HIGHLANDS, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A driver was injured over the weekend after their Jeep went over an embankment and crashed at the base of a North Carolina waterfall, authorities said. The wreck happened Saturday, Sept. 19, at Bridal Veil Falls in Macon County, a historic North Carolina landm...
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Already 444 times this year, AT&T say copper thieves sliced through their lines in search of a quick buck. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The telecommunications giant says Georgia is the third worst state for copper thieves in the country, with thousa...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman was raped by three men, including one wearing a Joker mask, during a Halloween party at a downtown Athens bar, according to a police report. Between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, a 20-year-old woman said she was at a Hal...
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GREENVILLE, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A former Greenville police officer pleads guilty to child pornography possession On Wednesday, Dominic Olivares pleaded guilty in court to two counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Six other counts, including first- and secon...
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National Philanthropy Day celebrates local heroes Angie and Sam Allen receive the Philanthropists of the year from emcees Shan Cooper (left) and Lovette Russell (right) at National Philanthropy Day. (Photo by Maria Saporta.) A deep sense of history combined with a love of humanit...
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HAZELWOOD, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - Two juveniles are in custody after a pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint in Missouri. According to police, the driver was robbed in Hazelwood shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday. Police said that two suspects, ages 11 and 15, wer...
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MCCAYSVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Floodwaters damaged businesses across downtown McCaysville, including IGA Hometown Foods, which Edward Vest’s family has owned for nearly 25 years, and Toccoa River Outfitters, owned by Benjamin Bruce. The floodwaters severely damaged Vest’...
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Atlanta police say they’re investigating the shooting of two women Thursday night that happened during an exchange of gunfire nearly. A man was detained for questioning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers responded to the 1700 block of Laurelwood...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The 911 call that prompted lockdowns for Meriwether County Schools was determined to be a swatting incident that originated in Europe, according to the sheriff’s office. The Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office said the reported threat “made use ...
