A 24-year-old west Georgia resident was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation into online child exploitation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Brenton Purgason, of Hogansville, was charged with sexual exploitation of children - possession of child pornography....
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An Atlanta police detective is off the streets and under investigation after authorities say he stole a $19 case of beer from a Cherokee County Publix while driving an undercover police vehicle. Customers leaving the store Friday told Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes they were stunne...
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Just days after two Ole Miss students were found dead, one of them from Atlanta , lawmakers held a blue-ribbon study committee hearing on the campus of the University of Georgia on the potential danger of Kratom products to young people. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts...
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TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) - A University of Arizona fraternity is under investigation for violating the student code of conduct. University officials said Sigma Tau Gamma has been placed on activities suspension after being accused of forcing members to drink large amounts...
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Now that it’s fall, it’s also flu season. Last season, the virus killed more than 24,000 people in the U.S. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer talked to a local epidemiologist about what to look for this flu season and the vacci...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A MARTA employee received $620,000 on an April paycheck in error, and the money has not been returned, MARTA confirmed to Atlanta News First. The employee, who cleaned train stations, was paid $620,000 in overtime pay in April that they did not...
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Gray News) - A nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit was arrested after a 4-month-old baby in his care was found to have multiple broken bones and bruises across her body. Authorities said the baby was born at 23 weeks in November and had been living at Hel...
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WARNING: This story contains graphic details. The family of a 26-year-old mother whose dismembered body was discovered in Smyrna is demanding answers as police identify a man already charged with concealing her death as a person of interest in a murder investigation. Family membe...
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East Point police are asking for the public's help finding missing 15-year-old Serenity Lynn Williams.
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After 28 years of serving burgers within sight of the runway, a husband and wife will close the only restaurant at the Gwinnett County Airport on Saturday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Hokey Sloan and his wife Joy have run The Flying Machine at Gwin...
