Thirty years after hosting the 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta is preparing to play a historic role in the Olympics once again. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] City leaders announced Tuesday that Atlanta will be the first stop in the United States for the Olympic flame as...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An autopsy showed that the woman was found dismembered in Smyrna had also been shot in the head, according to police. Shanteria Mosley was found dead at a Smyrna apartment complex Sept. 21. RELATED: Suspect in woman’s dismemberment charged with...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people were shot in southwest Atlanta Tuesday night, according to the Atlanta Police Department. The shooting incident happened near the intersection of Oak Drive and Empire Boulevard in the Glenrose Heights neighborhood. Police said a man ...
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A 58-year-old Greenville man was arrested last Friday on multiple child sex offense charges following an investigation by state and local law enforcement. William Irving Nash was taken into custody on Sept. 25 and booked into the Meriwether County Jail, according to the Georgia B...
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LANSING, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) - Thousands of convicted sex offenders have been removed from Michigan’s sex offender registry According to the Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office , the removals follow a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that determined that those who commit...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta water officials said the city has nearly $233 million in unpaid water bills citywide, down from $236 million two weeks ago. An audit released Sept. 15 found the delinquent balance for water and sewer services grew to more than $236 mill...
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Two deadly shootings in just over 36 hours at a Southwest Atlanta apartment complex have left residents in fear and demanding better safety measures.
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Some Gwinnett County neighbors who live next to railroad crossings are taking concerns about safety to county leaders. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson reports the county is figuring out what to do abo...
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Research is underway looking into why more women younger than the age of 40 are receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Wendy Corona met with Quintera Knight, who was a 25-year-old first-year medical student whe...
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ATLANTA -- Following an electric 5-3 win in Game 1 of the three-game National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday, the Braves are in prime position to knock their division rival, the Philadelphia Phillies, out of the postseason with a win in Game 2 on Wednesday. The two NL East sq...
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MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Cobb County Sheriff’s Office deputy is expected to return to work soon after suffering serious injuries when he was attacked by a detainee at the Cobb County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. The deputy was helping transport a murder ...
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The DeKalb District Attorney’s Office says Kirwin Hinds was working for a private parking company when he arrived at a DeKalb apartment complex in July 2025 about taking a boot off a car. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] He was wearing a bodycam in comp...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia officially suspended its motor fuel tax just after midnight on Tuesday, temporarily shaving more than 33 cents per gallon off regular fuel and 37 cents per gallon off diesel to combat rising inflation. Gov. Brian Kemp ordered the 30-day...
