HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) -An unexpected trip to the emergency room can leave families facing thousands in medical bills, and for many, that burden quickly follows them right to their paycheck. A new federal proposal, the Protecting Workers’ Wages from Medical Debt Act, aims to keep th...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An estimated 33,000 gallons of sewage spilled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, first entering a wooded area before reaching Sullivan Creek, according to airport officials. People living downstream said they were...
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HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Harris II, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson each hit a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves clinched a playoff berth with a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night. The first-place Braves secured at least a National League wild card and reduced th...
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A woman is recovering after she says an ex-boyfriend allegedly shot her in the eye with a BB gun while she waited at her son's school bus stop.
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A popular electric grill is being recalled over a wiring defect that could increase the risk of electric shock.
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A man shot his brother in hopes of ending what police call an unprovoked fight, police say. It all started in a home on Lory Lane in Grovetown where Matthew Simmons, 34, began hitting his younger brother, D’Andre Simmons, 26, according to Grovetown police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV ...
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Part of Interstate 285 is shut down for the weekend as the Georgia Department of Transportation looks to rebuild the west side of the roadway. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The highway is closed in both directions from Langford Parkway to Cascade Roa...
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Two people are in critical condition following an early Friday morning house fire in Lawrenceville where firefighters pulled a trapped victim from a burning basement, according to officials....
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President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark’s hands. [DOWNLOAD: Free...
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center and linked hands to form a human chain in response to President Donald Trump’s threats to tear down the historic arts venue....
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The Norcross Public Arts Commission is gearing up for phase two of the White Squirrels of Norcross, a community art installation featuring a series of small, white squirrel sculptures that create a guided art hunt throughout the city. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Shaky Knees Music Festival returned to Piedmont Park on Friday for its first of three days, with the rock music festival drawing a sold-out crowd for the weekend. Barricades lined 10th Street and perpendicular side streets in Midtown as con...
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The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about the need and efficacy of such a program. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for...
