New technology is replacing outdated paper logs at the Cobb County Jail. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The new devices will track and monitor jail safety checks in real time. The technology will also help deputies during medical emergencies at the jail. If an inmate...
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A fire has caused an emergency response at a nuclear facility near the Georgia state line in South Carolina Tuesday night. The fire has since been extinguished at the Savannah River National Laboratory, part of the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. “As a precaution,...
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A 4-year-old boy died from blunt force injuries before being found in a southwest Atlanta home earlier this week, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed. Now a woman has been charged with murder in connection to the death. Colby Cooks was found dead inside a home o...
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CORINTH, Miss. ( WTVA /Gray News) — A Mississippi man says he was scammed shortly after the death of his sister. According to Tim Williams, he was called by a woman who identified herself as the life insurance agent for his sister, Stephanie Jeanine Williams Machado. The woman ga...
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LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio. ( WOIO /Gray News) - An Ohio college professor and a woman were found shot to death in a home, and a suspect is in custody, according to authorities. Wednesday morning, police responded to the Oberlin College Conservatory lot at 77 E. College St. to assist fi...
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Former President Barack Obama is in metro Atlanta on Wednesday to rally support for Democratic candidates Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms. Ossoff is running for re-election in U.S. Senate against Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Mike Collins while Bottoms is facing Republ...
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DeKalb County commissioners passed a controversial ordinance Tuesday night banning unauthorized camping on public property following months of deferrals and debate....
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Voter turnout across Georgia surpassed 2 million as state officials and civil rights advocates worked to reassure voters during ongoing early voting operations....
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COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - A man whom federal prosecutors called the architect of one of the largest health care fraud schemes in U.S. history was sentenced Monday. Herbert Kimble was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with three years of court-ordered supervision. He wa...
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After years of steep increases in the cost of auto insurance, millions of Georgia policies are getting a price break. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Action News Investigates obtained new data from the state showing dozens of insurance compan...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Nearly all industries have been impacted by Artificial Intelligence. Goldman Sachs estimates 300 million jobs will be impacted by the emerging technology by 2030. AI is reshaping industries by the day, resulting in jobs being transformed or erased. The chan...
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Editor’s note: The video above is from a previous report. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The suspect in the death of a 4-year-old boy at a southwest Atlanta townhome has been charged with murder, according to police. Colby Cooks was found dead Monday night at the Aviary Park...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, a Charlotte, N.C. suburb Thursday. The goal is to encourage voters to vote for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) as she faces Democrat Annie Andrews. The latest stop on Trump’s “midterm blitz...
