Attention cruise lovers: there’s a new private island coming soon to Caribbean cruises. MSC Group’s Cruise Division held a groundbreaking ceremony for Sandy Cay, a new private island destination in the Bahamas. Construction and site works are currently underway adjacent to the Ocean Cay MSC Marin...
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It hasn’t cooled down enough to chill the activities of the predatory yellow-legged hornets in Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The pests are a threat to honeybees and agriculture, which is Georgia’s No. 1 industry, the Georgia Department of Ag...
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The mother of an 8-year-old girl murdered during civil unrest in 2020 is upset that the GOP nominee for governor is using her daughter’s photograph in a campaign mailer. A gunman shot and killed Secoriea Turner while she slept in the back of her mother Charmaine Turner’s jeep. Th...
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EUGENE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - More than 100 pet rats were found in two parked cars in Eugene last month, according to the police department. At about 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 23, officers and animal welfare were called to help with two cars being towed. Police said one of the cars...
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The family of a 23-year-old metro Atlanta man is demanding answers after he was killed during a violent attack at a Minneapolis mental health treatment facility....
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Jeremiah Joshua Cornette, 35, of Ball Ground was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a Cherokee County jury found him guilty on Wednesday of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Following the jury’s verdict, S...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The U.S. Marshals Service has confirmed it is moving roughly 400 federal detainees awaiting trial in Atlanta from a facility in Clayton County to one about 200 miles farther south, closer to the Florida border. “The relocation process will be c...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The Portland Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell. According to a statement from the team, Bell’s termination stemmed from social media posts that violated team and league policies about racist, sexist and ...
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The police chief of Gwinnett County is asking for more money for the department’s behavioral health unit. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] They say hundreds of crisis calls come in when no clinician is on the clock. Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chie...
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LADSON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — Two children who were found dead in a home earlier this week in South Carolina have been identified , and authorities said this wasn’t the first time they had been called to the residence. Emory Deacon, 2, and Harlow Deacon, 15 months old, died o...
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A major road closure along Fairburn Road is sparking concern among South Fulton business owners who say the city failed to give advance notice about the project....
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ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) - Scrap yards are usually full of metal and hidden treasures, but this week, one of those yards helped police haul in something else - a scrap thief. “Naturally, when they approached me, I was very happy to help and do anything I could and step forwar...
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As shoppers gear up for Amazon Prime Day, cybersecurity experts warn scammers are ramping up their efforts too. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] One fake message recently blocked by cybersecurity company Check Point masqueraded as an Amazon fraud alert,...
