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U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Justice Department’s decision to raid the Fulton County elections hub as federal investigators continue a criminal investigation tied to the 2020 election. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Blanche spok...
The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is warning parents about the consequences of their children behaving recklessly when riding e-bikes. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The sheriff’s office said they could have charged the young people with reckless driving,...
A Cherokee County commissioner said a man yelling and pointing his finger pushed down his wife after a town hall, “aggressive behavior that caused physical injuries.” [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Cherokee County District 4 Commissioner Corey Ragsdal...
HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A woman is dead and two others were injured, including a toddler, after a horse and buggy was hit from behind on a highway, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Route 50 ne...
Caleb Mills of South Carolina was arrested in Athens-Clarke County for identity fraud and related fraudulent offenses.
SMYRNA, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A child died at an unlicensed child care operation in Smyrna, authorities said. Smyrna police officers responded to a medical call on Lake Farm Road involving the death of a child. The Tennessee Department of Human Services said the provider is ...
Friday marks two years since the deadliest act of school violence in Georgia’s history. On Sept. 4, 2024, Colt Gray opened fire inside Apalachee High School, killing two students and two teachers, and wounding more than a dozen more. On Thursday, Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach was at...
Thursday night is the last time you’ll see the sun at 8 p.m. this year. Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says the sun will set at 8 p.m. on Thursday and it’s the last time until April 4, 2027. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] This tim...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Flags flew at half-staff across Warm Springs on Thursday as the small community continued to mourn the loss of veteran officer, Sgt. Chris Fisher, who was killed in the line of duty early Wednesday morning. Warm Springs Police Chief Matt Mayfie...
Channel 2 Action News learned people have been trapped inside elevators at Fulton County Jail more than 100 times. Exclusive access inside the facility, LIVE on Channel 2 at 6:00 p.m. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Sheriff Pat Labat and Channel 2’s Mi...
NORTH BEND, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A man drowned in the Ohio River while trying to retrieve a remote-controlled boat, authorities said. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Miami Township Fire Department responded about 9:30 p.m. Friday to Harbor Drive in Nor...
Just hours after posting on social media that he was stepping away from football, a now-former University of Georgia player was arrested. Xzavier McLeod was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon and charged with misdemeanor trespass - damage...
The Minnesota BCA has provided a full timeline of Wednesday's mass shooting in Minneapolis that they now say began with a domestic dispute outside the apartment building and ended in an exchange of gunfire with officers....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Kroy Biermann Jr., the son of Kim Zolciak, a former star of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” and ex-Atlanta Falcons player Kroy Biermann has been indicted on seven felony counts following his arrest last month on sexual assault charges in Alpharett...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Gray News) — A man is accused of killing his cousin during an argument about the spice level of the enchiladas they were having for dinner. According to online jail records , 22-year-old Ervin Gutierrez is charged with first-degree murder. KOB reported that Alb...
An Atlanta man faces a lengthy prison sentence after a drug distribution scheme that used sham produce companies. One of the intercepted shipments was destined for a farmer’s market in Clayton County, according to authorities. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news br...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Social media videos portraying a private Suwanee residence as an abandoned place to explore led to four separate trespassing incidents at the home, according to Gwinnett County police. Officers responded to the residence in the 3900 block of We...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A South Fulton police officer has passed away, the department announced Thursday. “It is with profoundly heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Officer Danielle McClendon,” the South Fulton Police Department said in a social media post . ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate trustee walked off the job Thursday and got into a woman’s car. But now he’s back in the county’s custody. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Isaac Kindle, 21, was taken into custody in the area of Barret...
A man and a woman traveling Monday from Philadelphia International Airport to the Dominican Republic ended up traveling a little lighter after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) currency detector K9 alerted officers to thousands of dollars of undeclared currency....
The son of a former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star and Atlanta Falcons player has been indicted on sex crime charges after an incident earlier this year. Kroy Biermann Jr., 15, is being charged as an adult on seven counts, including aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual batt...
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Funeral arrangements have been released for Chris Fisher, the Warm Springs police officer killed in the line of duty on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, a visitation will be held from noo...
LEBANON, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) – A small plane crash-landed near a Tennessee elementary school on Tuesday evening. The plane crashed near Byers Dowdy Elementary School in Lebanon just before 6:30 p.m. Officers said students were at school when the plane landed, but they were n...
Gas South Arena will break ground on a $175 million renovation project at the arena and the surrounding Gas South District campus. The groundbreaking ceremony is set for 10 a.m. at Gas South Arena Plaza on Sept. 3. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The p...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man accused of damaging several Cobb County Flock cameras on Tuesday night has been arrested. Colby Williams faces four counts of second-degree criminal damage to property, four counts of third-degree arson, one count of reckless conduct and ...
An Oregon man is accused of firing toward tree workers and sheriff’s drones during an incident in which investigators believe he may have fired more than 200 rounds....
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A man in Mississippi was cited after authorities said he was illegally moving a manufactured home when it became stuck and blocked a highway. The incident happened Thursday, Aug. 27, according to the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office...
