Man pretending to be cop orders woman to ground, court records show
A Marietta man faces multiple felony charges in Cobb County after allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer.
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Bus carrying high school football players hits car, overturns in Rockdale County
More than two dozen Rockdale County high school athletes and staff members were treated at hospitals , including one who was airlifted, after their school bus flipped onto its side while returning home from a football game. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news break...
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First Alert Forecast: Sunny, occasionally breezy this weekend
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Temperatures will trend slightly below average this weekend, but will return to near normal next week. Saturday: Slightly cooler, breezier Today will feature more sunshine with highs holding closer to 70 degrees for Atlanta, with 60s in surroun...
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Atlanta Dream leading 2-1 into WNBA Finals Game 4
The Golden State Valkyries are still confident. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Trailing 2-1 in the best-of-seven WNBA Finals against Atlanta, they know a win on Saturday will give them back home-court advantage with a trip to “Ballhalla” awaiting. “It...
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25 hospitalized after Salem High School football team bus overturns, district says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A bus carrying Salem High School’s football team overturned overnight, sending 22 students and 3 adults to the hospital, according to the Rockdale County School District. The accident happened at the intersection of SR 138 and I-20 at around 10...
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Dream stars Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard named to 2026 All-WNBA Second Team
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Dream’s Angel Reese and Rhyne Howard have been named to the 2026 All-WNBA Second Team, the league announced on Saturday. The two are the first teammates in franchise history to earn All-WNBA honors in the same season. The announceme...
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Man arrested 2 years after road rage shooting on GA 400
A road rage incident on Georgia 400 left a driver shot in both arms . More than two years later, the man accused of opening fire has been arrested in New York City. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to Sandy Springs police, officers were called...
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Man who fatally hit deputy after his son was killed by police is convicted of murder
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - A jury has found an Ohio man guilty of killing a Hamilton County deputy last year. Rodney Hinton Jr. was found guilty of murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault for deliberately hitting and killing Deputy Larry Henderson on May 2, 2025. He ...
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Ex-Georgia deputy accused of accessing criminal records, sharing active investigation footage
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a former sheriff’s deputy Thursday on charges including computer theft and unauthorized disclosure of criminal records. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Former Walker County Dep. Amadou Diaw, 33, of LaFayette...
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Ex-soldier sentenced to 59 years in prison for killing wife, stuffing body in storm drain
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - An Alaskan man was sentenced this week, three years after authorities say he murdered his wife and attempted to conceal it. On Friday, former U.S. Army Spec. Zarrius Hildabrand, 24, was given a 59-year prison sentence for fatally shooting hi...
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6 arrested, 6 guns seized in DeKalb operation
Six people were arrested on felony charges, and six guns were recovered during a multi-location enforcement operation targeting suspected gang activity, violent crime and drug distribution, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for aler...
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New details reveal how Salem High football bus crashed in Rockdale County
An overturned school bus carrying the Salem High School football program sent 25 people to hospitals late Friday night in Rockdale County, prompting a massive response and ongoing crash investigation....
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Horizon Theatre’s ‘Other Paths to God’ explores faith, work and scandal
Horizon Theatre Company’s world premiere of “Other Paths to God,” a hospital dramedy by Atlanta playwright Kelundra Smith, continues through Nov. 8 at the theater’s home in Little Five Points. Directed by Alexis Kulani Woodard, the production follows five intensive care unit nurs...