DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has appointed attorney, state legislator and civic leader Omari Crawford to serve as the County’s Chief of Strategic Initiatives. The appointment is effective today, October 1. As a member of the CEO’s executive cabinet, Crawford will help advance the ad...
parks
SANDUSKY, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - The Millennium Force roller coaster at Cedar Point was shut down Friday after a small bracket became dislodged from a car on the ride. According to Sara Gordon of Six Flags Entertainment, the bracket landed in a guest area and didn’t hit any pa...
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Two suspects have been arrested in Illinois in connection with a deadly shooting in northwest Atlanta in June, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Atlanta Police Fugitive Unit investigators, working with the FBI Springfield Field Office’s Viol...
business
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — For about 40 years, KFC has exclusively served Pepsi beverages — but next year, that’s set to change. On Thursday, the fast food giant said its thousands of U.S. locations are switching to a partnership with the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company....
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Several dozen people, holding posters and flags and eliciting horn honks, gathered on a street corner in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood to encourage voters to head to the polls. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] It was one of dozens of No Kings...
Local
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Golden State Valkyries had the Atlanta Dream’s number in the regular season. The Valkyries swept the season series between the two teams, which came during a five-game losing streak for the Dream. The circumstances could not be more differe...
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One person is dead and another injured in a shooting in southwest Atlanta, police said. Atlanta police were alerted around 10 p.m. Friday after multiple people arrived at Grady Memorial Hospital in private vehicles with gunshot wounds. Officers found the 28-year-old man and 20-ye...
safety
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A man and his younger brother delivering food were allegedly ambushed by gunfire Thursday night at an apartment complex in the Nashville area. Metro Nashville police said the shooting occurred at the Birchstone Village Apartments. The reporte...
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A metro Atlanta deputy rushed into a burning chicken coop to rescue nearly a dozen chickens trapped inside, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Barrow County Dep. Sanson was responding to a house fire when he discovered a...
government
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Early voting is underway in Georgia, and Saturday marked the first time voters could cast their ballots on the weekend. Voters are already shattering records with so much at stake this election cycle. >>> ATLANTA NEWS FIRST VOTERS’ GUIDE Franki...
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A wanted man was found hiding in the basement of an Atlanta home after officers spotted him entering the house, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to Atlanta police, officers were searching for Jerontae Dupree on Oct. 7 when they sp...
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President Donald Trump asked Georgians to pretend he is on the ballot as he rallied for Republican candidates in Dalton Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Richard Elliot reports that’s exactly what Democrats want voters to do. Trump wa...
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ST. LOUIS. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A St. Louis football team’s season was canceled as police investigate “inappropriate behavior.” In a statement Friday, Saint Louis Public Schools announced it canceled the Clyde C. Miller/Sumner co-op football team’s remaining season. The district ...
