The Fulton County Board of Education announced Thursday its intention to increase 2026 property taxes by 3.08% over the rollback millage rate. School officials are recommending a millage rate of 18.080 for the tax year. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Under Georgia law...
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(Gray News) - Walmart is recalling nearly 4.5 million grill brushes because small metal wire bristles can detach, stick to grills or food, and cause severe internal injuries requiring surgery if swallowed. The recall covers approximately 4,477,655 Expert Grill metal wire bristle ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — There’s a large police presence at a Sandy Springs intersection on Thursday evening. Sandy Springs police are gathered near the intersection of Hannover Park Road and Dunwoody Place. According to Sandy Springs police, they are helping Roswell p...
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A terrifying late-night ordeal unfolded at a DeKalb County apartment complex when residents say a man armed with a machete went door-to-door trying to break into apartments and threatening people inside. One of those residents was 74-year-old Ms. Brown, who said she was awakened ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City of South Fulton has hired a U.S. marshal as its next police chief, city officials announced Thursday. U.S. Marshal Chrissie Latimore has more than 25 years of state, local and federal experience. In her current role as the marshal of t...
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(Gray News) - Automatic payments as part of an expanded federal settlement over billing and cancellation practices involving Amazon have reportedly started going out. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Amazon was accelerating and widening consumer refund payo...
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A Fulton County jury has convicted a former McDonald’s employee of murder in the fatal drive-by shooting of a co-worker, a crime prosecutors say stemmed from a workplace argument days earlier. Prosecutors say Devin Riley shot and killed Quintavious Clark in the parking lot of a M...
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - Sandy Springs police reported a large police presence near Hannover Park and Dunwoody Place and asked people to stay clear of the area. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] This is a developing story. Channel 2 Action News has a crew he...
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The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park on Thursday in a winner-take-all Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series.
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We have always liked records that feel as though they might spill their pint before the first song is over. Rum Sodomy & The Lash is one of them. It staggers into the room with scraped knuckles, a broken smile, and a century of inherited memory slung across its shoulders. Loud en...
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Dr. Keith Colbert, senior chief of staff for Academics and District Operations for Clayton County Public Schools (far right); Mark Dixon, president and /CEO of A+ Education Partnership in Alabama; and Dr. Cayanna Good, deputy commissioner of Innovation and Impact for the Technica...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed and assaulted a man he met on a dating app. Police said officers responded to a home in the 2300 block of Dupree Avenue NW around 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 and spoke with a man who said ...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Christa Pike remains alive after officials attempted to execute her by lethal injection, with witnesses describing “haunting” moments during the failed attempt. The state tried to execute her by lethal injection on Wednesday, but neither the ...
