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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former Covington police officer has been arrested for allegedly misusing his department’s Flock camera system, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). On Wednesday, the GBI arrested 29-year-old Michael Canty on charges of misu...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A few showers and storms remain possible today into Friday. It won’t be a washout, but it’s a good idea to have the umbrella nearby. This Afternoon & Tonight: Storms Still Possible Morning precipitation may limit additional storm development la...
Former Covington police officer Michael Bernard Dante Canty faces felony charges after state law enforcement officers arrested him Wednesday evening in Newton County....
Former East Point police officer Richard Gooddine is on trial for a second time at the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta on charges of raping at least five women, including two minors, while on duty. The first witness called Wednesday said she was 15 at the time she wa...
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A former Baptist preacher has been arrested after authorities say he stole thousands of dollars from a North Carolina church to cover personal expenses. The new charges against Devin Carroll, who was also an in-school suspension aide at ...
Investigators say a stranger went after a family with a knife inside a grocery store. It happened at the Mableton Supermarket along Mableton Parkway. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police say he got the knife from a shelf in the store, unpackaged it a...
A 27-year-old Lithonia resident was arrested Wednesday in connection with a July barbershop shooting, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities said he was found with three guns in his vehicle at the time of his arrest. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as new...
A case that left Justin Bieber’s sister-in-law in handcuffs has reached a new chapter in court. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to newly filed court records in Chatham County, prosecutors have moved to end the case against Alaia Baldwin Arono...
A deadly crash investigation shut down all lanes of Interstate 75/85 northbound for hours on Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields reported on Channel 2 Action News This Morning that the crash happened just before...
Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says isolated showers and storms could pop up through Thursday evening with a front stalled across our area. See what to expect Friday, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] T...
FBI and Atlanta police are searching for Ze’Kevious Zenard Perry for his alleged involvement in a mass shooting between two rival gangs on July 28, 2025, on Edgewood Avenue, that killed one victim and wounded 10 others. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gwinnett County police said a 17-year-old girl who was missing since July has been found safe. On July 24, the girl jumped out of a vehicle and ran near the State Route 316 eastbound ramp in the Lawrenceville area, according to the Gwinnett Cou...
TOWNSHIP OF WILSON, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) - A motorcyclist died after hitting a deer over the weekend in Wisconsin, authorities said. On Aug. 22, around 6:45 p.m., Eau Claire County deputies were called to the N2700 block of County Highway D for a crash involving a motorcycle a...
CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) - Police in California arrested a mother accused of breaking through the glass of a school bus door, climbing inside and confronting the bus driver. According to reports, the incident began when the driver stopped the school bus on a highway i...
A Cartersville man was arrested after officers seized a lethal amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine during an evening traffic stop, according to police....
EDGEMOOR, S.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Three men have been arrested in South Carolina after allegedly cutting down Flock cameras in Chester County. Jail records show Blaze Fuller, James Ryerson and Samuel Carlisle, all 19, were charged in connection with cutting down the cameras. Au...
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to fire two controllers who are accused of leaving their shifts about an hour before they were scheduled to end on the night when an Air Canada regional jet crashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport earlier this year. Read more ...
A man was killed after Georgia deputies say he lost control of his SUV and crashed into the roof of a home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday at a home in the 1900 b...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — More than a month after a man was shot at a DeKalb County barbershop, a suspect has been arrested, according to deputies. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit and the U.S. Marshals Service took 27-year-old Lamar Dionte Jones into cu...
A North Carolina doctor was arrested Aug. 22 after he allegedly fired into a Jeep during an interstate road rage incident, wounding two sisters, ages 12 and 20, according to Virginia State Police....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Canton man has been arrested after he allegedly intercepted a girl walking to school and sexually assaulted her. Saymond Sookram faces charges of aggravated child molestation, trafficking a person for sexual servitude and interference with cu...
A metro Atlanta police officer has been fired and arrested after an internal audit uncovered what officials say is an unusually high level of activity involving a law enforcement technology system. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Covington Police D...
Walmart recalled another 165,250 fabric dressers that could tip over if they’re not anchored to the wall. Read more trending news The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on Aug. 27, saying it previously recalled 165,000 Mainstays 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers in Ma...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A former Knoxville police officer accused of inappropriately touching a deceased woman’s body has been indicted. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, agents began investigating Shigeki Nagamoto, 38, in June. Nagamoto was employ...
Detectives have arrested a Canton man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who had missed her school bus. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The girl’s family reported she had missed her bus and was walking to school, the Cherokee County Sher...
A 27-year-old man faces aggravated assault charges after authorities arrested him in Lithonia on Wednesday for a July barbershop shooting that left a man seriously injured, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office....
Authorities in Georgia are investigating a possible illegal dumping incident after what appeared to be human waste was discovered in a river near a public landing. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Tuesday, Monroe County deputies were called to the ar...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was arrested last week after Cobb County police said he pretended to be a law enforcement officer at a local park. Larry Copeland, 65, faces charges of false imprisonment, robbery, second-degree criminal damage to property and impersonati...
A massive recall of grill brushes has been expanded to include an additional 1.9 million brushes. Read more trending news The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the small metal wire bristles of the Cuisinart Grill Brushes can come off and stick to the grill or food, pos...
A driver is facing multiple charges after deputies say he led authorities on a high-speed chase Wednesday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Coweta County deputies said around 3:40 p.m. they tried to stop a vehicle for traffic violations on Wel...
