Man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges, GBI says
A 36-year-old Walker County man faces child exploitation charges following a cybercrime investigation, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
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2 officers, suspect hurt after shots fired in Woodstock
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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Woman charged after Facebook threat at Trump during planned trip to Alabama-Georgia game
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 multi-story home overnight
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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9 injured after distracted driver crashes into pedal tavern, police say
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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Residents meet, question privacy protections for Flock cameras
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 say water, fungus have plagued Westside Village hallways for months
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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“This is for whites only”: Apalachee football coach resigns amid investigation
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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Streamer, rapper Aspen Kartier gets jail time in DeKalb puppy abuse case
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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Man sentenced for $500K scam targeting Sandy Springs elderly resident
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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Union City police seek suspect in Advance Auto Parts robbery
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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18-year-old student charged in sexual assaults on Elbert County school bus
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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CDC using new tool to track flu as season picks up ahead of schedule
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...