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Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured, including two of...
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A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of a triple shooting that left a father dead and two others severely injured . In November 2024, police say Karlton Sirmons, 38, kicked in the door of a Douglas County home to get to his girlfriend who was st...
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Fulton County continues negotiations to purchase the Atlanta City Detention Center after Commission Chair Rob Pitts said Wednesday that the parties have agreed on a price. The City of Atlanta and Fulton County have been back and forth for months over the Downtown jail’s lease. Co...
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Seasonal changes are affecting Metro Atlanta area drinking water, impacting the taste and odor of drinking water. Gwinnett County addressed concerns that customers may be having about the changes in their water. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Despite ...
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The Democratic and Republican nominees for Georgia governor hit the campaign trail in metro Atlanta Wednesday, laying out their priorities for Georgia voters. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Republican nominee and healthcare founder Rick Jackson campai...
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Throughout the day, locals and law enforcement officers stopped outside the Warm Springs Police Department to place bouquets of flowers and balloons in honor of the small-town officer killed on the job. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “I just wanted to...
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Atlanta police are working to track down suspects and a motive in a deadly shooting Wednesday morning at a southeast Atlanta park . Police don’t believe the crime was random. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] An officer doing routine patrol around 9 a.m....
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -Bill Hoover, a 99-year-old World War II veteran, traveled to Washington on an Honor Flight after seven years on the waiting list. The trip marked the first time he saw the memorial built to honor his fellow service members. Hoover was greeted in Washington b...
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Last week, Channel 2 Action News told you about a measles outbreak at a metro Atlanta childcare center . Pediatricians say ever since, they’ve been fielding a slew of calls from parents about protecting their kids. At Dr. Pip Spandorfer’s Focus Pediatrics office, they’re taking p...
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Douglas County sheriff's investigators arrested a man on child molestation and aggravated sodomy charges following a referral from state child welfare officials....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gilmer County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office said. Ronald Richardson, 49, was found guilty of 118 counts of sexual exploitation of children. Richardson...
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Whitfield County narcotics investigators arrested a man overnight on 10 drug-related charges, including felony cocaine trafficking and intent to distribute multiple controlled substances....
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A Clayton County deputy faces criminal charges after state investigators say he misused a law enforcement license plate reader system for personal reasons....
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Georgia Tech athletics and Atlanta-based Veritiv have announced a multi-year partnership that makes Veritiv the first jersey patch sponsor in Georgia Tech football history and the official sustainability partner of Georgia Tech Athletics. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alert...
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing a fatal officer-involved shooting after a man attacked a Grovetown investigator on Monday.
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Atlanta Public Schools is moving into the next phase of a complex redistricting plan which includes the closure of schools and sale of property due to a $100 million budget shortfall, low enrollment, and dwindling birthrates. APS Forward 2040 is the district’s roadmap for the nex...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — For a second time on Thursday, the Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee will meet to hear testimony and discuss the next steps for Georgia’s ballot counting. Through legislation passed in 2024, state lawmakers self-im...
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PIEGON FORGE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Dollywood officials announced what’s next for the park following the death of its co-founder and country music icon Dolly Parton. Dollywood President Eugene Naughton announced Wednesday that the upcoming renovations and current plans will ...
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Several teachers at Sequoyah Middle School in DeKalb County say they began experiencing health problems after returning to campus from summer break and are questioning whether asbestos abatement work completed over the summer may be connected. One teacher told Channel 2’s Tyisha ...
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The city of Forest Park approved a data center application moratorium to give them time to adjust their zoning laws. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The city council approved a 90-day pause in a special called meeting on Monday, Javon Anthony Lloyd, th...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Residents of an Atlanta high-rise say they have been without air conditioning for two weeks, with temperatures inside some apartments reaching 94 degrees or higher. Marcia Jones, who lives at Bethel Towers, said one box fan is not enough to kee...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to travel to Alaska to campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) ahead of the November midterm elections. Sullivan, a two-term Republican, finished second in last month’s primary. He will face former Congresswo...
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Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has agreed to a price tag for purchasing the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC)— possibly inching closer to bringing a yearslong disagreement b...
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A 14-year-old girl is home recovering after being struck in the head with a golf club in Newnan.
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents arrested a Clayton County Sheriff’s Office deputy Tuesday, charging him with misuse of the Flock license plate reader system. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Deputy Errol Farrell Jr., 40, of Lithonia, surrendered ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The 40th annual Dragon Con officially begins Thursday in downtown Atlanta and runs through next Monday, but the festivities unofficially kick off Wednesday night. At its unofficial midnight start, organizers intend to honor Dolly Parton’s contr...
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A prominent Atlanta attorney is pushing back as the Georgia Supreme Court prepares to decide the fate of DeKalb Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith....
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A 35-year veteran of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office has resigned after being accused of an inappropriate relationship with a a woman while he was on duty. An internal affairs investigation concluded that it happened but found insufficient evidence to support the woman’s claims ...
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JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - The mayor of Mississippi’s state capital released a statement Wednesday after the death of Cassandra Wilson, a 70-year-old Jackson native and Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist. “Jackson has lost an extraordinary native daughter, and the world ...
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BEREA, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A man died after a machine-related incident at a manufacturing plant in Kentucky on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Madison County Coroner’s Office was called to the Astemo Americas plant on Mayde Road in Berea. Coroner Jimmy Cornelison id...
