A Fulton County jury found Joseph Harris guilty on four counts of child sexual abuse. His victim was a 10-year-old child at the time. The judge sentenced Harris to life with the possibility of parole. The verdict was handed down Oct. 19, according to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. [...
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. ( WNDU /Gray News) - A daycare operator is facing charges after a viral video allegedly showed kids fighting inside her home in Indiana. Tysharae Jones, 29, faces charges of battery with injury to a person under 14, neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily inju...
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A Clayton County police officer is speaking out after police said a driver dragged him during a traffic stop on Garden Walk Boulevard, then sped off, leaving him with a concussion and other injuries. Officer P. Fender said he pulled the driver over for going 50 in a 25 mph school...
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she was the victim of election fraud after someone allegedly registered to vote in her name in New York. Willis told Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne she first learned about the situation when she received a notice from ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The November Georgia midterm election is right around the corner, and Georgians are already out in force casting their ballots early. Early voting kicked off across the Peach State on Oct. 13. More than 190,000 ballots were cast during the firs...
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A man in Missouri is accused of killing his girlfriend while she visited him in the hospital, according to authorities. James F. Lawson was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Cyrus. The shooting happened as Cyrus visit...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A suspect injured in a shooting in which two officers were also injured has been identified, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Police said officers responded to a suspicious person call near Paden and Maple streets around ...
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DUNWOODY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Dunwoody man with cerebral palsy has spent three decades donating soda and soup tabs to Ronald McDonald House Charities in Atlanta, raising thousands of dollars for children along the way. Friday was a typical pickup-and-delivery day for Tom...
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Gwinnett County police started flying drones to some emergency calls Thursday, and they say the cameras will often reach a scene before the first officer gets there. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Analysts in the department’s Situational Awareness and...
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A murder suspect is in custody after a three-hour-long standoff in Johns Creek. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene on Nesbitt Ferry Road, where there were multiple SWAT vehicles and officers outside a home earlier Friday....
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Gray DC) - The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Alaska over the handling of the state’s U.S. Senate election, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration. The lawsuit seeks to prevent certification of the election results in the race for Alaska’...
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A suspicious-person call near Paden and Maple streets led police to a retention pond in downtown Woodstock Thursday evening.
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Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. is investing $490 million to expand its existing operations in Chatham County. The expansion is expected to create more than 220 new jobs. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced the expansion p...
