Police activity near an elementary school prompted a brief lockdown Friday, a school district official confirmed. A Level 2 lockdown was called at Lillie E. Suder Elementary School in Jonesboro when a suspect being chased by the Clayton County Police Department ran onto school gr...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared alongside Keisha Lance Bottoms at a Marietta church to discuss Medicaid expansion and economic issues.
You can now meet two new friends at the Georgia Aquarium: rescued beluga whales Balor and Zephyr. Balor, 10, and Zephyr, 7, were among 30 whales rescued from Marineland park and zoo in Niagara Falls , Ontario. On Thursday, the two young males were moved to Atlanta. Channel 2’s Li...
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Marietta High School football team departed Georgia Friday as they prepare for their Aug. 20 season opener in England. “We are going to London to play NFL Academy for our first game of the year,” said senior quarterback Jayden Whiteside. A...
A former Coweta County school resource officer who was once recognized for helping children in need is now facing child molestation charges following a lengthy state investigation. A Coweta County grand jury indicted the former sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer Mike Mc...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - If you’ve ever shopped online for a loan or credit card, you’ve probably been asked to enter personal information for a pre-approval. Lenders often promise it won’t hurt your credit score, and technically, they’re right. But there’s more to the...
Two Gainesville firefighters were suspended after their fire truck crashed into a public transit van at a four-way stop, causing the van to flip over. The collision happened Monday afternoon as the firefighters were responding to another crash. A report from the Georgia State Pat...
Sidmel Estes, a longtime employee of FOX 5 Atlanta and the first Executive Producer of Good Day Atlanta, was posthumously inducted into the 2026 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame....
Students in two Metro Atlanta school districts had a disruptive day with bomb threats. Jackson and Hall County schools were threatened. AI was suspected as the source of the threats, according to officials. Deputies and officers, including multiple K-9 teams, converged on Jackson...
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - A man who was training to become a sheriff’s deputy in Richland County has found himself on the other side of the law. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, 38-year-old Kenneth Edmonds has been arrested and charged with criminal...
As temperatures soar across the state, Georgia Power says preparation, technology and a dedicated workforce are key to keeping electricity flowing to millions of customers. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Action News got exclusive access insi...
WSB and parent company Cox Media Group are honoring the legacy of our late colleague and friend, anchor Jovita Moore, through a special scholarship for journalism students. Channel 2’s Fred Blankenship spoke with this year’s winners. “When I got that email that I received this sc...
The family of a 5-year-old boy police say his therapist abused him, and they don’t think this was an isolated incident. They say the child had been pulling away from the therapist whenever he would go in for a session at Pathways Autism Center in Johns Creek. The boy’s family say...
An Athens real estate agent says Google suspended her business profile in April and, despite months of appeals and repeated efforts to verify her business, she still does not know why. A Google Business Profile helps customers find a location, read reviews and make contact. But M...
Two firefighters are expected to make a full recovery after suffering heat-related injuries while battling a grocery store fire. Flames broke out at the La Casita Market on Mableton Parkway in Mableton. Two employees were also injured. We are told they were taken to the hospital ...
Rising incidents of vandalism and law enforcement misuse connected to license plate readers are sparking alarm over how widespread the Flock cameras have become nationwide....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said they have arrested a suspect in a road rage assault in Smyrna last month. On July 27, a driver in his 50s noticed another car following him as he turned off a main roadway in Smyrna, according to the Smyrna Police Department. The ma...
The Atlanta Quilt Festival’s non-juried exhibit, Music Moves Movements, includes 50 original quilts exploring the role music has played in political movements and social change throughout history. (Photo by Adrianne Murchison.) " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.c...
The Marietta Blue Devils are headed overseas for what coaches, players and parents describe as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Marietta High School football team loaded onto buses Friday morning and departed for Eng...
GILBERT, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed Thursday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash on an Arizona freeway. The Arizona Department of Public Safety reported the crash occurred just before 3 p.m. on the Loop 202 Santan near Power Roa...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Covington police officer was dragged by a suspect’s car on Friday. During a traffic stop at the QuikTrip on Highway 142, the officer was dragged a few hundred yards until the car turned, throwing the officer off the vehicle, said a spokespers...
An officer was taken to the hospital after being dragged by a vehicle in Covington on Friday afternoon, according to police.
