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Vance tells protester to ‘get your ass’ to Mexico during Republican convention speech in Dallas
Vice President JD Vance was one of the final speakers Thursday during the second and final night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas.
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Trump pushes $5,000 dividend pledge as RNC convention wraps
DALLAS (Gray DC) - The Republican National Committee’s midterm convention concluded its second day in Dallas with President Donald Trump and party members working to draw voters to the polls in November. Republicans are betting the convention will help turn out voters and preserv...
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25 years later, Atlanta woman who worked in World Trade Center reflects on 9/11
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Many people across the country remember where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. For Denise Sharpton, that day is personal. She worked in the World Trade Center, and says she easily could have been there that morning. On Sept. 11, 2001, two hijacked ...
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A neighborhood in bloom
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It takes just one person to start a movement. In one Washington, D.C. neighborhood, Kathy Sykes started planting. Then she recruited her neighbors to help plant flowers that keep bees, butterflies and birds alive. Those pollinators keep food on your table. ...
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Kamala Harris to campaign with Jon Ossoff, speak at Democratic fundraiser in Fulton County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A familiar face is heading back on the campaign trail in Georgia ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Former Vice President Kamala Harris will be joining Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in metro Atlanta for his reelection campaign in late Octob...
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9/11 families push Trump to release more evidence about alleged hijacker accomplice
As families prepare to gather at Ground Zero for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, some are calling for the release of more evidence they say could shed light on what happened before the attacks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The families of ...
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21-year-old arrested after shots fired near Piedmont Park
A 21-year-old man is facing charges after police responded to reports of gunfire near Piedmont Park Wednesday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Atlanta police said officers were at the park within two minutes of the initial call and began sear...
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Employee details poor conditions at metro Atlanta LongHorn kitchen
A LongHorn Steakhouse employee is speaking out after filming videos inside a Camp Creek Parkway restaurant kitchen that went viral on social media.
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13-year-old dies from suspected fentanyl overdose; parents arrested
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl is dead, and her parents have been arrested after an apparent fentanyl overdose claimed her life. According to a report by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, on the morning of Aug. 27, police responded to a home on Keye...
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How a 75-cent coupon for feminine products turned into a $200K nationwide scam
Peachtree City police arrested a man accused of using a 75-cent feminine product coupon to get $50 off gift cards.
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Influential Atlanta nightclub owner James ‘Mr. V’ Virgil dies at 85
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta nightlife entrepreneur James “Mr. V” Virgil has died at the age of 85. Virgil was born in Mississippi and moved to Chicago before landing in Atlanta. He opened Mr. V’s Figure 8 in 1978 and became a fixture in Atlanta’s nightclub scene. ...
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Spiking diesel prices hit metro area haulers hard
At the Gwinnett County hub of Atlanta Peach Movers, they have a 3000 gallon tank. For this operation, what’s in it is worth its weight in gold. “To us, it’s the hand we’re dealt. We just have to deal with it right now,” General Manager Tim Huff said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News a...
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DeKalb County family shaken after alleged intruder walks into home
A DeKalb County family is urging neighbors to lock their doors after a stranger walked unannounced into their Candler Road home and confronted a woman's daughter....
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Rockdale County deputies release new details on skeletal remains of child found in woods
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Investigators have released new details on the skeletal remains of a child found in Rockdale County last November. New images show what the boy could have looked like. DNA testing shows the boy was six to seven years old and of African ancestry...
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Teen’s dying words help solve his own murder, investigators say
PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — A 17-year-old’s dying words to first responders became the foundation of the case against two people accused of killing him. Joshua Armstrong and Luis Gonzalez, both 18, were arrested on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Their arrests ...
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51-year-old woman charged with meth trafficking after months-long probe
A 51-year-old Martin woman was arrested Sept. 7 after deputies seized about six ounces of suspected methamphetamine and $1,522 in cash in Stephens County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Tameka Williams faces charges of trafficking methamphetamine, pos...
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Stacey Humphreys: Judge rejects appeal ahead of Wednesday execution
A judge promised a swift decision following a high-stakes court hearing Thursday to determine whether Stacey Humphreys will face lethal injection next week....
