Coweta County deputies arrest woman accused of shooting near deer hunter
A Georgia deer hunter had to dive for cover inside his tree stand after a woman pulled into his driveway and opened fire in his direction, according to investigators.
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DeKalb County unveils new school redistricting plan
DeKalb County education leaders released a revised student redistricting plan featuring multiple options to ease severe campus overcrowding across northern neighborhoods....
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Person shot, killed by officers after allegedly ramming patrol car, Atlanta police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person is dead after being shot by officers Thursday afternoon in northwest Atlanta, police said. Atlanta police said officers went to a home on the 1100 block of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard to serve a domestic violence warrant when the suspect...
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Youth sports coach sentenced for sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl he coached
PEORIA, Ill. ( 25News Now /Gray News) - A youth sports coach has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he coached. Aydan Trueblood was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault in August, according to ...
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Atlanta United unveils 2027 sprint season schedule
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta United has unveiled its schedule for the 2027 sprint season. The sprint will be the first of two seasons held in 2027 as MLS moves to a winter-spring schedule. Teams will play just 14 games: seven home, seven away and one against each c...
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Former Atlanta Falcons head coach June Jones dies at 73
June Jones, the pioneering former Atlanta Falcons head coach who revolutionized modern passing attacks with the run-and-shoot offense, has died at age 73, the team announced Thursday....
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Jackson campaigns in Barrow County as early voting nears end
As early voting nears an end, candidates are making their push ahead of the midterm election. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Gwinnett County bureau chief Matt Johnson is on the campaign trail with Republican candidate for governor Rick Jacks...
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Douglasville woman bought a new home for her family. Now she says it could cost $534K to fix
A Douglasville homeowner says she has spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to address structural problems at her home. Now, she says she has reached another obstacle: The builder will not negotiate directly with her while she represents herself. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News a...
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911 call prompts lockdown across entire Meriwether County school district
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 911 call prompted a lockdown across an entire school district in Meriwether County on Thursday morning. Now, the call is under investigation. The Meriwether County Schools superintendent says the caller claimed he was headed to Greenville Hig...
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Record number of female candidates in 2026 midterms
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The 2026 midterm elections are set to be historic. More women are on state and federal ballots this cycle, with a record number running for the House of Representatives, according to Kelly Dittmar of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers Uni...
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Man convicted of shooting woman in the head after argument
BEAUFORT, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — A man is expected to spend two decades behind bars for shooting a woman in the head after a verbal argument in an apartment parking lot in 2023. This week, Bernard “Berney” Garvin Jr., 35, was found guilty of attempted murder and possession of ...
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2026 midterms set new record for political ad spending
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The 2026 midterm elections have become the most expensive election cycle in U.S. history when it comes to political advertising, surpassing even the 2024 presidential election. With Election Day less than a week away, an estimated $11.21 billion has been sp...
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Deadly shooting involving Atlanta officer stems from warrant, attempted ramming, police say
Atlanta police are responding to a shooting involving one of its officers. Police said the deadly shooting happened when a suspect fled a warrant. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police confirmed the shooting happened Thursday on Joseph E. Boone Boulev...