ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — As the midterm elections draw closer, two candidates in one of Georgia’s marquee races are heating up – or in some cases reheating – attacks against each other. On Tuesday, incumbent Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, arrived to an event at the Communication Worke...
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation have been requested to investigate a shooting at a Subway in Jefferson on Tuesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Investigators are gathering evidence as the pavement is littered with evidence markers pointing out the l...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 19-year-old Ellijay man accused of sextortion has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the agency announced Tuesday. Victor Henry Vicente was charged with sexual extortion and eavesdropping, surveillance or intercepting...
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An Ellijay man faces sexual extortion and surveillance charges after an investigation into the sextortion of a woman, officials said.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One week after a city audit revealed more than $236 million in unpaid water bills, the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has failed to provide documentation backing up its claim the debt is actually $50 million lower. The audit, ...
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Students taking the bus to Howard Middle School in northeast Atlanta Monday morning had an unexpected passenger riding in back — a sleeping homeless woman. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “They were all really surprised, and they were like, ‘What’s goi...
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A 72-year-old man with a history of child molestation is behind bars after a hospital patient reported she was sexually assaulted in her room at Piedmont Newnan Hospital....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A lucky player bought a winning $4 million lottery ticket at a gas station in Athens! The 200X The Money ticket was purchased at the Kwik Stop at 1880 Highway 29 North. The player claimed their winnings on Monday, according to the Georgia Lotte...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — Officials in Kentucky say they are investigating after more than 20 people were sent to the hospital after becoming ill at an area high school. Emergency crews said the situation started Monday morning when they responded to the tech buil...
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Loganville resident Wilbur Hines faces felony drug distribution and child exploitation charges following a targeted sheriff's office investigation.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County elementary school was evacuated Tuesday after a nearby water main break took out service inside the building. Columbia Elementary School students were moved to nearby schools “as a precaution,” the district said on Tuesday after...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man fell to his death while running from police at a West Midtown apartment building Tuesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said. They said the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office was executing a search warrant at the Westbound at the ...
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Eight years after a Union City father of five was shot and killed while delivering Christmas gifts to his children, his family is still searching for answers and hoping a newly established reward will help solve the case. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ...
