Jasper County deputies arrest 2 in sex offender sweep
Jasper County deputies arrested two people on multiple registry violations after checking every registered sex offender in the county during Operation Watchful Eye, authorities announced.
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10 things to do in Dillard, North Georgia mountains this fall
Fall colors, a historic hotel with a new look, championship-winning food and s’mores. Fall Happens Here ... in Dillard, Georgia. Head north on I-985, about an hour and 45 minutes from Atlanta, to discover Dillard, a breathtaking escape in the North Georgia mountains. Need a reaso...
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Two found dead off Highway 136 in Gordon County
Authorities in Gordon County are investigating after two people were found dead inside a Sugar Valley home over the weekend.
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Medical student claims mail-in ballot still hasn’t arrived a day before midterms
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One absentee voter from Cobb County says his ballot still hasn’t arrived the day before the midterm election. Isaiah Swann is a Ph.D. graduate and medical student in Virginia. He is also a registered voter in Cobb County. He provided Atlanta Ne...
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Braves’ Chris Sale named NL Cy Young Award finalist
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale is once again a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award, MLB Network announced Tuesday. Sale is a finalist alongside Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski and Philadelphia Phillies southpaw Cristo...
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Braves’ Walt Weiss named NL Manager of the Year finalist
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss is a finalist for the NL Manager of the Year Award, MLB Network announced Monday. Weiss is a finalist alongside the Phillies’ Don Mattingly and the Brewers’ Pat Murphy, who is vying for his third straight Manag...
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First Alert Forecast: Mild weather continues for Election Day, rain likely Wednesday PM
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Mostly dry weather weather continues for a little longer, but rain is likely by Wednesday. This evening: Mild and mostly cloudy Temperatures will drop off into the upper 50s to lower 60s overnight as clouds linger. No rain is expected. Election...
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City leaders condemn KKK Halloween costume, rider addresses backlash as activist offers face-to-face dialogue
HUNTINGTON, Ind. ( WPTA /Gray News) - City, county, and state leaders are condemning a Halloween incident in Huntington, Indiana, after photographs and videos circulated online showing a couple riding through city streets in Ku Klux Klan costumes. The incident took place Saturday...
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House Democrats layout election security efforts ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Just ahead of Election Day, Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., laid out House Democrats’ plans to protect the integrity of the midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s continuing efforts to cast doubt on their security. During a virtual media briefing on Frid...
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‘It was terrifying.’ Teen shot dead near Halloween house party
An unidentified 18-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Halloween house party early Sunday morning in northwest Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police rushed to Barnes Street near 15th Street and found the young victim lying in the stree...
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Moores Mill Road bridge to stay closed until mid-December, Atlanta City Council member says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Moores Mill Road bridge in northwest Atlanta will not reopen to traffic until mid-December, Councilmember Dustin Hillis told Atlanta News First on Monday. The bridge, a major connector to northwest Atlanta neighborhoods, has been closed sin...
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Overnight shooting at California state beach leaves 2 dead, 2 injured, police say
A shooting at a California beach left two people dead and two others injured as authorities work to determine what happened.
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Atlanta airline worker arrested in child exploitation probe
Deputies arrested an Atlanta airline worker in the driveway of his Coweta County home late last week after a national tip sparked an online child exploitation investigation, officials said....