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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A gas leak has shut down a stretch of road in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County fire officials said. The leak on the 3100 block of Cruse Road NW prompted first responders to close the roadway between Pleasant Hill Road and James Road on Monday aft...
Atlanta's E-911 system is back up after a technical outage disrupted its ability to take calls and dispatch first responders on Monday night.
Technicians are still trying to figure out why the Atlanta E-911 system crashed on Monday night. Officials said Tuesday afternoon that technicians “are on site continuing to evaluate the situation and determine the root cause” of Monday’s issues. The system remains fully operatio...
Two Coweta County Wendy's workers face entering auto charges after allegedly breaking into a car at a nearby McDonald's.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A 21-year-old woman was killed after her 22-year-old boyfriend accidentally shot her last Wednesday while “playing” with his revolver before he died by suicide, according to authorities. Family and friends are now working to honor the life o...
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - One person is dead and four others were injured after two boats collided early Sunday on the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Mississippi, authorities said. According to officials, the Reservoir Police Department responded to reports of the cras...
It has been 17 years since the historic 2009 flood devastated parts of metro Atlanta, bringing as much as 21 inches of rain in 24 hours. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Homes and businesses were overtaken by water, leaving some residents with a choice:...
CASS COUNTY, N.D. ( Valley News Live /Gray News) - A 49-year-old man died early Sunday after a driver fleeing a traffic stop at speeds topping 100 mph ran a stop sign and slammed into his vehicle, authorities said. At approximately 12:15 a.m. Sunday, a North Dakota State Patrol t...
Jazlin Pitts packed up and moved out of her townhouse the weekend before a scheduled Monday closing. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “Everything is empty. There’s an echo in the house,” Pitts said while showing Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gr...
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued across Georgia with damaging wind and hail possible in some areas. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] LIVE UPDATES: 7:05 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Douglas County until 7:30 p.m. 7:03 p.m. Radar is d...
Hundreds of students at MLK Jr. High School were ordered to shelter in place for hours after DeKalb County School District officials imposed a precautionary lockdown. Dozens of school officers and county police swarmed the school, shortly after classes started Monday morning. Off...
Dolly Parton’s nephew, who announced the singer's death last month, was removed from his longtime security role, according to a termination notice obtained by TMZ....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A gas leak has shut down roads in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County fire officials said. The leak at the 3100 block of Cruse Road NW has prompted first responders to close the roadway between Pleasant Hill Road and James Road. Drivers are advised ...
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives arrested a former Wendy’s restaurant manager who admitted to tying a neurodivergent employee to a grill last month. Detectives served a warrant Thursday, Sept. 19, ...
At the Smyrna Recycling Center, Julie Barwig believes nature always finds a way. In this case, with a little help. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “It was literally bare ground, then we planted everything and they showed up,” Barwig exclaimed. “They’re...
A Gainesville man remains in the Hall County Jail without bond after deputies say they found a trafficking amount of fentanyl following an apparent overdose at a convenience store. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Tyler Jacob Jones, 28, was arrested las...
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of K-9 Ann, a 6-year-old bloodhound who served with the agency’s K-9 unit. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Ann joined the Hall County Sheriff’s Office at just 8 weeks old. She served alongside Depu...
CLARKSBURG, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) — A woman in West Virginia is accused of crashing her vehicle while impaired, running away and leaving a child behind in the car. Sydni Healy, 31, is charged with child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury or death, according to the Ha...
The FAA lifted ground stops at Northeast airports after an Amtrak crew accidentally cut a fiber line, though widespread flight delays remain as operations recover....
A Georgia man who spent more than four decades in law enforcement agencies across west Georgia has died. Jeffery Richards, 59, was killed on Sunday night when his 2020 Jeep Wrangler flipped on Hwy. 27 near Smyrna Church Rd. in Carroll County. Georgia State Patrol says Richards wa...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — Ten students hospitalized Monday morning after a building was evacuated at a Kentucky high school due to an “environmental concern” may have eaten “THC-infused candy,” district leaders later said. Emergency crews were called to Pleasure R...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man wanted for a 2019 Atlanta shooting that killed one man and injured four others was arrested in Alabama, police said. Ashton Reed, 29, was arrested in Roanoke on Wednesday morning on multiple charges including murder and aggravated assault...
