Georgia high court upholds stay of execution for Stacey Humphreys
A Cobb County Superior Court judge has granted prosecutors permission to immediately appeal a decision that halted a death row inmate’s scheduled execution.
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Death row inmate’s stay of execution upheld by Georgia Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the prosecutor’s appeal to move forward with a Georgia death row inmate’s execution. The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office had filed an appeal with the high court in response to the stay of execution ordered for Stacey Humphreys...
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‘Jackets All Access’, Season 2, Ep. 3: Volleyball makes statement against No. 1 Nebraska
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Georgia Tech women’s volleyball team is sitting pretty at 8-2 before heading into ACC play. The unranked Jackets lost to No. 1 Nebraska Saturday — but not without making a statement. The Jackets became the first team this season to steal a ...
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Exclusive: New CDC director talks measles outbreak, employee morale and distrust in agency
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In her first media interview since becoming the director of the CDC, Dr. Erica Schwartz said restoring trust in the Atlanta-based agency is among her top priorities. Speaking exclusively with Atlanta News First’s Abby Kousouris, Schwartz during...
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Woman with autism sexually assaulted at hospital. Guardian says staff never told her
A woman says a patient at Ridgeview Institute sexually assaulted her loved one, and the hospital did nothing. She says if Ridgeview can’t protect patients, it needs to shut down LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 5:00 p.m. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ]...
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2 women found dead inside submerged Jeep identified as missing mothers
NILES, Mich. ( WNDU /Gray News) - Authorities said the bodies of two missing Michigan mothers were found inside a Jeep that was submerged in the St. Joseph River. The women were identified as Vanessa Bautista, 24, and Alexa Navarro, 23, on Wednesday. Police said the bodies were a...
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At least 1 Georgian dead from West Nile virus
The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed that one person has died from West Nile virus. New data released on Wednesday afternoon confirms eight cases in Chatham, DeKalb and Fulton counties. Doctors said they expect the number of cases to go up, LIVE on Channel 2 Acti...
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Suspect in Atlanta shooting that killed 1, injured 10 captured in Alabama
An FBI SWAT team arrested a suspect in the deadly Atlanta mass shooting in Atlanta at a house in Alabama on Wednesday. Ze’kevious Perry was wanted for his suspected involvement in the shooting on Edgewood Avenue in July 2025. One person was killed and 10 others were injured. Agen...
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Georgia Tech is keeping trash out of landfills with new upcycling technology
Georgia Tech researchers are finding a new way to give plastic waste a second life, turning hard-to-recycle plastic into new materials and products. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Inside Georgia Tech’s new Trash Lab, students, researchers and faculty ...
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Third suspect in Edgewood Avenue mass shooting captured in Alabama, FBI says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The FBI said the third suspect in a 2025 mass shooting on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta was captured in Alabama Wednesday. Ze’Kevious Perry was captured in a home in Montgomery, Alabama. Perry was wanted in connection with a mass shooting in Atlan...
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Suspect in custody after shots fired near MARTA station
MARTA police tell Channel 2 that one of its officers stopped a suspect at a train station Wednesday after shots were fired nearby. The incident had people scrambling in the area Wednesday afternoon around the Oakland City MARTA station at 1400 Lee Street SW. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-T...
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Man arrested in deadly shooting of 62-year-old found in Lithonia carport
DeKalb County police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of a homeowner found dead in his Lithonia carport in July.