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Watch: Homeowners get a shock when man falls through ceiling
Video captured the bizarre moment an insurance adjuster fell through the ceiling of a home during a roof inspection.
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Atlanta man sentenced to life in prison for abusing children while in Army
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta man was sentenced to life in federal prison Thursday for sexually abusing two children while stationed overseas as a member of the United States Army, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said. Adam Schlueter, now 4...
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9/11 25 years later: Effect on air travel endures, but rules are changing again
The terror attacks on 9/11 changed air travel forever, leading to big challenges both for the world’s busiest airport and the hometown airline, Delta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray looks at the changes in a...
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Men jailed for shooting at neighbor, but mom says they were defending elderly relative
Two Gwinnett County brothers have remained behind bars without bond since June after a confrontation with a neighbor ended in gunfire. Kehonia Vick, the brothers’ mother, spoke exclusively with Channel 2 investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln about the case, saying her sons respond...
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Florida man convicted in ‘Hog Trail Murders’ becomes state’s 15th execution
A Florida death row inmate linked to the "Hog Trail Murders" was executed by lethal injection for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of Richard Allen Montgomery....
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Recognize him? Deputies work to identify child's remains in Rockdale County
Deputies are seeking information from the public to help identify a young boy whose skeletal remains were found in a wooded area in Rockdale County.
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Marcus Autism Center believes $40 million in grants could ‘change course’ of children’s lives
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Marcus Autism Center (MAC) recently received a massive grant worth $17.25 million, an amount it hopes will help scientists change — or even prevent — certain health issues for autistic children. The science around autism has changed drastic...
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Teen left bleeding in the road after being hit by car while riding his bike
A 13-year-old Gainesville boy was hit by a car while riding his bike home from a haircut and the driver left him bleeding in the road without stopping. Celia Vazquez Garcia says her son, Diego Martinez, was riding home from a haircut on Aug. 29 when a car hit him near Hazel Stree...
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Georgia Secretary of State takes absentee ballot fight to Supreme Court
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Trump administration from using the U.S. Post Office to vet absentee ballots. The order would give the postal service broad power to reject some mail-in ballots. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News...
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‘We definitely need police’: Festivalgoers worry about shrinking police department
People attending a popular festival at Stone Mountain Park say the park needs more police, not fewer. The DeKalb Fraternal Order of Police says the Stone Mountain Park Police Department has gone from a full-time force of 18 officers to eight officers. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News ...
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3rd death reported at Burning Man, marking an unusually high toll for the annual festival
RENO, Nev. ( KOLO /Gray News) - Three deaths were reported at this year’s Burning Man festival, bringing the event’s death toll to a level organizers say is unusually high. Over the past 25 years, Burning Man has averaged one death a year. This year marks an all-time high for the...
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Police face Flock questions at town hall days after 3 officers fired
Gwinnett County residents pressed police and commissioners Wednesday over the county’s Flock license plate cameras, days after the department announced three officers had been fired and charged for misusing the system. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “...
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Former priest accused of stealing more than $740K from churches, Catholic community and his mother
(Gray News) - A former Pennsylvania Catholic priest has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $740,000 from his own mother and multiple churches. Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, originally from Ukraine, was arrested on Aug. 14, in Vero Beach, Florida, the Pennsylvania Office...
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South Metro Atlanta continues to see population growth
A rapid population bump across parts of Metro Atlanta's Southside is turning local suburbs into national growth hotspots, bringing new businesses and severe traffic congestion to the area....
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Atlanta Beltline breaks ground on Northwest Trail segment, moving closer to 2030 finish line
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — For 25 years, David Touwsma has called Atlanta’s Loring Heights neighborhood home. Now, a major expansion of the Atlanta Beltline is heading straight toward his backyard — and he could not be more thrilled. “It puts us right on the Beltline,” s...
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Man accused of secretly recording 10-year-old girl in her bedroom
A Cedartown man was arrested Tuesday and faces a felony “peeping Tom” charge after police said he invaded a 10-year-old girl’s privacy in her own room. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the charging information from Floyd County Sheriff’s Of...
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Third person arrested in local flight school RICO case
A third suspect has been arrested in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s case in which the owners of a Peachtree City flight school are accused of stealing students’ money. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Teresa Roberson, 69, of Williamson has been c...