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The former East Point Police Chief took the witness stand on Tuesday, testifying that former officer Richard Gooddine breached core departmental policies on the night he was accused of sexually assaulting a minor....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to running a drug ring from a Georgia state prison, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said. Ismael Guerrero-Moya, 51, ran a methamphetamine traffi...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In the season two premiere of ‘Jackets All Access,’ we turn our attention from the baseball diamond to the football field. Tech’s season will begin with a rare Thursday night home game against Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes. Tech beat...
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A couple who lost their unborn son after police say a driver hit them at 94 mph. They say they forgive him and have moved to start over. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Symeon and Samantha Izaguirre were turning into a shopping plaza on Satellite Boule...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Another Hall County deputy has been fired after being accused of misusing the agency’s Flock camera system, according to the sheriff’s office. An ongoing audit of the department’s Flock automated license plate reader system found that Melissa W...
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An investigation into a multi-state animal rescue organization operating out of residential properties in Georgia and Tennessee has uncovered allegations of severe neglect, with animals found dead and dozens more living in filthy, hazard...
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Leaders at Dollywood announced projects to honor country music artist Dolly Parton following her passing.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Prosecutors said a third suspect in a Carroll County human trafficking and child exploitation case has been convicted on multiple charges. Jeffery Earl Cook, 57, was convicted Wednesday, Aug. 26, on two counts of trafficking of persons for sexu...
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CEDAR HILL, Texas (Gray News) — An armed customer at a bank in Texas shot and killed an attempted robber, police said. According to the Cedar Hill Police Department , the shooting happened Monday morning at a Chase Bank. Officers were called to the bank just after 9 a.m. regardin...
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Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer known for her genre-bending contralto voice, has died at 70.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) -When the air conditioning or heat goes out, renters should first check their lease and quickly notify their landlord or property manager. Georgia’s Safe at Home Act does not require every landlord to install air conditioning, but it does require...
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A 7-year-old boy born with sickle cell anemia is recovering after a bone marrow transplant and hopes to get back home and return to school. Levi Johnson has dealt with pain, fatigue, and serious health challenges his whole life. His father, Brandon Johnson, said the family expect...
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Sandy Springs Communications Director Carter Long said a section of Roberts Drive near Roswell Road and the Chattahoochee River remains closed more than a day after a Sept. 1 water main break. “Main repair was completed about 5 p.m. yesterday,” Long said. “Due to the condition of...
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In late August, a luxury multifamily developer announced construction is underway on a 382-unit building at 35 Glenlake Parkway in Sandy Springs on the former site of a UPS office near its global headquarters. The $139 million, five-story development, named Caldwell, will mark Ke...
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In progress Wednesday, Sept. 2 — The first of this week’s Sketchbook stories uncovers a past that turns out to be surprisingly contemporary. The other looks at how a new Atlanta arts leader is building a future based on respecting what came before. At the Georgia Museum of Art th...
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(Gray News) - A woman whom Florida authorities are dubbing “Black Widow” is accused of targeting men on dating apps for money and drugging them. Samantha Adams, 39, was arrested Aug. 27 at a shopping center in Davenport after she agreed to meet the 69-year-old man there. Accordin...
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While packing boxes of food, assembling lunches for underserved children, or donating to a local animal shelter are all valuable uses of one’s philanthropic efforts, skill-based volunteering adds an extra punch to the success of an initiative. According to a report by 2026 YourCa...
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Something new is sprouting in Newnan. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A Sprouts Farmers Market will open in Newnan in October, creating 83 full- and part-time jobs in the community, the company announced. The store will be located at 19 Millard Farmer ...
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(Gray News) — Actor Tim Curry’s cause of death has been revealed. According to documents obtained by People , Curry died of coronary artery disease. Documents also listed a history of stroke and kidney cancer as conditions that contributed to his death. TMZ also confirmed Curry’s...
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ST. LOUIS (Gray News) — Lionel Richie is home from the hospital after spending a few days in the ICU, according to reports. People confirmed Richie was released Wednesday. The 77-year-old is back at his home in Los Angeles and “doing great,” the report said. TMZ was the first to ...
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A powerboat going more than 200 mph across the Lake of the Ozarks suddenly went airborne and crashed while competing in a boat race. The powerboat was competing in the 38th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout on Saturday. According to ev...
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The Savannah College of Art and Design announced Tuesday the launch of a new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in vocal performance. Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste will serve as the program’s founding director. The new program marks SCAD’s first audition-o...
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On July 31, 2025, I had what I still hope was my final day of chemotherapy treatment. The month of August last year brought many follow up tests. The most significant were CT Scans (which have since shown no cancer, tumors, or significant risks/changes) and a newer technology, Si...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County school leaders are actively reviewing feedback from local families as they relaunch a highly debated redistricting plan that has sparked fierce concern over potential school closures and repurposing. The district held the first of...
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In my role as a senior placement advisor, I wear many hats, including, but not limited to: social worker, realtor, sibling, therapist, and surrogate child. My actual role is to identify the right fit in senior living for your family member based on need, location, budget and know...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a man was shot to death at a Downtown Atlanta apartment complex. The deadly shooting happened at a complex on the 500 block of Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW, according to Atlanta police. Police have not released the victim’s iden...
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Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a downtown Atlanta apartment complex. Officers were called to reports of a person down on Centennial Park Drive near Pine Street just after 12 p.m. NewsChopper 2 is flying to the scene. Get the latest updates on Channel 2 Action News ...
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CORNELIUS, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - An Oregon man has been charged with attempted murder and sex abuse after an assault investigation. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a juvenile victim ran to the Cornelius Police Department last Thursday to report an assault...
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A worker was taken to the hospital after being injured in a fire at The Cheesecake Factory at Perimeter Mall on Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] DeKalb County Fire Rescue crews said the fire was found toward the rear exterior of the restauran...
