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UNION, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - A teenage girl was found dead by her mother Wednesday morning, and the man arrested in connection with her death was denied bond. Union Public Safety Department officials said Dedrick Hay, of the Columbia area, is charged with murder and possessio...
A South Fulton man and his two dogs are back home after a Fairburn police officer shot all three during an encounter early Thursday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the shooting, which hap...
The City of Kennesaw officially opened its new public safety facility on Wednesday, consolidating the Kennesaw Police Department under one roof. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The 25,000-square-foot building at 3074 Moon Station Road brings all depart...
LaGrange police are asking for the public’s help identifying people accused of using an 84-year-old victim’s credit card without permission. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police said the suspects used the card for personal gain at the LaGrange CVS at...
Two young men were arrested and are facing murder charges following a deadly shooting at South Bend Park earlier this month, according to Atlanta Police....
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 24-year-old DeKalb County Jail inmate found wounded in his cell. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] David Addo-Wright of Covington was found unresponsive with several wounds on Wednesday,...
A neighbor said the man found dead with burns inside a southwest Atlanta apartment was the kind of person who would step in to help others. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Michael Seiden says police still have not said exactly what happened...
Target called police after four 19-year-olds allegedly stole over $1,000 in merchandise, including 60 beauty products, in Newnan.
As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, Channel 2 Action News is taking a look at families who started a business and turned it into an economic engine. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Jorge Estevez spent the day with a woman whose family expand...
Students are struggling to understand why their beauty school is suddenly shutting down after nearly 40 years in business , forcing them to finish their education elsewhere. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Career Institute in Conyers gave n...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in an August kidnapping. Julious George Khalid and others allegedly stopped a victim at gunpoint on I-20 near Panola Road on Aug. 7. The group allegedly por...
A man who was shot twice at President Donald Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania, rally in 2024 has died, Channel 2 Action News sister station WPXI reports . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The House Republicans confirmed on X the death of James Copenhaver, s...
A man has been sentenced after a jury found him guilty of abusing a nonverbal 3-year-old child with developmental disabilities, according to the district attorney’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Sept. 23, the Ocmulgee District Attorney’s O...
Inside an 86,000-square-foot industrial plant in Newnan, Oldcastle Infrastructure builds concrete pipe to last at least a century, company leadership told Channel 2’s Brendt Petersen . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] While business is a solid as the pi...
WASHINGTON, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) — A 17-year-old high school senior in North Carolina said she was fired from her job at a car wash after she was attacked while on shift. Ja’Neice Shamble said she believes she was wrongfully terminated after defending herself and other custome...
A man wanted in a New York murder was shot Thursday near a Gwinnett County elementary school after a five-hour manhunt that sent middle schoolers to a church, sheriff’s officials say. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Kean Wiggins, 35, is under arrest an...
An Ohio man was arrested after allegedly hiding in the ceiling above a college women’s soccer locker room and photographing players as they changed.
A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him in the shooting deaths of two people at an extended-stay motel in unincorporated Decatur . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced...
Atlanta police are searching for a driver who left the scene after hitting and killing a man on Interstate 75/85 southbound near University Avenue SW early Saturday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The hit-and-run occurred at approximately 4:55 a.m. Of...
One person was arrested, and another is in the hospital following a domestic-related shooting on Thursday in Newton County, according to the sheriff's office....
Retailer Primark has opened its first Augusta location at Augusta Mall, expanding its store presence in Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The new location follows the company’s debut in Georgia at Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville on Sept. 8. Wit...
A New York murder suspect is in custody after opening fire on law enforcement officers during an hours-long manhunt in Gwinnett County on Thursday morning, according to authorities....
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man wanted in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case in metro Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Atlan...
Editor’s note: the above video is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 67-year-old man reported missing in DeKalb County Wednesday has been found safe, police said. Earnest Tarver had been last seen around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday leaving the 6200 block of Say...
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. ( WTOC /Gray News) - Police in Georgia say a restaurant employee has been arrested after hidden cameras were discovered inside the restrooms of a Tybee Island eatery. Detectives with the Tybee Island Police Department charged 48-year-old Larry Walter Chase with ...
A Fairburn police officer fired at dogs outside a home shortly after midnight Sept. 24, according to an initial incident report.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Georgia State Patrol with a death investigation along Interstate 75 in Bartow County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A GBI spokesperson confirmed Thursday that the agency was requested by the Georgi...