LUFKIN, Texas ( KTRE /Gray News) — A Texas police officer used a Flock license plate reader more than 10,000 times to track an ex-girlfriend, her family members and other people she had relationships with, according to an arrest affidavit. Zachary Anthony Klein, 32, was indicted ...
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A child was hit and killed by a dump truck on his way to school Tuesday morning. Tennessee Highway Patrol said the child was pronounced dead at the scene, which is just blocks away from Robert E. Lee Elementary School and East Middle School. ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Mableton appointed its first-ever public safety director Wednesday as a petition circulated to dissolve the young city. Dr. Kerry Stallings, the current police chief for the University System of Georgia, was appointed in a 5-1 vote. “We’re not ...
A metro Atlanta deputy has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on a misdemeanor charge of making harassing phone calls. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville police charged Austi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Memorial Drive is blocked off in southeast Atlanta on Thursday morning due to a gas leak. The leak is near the intersection of Memorial Drive and Wilbur Avenue, according to Atlanta Fire Rescue. The public is asked to avoid the area as crews wo...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man allegedly shot and killed his brother in DeKalb County on Wednesday afternoon. DeKalb County police were called to a home in the 2100 block of Hidden Creek Drive in unincorporated Decatur, where they found 23-year-old Devon Asquet with se...
One person was hospitalized Wednesday after a shooting in a DeKalb County neighborhood, according to police.
A South Florida woman was arrested on Tuesday after police said she entered a closed Secret Service checkpoint near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, a move that escalated into a pursuit that resulted in an arrest and a dog that was fatally shot. Read more trending news...
A man has been charged with murder after police say he shot and killed his brother. DeKalb County police responded to a shooting at a home on Hidden Creek Drive on Wednesday morning. NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene as police were putting crime scene tape up around the home. [DO...
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) - Patricia Tarver, 71, and her daughter Amita Spear were cited with disorderly conduct at a Walmart in Bainbridge, Georgia, on Aug. 18, according to a Bainbridge Public Safety report. Tarver said another woman threatened her while she was shoppi...
Gwinnett County police are asking for help finding 16-year-old Adah George, who was reported missing from her Lilburn home Aug. 19.
Three people were robbed at gunpoint after arranging Facebook Marketplace meetups in southwest Atlanta, according to police.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — All lanes have reopened on the Downtown Connector early Thursday after a pedestrian was struck and killed. Emergency crews and a police investigation blocked I-75/85 north near North Avenue for several hours during the morning commute. When off...
Mosquito traps at a popular park have tested positive for West Nile virus. The City of South Fulton put out a public health alert for Welcome All Park on Wednesday. Crews will be out spraying for mosquitoes at the park on Thursday. This is the second location affected in South Fu...
The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 16-year-old girl. Adah George’s family reported her missing after she didn’t return to home on Hewatt Road on Aug. 19. Police say George has health concerns that make finding her especially im...
The City of Cartersville’s new Recreation Center will soon get some of its power from the sun, thanks to a partnership with Qcells. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Qcells, a global clean energy company with a presence in Northwest Georgia, donated the ...
Griffin is welcoming two new members to its public safety teams, and both happen to have four paws. The Griffin Police Department introduced K-9 Bella and Griffin Fire-Rescue K-9 Delilah on National Dog Day Wednesday, highlighting the specialized skills the two pups will bring to...
Dolly Parton’s legacy will take center stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville this weekend. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Opry will dedicate its Saturday show to Parton, honoring her life, legacy and decades-long impact on country music followi...
The City of Mableton has appointed its first public safety director as the city moves closer to establishing its own police department. The Mableton City Council voted Wednesday night to appoint Chief Kerry Stallings, who most recently oversaw security for the University System o...
Months after someone was shot inside the Decatur Library , the person accused of firing those shots is no longer facing charges. Medicus Brown, 44, was arrested in February and charged with aggravated assault with the intent to murder and possession of a firearm during the commis...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - A Kentucky police officer is facing multiple charges after authorities said he misused access to Flock camera database systems to track a woman’s movements over a five-month period. Asad Zahir, 40, faces five counts of first-degree official mi...
A former East Point police officer is back on trial in Fulton County, accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and another woman. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Richard Gooddine is facing a second trial after his first trial in 2022 ended in ...
SANTA FE, N.M. ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A San Carlos Apache tribal member and firefighter died while assisting with wildfire suppression efforts in New Mexico. Randy Lupe, 62, from the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation , died from a medical emergency on Sunday. Officials said ...
Atlanta police are looking for the driver who left the scene of a deadly crash on Interstate 75. Witnesses said they urged the victim to move her car off the interstate just moments before she was hit and killed. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “I woul...
Avondale Estates residents voiced privacy concerns at City Hall over local police use of Flock surveillance cameras.
PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A man was jailed after he was allegedly caught damaging a photo safety camera in Phoenix last week, with damages estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars. Brandon Ribadeneira, 20, was arrested this week on one felony count of criminal damage....
A woman is in custody 17 years after a Loganville mother of four died in Gwinnett County following silicone injections that police say she had no license to give. Tamaira Angell Smith, 52, is charged with felony murder in the death of 29-year-old Eyanna Moore of Loganville. Offic...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after battling a kitchen fire Tuesday evening in Cherokee County, officials said. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded about 6 p.m. to a residential structure fire near ...
The U.S. Postal Service requested a price hike ahead of the 2026 holiday season. The price increase would be temporary, according to USPS. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The increase will help cover extra handling costs on retail and commercial domest...
New police body-camera video of San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York being arrested on Sunday morning at a trailer park in East Palestine, Ohio, shows York being placed in handcuffs....