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) - A Nebraska man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman a day before he was getting married. Tyler Weber, 33, was arrested on charges of first-degree sexual assault and first-degree false imprisonment after DNA results contradicted his clai...
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Clayton, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties until 5:45 p.m. It has since expired. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport until 5:45 p.m. because of thunderstorms ...
A team of surgeons, an anesthesiologist and nurses were called to a construction site on Friday morning after a worker fell. The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department says workers were pouring concrete on Athens Bypass when a worker fell into an aggregate placer machine and got ta...
A former Coweta County deputy has been formally charged with multiple counts of child molestation and enticing a minor. A grand jury indicted Deputy Michael McGuffey on Wednesday, according to court documents obtained by Channel 2 Action News. The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office c...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former Coweta County Sheriff’s Office deputy and school resource officer has been indicted on child molestation charges, according to court records. Mike McGuffey faces three counts of child molestation and two counts of enticing a child for ...
An officer is on the way to Grady Memorial Hospital after being dragged during a traffic stop, Covington police said. A Channel 2 Action News reporter is on the way to the scene. Stay tuned to Channel 2 Action News for more on this story. Police say the officer conducted the traf...
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man is facing several charges in connection to the July shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in northwest Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Davion Curney was charged ...
NEW YORK (Gray Media) - Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old accused in the high-profile 2024 killing of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday. “Violence is not a legitimate instrument to promote any p...
DeKalb County first responders rescued a worker stuck in a trench. The man was trapped several feet down. Rescue crews stabilized the trench. Channel 2 Action News photographer was there when the man was being hoisted from the trench by the DeKalb County Technical Rescue Team. [D...
A student at Apalachee High School was taken into custody, the sheriff’s office said. A sheriff’s office spokesperson confirmed to Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco that the student had half-scissors in his sleeve and was arrested. No information on the suspect’s identity or possibl...
The judge in Alex Murdaugh’s murder retrial decided Friday to move the case out of a rural South Carolina county but stopped short of ruling on the defense's request to dismiss the case altogether....
A rideshare driver has been sentenced to 25 years in jail after he was convicted in May of sexually assaulting a teenager. Jeremiah Nicholas Norwood , 45, was sentenced by Cherokee County Chief Superior Court Judge David L. Cannon, Jr., on Thursday. During the sentencing, the pro...
Law enforcement arrested Jordan Bradley Roberts after a brief standoff near Highway 246 and Trinity Lane in Dillard.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A North Carolina-based mission organization, SIM, announced Friday that American missionary Kevin Rideout has been released after nine months in captivity in Niger. SIM said Rideout was kidnapped from outside his home in Niamey, the capital of Niger, in Oct...
DeKalb County is opening four cooling centers from Friday through Aug. 19 to help residents seek relief from continued high temperatures. Severe Weather Team 2 has been tracking the heat wave. A heat advisory is in place for almost all of the state except the northeast Georgia mo...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A strong ridge of high pressure will bring a prolonged stretch of dangerous heat lasting into next week. The Main Concern: Intense Heat Temperatures will soar into the upper 90s each day through Wednesday, but the real danger comes from the com...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A Kentucky woman faces felony charges after U.S. Park Police arrested her Friday in connection with the vandalism of the World War II Memorial in Washington. Melissa Farris, 40, of Elizabethtown, Ky.,is accused of spray-painting the phrase “clean hands – di...
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ATHENS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A specialized medical team, including surgeons and an anesthesiologist, was rushed to a construction site on the Athens Bypass Friday morning to help in a complex rescue operation. The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department said it responded to th...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The NFL has suspended Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. for the first eight games of the 2026 regular season, the league announced Friday afternoon. The suspension is for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, the NFL said in...
The founder and CEO of a Georgia-based financial advisory group that bilked investors out of millions learned how long he’ll spend in prison Friday. Todd Burkhalter, Drive Planning LLC CEO, was sentenced to serve 20 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release. T...
BELLE ROSE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - Louisiana authorities say a man is facing charges in connection with the beating death of a 3-year-old girl. According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Bernard JR Fleander, 26, on Thursday afternoon after the child ...
JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) — Mississippi has added sexual battery of a child under 12 to the list of crimes eligible for the death penalty. But some critics question whether capital punishment serves as a deterrent for criminals or creates barriers for victims. The new law...