The Blue Cactus Company has recalled battery packs used on reclining chairs because the lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard. Read more trending news The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall affects the 2500 mAh battery pack, RWX-RBP02. ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Atlanta dining has moved well past the traditional debate between New York-style foldable slices and Italian wood-fired Neapolitan pies. Across the metro area, independent kitchens and neighborhood bakeries are embracing a wide range of regional traditio...
An investigation is underway into the death of a 4-year-old girl following a medical emergency at a Georgia home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Bibb County deputies identified the child as Jayde Wooten, who died after an incident at a home in the 120...
Cobb County police arrested two men early Thursday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Curdravious Clark at a Norfolk Southern railyard....
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) - A woman has been arrested for murdering her husband and setting the house on fire while her daughter was inside, according to police. Nicole Taylor’s daughter was also found dead inside the home, according to Virginia State Police. Nicole ...
A suspect has been arrested after unauthorized cameras were discovered inside an auditorium used by students across a Georgia school district, authorities said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office said it began investig...
UPDATE: Mr. Tarver has been found safe. The DeKalb County Police Department has issued a Mattie’s Call for an elderly man with dementia Wednesday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The missing man’s name is Earnest Tarver. The 67-year-old was last ...
An apartment fire is now the center of an Atlanta police investigation after a body was discovered. Crews found a man dead inside a unit on Stanton Road near Campbellton Road. Police are working with arson investigators who found the fire suspicious. The strange circumstances sur...
A Fairburn police officer shot two dogs and a homeowner in the foot while responding to a call on Thursday morning. The officer-involved shooting happened outside a home on Bishop Road along the Fairburn-South Fulton city line. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach reports that the Georgia ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — More than a week after a Norfolk Southern contractor was shot to death at a facility in Austell, Cobb County police arrested two people Thursday and charged them with murder. Michael Antwaun Riles and Keondre Darrell Johnson were both taken int...
A drone spotted near a Georgia prison early Thursday morning led police to a large stash of suspected contraband. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Wrightsville police and Johnson County deputies were alerted around 3:10 a.m. after a 911 caller reported ...
ZCK01 recalled 48,405 Kesyup mattresses because they violate the mandatory flammability standard for mattresses and pose a risk of serious injury or death from fire, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Read more trending news The recall covered 12-inch mattresses sold in...
Channel 2 Action News has learned that police have made two arrests in the shooting death of a Norfolk Southern employee in Cobb County. According to arrest warrants, Michael Antwaun Riles and Keondre Johnson have been charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a fire...
A 34-minute response by Cherokee County law enforcement led to the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the arrest of a wanted suspect found with drugs inside a local store Tuesday....
A man who poisoned himself with cyanide in an Idaho church more than 40 years ago has been identified, and investigators say he may be connected to the 1980s Tylenol murders that remain unsolved....
A massive fire in California forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes. Read more trending news The danger isn’t the flames themselves, but the lithium batteries stored at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in La Verne. The fire started Tuesday in a battery e...
Gias Foods recalled two lots of pasta sold at Walmart because it could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Read more trending news The company said it recalled the bettergoods brand of Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, which was distributed nationwide, the Food...
A contentious work session over the City of Atlanta’s plan to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County ended in a shouting match on Sept. 23. Community advocates and agencies, Atlanta and Fulton County police, and elected officials presented history and present-day...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - The foster son of Ree Drummond, widely known as The Pioneer Woman, was arrested Sept. 14 on drug and assault charges after he allegedly hit a police officer. According to University of Alabama at Birmingham Police, an officer responded to a r...
The investigation into the death of Presley Gerber continues as details about the facility that he had checked into come to light. Read more trending news Santa Monica Police said there were no signs of foul play and that his death is being investigated as a suspected overdose, t...
( InvestigateTV ) — Fraudsters use AI technology to create convincing voice clones in a matter of seconds. InvestigateTV+ examines how online criminals are cashing in and the simple steps you can take to protect your family. Plus, drivers arrested for DUI and later proven complet...
A shooting near a northwest Atlanta restaurant early Thursday morning left two men hospitalized, including one in critical condition, according to Atlanta police....
Atlanta police are investigating an overnight break-in at First Class Sneaks, a shoe store on Euclid Avenue.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Fairburn police officer shot a man and his family’s two dogs early Thursday in front of the man’s four young children, according to the man’s wife. Kelsy Lackey said they called 911 just after midnight on Bishop Road because she was worried a...
What employees found inside a Georgia restaurant’s bathrooms has led to an arrest, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Employees at North Beach Bar and Grill contacted the Tybee Island Police Department on Sept. 17 after discovering a small ca...
