By Libby Saylor Wright, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta What does it take to change the trajectory of a young person’s life? Sometimes it is a caring adult who shows up at exactly the right moment; a safe place where a young person can focus, ask questions, and discover somet...
schools
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Gwinnett College has received a $3.3 million federal grant to help recruit and prepare more students for careers in teaching as Georgia continues to face educator shortages. The U.S. Department of Education awarded the money through its...
parks
First responders and park officials worked to evacuate stranded riders on Monday after a serious incident occurred at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell....
business
Atlanta has always been a city in a hurry. As far back as 1867, a Milledgeville newspaper observed that Atlantans lived fast, made money fast, spent it fast, and tore things down almost as quickly as they built them. Nearly 160 years later, not much has changed. Atlanta is a city...
Local
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office will not file charges in the death of a 12-year-old girl following a fight at a bus stop in March. District Attorney Dalia Racine announced the decision during a Monday afternoon press conference, s...
government
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Early voting begins Tuesday in a midterm that will elect a new governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general, as well as possibly determine which political party will control the U.S. Senate for the next two years. Geor...
safety
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A woman was sent to the hospital after a crash on a Missouri interstate Friday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol , the crash happened at the 170-mile marker on Interstate 44 in Phelps County at around 5:25 p.m. Troopers...
Local
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms will appear solo at the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young debate series after Republican nominee Rick Jackson declined his invitation. Debate organizers noted it is the first time since 1994 that a ma...
safety
One of Six Flags Over Georgia’s biggest rides was evacuated after a tragedy at the park. NewsChopper2 flew over the theme park, where people on the Goliath ride were seen being removed from the ride. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officials confirmed ...
safety
One person has been killed and four others were injured after an incident on the Goliath rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Details about the incident have not been released, but Atlanta media outlets said the victim was ejected from the ride. Following the accident, the co...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person was killed and several others were injured in an incident involving a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, according to the Cobb County Police Department. Police have not said what happened. Several riders were stuck o...
safety
SMYRNA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A family is mourning the loss of their 6-year-old Chihuahua after police say a pit bull broke through a backyard privacy fence and fatally attacked the small dog at a Smyrna Airbnb rental. Kori Lee and her family were staying at the rental on Ri...
