Jeremiah Joshua Cornette, 35, of Ball Ground was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a Cherokee County jury found him guilty on Wednesday of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Following the jury’s verdict, Superior Court Jud...
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It hasn’t cooled down enough to chill the activities of the predatory yellow-legged hornets in Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The pests are a threat to honeybees and agriculture, which is Georgia’s No. 1 industry, the Georgia Department of Ag...
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The mother of an 8-year-old girl murdered during civil unrest in 2020 is upset that the GOP nominee for governor is using her daughter’s photograph in a campaign mailer. A gunman shot and killed Secoriea Turner while she slept in the back of her mother Charmaine Turner’s jeep. Th...
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EUGENE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - More than 100 pet rats were found in two parked cars in Eugene last month, according to the police department. At about 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 23, officers and animal welfare were called to help with two cars being towed. Police said one of the cars...
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The family of a 23-year-old metro Atlanta man is demanding answers after he was killed during a violent attack at a Minneapolis mental health treatment facility....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The U.S. Marshals Service has confirmed it is moving roughly 400 federal detainees awaiting trial in Atlanta from a facility in Clayton County to one about 200 miles farther south, closer to the Florida border. “The relocation process will be c...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The Portland Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell. According to a statement from the team, Bell’s termination stemmed from social media posts that violated team and league policies about racist, sexist and ...
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The police chief of Gwinnett County is asking for more money for the department’s behavioral health unit. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] They say hundreds of crisis calls come in when no clinician is on the clock. Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chie...
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LADSON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — Two children who were found dead in a home earlier this week in South Carolina have been identified , and authorities said this wasn’t the first time they had been called to the residence. Emory Deacon, 2, and Harlow Deacon, 15 months old, died o...
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A major road closure along Fairburn Road is sparking concern among South Fulton business owners who say the city failed to give advance notice about the project....
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ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) - Scrap yards are usually full of metal and hidden treasures, but this week, one of those yards helped police haul in something else - a scrap thief. “Naturally, when they approached me, I was very happy to help and do anything I could and step forwar...
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As shoppers gear up for Amazon Prime Day, cybersecurity experts warn scammers are ramping up their efforts too. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] One fake message recently blocked by cybersecurity company Check Point masqueraded as an Amazon fraud alert,...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The race to become Georgia’s next governor is neck-and-neck, with a key group of voters still up for grabs just weeks before early voting begins. Atlanta News First joined canvassers going door to door this week as both parties make quick pitch...
