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Bob Pettit, the first NBA MVP and LSU legend, dies at 93
Bob Pettit, an LSU basketball legend and NBA champion who won the league's first MVP award, has died at 93.
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High fuel, trade hits and Trump: Governor candidates battle over voters in rural farming areas
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia’s top industry is bracing for harvest losses as diesel prices spike past $6 a gallon and federal trade tariffs compress margins, sparking a sharp policy clash between the two candidates running for governor. Republican nominee Rick Jack...
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FBI offering $10K reward for suspect in August kidnapping
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in an August kidnapping. Julious George Khalid and others allegedly stopped a victim at gunpoint on I-20 near Panola Road on Aug. 7. The group allegedly por...
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Ole Miss student found dead identified as 20-year-old Atlanta native
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One of the two Ole Miss students who died on Monday was from Atlanta. The university identified the students as 18-year-old Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colo., and 20-year-old Robert Strang, a junior from Atlanta. Atlanta Public S...
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Man shot during Trump assassination attempt in Pennsylvania dies
A man who was shot twice at President Donald Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania, rally in 2024 has died, Channel 2 Action News sister station WPXI reports . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The House Republicans confirmed on X the death of James Copenhaver, s...
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Georgia man abused nonverbal 3-year-old, causing broken arms and spinal injury, DA says
A man has been sentenced after a jury found him guilty of abusing a nonverbal 3-year-old child with developmental disabilities, according to the district attorney’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Sept. 23, the Ocmulgee District Attorney’s O...
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Georgia governor race: Rick Jackson unveils farm platform in Cherokee County
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson unveiled his agricultural platform during a campaign stop in Canton on Thursday.
parks
I-285 to close Sept. 25-28, expect extreme travel delays
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to close all northbound and southbound lanes of I-285 in southwest Fulton County from Cascade Road to SR 166/Langford Parkway from 7 p.m. Sept. 25 until 5 a.m. Sept. 28. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said the ...
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As costs rise, so does demand for concrete pipe made in Georgia
Inside an 86,000-square-foot industrial plant in Newnan, Oldcastle Infrastructure builds concrete pipe to last at least a century, company leadership told Channel 2’s Brendt Petersen . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] While business is a solid as the pi...
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High school senior says she was fired from car wash for fighting back when she was attacked on the job
WASHINGTON, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) — A 17-year-old high school senior in North Carolina said she was fired from her job at a car wash after she was attacked while on shift. Ja’Neice Shamble said she believes she was wrongfully terminated after defending herself and other custome...
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High school cancels remainder of varsity football season due to not having enough healthy players
BLADENBORO, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A North Carolina high school has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because of a depleted roster. West Bladen High School officials said the team does not have enough healthy players to safely take the field. The decision w...
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Manhunt for New York murder suspect ends in gunfire
A man wanted in a New York murder was shot Thursday near a Gwinnett County elementary school after a five-hour manhunt that sent middle schoolers to a church, sheriff’s officials say. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Kean Wiggins, 35, is under arrest an...
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Middle school principal suspended after being accused of stalking a teacher, officials say
PITT COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A middle school principal in North Carolina was suspended after being accused of stalking a teacher, according to authorities. Wellcome Middle School Principal Keith Neal was charged with misdemeanor stalking on Wednesday, the same day offic...
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Restaurant Report Card: Hill Top Caribbean Grill fails with 55; Juici Patties earns 100
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Caribbean grill in DeKalb County failed a routine health inspection this month. Hill Top Caribbean Grill on Mall Parkway in Lithonia scored 55 points and received a U rating, meaning unsatisfactory, on Sept. 15. The inspection report says chi...
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Ohio man accused of hiding above college women’s soccer locker room to take photos
An Ohio man was arrested after allegedly hiding in the ceiling above a college women’s soccer locker room and photographing players as they changed.
government
Mortgage rates top 7% as housing affordability crisis deepens
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Mortgage rates climbed over 7% Thursday as the United States moves deeper into an affordability crisis, with the economy top of mind for millions of voters heading to the polls in November. The average age of a first-time homebuyer is nearly 40, according t...
