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Community leaders, philanthropists and Henry County residents will gather Sept. 25 for Footprints for the Future , a fundraising gala benefiting the Shaquille O’Neal Boys & Girls Club. The event, organized by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta’s Henry County Advisory Board, ...
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[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A Coweta County jury has convicted a man accused of walking into a plant manager’s office at a Newnan manufacturing facility and shooting him three times in an attempted killing . Prosecutors said Sylvester Florence Jr.,...
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The next time the pope visits the U.S., he will be able to see a White Sox game in Papel style. Read more trending news Chicago native Pope Leo XIV, who says he’s a full Sox fan, not only has the final out ball from Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; he now has his own pope-inspire...
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A new invasive pest has been spotted for the first time in Georgia. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J. Harper confirmed that a pasture mealybug was discovered at a turfgrass business in Decatur County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A pasture m...
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A new invasive pest has been spotted for the first time in Georgia. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J. Harper confirmed that a pasture mealybug was discovered at a turfgrass business in Decatur County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A pasture m...
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A student was injured after a Chromebook caught fire inside a classroom at a Georgia elementary school. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] In a message sent to parents, Berta Weathersbee Elementary School Principal Lonnie Thornton said the incident happen...
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Editor’s Note: The video in this story is from an earlier report. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police have determined there is “no evidence” a University of Georgia student was raped in downtown Athens last week — but two men are still facing charges related to the inciden...
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A Gainesville man already being held without bond in a child sexual abuse case is now facing 132 additional charges after investigators searched electronic devices seized from his home....
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The Athens-Clarke County Police Department said Friday there is no evidence to support that a rape occurred to a Georgia student in the downtown area following a thorough investigation. The student said she was out with friends Aug. 20 when she lost consciousness. She woke up in ...
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A tanker truck flipped over and landed in a ditch in a DeKalb County neighborhood on Friday morning. Browns Mill Road at White Circle is shut down as crews try to figure out how to safely remove the truck. Right now, there is no timetable for when the road will reopen and it coul...
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Two Minnesota men pleaded guilty to gang-related charges stemming from a 2022 shooting in Snellville that killed one man and seriously injured another....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gainesville man has been charged with 132 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Garcia-Hernandez, 45, was already in jail after he was arrested in July for allegedly sexually abusing ...
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Atlanta music legend Gladys Knight says she will start cutting back on performing as she looks ahead to the next stage of her life and career. Knight, 82, shared a statement late Thursday night on her social media. “After much soul searching, I’ve decided that I will be easing in...
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Athens-Clarke County police say they have found no evidence that a rape occurred in a downtown Athens case that initially began as a possible sexual assault investigation....
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Gladys Knight says she’s going to partially step away from the spotlight as she gets ready for the “next stage” of her career. Read more trending news Posting to social media , the 82-year-old “Midnight Train to Georgia” singer wrote, “After much soul searching, I’ve decided that...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The annual Run With Maud 5K returns to Atlanta Saturday at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park. The event honors the life of Ahmaud Arbery, who was murdered in 2020 while running in Brunswick, Georgia. All proceeds from the event benefit the Ahmaud Ar...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The first week of the trial against the last defendant in Morgan Bauer’s murder will wrap up on Friday. Katelyn Goble faces charges of concealing a death and tampering with evidence in the disappearance and murder of Bauer, the 19-year-old Sout...
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(Gray News) - A teenager from central North Carolina is critically ill from an infection caused by a “brain-eating amoeba,” according to the state’s health officials. North Carolina Health and Human Services reported the teenager contracted an illness known as primary amebic meni...
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Hall County Sheriff's Office patrol deputy has been placed on paid administrative leave following his arrest on a misdemeanor charge.
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Wild bodycam video shows the moment deputies in Oklahoma City were met with a homemade flamethrower while trying to serve an eviction order.
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South Carolina and North Dakota are the latest states implementing restrictions on food purchases by SNAP recipients and banning them from using their taxpayer-funded food assistance benefit to purchase junk food, joining other states too....
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For the first time in Georgia, parents in crisis will have a way to safely and anonymously surrender a newborn. Georgia’s first Safe Haven Baby Box opens Friday at a Henry County fire station located at 30 Fairview Road in Ellenwood. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as ...
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 20,134 baby toy sets over choking hazards. Read more trending news The Chillife 5-in-1 Montessori Baby Toy Sets include a pull-string teething toy with silicone strings that are smaller and longer than allowed. They c...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A pair of rosters loaded with DI talent across the board will collide in the first game of the ‘Drive for the GHSA State Title’ of the 2026 Georgia high school football season on Friday night as the Sandy Creek Patriots will travel to Douglasvi...
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The Smyrna Police Department and state law enforcement officers arrested 11 people and issued dozens of citations during a traffic safety checkpoint along Windy Hill Road. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The operation took place Wednesday night into ea...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - For women, menopause can feel exhausting, frustrating. But Board-Certified OB-GYN Dr. Maesha Twyner wants to help you feel empowered and relaxed during this life change - especially as menopause care and research evolves. ATL Live is your home for food, ...
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A luxury men's clothing store in West Midtown is cleaning up damage after would-be thieves tried to break into the business early Friday morning.
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South Atlanta High School partnered with Kroger, MUST Ministries and community partners across metro Atlanta to open a food pantry on school property. This initiative is part of a growing network of school-based food pantries set to expand access to groceries for students and fam...
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Days after the death of entertainment icon Dolly Parton, her sister Stella posted a tribute to her famous sibling. Read more trending news The younger Parton wrote on Facebook , “My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known. “What the world s...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Despite the country’s broader return to in-office employment following the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta is the best city for hybrid work, a new study claims . Hubble, a flexible workplace company, looked at every U.S. city with more than 100,000 ...
