The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that they have been requested by Henry County police to conduct an officer-involved shooting investigating. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] It is typical for GBI to be requested in any officer-involved shooting. Henry C...
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Election Day is here and Georgia’s voter polls have closed. Tonight’s election results will decide multiple statewide races and will help answer who controls U.S. Congress in 2027. Key races to watch Tuesday include the race for governor, race for U.S. Senate, multiple U.S. House...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The television ads have gone silent, the rallies are over, and the voting has begun. Polling precincts opened across Georgia at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning as a record-breaking midterm campaign finally shifted into the hands of everyday voters. Full...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The most senior member of Georgia’s Republican congressional delegation was reelected to a ninth term in Congress on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, who represents Georgia’s 8th district, defeated Democrat Kelly Esti. Scott’s district stretche...
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Atlanta Police Department is investigating a person who has been shot Tuesday evening. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers arrived at Murphey Ave SW and Osborne Street SW and were able to transport the victim to the hospital. It is not yet clear w...
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Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia Tuesday, turning away Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins in a high-stakes battle for Senate control.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat up remained in the hands of Democrats Tuesday night when U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff was reelected to a second term in what was once known as the world’s greatest deliberative body. Ossoff defeated U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde earned a fourth term in Congress on Tuesday in Georgia’s 2026 midterm elections. Clyde defeated Democrat Caitlyn Gegen, a self-described community organizer, in northeast Georgia’s 9th congressional district. Full electio...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows galore in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. Undefeated Miami ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, dean of Georgia’s congressional delegation, won an 18th term Tuesday, turning back Republican challenger Matt Day in southwest Georgia’s 2nd district. Full election results here Bishop has been in Congress since 1993, ...
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Sen. Jon Ossoff has won reelection to the US Senate, fending off a potential seat flip by Georgia U.S. Rep. Mike Collins. Ossoff built his reelection pitch as a fight against broad political corruption, focusing on President Donald Trump and the First Family’s dramatic increase i...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One of the nation’s longest-serving congressional representatives was reelected Tuesday night, when U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson won his 11th consecutive term on Capitol Hill. Johnson defeated Republican James Duffie in metro Atlanta’s 4th congressio...
