Clarke County jail officer arrested on kidnapping, battery charges
An 18-year-old probationary detention officer at the Clarke County Jail was fired and arrested Tuesday on multiple charges, including kidnapping and battery, police said.
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WNBA Finals: Atlanta Dream host Golden State Valkyries for Game 3 at State Farm Arena tonight
The Atlanta Dream earned their first WNBA Finals win in franchise history on Monday night. Now, the team is back in Atlanta and ready to defend home court against the Golden State Valkyries. The Dream will host the Valkyries in Game 3 and Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday an...
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AJC/UGA poll: Jon Ossoff leads Mike Collins among likely voters in U.S. Senate race
A new poll released Wednesday shows Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff with an edge over Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and University of Georgia poll found that 48% of likely Georgia voters support Ossoff and 40% support Collins. Osso...
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‘Heavy vehicle’ hit Moores Mill Road bridge, causing partial collapse
The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management says a neighborhood bridge in Atlanta is closed after a “heavy vehicle” hit the bridge and caused a partial collapse. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The vehicle compromised the structural integrit...
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‘We’re lucky to be alive’: Women recount slamming head-on into water buffalo at 52 mph
STOCKHOLM, N.Y. ( WWNY /Gray News) - Two New York women say they are lucky to be alive after they crashed head-on into a water buffalo on their way home from a church event. Kristen Rozelle, 50, was driving Lindsey Baker, 27, home from a church event around 7 p.m. Saturday when t...
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‘I thought I lost my baby’: Mother speaks out after toddler found alive in morgue
GILBERT, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - New details are emerging in the case of an 18-month-old boy who was pronounced dead at an Arizona hospital , only to be found alive in the morgue hours later. Vincent Fiordilino, 18 months, was taken to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center on Feb. ...
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9-year-old boy attacked by stranger while waiting for school bus, police say
HENRICO, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A Virginia woman is facing charges after she allegedly punched a 9-year-old boy in the face at his school bus stop. Henrico Police say 47-year-old Marie Tulette Marsh approached Ratcliffe Elementary School students waiting at their bus stop aroun...
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Entire police force, city administrator resigns in Georgia city
A small Georgia city is losing its entire full-time police force, and a city administrator says she is resigning, too, amid concerns about the mayor and some City Council members. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Milner Police Chief Lamar Bunn and the d...
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Georgia leaders react after officer fired for sharing Flock access with ICE agent husband
Georgia leaders are weighing in on concerns over surveillance technology and privacy after a former Savannah police officer was fired for sharing her department-issued Flock camera system credentials with her husband, a federal immigration agent, according to WJCL . [DOWNLOAD: Fr...
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Georgia voters will decide on 3 constitutional amendments during midterms
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia voters will see three constitutional amendments on the ballot as they head to the polls. “These constitutional amendments were designed to get direct input from the state, and when people are surprised when to see things like this on th...
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Walton County softball coach arrested, accused of grooming a minor
A softball coach at Loganville Christian Academy and a travel team leader faces criminal charges over alleged grooming of a minor.
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Incendiary device reportedly thrown at government building in downtown Atlanta, FBI says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police said an object was reportedly thrown at a government building housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices Tuesday. The building also houses Atlanta’s immigration court. The FBI said an incendiary device was reported...
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Decomposed pet found on Cartersville doorstep, man arrested
A Cartersville man was arrested after police said he left his about to be ex-wife's dead, decomposed dog in a crate on her boyfriend's doorstep alongside a threatening message....