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So much for HOMES Friday, Aug. 28 — Amid rising trade tensions, President Donald Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed “Lake America,” calling Canadian officials “nasty people.” Prime Minister Mark Carney said the name was more than four centuries old, predating both countries. Clou...
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Georgia is adopting a federal emergency fuel waiver designed to increase gasoline supplies and potentially lower prices at the pump.
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Rhythm and resilience Thursday, Aug. 27 (14 Elul 5786) — There’s been some discussion in my circle about what makes a Jewish community. Is it the proximity to the JCC or a synagogue membership? Is it a Jewish club at school that serves good bagels? I’d love to hear what you think...
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Two left lanes of I-285 northbound and southbound will close on Atlanta's Westside Perimeter this weekend.
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The first movie that made Bill Chen aware of what a filmmaker could achieve was Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood.” The South African-Chinese filmmaker didn’t grow up watching a lot of movies or television, he said – his parents had very strict rules about screentime. H...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall of 114,660 child car seats. Read more trending news The agency said the handle could detach, causing the child to fall. The recall affects the following Britax car seats: B-Safe Gen 2 B-Safe Gen 2 Flexfit B-S...
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The first time actor Akira Jackson filmed “It Ends,” she was 19 years old. Now, promoting the film – which finally hits theaters in Atlanta this weekend – she’s 23. Directed by Florida State University alum Alexander Ullom, “It Ends” follows Jackson, Phinehas Yoon, Noah Toth and ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person was sent to the hospital after a car smashed into a utility pole in Atlanta’s Grove Park neighborhood on Friday morning. The accident happened on Chappell Road near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, sending the pole leaning over into wires...
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With great popularity comes backlash – something Barney, the big purple dinosaur who graced our television screens throughout the 1990s, knew all too well. Recall the parody of the “I Love You” song that ended every episode of “Barney & Friends:” “I hate you, you hate me, let’s g...
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Georgia will execute Stacey Ian Humphreys on Sept. 16 after postponing a prior execution scheduled for late last year. Humphreys was convicted of murder and other crimes in the 2003 deaths of Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown in Cobb County. Georgia Department of Corrections Commissi...
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms outlined several campaign priorities during an event in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward.
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Chris Sale already had thrown 97 pitches through eight innings, a full game for most pitchers in most games. Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss had relievers ready in the bullpen for the ninth. Even so, both knew Sale was not coming out Thursday night against the Los Angeles Dodge...
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Atlanta native Gladys Knight says she plans to perform fewer concerts as she enters a new phase of her life and career.
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At the beginning of “Colony,” Se-jeong (Jun Ji-hyun) is stuck in a terrible predicament: Before she spends the next two hours on the run from zombies, she’ll have to rely on her ex-husband for a job. While sitting at a tech conference, listening to the CEO of the biotech company ...
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When Jason Hunyar began looking into Flock cameras, he wasn’t focused on crime statistics or technology policy. He was thinking about his infant son. “My son isn’t even three months old, and he’s been tracked since before he was born,” Hunyar said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app...
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“Coyote vs. Acme” is a movie about corporate greed – a fact which makes its production history all that more poignant. In 2018, Warner Bros. announced that it would produce a film directed by Dave Green and based on the 1990 New Yorker piece imagining a world where Wile E. Coyote...
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From live music and outdoor movies to festivals, food and plenty of reasons to hit the road, there’s no shortage of things to do around metro Atlanta and North Georgia this weekend....
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FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - Several former QVC employees were arrested in South Carolina. Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said they worked with global security operations at QVC to arrest five former employees who are charged with breach of ...
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ZAP, N.D. ( KFYR /Gray News) - It’s harvest time in North Dakota. Harvest is a family affair for many families. It takes everyone to get the crop off the field. That’s especially true for the Sailer family. Three generations of the Sailer family are working together to bring in t...
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - Police in Ohio released body camera video showing the arrest of the San Francisco 49ers owner during a prostitution sting over the weekend. John “Jed” York was arrested Sunday in East Palestine after he allegedly responded to an ad posted...
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An 18-year-old Los Angeles teen was partially paralyzed after diving into a hotel pool in Maui.
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More than 2,000 residents have signed a petition seeking to dissolve the City of Mableton over concerns regarding the cost of establishing a new city public safety division. The opposition stems from potential tax increases to fund services that are currently provided by Cobb Cou...
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A 7-year-old west Georgia boy is in a medically induced coma with major injuries after being hit by a car last week. Aiden was catching the school bus on Friday morning when he was hit by a Ford F-150, his family says. Rome police say a Floyd County police officer was driving on ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Some e-scooters across Atlanta were temporarily placed in “park” this week after scooter companies placed restrictions around the city to prevent a scooter takeover. A scooter takeover is when a large group of people ride scooters together, som...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A standing-room-only town hall meeting was held at Milford Recreation Center in Cobb County Thursday as dozens of eager and passionate residents gathered to hear from the Cobb County Police Department about its use of Flock cameras. Some reside...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In this week’s episode of Aging Better, host Cyreia Sandlin talks all things GLP-1 with board-certified internist Dr. Paul Bradley. Dr. Bradley is a practicing board-certified internist and co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Scripta Insigh...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First/WALB) — A Coffee County teenager has made history after being named Miss Teen USA. Kiran Reddy, 18, was crowned Miss Teen USA 2026 in Miami Wednesday, making her the first Indian-American to hold the title. Following Wednesday night’s win, Reddy s...
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The Americas will have the best seat in the house as 96% of the moon’s surface is masked by a near-total lunar eclipse tonight. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] This happens when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow o...
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MADISON, Wis. ( WMTV /Gray News) - A student and football player died after a farming accident Thursday morning, according to school and law enforcement officials. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a 911 call just after 7 a.m. about a farming ac...
