ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Former DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Devon Horton has been indicted on assault and child cruelty charges. In January, Horton was arrested on charges of cruelty to children and aggravated assault. Police said at the time that Horton was i...
NORTH PORT, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) - First responders in Florida say they were recently called for an unusual rescue involving a kitten. According to North Port Fire Rescue, crews responded to a call about a cat that managed to get its head stuck in a propane exchange locker out...
One of the the people wounded during a deadly apartment shooting in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood is now facing murder and armed robbery charges, according to newly obtained arrest warrants. Atlanta police say 19-year-old Naim Smith was one of four people shot Tuesday at The F...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police have arrested a man in connection with a deadly Tuesday apartment complex shooting. Naim Smith, 19, faces one count of murder, two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of armed robbery. He was taken to Fulton County Jail...
TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) — A shocking assault at a fast-food restaurant in Arizona was caught on camera. The Tucson Police Department said a 70-year-old man was assaulted during a robbery attempt at a Carl’s Jr. on July 9. The 34-year-old suspect, who has not been named, ...
A Clayton County woman has been sentenced to years in prison after prosecutors said she shot her roommate during an argument about where he was placing his belongings in their shared kitchen. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Clayton County District ...
A former Gwinnett high school coach has been arrested, charged with stealing from the track team’s booster club. According to an arrest warrant, former Parkview teacher and track coach Matt Henson was arrested on Tuesday. The school’s response LIVE on Channel 2 at 5:00 p.m. He’s ...
Three men face charges after a minor car crash in a Dunwoody apartment parking deck sparked a fight that ended in gunfire Tuesday, according to police....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a Gwinnett County vape shop was burglarized twice in just a few days. The Gwinnett County Police Department released video showing four suspects in the second break-in, which happened shortly after 2:10 a.m. Tuesday at the Crazy Clo...
A 19-year-old man is accused of murder after a deadly shooting at a downtown Atlanta apartment complex on Tuesday left one person dead and three others with gunshot wounds....
A man accused of trafficking drugs into Georgia after surviving a plane crash now faces federal charges, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Jonathan Eric Gardiner, a 58-year-old Bahamian national, has been indicted on federal drug importation and conspiracy charges fo...
Two people were arrested after Atlanta police say a group was seen trying to open vehicle door handles in a northeast Atlanta neighborhood. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On July 30, Atlanta police were called to the 300 block of McGill Park Avenue NE...
A Bahamian man faces federal drug trafficking charges in Atlanta after U.S. officials rescued him from an Atlantic Ocean plane crash, federal prosecutors announced....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The father of an infant patient in a metro Atlanta children’s hospital has been arrested after doctors said they discovered signs of abuse on the child. On Tuesday, hospital staff called investigators after seeing the child’s multiple bone frac...
Duane “Keffe D" Davis is heading to trial for his alleged role in arranging the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rap legend Tupac Shakur. Davis is the only suspect ever formally charged in connection with the crime....
A minor traffic accident at the Drift Apartments in Dunwoody on Aug. 4 around 7 a.m. turned into a fist fight and a shooting that inflicted minor injuries on one of the suspects. According to a release from the Dunwoody Police, officers were dispatched to 4000 Dunwoody Park, afte...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - Memphis police are investigating a shooting on Tuesday that left a man dead. According to neighbors, the man killed and the suspected shooter were coworkers for an HVAC company. Authorities later confirmed the two worked for Choates Heating and ...
A woman is accused of squatting in a vacant apartment on Favor Road and busting open half of the ceiling. An arrest affidavit says Sandra Voltaire was allegedly squatting in a vacant unit at the CobbleStone Apartments. While staying there, without permission, Voltaire was found s...
A west Georgia man is facing multiple charges after investigators say a baby was hospitalized with severe injuries believed to be the result of abuse. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Troup County investigators were notified on Aug. 4 by staff at an Atl...
A 27-year-old father is behind bars after medical workers discovered his infant child had suffered extensive, non-accidental injuries.
Police said a man suspected in a shooting and robbery that resulted in one man dead and two others injured is now in custody. The suspect was also shot. Naim Smith conspired with three others in an armed robbery at an Atlanta apartment complex Tuesday, according to the arrest war...
The 30-year-old Marine veteran worked for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since November 2023.
A man accused of killing someone in Florida was captured in Georgia after a traffic stop for not using a seatbelt. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department said 19-year-old Christian Tyler Edwards, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was the passenger in a Ford Fusion pulled over on J...
JONESBORO, Ark. ( KAIT /Gray News) - A woman is facing several drug charges after police said she went door-to-door posing as a hospital employee running a drug take-back program to collect prescription medications. Officers were dispatched Sunday morning after getting reports of...
When classes begin at Kennesaw State University later this month, more than 450 freshmen will move into brand-new student housing. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson attended the ribbon-cutting for the Summit II residence hall on Tuesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news b...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Three men are facing charges after an argument over a parking deck car crash turned into a shooting on Tuesday, according to Dunwoody police. Officers were called to Drift Dunwoody apartments’ parking deck at 4000 Dunwoody Park, where they foun...
Atlanta police and FBI agents arrested a man Tuesday wanted in connection with a June homicide outside a Ponce De Leon Avenue restaurant.
ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) - A sheriff’s deputy shot a suspect who allegedly stole his car. St. Louis Metropolitan Police said a deputy was on assignment around 10 a.m. Tuesday when he left his personal, unmarked car running and unattended while he was walking up to a home. The...
Law enforcement was called to the home of gossip blogger and television personality Perez Hilton after viewers watching his livestream alerted the authorities that he appeared to have harmed himself. Read more trending news The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office confirmed they “received...
