Cobb County police said a husband killed his wife and shot his son inside their home. Officers were called to a home on Laurel Creek Trail just before 8 p.m. Wednesday night for reports of a person being shot.People in the peaceful neighborhood describe what they saw LIVE on Channel 2 Action News...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) -- Federal regulators are again warning hospitals over price transparency, a rule designed to show patients what care costs before they commit. As part of President Donald Trump’s Great Healthcare Plan, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The judge overseeing the case of Colt Gray, accused of killing four people and injuring nine others in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting, announced Wednesday afternoon the trial will be held in Columbia County.In his order, Nicholas Primm, chief judge of ...
New court documents are sharing more details on when and where accused Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray will head to trial.Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm ordered on Wednesday that Colt Gray’s trial will be held in Columbia County, which is located near Augusta.Jury selec...
Artists of all ages are encouraged to grab a brush and get creative at “Paint the Dome” event on Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Brookhaven City Centre, 4001 Peachtree Road. According to an announcement from the city, the event is inspired by the city’s annual “Paint the Park” trad...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — We have a typical summertime pattern as we head through the rest of the workweek as highs stick around the lower 90s and only slight chances for a shower or storm. By the weekend, a front brings chances for showers and storms back into the forecast with a trio ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A student art contest honoring American heroes drew 168 young winners to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday as part of the Freedom250 celebration.The competition featured artwork depicting figures ranging from Babe Ruth to Sojourner Truth. Winners and their fam...
Building vocabulary through image Wednesday, July 8 — In Atlanta this month, two artists are proving that a signature style is constructed one deliberate choice at a time. Billy Clifton-Strawn treats the smallest building blocks of digital pictures as raw material for storytelling rooted in...
Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation’s largest in years.No deaths have been reported and the source of the cyclospora infections hasn’t bee...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he tried to steal a vehicle at gunpoint and fired at the victim at a Forsyth County gas station.Khalil Burgess, 23, was arrested and taken into custody. He has been charged with armed robbery, motor vehicle hi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Greene County deputy was arrested and fired for allegedly misusing the county’s Flock camera system, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday.On June 30, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office conducted an audit of its Flock license plate reader (LPR) camera system, d...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Aquarium is expecting two new additions to its beluga whale habitat as part of an emergency rescue operation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) authorized an emergency rescue for the whales earlier this week.Marineland of Canada...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Summer is in full swing, which means your calendar is filling up fast—graduations, parties, dinners, weddings, and weekend outings. If you’re wondering what to wear (and how to accessorize it), we’ve got you covered. Malik Waseem from Urbane Society with outfit inspirati...
Atlanta music icon Jermaine Dupri has filed a massive $18 million federal lawsuit accusing Sony Music of quietly withholding decades of royalties earned from his legendary catalog of hits.
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage.ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Fulton County Superior Court judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a bipartisan trio of Georgia district attorneys over the creation of a GOP-created commission to oversee prosecuting attorneys.Judg...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Some of the best businesses start with a simple idea—and a whole lot of heart. What began in a college apartment in downtown Athens has grown into one of Atlanta’s favorite jewelry destinations: Especially Lucky, where every charm tells a story. Today, founder Yasmin and...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man is accused of killing his wife and hurting his son in a Tuesday night shooting, according to Cobb County police. Officers were called to a home on Laurel Creek Trail just before 8 p.m. When they arrived, they found an injured 27-year-old man outside a...
Cobb County police said a husband killed his wife and shot his son inside their home. Officers were called to a home on Laurel Creek Trail just before 8 p.m. Wednesday night for reports of a person being shot.People in the peaceful neighborhood describe what they saw LIVE on Channel 2 Action News...
The DeKalb Council for the Arts hosted a community meeting on July 7 at the Reid H. Cofer Library in Tucker intended to gather feedback on the development of the county’s forthcoming cultural arts plan. Stephanie Raines, the Director for Arts and Cultural Affairs for DeKalb County, led the mee...
(Gray News) - Connor Murphy, a popular fitness influencer, died in an apparent drowning in Thailand, according to multiple reports. He was 32.Authorities in the Samut Prakan province of Thailand responded to a call of a man acting erratically on July 7 at a luxury rental property, Bangkok Post re...