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Jury convicts man who opened fire in DeKalb motel room, killing 2
A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him in the shooting deaths of two people at an extended-stay motel in unincorporated Decatur . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced...
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Hit-and-run driver sought in man’s interstate death
Atlanta police are searching for a driver who left the scene after hitting and killing a man on Interstate 75/85 southbound near University Avenue SW early Saturday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The hit-and-run occurred at approximately 4:55 a.m. Of...
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Fight between high school football coaches leads to homecoming game cancellation
OBERLIN, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - A reported fight broke out at a Louisiana high school football game Friday night that ended with the game being canceled. Authorities said Oberlin Tigers head coach Robert Etheridge got into an argument on the sideline before halftime with assist...
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Warnock urges greater federal oversight of automatic license plate readers
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is calling for federal guardrails around the use of automatic license plate readers, citing multiple cases of law enforcement misusing the cameras to stalk and harass U.S. citizens. Warnock, a Democrat, is teaming up with U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabam...
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‘Exhausted’ hiker in need of rescue turns out to be 130-pound dog
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (Gray News) - Rescuers in New Mexico carried a large dog down a mountain because he was “too exhausted” to finish a hike. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said when a dog named Atlas became too tired to finish a difficult hike, the agency’s Open Spac...
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Veteran sentenced to 3 years in prison for defrauding Navy out of more than $9 million
A former Navy veteran has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after a yearslong scheme to rig contracts and defraud the Navy of more than $9 million....
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Macklemore announces a ‘Free Palestine’ tour after being removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour
(Gray News) - Macklemore is launching a “Free Palestine” tour after his removal from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month. The Grammy Award-winning rapper took to social media Thursday to announce his new upcoming tour plans...
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City of Social Circle decertified after data center land dispute
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City of Social Circle has been decertified following an argument between city officials and Newton County over land intended for a data center. On Monday, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) dropped the city’s qualified local ...
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1 arrested in domestic-related shooting in Newton County, authorities say
One person was arrested, and another is in the hospital following a domestic-related shooting on Thursday in Newton County, according to the sheriff's office....
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Nolan Wells’ autopsy found no water in lungs; data was deleted from his phone the day he disappeared, experts say
ORLANDO, Fla. ( WLOX /Gray News) - New details were revealed during a press conference sharing the results of the state’s autopsy and findings from Nolan Wells’ cellphone. Wells went to Horn Island in Mississippi with friends to celebrate the July 4 holiday but never came home. H...
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Trump hosts Chinese President for state visit at White House
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House Thursday for an official state visit. The visit comes four months after Trump was hosted by Xi in Beijing for a state visit. Trump and Xi, the leade...
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Fashion retailer opens second Georgia location
Retailer Primark has opened its first Augusta location at Augusta Mall, expanding its store presence in Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The new location follows the company’s debut in Georgia at Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville on Sept. 8. Wit...
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Tenn. set to execute its first female inmate in 200 years. Advocates call on governor to stop
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A group of advocates is calling for Gov. Bill Lee to stop Christa Pike’s execution scheduled for next week. Pike is the only woman on Tennessee’s death row. She is scheduled to be the first woman executed in Tennessee since 1819. Pike was con...
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Murder suspect shot in gunfire exchange with officers in Gwinnett
A New York murder suspect is in custody after opening fire on law enforcement officers during an hours-long manhunt in Gwinnett County on Thursday morning, according to authorities....
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Man wanted after fake police stop on I-20 led to kidnapping: FBI
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man wanted in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case in metro Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Atlan...
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They’re coming back: Giant pandas returning to Zoo Atlanta in coming days
After nearly two years without giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is preparing to welcome a new pair of bears back to Georgia. During a news conference at the White House on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly confirmed that giant pandas will soon be arriving at Zoo Atlanta. C...