ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to close all northbound and southbound lanes of I-285 in southwest Fulton County from Cascade Road to SR 166/Langford Parkway from 7 p.m. Sept. 25 until 5 a.m. Sept. 28. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said the full closure will...
safety
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 24-year-old DeKalb County Jail inmate found wounded in his cell. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] David Addo-Wright of Covington was found unresponsive with several wounds on Wednesday,...
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A neighbor said the man found dead with burns inside a southwest Atlanta apartment was the kind of person who would step in to help others. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Michael Seiden says police still have not said exactly what happened...
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Police are investigating after a missing woman was found dismembered at a Cobb County apartment complex. Officials confirmed to Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell that the victim was found dismembered overnight. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news br...
safety
Target called police after four 19-year-olds allegedly stole over $1,000 in merchandise, including 60 beauty products, in Newnan.
News
FENTRESS COUNTY, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A grand jury has indicted the owner of a Jamestown funeral home after allegations of widespread fraud, financial exploitation and the mishandling of cremated remains. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Chadrick “Chad” M...
parks
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A New York Times report alleges Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Alaska, displayed frequent angry outbursts toward staffers and aides during her congressional tenure and current campaign. Peltola, a former U.S. congresswoman and Alask...
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As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, Channel 2 Action News is taking a look at families who started a business and turned it into an economic engine. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Jorge Estevez spent the day with a woman whose family expand...
Local
ATLANTA, GA. (Atlanta News First) — Ponce City Market is celebrating 100 years this weekend with special events taking place this Saturday. But those 100 years haven’t been smooth sailing. The facility was built as a Sears-Roebuck distribution and retail center in 1926. “Sears ne...
schools
ATHENS, GA - The University of Georgia and the National Football Foundation will honor Garrison Hearst with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute during the Bulldogs’ home game against Oklahoma on Sept. 26. An NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute is a traditional ceremony where a new...
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Students are struggling to understand why their beauty school is suddenly shutting down after nearly 40 years in business , forcing them to finish their education elsewhere. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Career Institute in Conyers gave n...
News
Bob Pettit, an LSU basketball legend and NBA champion who won the league's first MVP award, has died at 93.
government
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia’s top industry is bracing for harvest losses as diesel prices spike past $6 a gallon and federal trade tariffs compress margins, sparking a sharp policy clash between the two candidates running for governor. Republican nominee Rick Jack...