On Sunday afternoon, Cleveland Police Officers received a 911 call about an unresponsive person at a home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Once they entered the home, officers found a deceased male confirmed to be a student at Truett McConnell Universi...
Three people have been convicted in Fulton County following an investigation into the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips and the illegal distribution of drugs. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The convictions stem from Operation Heatwave, a 2023 multi-agency...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A man is dead, and a school bus carrying students was hit by stray gunfire Monday morning in Kansas City, Kansas, police said. Officers were called around 6:39 a.m. to North 18th Street and Longwood Avenue after receiving reports of a shooti...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ( WGGB/WSHM /Gray News) – A Massachusetts restaurateur is facing charges after allegedly stealing a cellphone and pointing a gun at a group of people. Springfield police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said officers were called to the area of Dwight Street and Harrison...
Early Monday morning, a car accident ended with a tree coming down on a residential Atlanta roadway. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Some time after midnight, a car crashed on Macon Drive in Southwest Atlanta. The crash resulted in a large tree coming ...
A Maryland man is facing charges in the shooting death of a woman he said he mistook for a deer. Read more trending news Delaware State Police said in a news release that Walter Moorhead was hunting from a ground blind, or a camouflaged shelter, on Sept. 18 while the woman, a man...
A former minor baseball player and brother of a former Atlanta Braves pitcher died in a crash in Alabama. Huntsville police said Matthew Kimbrel, 36, died when his motorcycle crashed into a commercial vehicle on Saturday. Kimbrel was a former minor league player in the Braves org...
A driver went to the hospital with serious injuries Friday night after losing control and crashing into a wooden electrical pole near Smyrna.
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - September marks National Preparedness Month , serving as an annual nationwide call to action for families to review household emergency plans. With major disasters occurring on average every two weeks across the country alongside daily house fires and se...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a driver was fatally hit by a truck after he crashed into a ditch in Athens early Monday morning. Just before 6 a.m., officers responded to a crash in the area of 600 Old Hull Road, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Depar...
Chrysler has recalled tens of thousands of Jeeps because the roof rack crossbars can detach. Read more trending news The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the pivot bolts may not have been tightened correctly. The recall affects the following vehicles: 2022-2025...
Athens police are investigating after a man was hit and killed early Monday morning. Police say Brayan Castro-Delgado, 30, was driving a Nissan Frontier on Old Hull Road just before 6 a.m. when he crashed into a ditch. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] I...
A suspect wanted in connection with a deadly March 2019 shooting in Atlanta was arrested Wednesday in Roanoke, Alabama, according to police.
The Roswell Fire Department and the American Red Cross installed free smoke alarms in 34 homes in the Liberty Square subdivision on Sept. 19. Roswell Fire said 11 teams went out from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. along Worthington Hills Manor, Worthington Hills Trace, Worthington Hills Cou...
A Georgia community is mourning a mom killed in a four-wheeler crash over the weekend. Haley Manahan, 27, was killed in a crash on English Road in Lamar County on Saturday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Friends and family say Manahan leaves beh...
Volkswagen recalled several types of vehicles, including Audis, because of an issue with a bolt that holds onto the steering rack. Read more trending news The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said one of the bolts that holds the steering rack to the subframe could c...
DeKalb County officials will host a groundbreaking ceremony later this week for Fire Station No. 16, a new $10.9 million fire station funded through the DeKalb County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax program. County officials said Fire Station No. 16 is one of three new fir...
DeKalb County police confirmed two boys died and two women were injured in a shooting Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers responded to 1075 N. Hairston Road in Stone Mountain. They found an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy who had bee...
