Lake Allatoona drowning victim's family seeks funeral help
The family of a Lilburn man who drowned at Lake Allatoona over the Fourth of July weekend is asking for the public's help as they prepare to lay him to rest.
The family of a Lilburn man who drowned at Lake Allatoona over the Fourth of July weekend is asking for the public's help as they prepare to lay him to rest.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — State prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a Hall County woman accused of killing a 4-year-old girl last October. Jessica Motes faces charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, concealing the death of another and first-degree cruelty ...
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Hall County woman accused of killing a 4-year-old girl last October pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday. Jessica Motes faces several charges, including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated bat...
A West Virginia man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to killing his family while he was a teenager.Read more trending news Gavin Blaine Smith, 22, was sentenced after he entered a guilty plea for one charge of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree mu...
The estranged wife of Atlanta radio host Big Tigger was arrested Monday in northeast Georgia during a traffic stop on kidnapping charges out of Maryland.
A north Georgia sheriff’s office arrested an Atlanta radio host’s wife who was wanted on kidnapping-related warrants out of Maryland. Deputies said they received a “Be On the Lookout” alert around 8:46 p.m. on July 6 regarding a vehicle traveling north on Interstate 85. Authorities believed the d...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A former assistant principal in North Carolina was charged recently, weeks after he allegedly fired a shot during a school break-in.The break-in reportedly happened on May 25 at Hairston Middle School in Greensboro.Greensboro police said the assistant principal...
Dolly Parton will have a lot to celebrate on her next birthday. Read more trending news The singer/songwriter’s Broadway show about her life will officially open on Jan. 19, her 81st birthday, The New York Times reported. “Dolly: A True Original Musical” will begin previews on Dec. 7. The preview...
(Editor’s note: The video above is from an earlier report.)ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Alicia Brown, the wife of popular V-103 radio personality Big Tigger, was arrested Monday night in northeast Georgia on outstanding kidnapping charges.The Hart County Sheriff’s Office said it was notifi...
Cobb County police have arrested a man accused of intentionally setting multiple fires within the past few months.Investigators say Ligon Durham set a stack of papers, trash and other items on fire in the middle of the night. A Cobb County police officer who noticed the fires prevented them from ...
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Atlanta Pride has announced highlights of the entertainment lineup for this year’s festival on Oct. 10 and 11 in Piedmont Park. Rapper and entrepreneur JT will headline the festival on the Main Stage. As one-half of the groundbreaking female rap duo City Girls, JT helped redefine and push boun...
Annemarie Wiley, who has appeared in 23 episodes of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,“ filed for divorce on Monday from her husband, former NFL player and longtime sports analyst Marcellus Wiley, claiming she suffered years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse.Marcellus Wiley has denied the a...
A trip to the post office may be in order this week. The U.S. Postal Service is once again raising postage rates. Read more trending newsThe price of a Forever stamp will go up from 78 cents to 82 cents, or an increase of 4 cents, on July 12, USA Today reported. The USPS announced its intent to r...
DARDANELLE, Ark. (Gray News) - Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old mother and her newborn.The Dardanelle Police Department said it was dispatched to a home June 25 on a report of a “possible suicidal person.”When officers arrived, they were told that Ashlynn Bocksnick left the home with h...
The Utah man charged in the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is back in court for the third day of his week-long preliminary hearing as prosecutors continue presenting the evidence they have against Tyler Robinson, including DNA evidence.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — We’ll stick with the heat through the end of the week. High temperatures will remain in the low 90s today through Friday, with isolated storms possible each afternoon through sunset. Don’t expect much rain though — coverage will stay low at just 10-30%.It will ...
Ceasefire ‘over’ Wednesday, July 8 — President Donald Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire “over,” calling Tehran’s leaders “sick people” and saying that negotiators were “wasting their time,” at a NATO summit in Turkey today, hours after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes. Stock futures were ...
The family of a Lilburn man who drowned at Lake Allatoona over the Fourth of July weekend is asking for the public's help as they prepare to lay him to rest.
A California radiologist accused of driving his wife and two children off a cliff in 2023 had his criminal case dismissed Monday after completing a two-year mental health diversion program, prosecutors said.Read more trending news Dharmesh Patel, 45, of Pasadena, had three charges of attempted mu...
The family of a Gainesville teenager who was killed following the city's Fourth of July celebration is asking for help with funeral expenses.
A neighbor says he witnessed a group of men crash a U-Haul into a downtown Atlanta clothing and shoe store to steal merchandise. The crash happened Wednesday morning on Walker Street. Blake Corman, who lives in the area, sent in video of the damage to Identity ATL’s storefront. Corman says he hea...
Nintendo is hanging up its mobile racing game, Mario Kart Tour.Read more trending news The app will drive off into the sunset on Sept. 29 at 11 p.m. PT, the company announced. The game, which launched in 2019, is one of the last Nintendo mobile games still available, IGN reported. “We sincerely t...
Petie Parker didn’t set out to be a painter. Yet, five years after picking up a brush during the pandemic, he’s showing new work this summer as part of ZuCot Gallery’s “Palette Cleanse,” a show the gallery describes as a seasonal stretch between its major exhibitions, when the space is open for a...
Two California teens who were out for a joyride in a Waymo received a sobering lesson on Monday.The 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking and shooting water beads from a toy gun when they were basically busted by the driverless vehicle, which remotely prevented them from leaving it until police ar...
A federal judge rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for the names and personal contact information for everyone who worked during the 2020 election in Fulton County. The DOJ made the request in April for information about all county employees and volunteer poll workers. Fulton Count...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A U-Haul crashed into a building early Wednesday near Downtown Atlanta.The brick structure that was hit is located at 131 Walker St SW #102, the address for Identity ATL, a men’s clothing store.A neighbor told Atlanta News First that he heard a vehicle outside ...
Renewed fighting between the United States and Iran has raised questions about whether the two sides will resume all out war.
Det. Olivia Benson has a new assignment -- hosting the Emmy Awards.Mariska Hartigay, who has played the intense, passionate and scrupulous detective (since promoted to captain) for nearly three decades on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” will host the 78th annual Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, Vari...
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A St. Louis woman is calling for action after she fell into an open manhole on a city sidewalk.Jamie Hassan says she fell into an open manhole on the evening of July 4. She parked in north St. Louis and was walking on the sidewalk toward a nearby bar when all of a sud...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County leaders on Wednesday are set to give details on how money from a newly passed property tax increase will be used.CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and county officials are expected to address the millage rate, major investments in housing, homeless ser...
Police arrested a man Tuesday night after a domestic dispute escalated into a deadly shooting that left one woman dead and another man hospitalized.
Atlanta police are investigating an apparent break-in after a vehicle crashed into a business in southwest Atlanta early Wednesday morning.
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The U.S. men’s national soccer team did not have the numbers on the pitch during their World Cup loss on Monday, but the squad pulled record numbers on television.Read more trending newsThe USA’s 4-1 loss to Belgium in the round of 16 set a viewership record, according to Fox News. The highly ant...
More than 92,000 times, DeKalb County residents calling 911 were left waiting at least 40 seconds for the county to pick up the phone, if the call was answered at all. Channel 2’s Michael Doudna learned that this year, DeKalb County conducted an audit of 622,000 911 calls from September 2024 to M...
The Gwinnett County Police Department said a series of break-ins at Urban Air Adventure locations led to the arrests of 11 people, all under the age of 21.Police said there were seven incidents at Urban Air Adventure Park locations under investigation since June 4. The social media trend that pol...
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