Man sentenced for 2024 DeKalb extended-stay double murder
A 39-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced Thursday to life without parole plus 10 years for a 2024 double murder at a Decatur-area extended-stay motel.
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As costs rise, so does demand for concrete pipe made in Georgia
Inside an 86,000-square-foot industrial plant in Newnan, Oldcastle Infrastructure builds concrete pipe to last at least a century, company leadership told Channel 2’s Brendt Petersen . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] While business is a solid as the pi...
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High school senior says she was fired from car wash for fighting back when she was attacked on the job
WASHINGTON, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) — A 17-year-old high school senior in North Carolina said she was fired from her job at a car wash after she was attacked while on shift. Ja’Neice Shamble said she believes she was wrongfully terminated after defending herself and other custome...
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Atlanta Public Schools consolidation plan prompts concern from parents
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Princess Abercrombie has a third grader at Dunbar Elementary School in Mechanicsville. She said walking to school with her child has become an important bonding experience. “This experience with my baby, get to walk right here, it’s a bonding t...
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High school cancels remainder of varsity football season due to not having enough healthy players
BLADENBORO, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A North Carolina high school has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because of a depleted roster. West Bladen High School officials said the team does not have enough healthy players to safely take the field. The decision w...
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Atlanta junior among 2 Ole Miss students found dead in Mississippi
The family of a metro Atlanta college student found dead at the University of Mississippi is speaking out for the first time as investigators work to determine what led to his death. Robert Strang, a 20-year-old junior at Ole Miss and graduate of North Atlanta High School, was fo...
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Manhunt for New York murder suspect ends in gunfire
A man wanted in a New York murder was shot Thursday near a Gwinnett County elementary school after a five-hour manhunt that sent middle schoolers to a church, sheriff’s officials say. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Kean Wiggins, 35, is under arrest an...
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Middle school principal suspended after being accused of stalking a teacher, officials say
PITT COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A middle school principal in North Carolina was suspended after being accused of stalking a teacher, according to authorities. Wellcome Middle School Principal Keith Neal was charged with misdemeanor stalking on Wednesday, the same day offic...
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Ole Miss student found dead identified as 20-year-old Atlanta native
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One of the two Ole Miss students who died on Monday was from Atlanta. The university identified the students as 18-year-old Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colo., and 20-year-old Robert Strang, a junior from Atlanta. First responders...
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Restaurant Report Card: Hill Top Caribbean Grill fails with 55; Juici Patties earns 100
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Caribbean grill in DeKalb County failed a routine health inspection this month. Hill Top Caribbean Grill on Mall Parkway in Lithonia scored 55 points and received a U rating, meaning unsatisfactory, on Sept. 15. The inspection report says chi...
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They’re coming back: Giant pandas returning to Zoo Atlanta in coming days
After nearly two years without giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is preparing to welcome a new pair of bears back to Georgia. During a news conference at the White House on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly confirmed that giant pandas will soon be arriving at Zoo Atlanta. C...
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Murder suspect from New York captured in Gwinnett County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A murder suspect out of New York was taken into custody in Gwinnett County on Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Service said it was looking for Kean Wiggins. The 35-year-old from Troy, New York, is wanted for homicide in the May 6 death of Shardonay ...
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Mortgage rates top 7% as housing affordability crisis deepens
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Mortgage rates climbed over 7% Thursday as the United States moves deeper into an affordability crisis, with the economy top of mind for millions of voters heading to the polls in November. The average age of a first-time homebuyer is nearly 40, according t...