'Ecstatic' fans celebrate big France victory at Little Five Points watch party
France has secured its spot in the World Cup semifinal after a dominant two-nil victory over Morocco.
France has secured its spot in the World Cup semifinal after a dominant two-nil victory over Morocco.
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A Cobb County man says he is demanding answers after he claims a sheriff’s deputy shot and killed his service dog in his yard while deputies were serving an arrest warrant.The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says the dog charged at deputies, prompting one deputy to fire their weapon. But the dog’s o...
Georgia tax revenues fell in June, driven by a gas tax suspension and helped along by increased income tax refunds. Net tax revenues for the month fell 6.8% compared with June 2025, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue. The bulk of it was driven by a nearly $197 million decline in...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A parasite that has caused diarrhea and other gastrointestinal illnesses across several states has been spotted in Georgia.Cyclospora can be contracted from contaminated produce or water.“We definitely have seen an increase in this over the past few months, the...
After police and SWAT surrounded a home in Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, a rape suspect is in custody.Channel 2 Action News was live on the scene on Brownlee Road starting on Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Dozens of Atlanta officers, SWAT...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Rideshare drivers rallied Thursday in Atlanta, saying autonomous vehicle services are already cutting into their earnings and that the shift is happening without their involvement.Bob Chouhan, co-leader of the Atlanta Rideshare Drivers Union, said the pace of W...
A Facebook Marketplace rental listing turned out to be an elaborate scam, stripping a young mother of her cash and home in Mableton.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After a hot and humid Thursday and Friday, North Georgia will see a significant shift in the weather pattern heading into the weekend. A cold front will push into the region, triggering widespread rain chances that make Saturday, Sunday, and Monday First Alert ...
The cameras, usually mounted to a black pole, record license plates and other data of whoever passes them.
A 50-year-old Atlanta man is in custody following an hours-long standoff on Thursday evening along Brownlee Road.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A rape suspect was arrested Thursday after a standoff, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said Deacon Hopkinsbey, 50, is accused of raping a woman in her sleep at her Stone Mountain on May 26. Hopkinsbey was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Thursday aft...
France has secured its spot in the World Cup semifinal after a dominant two-nil victory over Morocco.
Riverdale police are searching for a pair of suspects who lit someone’s car on fire.On Thursday, officers were called to a vehicle fire in a shopping center parking lot of Hwy. 85.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]When they got there, they found a car fully engulfed in fla...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman fell off a ledge at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday night, police said.Police responded to the lower level of the north terminal around 9:45 p.m. The woman told police she had been pushed off the ledge.Police say video shows...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 60-year-old man reportedly died in an apparent drowning in Lake Lanier on Thursday.Around 3:30 p.m., game wardens with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Hall County first responders were called to a reported drowning at the Shoal Creek cam...
Officials recovered the body of a 60-year-old man from Lake Lanier on Thursday evening following a reported drowning.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person was shot in Stone Mountain on Thursday night, DeKalb County police said. Police said the shooting happened near the intersection of Redan Road and Fieldgreen Drive in unincorporated Stone Mountain. The victim suffered moderate injuries, according to po...
A 60-year-old man drowned at a Lake Lanier campground on Thursday.Hall County first responders and Department of Natural Resources game wardens were called to the Shoal Creek campground on Lake Lanier at 3:30 p.m.Witnesses told them the man was in the water when he went under and never resurfaced...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - Nebraska officials say they have confiscated dozens of animals, including a zebra, from a Nebraska home on Thursday. According to Steve Glandt with the Nebraska Humane Society, charges are pending after about 60 animals were found to be living in deplorable conditio...
Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday.The Braves were leading 6-5 when Yastrzemski connected o...
In Georgia, many families now pay more for infant child care than they do for groceries or health insurance, even as the programs caring for their children struggle to keep their own doors open. Across the state, the cost of everyday life is rising faster than many can keep up with.Even with ...
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road sounds like a record that spent years riding shotgun through the American South before finally pulling into view. You can hear the mileage in it. The songs carry motel dust, cigarette smoke, old resentments, hard-earned tenderness, and the wisdom that comes from spendi...
