Broderick Thompson-Smith calls his front porch an oasis. He added curtains and a television, and he likes being able to sit outside and talk with the neighbors who look out for one another. “We hold each other down,” he says. That sense of community is part of what makes his home on Atlanta’s his...
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A mother accused of leaving her toddler in a hot car, where he died, will be allowed to take her two other children trick-or-treating. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Thursday morning, a Gwinnett County judge ruled that Deja Coleman can visit all fo...
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Several streets in midtown Atlanta will be closed this weekend as the city hosts the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and dozens of foreign ministers will meet on Friday and Saturday at the Loews Hotel Conference Center. “As a global hub of diplomacy...
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HONOLULU ( KHNL /Gray News) — A 23-year-old man in Hawaii has been charged in connection with a terrifying attempted kidnapping that was caught on video. Police identified the suspect as Diesel Makanikaiaulu Kawelo and arrested him. He was charged Wednesday with kidnapping. His b...
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A fire on the roadside along Interstate 75 in metro Atlanta is blanketing the area in thick smoke. A camera from the Georgia Department of Transportation shows smoke drifting over I-75 between exits 228 and 225. According to Henry County Fire Rescue, initial reports indicated the...
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In a sale straight out of history, the original map credited with defining the division between what would later be the Union States and the Confederacy is up for auction, managed by Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C. Ahead of the auction, the map was estimated to be sold for as m...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta once again finds itself at the center of the global stage. Following a whirlwind of high-profile political visits from Vice President JD Vance, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of next week’s m...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The end of the week will be nice in north Georgia with plenty of sunshine. Highs will be nearly 10 degrees above average, with the upper 70s today and Friday. Halloween We’re still looking at cloudy skies throughout the day on Halloween, with a...
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( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we examine the subtle, easily overlooked early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease and discuss when to talk with a physician. Plus, we explore what to consider when starting antidepressants, emphasizing the importance of settin...
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The Meriwether County Schools District placed all of their schools on a lockdown Thursday morning. The district has now decided to send all students home early. According to the school system, the threat originally stemmed from a 911 call on Thursday morning, prompting the school...
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A passenger may have had superhero aspirations, but their luggage didn’t make it through security after Transportation Security Administration officers found claws inside a bag. Read more trending news The TSA said the devices “looked like something out of a superhero-versus-horr...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A mother in Alaska said her 18-year-old daughter is lucky to be alive after hitting a moose Monday night while driving down an icy Anchorage road. “That’s what we’ve been hearing this entire ordeal, from the EMTs to the doctors; they are ama...
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The Georgia Department of Corrections says more than two dozen state prisons have been put on lockdown. The department said the lockdowns started on Wednesday and the facilities will stay on lockdown until further notice. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ...
