A longtime MARTA Mobility rider says a change in how drivers handle canceled appointments could put passengers in potentially unsafe situations. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Matthew Smith, who has relied on MARTA Mobility for 20 years, says he was left waiting for t...
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More than 6,000 license plate reading cameras dot the landscape in the greater Atlanta metro area, according to data collected by DeFlock. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The sheer number can make it nearly impossible for drivers to avoid being capture...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Wednesday, Washington lawmakers set aside politics for the annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game . Congresswomen from both parties teamed up at Audi Field to take on Washington’s press corps. “In this incredible time of anger and frustration at politic...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Avondale Estates police officers will soon have more tactical gear in the field. The city approved spending nearly $48,000 to buy active shooter kits for its entire police department. At nearly $3,000 per kit, each of the city’s 14 officers wil...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a man wanted in the 2023 killing of an Atlanta nightclub owner has been arrested in Florida. The U.S. Marshals Service and the Jacksonville, Florida, sheriff’s office apprehended Jonathan Soto on Wednesday, according to the Atlanta ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two separate shootings in Atlanta left one person dead and two others injured, police said. Shortly after 1 p.m., Atlanta police responded to the shooting at 320 Fairburn Road SW, the address for Country Oak Apartments in the Fairburn Mays neig...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Crews are responding to a large fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex Wednesday night. The fire broke out at the Parc at Glenwood complex in unincorporated DeKalb County, according to DeKalb County Fire Rescue. Firefighters arrived around 8...
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The DeKalb County Police Department has issued a Mattie’s Call for an elderly man with dementia Wednesday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The missing man’s name is Earnest Tarver. The 67-year-old was last seen around 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 23. His l...
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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard emotional testimony regarding the widespread use and potential abuse of the AI-powered license plate camera database and its competitors, but the CEOs were no-shows....
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A fire broke out at the Park at Glenwood around 8:15 p.m. Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] DeKalb County Fire Rescue said they responded to 205 High Court Place within five minutes to fight the flames. Smoke swirled around the three ladder tru...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police responded to an apartment in east Atlanta Wednesday night. Officers responded to 1480 Bouldercrest Road, the address for the Paradise East Apartments. DeKalb County police said at least one person received minor injuries, b...
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Authorities swarmed a car outside a DeKalb County apartment complex on Wednesday evening after reports of a shooting.