Cherokee County authorities are asking for the public's help to identify the owner of a pickup truck possibly linked to a burglary investigation in the Waleska area....
In partnership with the non-partisan election non-profit organization “ Keep Our Republic ,” we want to get your questions answered about the upcoming midterm elections. Loading…...
Police said a man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his 65-year-old father at a home Friday. Officers responded to the home on Pepperdine Drive around 5:11 a.m. The victim, Jerome Wyatt, was found dead from his injuries, DeKalb County Police said. Investi...
A driver flipped over their car on Interstate 75 Friday afternoon in Cobb County. It was raining at the time of the accident. Officials have not said what caused the wreck. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] When police arrived, they diverted traffic to t...
PORTLAND Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The mystery behind two goats that recently tried to catch a TriMet bus in Southeast Portland may be solved. Rae Anderson said his 7-month-old goats, Billy the Kid and Billy the Goat, escaped their backyard Tuesday morning and went exploring. “Th...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Decades before he was designated to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, Ernest Lyons was part of a historic group of eight men who fundamentally changed the landscape of law enforcement in the American South. Lyons will be honored post...
MADISONVILLE, Ky. ( WFIE /Gray News) — A Kentucky doctor accidentally left her grandchild unattended in a hot car for about eight hours, leading to the baby’s death, police said. Madisonville police said the death happened Thursday. Police said the baby’s grandmother picked the b...
A driver was caught traveling more than twice the speed limit in Powder Springs, according to police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Powder Springs Police Department said on Thursday, officers stopped a vehicle going 112 miles per hour in a posted...
President Donald Trump was secretly transferred from Air Force One to an alternate aircraft following the NATO summit in Turkey in July after U.S. officials received intelligence regarding security threats targeting him....
Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. has been suspended for the team’s first eight regular season games, the NFL announced Friday. He was suspended without pay for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. Pearce was arrested in Florida in February following a domestic ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB /Gray News) - A student agenda distributed at Farnsley Middle School contains a map of the United States with misspelled state names, a distorted periodic table and unreadable phases of the moon, prompting questions from parents about whether artificial int...
ACTON, Mass. (Gray News) - A 17-year-old boy in Massachusetts is accused of killing his mother and brother after using ChatGPT to explore “fantasy stories” of his family’s deaths. Arjun Aravind, 17, is facing two counts of murder and two counts of assault and battery on a househo...
A man and a woman were indicted on sex trafficking charges stemming from a Conyers hotel sting, according to police.
Canton Police closed Shoal Creek Road at Old Donaldson Road after a tree fell onto power lines. Nearby power poles appeared close to snapping, according to Cherokee county Fire and Emergency. The exact location of the closure is about 100 feet past the entrance to Whispering Wood...
(Gray News) - Evenflo is recalling Revolve 180 Litemax NXT car seats manufactured until March 31, 2025, due to calibration issues. The recall was announced on Aug. 6 and applies to just under 23,000 models. According to the company, the level indicator may be miscalibrated in vio...
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Police activity near an elementary school prompted a brief lockdown Friday, a school district official confirmed. A Level 2 lockdown was cal…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared alongside Keisha Lance Bottoms at a Marietta church to discuss Medicaid expansion and economic issue…
You can now meet two new friends at the Georgia Aquarium: rescued beluga whales Balor and Zephyr. Balor, 10, and Zephyr, 7, were among 30 wh…
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Marietta High School football team departed Georgia Friday as they prepare for their Aug. 20 season…
A former Coweta County school resource officer who was once recognized for helping children in need is now facing child molestation charges …
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - If you’ve ever shopped online for a loan or credit card, you’ve probably been asked to enter personal in…
Two Gainesville firefighters were suspended after their fire truck crashed into a public transit van at a four-way stop, causing the van to …
Sidmel Estes, a longtime employee of FOX 5 Atlanta and the first Executive Producer of Good Day Atlanta, was posthumously inducted into the …
Students in two Metro Atlanta school districts had a disruptive day with bomb threats. Jackson and Hall County schools were threatened. AI w…
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - A man who was training to become a sheriff’s deputy in Richland County has found himself on the other sid…
As temperatures soar across the state, Georgia Power says preparation, technology and a dedicated workforce are key to keeping electricity f…
WSB and parent company Cox Media Group are honoring the legacy of our late colleague and friend, anchor Jovita Moore, through a special scho…
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