact. “Right before, his last conversation was him telling me he gave his life to Christ,” said Takeria Randall. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] She sp...
Both gubernatorial candidates pounded the pavement of metro Atlanta communities Wednesday. The Democrat and Republican nominees talked about how they will use state money if they get elected. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Rick Jackson was at the capi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was arrested Aug. 21 and accused of breaking into a business with a brick, according to police. Police said surveillance footage captured Wyatt Weaver, 23, breaking into a business at 300 Peachtree St. NE with a brick on Aug. 21 around 1:...
RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - Dozens of drivers in Virginia returned to a parking lot and found their cars undrivable on Tuesday morning. Richmond police said an individual smashed more than 80 cars in a parking lot near Main Street Station. It happened at a parking lot arou...
A southeast Atlanta woman is hoping police can track down a man caught on camera touching himself sexually on her front stoop Monday afternoon.
Authorities in Florida released the mug shots of two people who were charged in Orange County with sexually abusing, molesting and neglecting four children. One of those arrested hails from Atlanta. Authorities say the children were confined in the sleeper cab of a tractor-traile...
Crew declared a medical emergency involving a pilot.
Authorities in Tennessee have arrested the parents of a nonverbal, autistic girl who was found dead in the water near their vacation home in South Carolina. Police accuse them of leaving the girl alone near the body of water where she was eventually found. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV ...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ( KBTX /Gray News) - A woman was arrested after police said she drove drunk through a highway construction zone and dragged a worker Monday night. Mary McGhee, 64, was charged with a third-offense driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault with a dead...
The man accused of shooting and killing a Warm Springs police sergeant had been arrested by that same officer just days earlier during an encounter that allegedly turned violent, according to arrest warrants obtained by Channel 2 Action News. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for a...
Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured, including two of...
A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of a triple shooting that left a father dead and two others severely injured . In November 2024, police say Karlton Sirmons, 38, kicked in the door of a Douglas County home to get to his girlfriend who was st...
Seasonal changes are affecting Metro Atlanta area drinking water, impacting the taste and odor of drinking water. Gwinnett County addressed concerns that customers may be having about the changes in their water. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Despite ...
The Democratic and Republican nominees for Georgia governor hit the campaign trail in metro Atlanta Wednesday, laying out their priorities for Georgia voters. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Republican nominee and healthcare founder Rick Jackson campai...
Throughout the day, locals and law enforcement officers stopped outside the Warm Springs Police Department to place bouquets of flowers and balloons in honor of the small-town officer killed on the job. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “I just wanted to...
Atlanta police are working to track down suspects and a motive in a deadly shooting Wednesday morning at a southeast Atlanta park . Police don’t believe the crime was random. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] An officer doing routine patrol around 9 a.m....
Douglas County sheriff's investigators arrested a man on child molestation and aggravated sodomy charges following a referral from state child welfare officials....
Whitfield County narcotics investigators arrested a man overnight on 10 drug-related charges, including felony cocaine trafficking and intent to distribute multiple controlled substances....
A Clayton County deputy faces criminal charges after state investigators say he misused a law enforcement license plate reader system for personal reasons....
Georgia Tech athletics and Atlanta-based Veritiv have announced a multi-year partnership that makes Veritiv the first jersey patch sponsor in Georgia Tech football history and the official sustainability partner of Georgia Tech Athletics. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alert...
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing a fatal officer-involved shooting after a man attacked a Grovetown investigator on Monday.
The city of Forest Park approved a data center application moratorium to give them time to adjust their zoning laws. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The city council approved a 90-day pause in a special called meeting on Monday, Javon Anthony Lloyd, th...
A 14-year-old girl is home recovering after being struck in the head with a golf club in Newnan.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents arrested a Clayton County Sheriff’s Office deputy Tuesday, charging him with misuse of the Flock license plate reader system. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Deputy Errol Farrell Jr., 40, of Lithonia, surrendered ...
BEREA, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A man died after a machine-related incident at a manufacturing plant in Kentucky on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Madison County Coroner’s Office was called to the Astemo Americas plant on Mayde Road in Berea. Coroner Jimmy Cornelison id...
The former East Point Police Chief took the witness stand on Tuesday, testifying that former officer Richard Gooddine breached core departmental policies on the night he was accused of sexually assaulting a minor....
A couple who lost their unborn son after police say a driver hit them at 94 mph. They say they forgive him and have moved to start over. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Symeon and Samantha Izaguirre were turning into a shopping plaza on Satellite Boule...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Another Hall County deputy has been fired after being accused of misusing the agency’s Flock camera system, according to the sheriff’s office. An ongoing audit of the department’s Flock automated license plate reader system found that Melissa W...
CEDAR HILL, Texas (Gray News) — An armed customer at a bank in Texas shot and killed an attempted robber, police said. According to the Cedar Hill Police Department , the shooting happened Monday morning at a Chase Bank. Officers were called to the bank just after 9 a.m. regardin...
(Gray News) - A woman whom Florida authorities are dubbing “Black Widow” is accused of targeting men on dating apps for money and drugging them. Samantha Adams, 39, was arrested Aug. 27 at a shopping center in Davenport after she agreed to meet the 69-year-old man there. Accordin...
