ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was arrested last week after he allegedly groped a Lyft driver, threatened a responding police officer and then tried to bribe his way out of the situation at a popular Marietta diner, according to arrest warrants. Latrell Wilbert faces c...
Melvin K. Carter has been appointed as the chief of DeKalb County Fire Rescue. DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced the appointment, selecting a 26-year veteran of the department to lead the agency. Carter is a lifelong resident of DeKalb Count...
Two men are facing charges in Panama City, Florida, after police said they got into a machete fight in a Publix parking lot. Read more trending news WMBB reported that Everette Krichbabum, 52, was in his car when James Gay, 35, approached him to confront him about a previous issu...
A police officer in southern Illinois was hospitalized with minor injuries on Tuesday when a woman crashed her vehicle into a police squad car and then into a building that is the home of a Honey Baked Ham seasonal store, authorities said. Read more trending news According to the...
A metro Atlanta woman is accused of orchestrating a kidnapping that sparked a multi-state search for a missing 6-month-old baby before the child was found safe just hours later. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Ind...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It’s August in Georgia. Typically, it’s the dog days of summer before the shift to hopefully cooler temperatures in the coming months. Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale from WRDW in Augusta, Chief Meteorologist Yolanda Amadeo from WALB in Albany a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Fannin County’s City of McCaysville continues to deal with impacts from last weekend’s severe flooding — including the closure of the local police department and U.S. Post Office buildings. On Wednesday, McCaysville Police Chief Michael Earley ...
A metro Atlanta city is testing its fire hydrants and servicing them in an ongoing basis and it’s telling residents that means their water might look different. According to the City of Fayetteville, the fire department is servicing hydrants across the city. While doing tests on ...
A high school track team’s booster club is out $65,000, and the former coach is accused of taking it. The Gwinnett Schools Police Department has been investigating this since October and detailed Thursday where they say some of that stolen money went. How the school district is c...
One person was shot Thursday morning at the Ford dealership in Fayetteville, according to officials.
A Southern California motorist who allegedly was experiencing a medical emergency crashed his Tesla through a brick wall late Tuesday, damaging four residences, authorities said. Read more trending news According to the Orange Police Department, the 22-year-old motorist lost cont...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police have arrested a social media influencer accused of beating a man up two years ago. On Sunday, officers were called to a hit-and-run car accident at 610 Spring St. NW. While speaking with the driver and passenger inside the car th...
A 22-year-old Atlanta woman has been arrested in connection with a fight that left another woman with a broken arm following a day trip to Lake Lanier earlier this summer, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Hall County i...
A fundraiser has been launched to support four children who lost their parents in a deadly Carroll County crash.
A southern Illinois man was killed in a residential explosion on Tuesday, authorities said. Read more trending news Dave Turner, 77, of Energy, died when the building exploded at about 7:08 p.m. CT, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said. The explosion leveled the home and s...
A 5-year-old girl has died after a minibike she was riding crashed into a chain connected to concrete poles. The collision happened July 31 in a strip mall parking lot, WJBF reported. Ulyssia Thomas, 5 years old, was riding on the back of the bike with a 17-year-old driving, the ...
Atlanta police are searching for answers after a man was shot during a dispute inside a home on Eason Street NW late Wednesday night.
A 55-year-old Georgia man was sentenced to years in prison for operating a dog-fighting and drug enterprise. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Terrius Bradford, 55, of Sale City, Ga., was sentenced today to 120 months in prison. His sentencing includes t...
A 1,600-pound horse was rescued Wednesday after it became trapped in a creek on private property. The Forsyth County Fire Department collaborated with specialized crews from neighboring Cherokee County to free the animal. The rescue operation lasted five hours as teams from both ...
MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (Gray News) — A mother and grandmother in New York state are suspected of conspiring to kill four children and then themselves. According to WCAX , police were called to Amy Steadman’s home in Mechanicville, New York, on June 23 for a welfare check after neigh...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that more than 1,770,000 attic ladders were recalled. The bolts can break while it is being used, posing a fall risk. Read more trending news The recall affects Louisville, Featherlite, Lite & Century Attic Stairway Ladders that ha...
A resilient and resourceful cat may have used up one of its nine lives, but the feline is safe after surviving several days in a Utah apartment complex gutted by fire. Read more trending news Ryder Mathis, of Midvale, was reunited with his cat, named Toast, after firefighters fou...
Five suspects are in custody after a police pursuit in Cobb County that ended Wednesday near Riverview Road, according to the Cobb County Police Department....
Police in Maryland said a 13-year-old was behind the wheel of a stolen car that was involved in a crash that killed another driver. Read more trending news The crash happened before sunrise on Aug. 4 in Germantown, Maryland, WRC reported. The driver of a 2007 Toyota Matrix was ki...
One person died and 11 others -- including four firefighters -- were injured on Wednesday after an explosion caused a large fire in a New York City apartment, fire officials said. Read more trending news According to the New York City Fire Department , crews responded to a fire i...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. ( WJHG /Gray News) - Two men were taken to the hospital and later arrested after getting into a machete fight in a Publix parking lot. The Washington Sheriff’s Office said Everette Krichbabum and James Tristian Gay were arrested after the fight on Tuesday. Panam...
Atlanta police arrested social media influencer Shamar McCoy in Midtown Atlanta on Sunday after a hit-and-run crash investigation revealed an active arrest warrant for battery....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The mother of an 18-year-old shot in northwest Atlanta is asking anyone with information to contact police, as her son recovers from surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital. DeQuaviyon Whatley was shot in the head in the 1300 block of Eason Street o...