A 30-year-old Athens man died Monday morning after crashing his truck into a ditch on Old Hull Road and stepping into the roadway.
A Florida deputy became a hero to five puppies and their parents after rescuing them from a burning house fire.
Georgia prosecutors secured guilty pleas and sentences for three men tied to a Los Angeles-based street gang following an extensive multi-agency investigation in Atlanta....
General Motors issued a recall affecting some Buick and Chevrolet models, all because of a problem with their rearview cameras. Read more trending news The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the automaker recalled 306,511 Buick Envistas from the 2024 to 2025 mode...
( InvestigateTV ) — InvestigateTV+ takes an in-depth look into the menopause knowledge gap and why so many women say their symptoms are dismissed and relief can feel out of reach. Plus, how pro football-style mental training may be improving police recruit performance under press...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A pregnant woman and her unborn child died Saturday night after being hit by a Jeep in a crash. According to the Independence Police Department, a 2018 Jeep Renegade was driving down Walnut Street when the driver lost control and hit the woma...
LANSING, Mich. ( InvestigateTV ) — Michigan State Police recruits are training like NFL players to give them a mental edge in high-pressure situations. At the Michigan State Police recruit school in Lansing, the training is intense. But there’s a new kind of training focused on w...
Braves clinch, Falcons crash Monday, Sept. 21 — Canvas Companies has purchased the historic North Highridge Apartments on North Highland Ave. in Poncey-Highland, and the local developer says it plans to keep the century-old complex intact. Read our exclusive report. Partly cloudy...
A Coweta County deputy and two men are recovering in the hospital Saturday following a roadside fight between a driver and a hitchhiker that involved a deputy's car crash....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Smoke detectors alerted a homeowner to heavy flames at a home overnight in southeast Atlanta, fire officials said. The blaze happened in the 300 block of Corvair Drive SE. The homeowner was able to escape and there were no injuries, fire offici...
The last full day of summer will have a risk for another round of summer storms. Severe Weather Team 2 Brian Monahan is tracking scattered storms that will develop late this afternoon and throughout the evening. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV Weather App for alerts wherever you go ] Some...
ATLANTA — A First Alert Weather Day has been declared for Tuesday as an unsettled pattern brings the threat of strong to severe storms to north and central Georgia, followed by a noticeable shift to drier, autumn-like air for the second half of the week. Another Chance for Strong...
ELLENDALE, Del. (Gray News) - Authorities in Delaware say a 74-year-old hunter is facing charges after he mistook a woman walking through a field for a deer and fatally shot her. Delaware State Police arrested 74-year-old Walter Moorhead on manslaughter and related charges. While...
The United States is looking to establish a new “notification mechanism" with China that would be triggered in cases where artificial intelligence-related incidents could affect national security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed the proposal Sunday as the two nations me...
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The man was in serious but stabl...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A 4-year-old child was killed Sunday morning after gunfire hit multiple homes in northwest Charlotte, police said. The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Sunday in a residential neighborhood on Grassy Patch Lane. Officers responded to a 911 call ...
Neighbors are raising concerns after several dead animals, including baby goats with their legs bound, were found along a popular DeKalb County walking trail. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Adam Laberack, who walks the South River Trail almost daily, ...
ROQUE BLUFFS, Maine ( WABI /Gray News) - Maine State Police are investigating after a woman and her two young grandchildren were found dead inside a submerged vehicle Sunday morning, authorities said. Authorities identified the victims as Sharon Bukulmez, 61, of Mount Desert, and...
The Community Assistance Center is bringing together employers and jobseekers on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for the Sandy Springs Connects! Career Expo at City Springs, 1 Galambos Way. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Caitlin Webb, manag...
DeKalb County Police confirmed Sunday night that two boys died and two women were wounded in a shooting. Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter will have the latest on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m. Officers responded to 1075 N. Hairston Road in Stone Mountain on Sunday. Police said officers fo...