Police in suburban St. Louis have detained a 15-year-old dressed in a clown outfit in connection with a fatal stabbing on Monday. Read more trending news According to the Illinois State Police, officers with the East St. Louis Police Department responded at about 10 p.m. CT Monda...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The campaign ad wars for Georgia’s high-stakes gubernatorial election are officially underway. Just over a week after her GOP opponent began airing the first ad in his massive $87 million ad buy , Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms unveiled an attac...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (Gray News) - A 3-year-old Florida girl died after getting her head stuck in a kitchen playset, according to police and local media. Boynton Beach Police responded July 23 to a home for reports of a 3-year-old girl who was unresponsive and not breathing. Upon ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 53-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a bedroom of a southwest Atlanta home was taken into custody Wednesday morning after a standoff that began the night before, police said. Officers were called to the corner of Fletcher and Sims st...
CHESTERFIELD, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A mother and her 12-year-old son both drowned in a Virginia pond after the boy began struggling and his mother went in to try and save him. Chesterfield Police say a 12-year-old boy went into a private pond in Chester and began to struggle i...
A woman accused of leading police on a dangerous chase through Cobb County over the weekend is facing multiple charges after investigators say she drove the wrong way on the road, struck a pedestrian and was caught with marijuana in her car. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for al...
As massive wildfires continue to burn across the western U.S., Georgia firefighters are on the front lines helping battle the flames. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Forestry Commission says 35 personnel are deployed to wildfires across the...
Metro Atlanta shoppers helped raise more than $128,000 to fight childhood hunger this summer, far surpassing the campaign’s original goal. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Kroger’s Atlanta Division announced Tuesday that customers and employees raised t...
A popular Thai restaurant in Buckhead has served its last meal. Tuk Tuk Thai Food Loft on Peachtree St. NE permanently closed its doors on Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “On behalf of Tuk Tuk Thai Food Loft restaurant we want thank you for all...
Georgia college students can now get $100 in free AI credits through a new program from OpenAI. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The offer is available to eligible students at colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools across the state...
Fulton County officials are seeking an emergency court order to allow them to collect property taxes, warning that without it, the county and local schools will be without critical funding. The county went before a Fulton County Superior Court judge asking for permission to begin...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child, according to Canton police. Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, police said they responded to a home on the 300 block of Cartersville Street after receiving a report of...
Police have charged a man with murder after a man was found dead earlier this summer. Lonnie Carswell was arrested on Tuesday and charged in the June 24 homicide of man found lying on the sidewalk. Atlanta police say a man, identified as Mr. Webb, was found dead on Ponce de Leon ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — We’ll see a familiar pattern this week as scattered afternoon storms continue, bringing a chance of wet weather and flash flooding. Scattered, slow-moving showers and storms are affecting parts of North Georgia today. Additional, scattered show...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - A teenager was taken into custody Tuesday, accused of killing a man in East St. Louis while wearing a clown costume. Investigators were called to the intersection of North 76th and State streets at approximately 10:02 p.m. Monday...
Students at the Savannah College of Art and Design will soon be able to earn a degree in robotics. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] SCAD announced it is launching a new Bachelor of Design in Robotics for the 2026-27 academic year. The program will be of...
A metro Atlanta animal rescue is caring for dozens of dogs after they were removed from a central Georgia property where the owner became overwhelmed following the death of his wife. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Rescue officials said the animals bel...
Georgia Tech has received $18.1 million from the National Science Foundation to build an AI-powered cloud laboratory that researchers across the country can use to run advanced manufacturing and materials experiments remotely. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news br...
Morgan County Charter Schools have been in session for just two days and one student is already facing charges. The sheriff’s office says they were made aware on Tuesday of a threat being made against Morgan County Middle School. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A man who stopped to help the driver of an overturned tractor-trailer has died from his injuries, nearly two weeks after the crash. Dylan Hoyt and a group of people were traveling home from street racing on July 12 when they came across an ove...
A Florida family is mourning its 3-year-old daughter after police said she became trapped in a toy kitchen play set while at a babysitter's home.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was killed and three others were injured in a shooting at an Atlanta apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Around 3 p.m., Atlanta police responded to a report of multiple people shot at 55 Maple St. NW, the address for...
Multiple people have been shot, and one person is dead in downtown Atlanta near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
Investigators believe two people found dead at a crash site near Carrollton may be missing adults, Destiny Fields and Emmanuel Adams, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office....
A 69-year-old man is fighting for his life in critical condition after a hit-and-run driver struck his wheelchair on Lee Street SW early Tuesday morning....
A parking deck crash led to a shooting in Dunwoody on Tuesday morning, leaving one man wounded in the foot, according to the Dunwoody Police Department....
Two major crashes are causing significant traffic delays on Interstate 75 in Cobb County Tuesday morning, including an eight-vehicle pileup involving three tractor-trailers....
Page 9 of 9 · 536 articles
Recent coverage curated from local and regional sources.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — A Mississippi man was convicted Thursday on one count of touching a child for lustful purposes and f…
Sirens rang out on Marietta St. in southwest Atlanta early Thursday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Sev…
Plant Vogtle. (Courtesy of Southern Company.) " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It turns out, the key to your overall health, immune system, and even your mood might lie right in your …
WARNING: The following report contains details that some may find graphic or disturbing. A man found guilty of kidnapping, raping and killin…
A Loganville tax preparer faces a 54-count federal indictment after allegedly defrauding dozens of self-employed truck drivers out of estima…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly broke into an apartment and assaulted a teen…
A new partnership in metro Atlanta is working to solve unsolved murders. The task force solved six so far this year, with about 20 left. Cha…
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…
Residents in a northeast Atlanta neighborhood are raising alarms after a string of fires at homeless encampments have stirred memories of th…
Free weekly digest. Local news that actually matters — no spam, no clickbait, easy unsubscribe.
By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never sell your data.