A handful of Norcross officials spoke about a new city program for residents, the Academy of Citizen Engagement, at the July 8 Norcross PDC meet-up at 45 Cafe South. Council member Josh Bare, leading an effort to transition city leadership to the next generation, brought his Norcross 101 bind...
ANKARA, Turkey (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump departed the NATO Summit on Wednesday praising the 32-member defense alliance as “completely unified.” It’s a reversal from his tone upon arriving in Ankara on Tuesday, when he criticized NATO and several member countries.“It was amazing, actually...
Police arrested a man Tuesday night after a domestic dispute escalated into a deadly shooting that left one woman dead and another man hospitalized.
(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...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Marietta police said a 911 call about squatters led investigators to uncover a criminal sex ring that’s been trafficking minors.Four young suspects, including one who’s still on the run, have been charged in the investigation, the Marietta Police Department sai...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Ten men have been arrested following a Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office pandering operation. The suspects allegedly tried to solicit an undercover deputy last Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. All were charged with felony pandering, defined as trying t...
Justin Bieber is joining the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show, adding another major name to a lineup that already includes Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
(AP) - The U.S. game against Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup set another record as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, Fox said after preliminary ratings came out Tuesday.Fox said 30 million people watched the game, a 4-1 victory for Belgium on Monday in Seattle to move ...
The Georgia Public Service Commission approved an investigation into whether Georgia Power’s industrial customers who are heavy energy consumers, like data centers, are shifting some costs to residential customers. The investigation was part of an agreement the utility company and PSC staff re...
A flight instructor conducting a training flight with a student in a small plane left the aircraft mid-flight and jumped to his death, leaving the trainee to land the Cessna on her own. Read more trending news CNN reported that instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo jumped from the aircraft on Saturd...
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 ...
A gunman opened fire at a Forsyth County gas station during a Wednesday morning carjacking attempt before running into a nearby neighborhood where police tracked him down inside a home, authorities said.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person was killed Wednesday in a single-car accident that shut down I-85 northbound in Fairburn for hours, according to South Fulton officials. The crash happened at SR 74 around 9:30 a.m., closing all northbound lanes. As of 1 p.m., two right lanes were st...
Note: This is the first of an ongoing series called Beyond the Braves – lesser-known stories about the team’s traditions, new initiatives, and the faces behind the scenes. Braves Historian Sam Wallace says his children claim he knows nothing about baseball, because he only knows about his home...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) - A man in Indiana is accused of cutting off his genitals and using them to start a fire, according to authoritiesChristopher Peden is charged with one count of arson, which carries a potential prison sentence of up to 12 years.Fort Wayne firefighters were dispat...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is looking into three incidents of flock camera damage, which is a felony offense in Georgia. In a social media post, deputies urged people to contact them with any questions about the privacy of flock cameras or how they are ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Wimbledon 2026 is underway!The women’s singles final happens Saturday, July 11 and the men’s singles finale takes place Sunday, July 12. Known for his speed, consistency and relentless baseline game - Former Professional Tennis Player Diego Schwartzman talks Wimbledon an...
JEFFERSON CO., Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A teenager in Alabama who was burned by a NeeDoh is warning people to stop doing a dangerous social media trend circulating the internet.Eli Blackmon was 11 when he saw a trend on TikTok showing users putting NeeDoh squishy toys in the microwave to make them...
Key points:• The Norcross City Council approved changes to business occupation taxes, allowing the city to collect more than double the revenue from local employers next fiscal year.• Despite the increase, Norcross businesses are still paying some of the lowest business occupation taxes among sur...
As news of another NFL player having chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, some may wonder what the condition is, why so many sports stars end up having it, and what, if anything, can be done to treat or prevent the condition. Read more trending news What is CTE?According to Harvard Medical S...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A former church treasurer is accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the church.Latrise Seward is accused of using her access to the church’s bank accounts to make unauthorized personal purchases totaling $402,655.45 between Jan. 1, 2018, and Aug. 29, 2025, ac...
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