A new invasive pest has been spotted for the first time in Georgia. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J. Harper confirmed that a pasture mealybug was discovered at a turfgrass business in Decatur County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A pasture mealybug is an inv...
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Two Woodstock police officers and a suspect are hurt after a shooting just a couple of blocks away from downtown Thursday night. The latest on their conditions and the investigation, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Woodstock police reports that of...
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LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) — An Alabama woman faces federal charges after investigators said she posted a threat against President Donald Trump on Facebook ahead of his planned trip to the Alabama-Georgia college football game. The charges against Megan Lorraine U...
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Flames appeared to rip through the top of a multi-story home in DeKalb County, where a Channel 2 Action News crew was on scene. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The fire happened at 2926 Surrey Lane between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. where our team saw firefight...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) — A distracted driver rear-ended a pedal tavern, injuring multiple people Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee. Nine of the 12 passengers were injured after the distracted driver hit the pedal tavern, according to the Metro Nashville Police D...
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South Fulton residents are calling for answers about how license plate reader cameras are used and what safeguards are in place to protect their privacy. The questions took center stage during a town hall Thursday night at the Southwest Arts Center. The event brought together fiv...
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Residents at the Washington at Historic Westside Village say they have been dealing with standing water, slippery floors and a growing fungus-like substance in their building for months — and they say their repeated requests for help have gone unanswered. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV N...
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The interim head football coach at Apalachee High School resigned Wednesday during a district investigation into racially derogatory language, and one father says the coach told a recent graduate at a junior varsity game, “This is for whites only.” [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app...
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A teen rapper and Twitch streamer known online as Aspen Kartier is heading to jail and is banned from being around dogs after a judge sentenced her in a DeKalb County animal abuse case....
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A man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after defrauding an elderly Sandy Springs resident out of approximately $500,000 in an imposter scheme, police announced....
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Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a male suspect wanted in connection with a robbery at an auto parts store earlier this month.
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An 18-year-old student has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after deputies found they sexually assaulted two children on a school bus on separate occasions, according to the sheriff's office....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Erica Schwartz says a new tool is helping identify spikes in flu cases as flu season picks up months ahead of schedule and a new mutation is causing a rise in cases. The tool is designed to em...
