Georgia’s incoming state school superintendent says addressing the teacher shortage, strengthening special education accountability and updating how the state pays for public education will be among her top priorities when she takes office. State School Superintendent-elect Lydia Powell sat down...
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A neighbor says people tried to save a former deputy who died when flood waters swept her away. Julie Barrs ’ body was found a few miles from her car in Murray County after it had been swept away last week. We learned Barrs, 56, once worked for the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office as...
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Following devastating flash flooding across North Georgia, WSB-TV Channel 2 is once again partnering with law enforcement, the nonprofit organization Caring for Others, the Georgia Motor Trucking Association and other community partners to activate Convoy of Care Wednesday Novemb...
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A Douglas County jury convicted Cassius Mikedel Bering Jr. on multiple felony charges following a violent Winston home attack.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Miracle for Mom Foundation, a charity run by ANF’s Adam Murphy, presented a $20,000 check to the Emory Brain Health Center for research into brain diseases. “On behalf of the Miracle for Mom Foundation and our sponsors, we would like to pre...
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Health insurance costs are rising across the board in Georgia, with employer-sponsored plans climbing about 8.2%, Affordable Care Act marketplace premiums jumping sharply and Medicare plans also increasing. At the same time, the number of Georgians enrolled in health insurance th...
safety
Georgia ranks second in the nation in reported accidental shootings involving young children, according to data analyzed by Channel 2 Action News and its sister stations, an investigation that also found parents can face dramatically different consequences depending on where a sh...
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A suspected homicide onboard a cruise ship docked in Galveston is under investigation, according to FBI Houston.
schools
OXFORD, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - A disturbing video circulating on social media is drawing attention across the Ole Miss campus after women were caught on a Ring doorbell camera making racist gestures outside an apartment where three Black students live. The video belongs to the...
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Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Zoning Review Board last week approved an application to demolish the “Hardwick House” on Ponce de Leon Place, a home at the forefront of the LGBTQ movement in the 1980s. Fre...
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Freedom Park Conservancy has named the winners of its 2026 “The Park is Art” photo contest. The winning photos are on display now in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Freedom Park, Atlanta’s designated art park, is a 130-acre greenspace east of downto...
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Two people were arrested outside the White House on Monday morning following back-to-back security incidents that prompted a lockdown and sent tourists scrambling near Lafayette Park....
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A wanted fugitive as turned himself in to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Atlanta, according to the agency. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] FBI Atlanta announced the capture of Samuel Harris Monday. According to the FBI, he is the last subject a...