Something new is sprouting in Newnan. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A Sprouts Farmers Market will open in Newnan in October, creating 83 full- and part-time jobs in the community, the company announced. The store will be located at 19 Millard Farmer ...
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A powerboat going more than 200 mph across the Lake of the Ozarks suddenly went airborne and crashed while competing in a boat race. The powerboat was competing in the 38th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout on Saturday. According to ev...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a man was shot to death at a Downtown Atlanta apartment complex. The deadly shooting happened at a complex on the 500 block of Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW, according to Atlanta police. Police have not released the victim’s iden...
Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a downtown Atlanta apartment complex. Officers were called to reports of a person down on Centennial Park Drive near Pine Street just after 12 p.m. NewsChopper 2 is flying to the scene. Get the latest updates on Channel 2 Action News ...
CORNELIUS, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - An Oregon man has been charged with attempted murder and sex abuse after an assault investigation. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a juvenile victim ran to the Cornelius Police Department last Thursday to report an assault...
A worker was taken to the hospital after being injured in a fire at The Cheesecake Factory at Perimeter Mall on Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] DeKalb County Fire Rescue crews said the fire was found toward the rear exterior of the restauran...
Atlanta police are investigating a homicide at a downtown Atlanta apartment complex on Wednesday afternoon.
Atlanta police say they’re investigating a homicide in downtown Atlanta Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Action News has NewsChopper 2 on the way to the scene. See more on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4 p.m. Police confirmed to...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A fire broke out at Dunwoody’s Perimeter Mall on Wednesday morning. DeKalb County Fire Rescue said the blaze was outside near the back of The Cheesecake Factory. Firefighters extinguished it before the flames could get inside the building. An e...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Woodstock firefighters are mourning one of their own. Senior Firefighter Andrew McMichen died while off duty, the Woodstock Fire Department announced in a social media post Wednesday . “Andrew was a valued member of our department, a friend, an...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Clayton County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested for allegedly abusing his Flock camera privileges. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said it took Erroll Farrell Jr., 40, into custody. He faces a charge of misuse of a license ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — At least one person died in a motorcycle crash on I-85 in Gwinnett County on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The accident happened around 12:08 p.m. on I-85 southbound at Indian Trail Road, closing three left lanes, the Georgia Depart...
Nearly all lanes of Interstate 85 southbound are shut down in Gwinnett County for a crash investigation. Gwinnett County police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that one person is dead. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The crash happened before Indian...
Two DeKalb County schools were put into lockdown Wednesday while police searched for a suspect in the area, a school official said. Stephenson Elementary and Stephenson High School are on lockdown. DEVELOPING STORY: We have reached out to DeKalb County Police for more information...
Police in Virginia say they responded to an emergency at an elementary school Wednesday morning, prompting an evacuation of students and staff.
Dollywood is announcing its plans to honor its founder, Dolly Parton. She died Aug. 25 at her home in Nashville at 80 years old. Watch the news conference: [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter ]...
A motor vehicle accident has shut down three lanes on Interstate 85 Southbound at Indian Trail Lilburn Road, prompting police to urge drivers to avoid the area....
The U.S. State Department issued an advisory for this South American destination warning that violent crime occurs "in urban areas, day and night."
A fire near Perimeter Mall sent a massive plume of black smoke into the air Wednesday before firefighters were able to bring the flames under control.
WAYNESBORO, Va. (Gray News) - Students and staff have been evacuated from an elementary school in Waynesboro, Virginia. Waynesboro Police Department said it is managing an emergency situation at Westwood Elementary School, according to WVIR . A local hospital, Augusta Health, rep...
An Atlanta mother faces accusations of cruelty to children after her child was found walking alone downtown. The Atlanta Police Department said around 11:35 p.m., officers responded to calls of an abandoned child on Luckie Street a short distance from the Georgia Aquarium. When o...
A cat that was accidentally taken to a dump in a couch is back home with its family. Read more trending news Neal Augenstein, a reporter with WTOP in the Washington, D.C., area, said he searched for the 8-year-old domestic shorthair for days when the cat didn’t come for dinner. “...
Atlanta police are investigating a fatal shooting at a park in southeast Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A mother is facing charges after her child was found by officers wandering a street near Downtown Atlanta, according to police. Atlanta police arrived in the 400 block of Luckie Street at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after a passerby called about ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A young Warm Springs police officer remembered for being a “great representation of the badge” was killed Wednesday morning, sparking a massive hunt for the suspect he arrested last week. Chris Fisher joined the city’s small police department i...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was shot and killed at a southeast Atlanta park on Wednesday morning, according to the city’s police department. Officers are investigating the incident at South Bend Park off Compton Drive. The circumstances behind the shooting are unkno...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Floyd County man was arrested in Alabama after deputies said he swam across a lake while trying to avoid capture. Eric Virta, 33, of Cartersville is accused of violating his probation, two firearms charges and terroristic threats and acts. In...
Police are investigating a deadly shooting at an Atlanta park. The shooting happened on Wednesday morning at South Bend Park along Compton Drive SE. Investigators confirmed that a man was found shot to death. We have a reporter and photographer at the scene speaking with investig...
A mother faces a charge after her nonverbal child was spotted wandering alone down a downtown street late Tuesday night, according to Atlanta police.