New video released by Arizona police on Tuesday shows bystanders thwarting a suspect from robbing a 70-year-old man at a fast-food restaurant in Tucson, authorities said. Read more trending news According to the Tucson Police Department, the incident occurred on July 9. Officers ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — All lanes are clear on Interstate 75 northbound at Interstate 675 after a deadly crash early Thursday in Henry County. The Stockbridge police said officers assisted emergency personnel in clearing the accident, which closed most northbound lane...
An 18-year-old student at Lake Oconee Academy was arrested Wednesday after authorities discovered a handgun and marijuana in his vehicle. Abias Smith was taken into custody by Greene County deputies following an investigation into contraband found on the school campus. The invest...
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A Florida man is facing several charges after police say he stalked a woman he met on a dating app and stole the ashes of her late son. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Justin Fountain was arrested Saturday as he allegedly us...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A 23-year-old Tennessee man is facing charges after police say he fatally shot his co-worker at a U-Haul store after an argument over a drink. Metro Nashville Police say 23-year-old Devin Rice was taken into custody Wednesday after he alleged...
A Georgia city that spent months pushing back against a proposed immigrant detention center has made an agreement with ICE. Channel 2 Action News has reported extensively on the planned detention center in Hall County that seems to have been scrapped. However, Oakwood police sign...
Police are investigating an incident in an Atlanta neighborhood on Wednesday night. Officers were called to Eason Street off Joseph E. Boone Blvd. Channel 2 Action News is on the scene as someone was taken away in an ambulance. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news b...
Greene County deputies arrested an 18-year-old high school student Wednesday after finding a gun and marijuana in his car.
A Hall County man is facing multiple felony charges after deputies say he sexually assaulted a woman inside a Gainesville home over the weekend. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded just befo...
Two people are facing charges after a weapon was accidentally discharged inside a Clayton County Walmart on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people were grazed by a bullet after a man accidentally discharged a firearm inside a Clayton County Walmart on Wednesday, according to police. Clayton County police said officers were at the Walmart located at 2940 Anvilblock Road in Ellen...
Two people were grazed by a bullet inside a Walmart in Clayton County on Wednesday afternoon. Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco was at the Walmart on Anvilblock Road as a large number of police conducted an investigation. Police say Quentendou Arnold, 18, accidentally discharged a g...
A social media personality who was the victim of a hit-and-run earlier this week is facing charges for a 2024 incident. Atlanta police were investigating a hit-and-run on Spring Street early Monday morning when they learned the passenger in the victim’s car had warrants of his ow...
Police are searching for two men who allegedly stole about $17,000 in merchandise from a Lululemon store in Peachtree City.
A group of Douglas County homeowners says they’re paying hundreds of dollars a month in homeowners association fees but aren’t getting the exterior maintenance they say they’re promised. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Residents of the Tributary at New...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Scattered storms will bring rain, lightning, and the potential for flooding again on Thursday. Tonight Scattered storms are winding down, and we will see a mostly quiet and muggy night. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 70s, and the rain...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cobb County police said five suspects wanted in connection with a Tennessee armed robbery are in custody after a chase that injured two officers Wednesday. Around 11:35 a.m., Cobb County officers learned that a U-Haul van connected with the rob...
A 36-year-old man wanted on out-of-state charges was arrested in Gordon County following a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle.
Atlanta police are searching for a man who slashed the tires of two vehicles with a knife along Hermer Circle NW in late June.
A former Gwinnett County teacher and Hall of Fame track coach accused of stealing more than $25,000 from his team’s booster club has bonded out of jail, as students say they learned about his arrest on their first day back to school. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as ...
A man is now facing charges in a deadly DUI crash in Cobb County that happened Tuesday night, according to police.
A joint rescue operation freed a 1,600-pound horse after it became trapped in a Forsyth County creek bed Tuesday.
Two Cobb County police officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday after a chase and crash. On Tuesday morning, officers received information about a U-Haul that had been used in an armed robbery in Memphis, Tennessee. Officers spotted the U-...
Nominees for governor spoke at the Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon in Athens Wednesday. They spoke to Georgia business leaders about their plans if elected. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Keisha Lance Bottoms, the democratic governor nomine...
DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson appointed Melvin K. Carter as Chief of DeKalb County Fire Rescue on Wednesday.
Gwinnett County police are searching for four people wanted in connection with a repeat burglary at a Hoschton vape shop.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - Emergency crews in South Carolina responded to a truck explosion in the parking lot of a Spartanburg restaurant on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Westview Fire Department, first responders were called to an area Denny’s regarding a ha...
The estimated 80,000 World Cup visitors who flooded Atlanta’s South Downtown district are gone, but developers and business owners say the neighborhood’s transformation is far from over. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Walking through the area near Mer...
DAPHNE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) - Alabama authorities are warning parents after a child picked up a folded dollar bill and ended up with drug residue on their hands. According to Daphne police, the child found the money while at a local business. The white substance was then seen...
A former Parkview High track coach and teacher was arrested and accused of stealing and mismanaging funds from the team's booster club, according to a letter to parents....
A group is in a race to collect more than 42,000 signatures on a petition to recall Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch after he was arrested twice this year , once on charges of driving under the influence. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Concerned C...
A 6-year-old boy who was left paralyzed after he was struck by a car while crossing a street, recently came out of a coma and according to his father, is alert and showing small signs of progress. “He’s progressing day to day. He can see, and like his awareness is getting better,...
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Isabelle Rose Johnson was captured Thursday in the Florida Panhandle following a nationwide manhunt connected to a death investigation.
LaGrange police arrested a man on Wednesday following an investigation into a series of business burglaries across the city.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The MARTA Board of Directors has chosen the new leader of the transit agency. On Thursday, the board sel…
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