ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing around $500,000 from an elderly victim in an “elaborate financial fraud scheme,” Sandy Springs police announced Thursday. In July 2024, the victim received a fraudulent Microsoft pop-up notification wa...
government
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker accused of using unlawful tactics to buy millions of tickets to popular events. The complaint , filed by the Department of Justice, alleges REPS & Company Inc., along with its CEO Ryan Pancheri, Presid...
safety
The body of a 76-year-old Milledgeville man was recovered from a middle Georgia lake. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said the body of George Williams recovered from Lake Sinclair at 2:55 p.m. Thursday. The recovery f...
Local
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man believed to have fallen into Lake Sinclair near the Putnam County and Baldwin County line has been found dead. The man was found just before 3 p.m. and his body was turned over to ...
parks
STONECREST, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County neighborhood is without running water for a second day because of a broken water main near Rock Springs Road and Ottawa Trail. A section of Ottawa Trail near Rock Springs was closed while crews made repairs. Signs and flashin...
schools
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Officials said a 14-year-old girl underwent surgery Wednesday after a “serious dog attack” in Spalding County. Neighbors said the girl was waiting for her school bus to arrive at the time of the attack. A “young man who intervened” to defend th...
business
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Greek restaurant on Powers Ferry Road in Atlanta failed to make the grade on its last health inspection. Zeus Greek Street Food scored 56 points and received a U for unsatisfactory on Oct. 13. The report says there was no person in charge at ...
safety
A man was found shot in the leg at an apartment complex in southeast Atlanta, police reported. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Watch Channel 2 Action News for more on this breaking news story. APD officers responded to a shooting in southeast Atlanta T...