A South Carolina man now knows how long he will have to spend behind bars after setting fire to a church in middle Georgia in 2024.The man claimed that a verse in the Bible led him to burn the church.Luke Andrew Westefeld, 35, of North Augusta, South Carolina, was sentenced to 60 months in prison...
A Texas fugitive faces family violence charges after deputies executed a swift Atlanta fugitive arrest at a downtown bus terminal.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Thursday is the day we find out who will win the 2026 St. Jude Dream Home! RELATED: All tickets sold in St. Jude Dream Home GiveawayThis year’s Dream Home in Cumming is a 2,284-square-foot beauty with three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, a home office and ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The winners have been named and that’s a wrap on the 2026 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway! Here are the winners: Dream Home: Carlitonia Boykin of Temple2026 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend or 2026 Ford Maverick XL: Carol Thomas of Roswell $10,000 golf cart and $3,000 c...
A Henry County woman says she is still waiting to recover more than $54,000 that a judge ruled her former divorce attorney wrongfully withheld from the sale of her marital home.Angela Smith told Channel 2 Action News she hired attorney Nicole K. Carson in 2023 to represent her during her divorce....
Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June.The indictment, returned in Ohio, charges all eight in two separate conspiracies, one to provid...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - Officials announced the suspension of eight Apache helicopter pilots who flew in this year’s Salute from the Shore event over the July Fourth weekend.According to the South Carolina Army National Guard, the pilots’ suspension stems from an investigation into ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A now-former Monroe County animal control employee is facing felony charges after allegedly killing four puppies by putting them in an incinerator, according to the sheriff’s office.On Monday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received a report that the puppie...
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested after allegedly trying to steal someone’s car at gunpoint while they were standing at a gas station’s pumps.The sheriff’s office said deputies, along with officers with the Johns Creek Police Department, responded at around 8:15 a.m. Wed...
A man was arrested on Thursday in connection with the deadly stabbing of a 60-year-old man at his Flat Shoals Road apartment earlier this year.
A man and woman are wanted for questioning in connection with a reported arson case Thursday involving a parked car at a Riverdale supermarket.
Costco has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that one of the products it sells contains "dangerous" levels of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium.
DeKalb County Police Department says a man has been arrested for the stabbing death of his roommate.The stabbing happened back in April at a Flat Shoals Road apartment in Decatur.Police said 62-year-old Albert McKinney has been charged with malice murder.According to a warrant, he stabbed another...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — No injuries were reported after a tree fell on a house in Sandy Springs Thursday. The tree fell on Tynecastle Drive. Video captured by Atlanta News First crews shows the tree uprooted. The trunk missed the house, limiting likely damage. This is a developing sto...
Standing on the field at Mercedes Benz Stadium, during the FIFA World Cup, before over 68,000 fans and alongside some of the world’s biggest soccer stars, 17-year-old Nicholas had a moment he says he’ll never forget. Just the day earlier, he had struggled to imagine what it would feel like. Af...
The board of Covenant House Georgia announced it has selected Kara Stimpson to serve as its new executive starting Aug. 24. Stimpson was the unanimous choice of the search committee after an extensive national effort evaluating nonprofit leaders. Most recently, Stimpson has served as CEO of...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Riverdale police are searching for two people who allegedly set a vehicle on fire Thursday. Police said first responders arrived at parking lot located at 6335 Highway 85 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday and found a vehicle fully engulfed. The fire was put out before ...
MONROE, N.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - Authorities say the former owner of a popular wedding venue admitted to stealing over a million dollars.Jason Lottman, the ex-owner of Champagne Manor, pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud Monday while admitting to taking money from couples and vendors who booked e...
The Atlanta Humane Society says its team are rescuing almost two-dozen dogs from a situation described as dangerous, in the heat “with little protection from the elements.”The humane society’s Operation Humane received a call for help from the local county sheriff’s office to help 23 dogs that ha...
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