ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Fire officials said there was an explosion at a DeKalb County hotel on Thursday evening. Around 6:09 p.m., DeKalb County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to a reported explosion at First Place Hotel, located on Snapfinger Woods Drive in unincorporated Decatur,...
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MADISON, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the death of an infant associated with the ongoing measles outbreak in the southwestern part of the state. It is the first measles death in the state since 1990, according to a DHS news release...
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A Fayette County man received a federal prison sentence Thursday for orchestrating roughly $1.25 million in pandemic and auto loan fraud schemes.
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Fire investigators are on the scene examining the cause of a reported explosion that shattered windows and damaged a hotel building on Thursday evening in DeKalb County....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After significant rainfall moved through the region earlier Thursday, conditions are improving. A few lingering showers are possible south and east of Interstate 85 this evening, but dry conditions will dominate through the weekend and into ear...
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Coweta County school leaders will test a new weapons detection system and enforce a clear bag policy at Friday's high school football game.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Democrats will hold majority control of the Georgia Public Service Commission for the first time in 30 years following Tuesday’s election, shifting power on the five-member constitutional board that regulates Georgia Power and sets residential ...
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AT&T is offering a $10,000 reward to help catch thieves stealing copper and fiber wire across Georgia.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said that a total of eight people are in custody in connection with the deadly Oct. 4 homecoming block party mass shooting in Vienna....
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Democrats gained control of the Cobb County School Board and captured a commission supermajority following Tuesday’s election.
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Fire crews who responded to a reported explosion found a damaged hotel building in Decatur Thursday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] No injuries were reported. A Channel 2 reporter is on the way to the scene. See further details on WSB Tonight at...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two women were hospitalized after stray bullets from a shootout penetrated the walls of their southwest Atlanta apartments Thursday afternoon, according to police. Around 4:23 p.m., officers responded to reports of a person shot at 1994 Bent Cr...
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Atlanta police say they’re investigating the shooting of two women Thursday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers responded to the 1700 block of Laurelwood Dr. SW on a person shot call, where they found the shooting victims. Police later chan...