A Kennesaw State University student was found dead in his off-campus student housing unit after his mother called in a welfare check. She had not heard from him in about 10 days. Police said in a preliminary report Saturday that none of Larry Green’s three roommates had noticed t...
MANHATTAN, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) — The owners of a classic car exhibit are still cleaning up after someone crashed through their wall and into several valuable cars. The crash happened late Friday night at Midwest Dream Car Collection in Kansas. “It was a giant gaping hole in t...
On Thursday, Sept. 3, Atlanta Watershed Management crews told Rough Draft they plan to reopen a closed section of Roberts Drive near Roswell Road for holiday travelers on Labor Day weekend. While crews were able to make an emergency repair to the water main on Sept. 1, a section ...
A mystery animal attacked a man in a Lebanon, New Hampshire, parking lot, surveillance video released by police shows.
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) – A sixth grader riding a bike was hit and killed by a school bus Wednesday morning, according to officials. Torren O’Grady, a student at North Stonington Elementary, was riding behind the bus around 8:30 a.m. Police said as the bus turn...
Two people were killed on Thursday when a small plane crashed near a west-central Florida airport, authorities said. Read more trending news According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Lancair Evolution airplane crashed in a wooded area near U.S. 301 and Maislin Dr...
Five adults were arrested, and seven teens were contacted after breaking into an unoccupied home in the 3900 block of Westbrook Road in Suwanee, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department....
Parents of infants, check your children’s toys after the Consumer Product Safety Commission said that a type of Elmo teether could pose a choking hazard. Read more trending news Skip Hop recalled Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers because the black eyes can come off and po...
A 19-year-old gunman forced his way into a central Virginia elementary school on Wednesday, where police said he wounded a staff member before fatally shooting himself, authorities said. Read more trending news The shooting occurred at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesbo...
A Mississippi police chief was fired following reports of racist text messages and amid continuing scrutiny of a police shooting that killed a 1-year-old boy....
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) — A couple in Nebraska dropped off a newborn at a fire station, surrendering the infant under the state’s Safe Haven Law . The baby girl was brought to an Omaha fire station Friday morning. The couple told firefighters that they had found the baby a...
The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office partnered with state task forces to carry out targeted operations resulting in three arrests.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An 18-year-old died in a crash between a motorcycle and a car in Forsyth County on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies were called to the crash on Peachtree Parkway at around 2 p.m. The motorcyclist, 18-year-old Caleb Johnson of Cumm...
An 18-year-old driver died Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle struck a turning vehicle along Peachtree Parkway, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office....
A third Hall County Sheriff's Office investigator has been fired after an internal audit uncovered alleged unauthorized use of the agency's Flock Safety system....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It’s a new month. September is the start of meteorological fall but for Georgia, the heat still dominates. Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale from WRDW in Augusta, Chief Meteorologist Yolanda Amadeo from WALB in Albany and Atlanta News First First ...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of millions of bottles of cleaners because they could be contaminated with bacteria. The cleaners, made by Clorox, were sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Read more trending news The recall affects 6.3 mill...
A New Mexico man is accused of fatally shooting his cousin on Aug. 27 after the two men argued over whose green chile enchiladas were spicier, authorities said. Read more trending news According to Bernalillo County online booking records, Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez, 22, was arreste...
Arrest warrants show Warm Springs Officer Chris Fisher had a physical confrontation with Jimmy Lee Steverson just days before authorities say Steverson shot and killed him....
Atlanta police are working to track down suspects and a motive after a man was found shot to death at a southeast Atlanta park. On Thursday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 49-year-old Evans Tshongwe. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Hundreds of customers are without power early Thursday after a tree knocked down a utility pole in an east Atlanta neighborhood. The incident occurred at Pasley Avenue near Flat Shoats Avenue in DeKalb County. Emergency crews are on the scene a...
A growing memorial outside the Warm Springs Police Department is honoring 36-year-old Officer Chris Fisher as a tight-knit Georgia community mourn.
Two people were killed and six others -- including three police officers -- were injured in the wake of a shooting on Thursday after a standoff at an apartment building near downtown Minneapolis, authorities said. The suspect is also dead. Read more trending news One of the victi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) —A crash involving a semi-truck has shut down multiple lanes early Thursday on Interstate 285 north near Interstate 20 in DeKalb County. Emergency crews are on the scene and working to clear the accident. This is a developing story. Please stay w...
A Georgia fugitive was captured in Alabama after deputies said he jumped into Weiss Lake while they were trying to arrest him. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the Cherokee County Alabama Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to a campground in t...
A Tesla caught fire Thursday morning in northwest Atlanta, prompting a response from Atlanta police and fire crews. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The vehicle was on Chattahoochee Avenue NW near Logan Circle NW. Firefighters arrived to find the car fu...
A metro Atlanta rapper who wrote a song called “Fraud God” will spend years in prison after prosecutors said he built a fraud scheme involving thousands of stolen checks and sold tutorials teaching others how to commit financial crimes. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts ...
SENATOBIA, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - The police chief of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed a 1-year-old Black boy in June has been fired over allegations he used racial slurs in text messages. The City of Senatobia fired Police Chief Harold “Hal” Vanderford after re...
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:...
