Henry County detention officer arrested on multiple felony charges
Detention Officer Kwamir Jamal Duncan faces four felony charges following an internal investigation.
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Virginia man extradited from Newark in Troup County church scam case
Troup County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested an Arlington, Virginia, man accused of stealing over $60,000 from a local church in a late 2025 email scam....
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Midnight shooting ends in Salem Road McDonald's drive-thru arrest
A Newton County woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a Covington drive-thru Oct. 17.
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Vidalia police investigation: Ex-sergeant charged with misusing Flock system
Former Vidalia police Sgt. Santonio Wilcher was arrested for allegedly misusing a license plate reader system.
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Georgia surpasses 1M early votes, experts weight in as metro Atlanta drives record turnout
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia voters are continuing to break records for in-person early voting and absentee mail-in voting. “Been voting since I was 18 years old, and I make every election,” said Darrell Wanton, a Fayette County voter. Two weeks into early voting, ...
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Thousands of Georgia voters push for first-of-its-kind election on data centers
More than 14,000 signatures have been submitted in an effort to force a special election that could overturn a massive data center project and ban future data centers in Coweta County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The group Citizens for Rural Coweta...
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Henry County detention officer arrested on 4 felony misconduct charges
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a detention officer on four felony charges stemming from allegations of misconduct. Kwamir Jamal Duncan faces two counts of violation of oath of office and two counts of first-degree improper sexua...
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Atlanta police search for autistic woman missing from Atlantic Station
An Atlanta family is searching for Jatalya Carroll, a 21-year-old woman with autism who vanished Saturday night from Atlantic Station.
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Why Atlanta's $68M City Detention Center sale faces backlash
The Atlanta City Council approved the contentious $68 million sale of the city jail to Fulton County in a narrow 8-7 vote Monday.
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Georgia midterm early voting: Over 940,000 cast ballots in first week
More than 940,000 ballots were cast during the first week of early voting in Georgia, putting the state on pace to pass 1 million.
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Dream beat Valkyries in Game 2, even Finals with series headed to Atlanta
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Angel Reese had 30 points and 16 rebounds, Allisha Gray added 18 points and the Atlanta Dream stymied Golden State on both ends in the second half, beating the Valkyries 79-65 on Monday night to even the best-of-seven WNBA Finals at one game apiece. Rhyne How...
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Atlanta Dream even WNBA Finals with 79-65 Game 2 win over Valkyries
The Atlanta Dream evened the WNBA Finals in San Francisco on Monday with a commanding 79-65 victory against the Golden State Valkyries.
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9-year-old burned 70% of his body taking part in social media dare, officials say
NEW ORLEANS ( WVUE /Gray News) — New Orleans fire and police leaders are warning parents about a dangerous social media trend. Officials said a New Orleans-area 9-year-old boy recently burned 70% of his body participating in a trend called the “fire challenge,” which dares kids t...