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Flock cameras are everywhere. Avoiding them can be next to impossible

More than 6,000 license plate reading cameras dot the landscape in the greater Atlanta metro area, according to data collected by DeFlock. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The sheer number can make it nearly impossible for drivers to avoid being capture...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Press corps team beats lawmakers in annual charity softball game

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Wednesday, Washington lawmakers set aside politics for the annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game . Congresswomen from both parties teamed up at Audi Field to take on Washington’s press corps. “In this incredible time of anger and frustration at politic...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Avondale Estates approves purchase of active shooter kits for every police officer

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Avondale Estates police officers will soon have more tactical gear in the field. The city approved spending nearly $48,000 to buy active shooter kits for its entire police department. At nearly $3,000 per kit, each of the city’s 14 officers wil...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Man wanted in 2023 killing of Atlanta nightclub owner arrested in Florida

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a man wanted in the 2023 killing of an Atlanta nightclub owner has been arrested in Florida. The U.S. Marshals Service and the Jacksonville, Florida, sheriff’s office apprehended Jonathan Soto on Wednesday, according to the Atlanta ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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2 separate shootings in Atlanta leave 1 dead, 2 others injured

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two separate shootings in Atlanta left one person dead and two others injured, police said. Shortly after 1 p.m., Atlanta police responded to the shooting at 320 Fairburn Road SW, the address for Country Oak Apartments in the Fairburn Mays neig...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Crews respond to large fire at DeKalb County apartment complex

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Crews are responding to a large fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex Wednesday night. The fire broke out at the Parc at Glenwood complex in unincorporated DeKalb County, according to DeKalb County Fire Rescue. Firefighters arrived around 8...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Flames burn through apartments near I-285

A fire broke out at the Park at Glenwood around 8:15 p.m. Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] DeKalb County Fire Rescue said they responded to 205 High Court Place within five minutes to fight the flames. Smoke swirled around the three ladder tru...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Police presence seen on Bouldercrest Road

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police responded to an apartment in east Atlanta Wednesday night. Officers responded to 1480 Bouldercrest Road, the address for the Paradise East Apartments. DeKalb County police said at least one person received minor injuries, b...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Lanes of I-20 eastbound in DeKalb County reopened after crash

Editor’s note: The video above is from an earlier report. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Traffic is back flowing on Interstate 20 after a crash near Evans Mills Road closed all lanes, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The crash was reported just after 10...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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69-year-old man hit and killed while getting mail, police say

PLAQUEMINE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - A 69-year-old man died after he was struck by a truck while checking his mailbox, authorities said. The crash occurred on Louisiana Highway 75, just south of Louisiana Highway 404 in Iberville Parish, shortly before 4 p.m. Monday. According to...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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DeKalb aims to protect its tree canopy

Longtime DeKalb County residents Marti Keller and husband Richard Cohen aren’t fans of bending the rules. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “We’ve watched it happen in Decatur, how it can work and it can’t work. There are ways to get around it,” Keller s...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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County leaders react to arrest in shooting death of 2 boys

Police arrested a n 18-year-old suspect for the shooting deaths of two young brothers. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Several DeKalb County leaders held a news conference about the arrest. Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes reported as those leaders also an...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 24, 2026

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Peachtree Corners considers deer management plan as population grows

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Janie Van Reenen loves seeing deer in her Peachtree Corners neighborhood, just not when they’re eating her plants. Van Reenen installed a 7-foot, see-through fence around her front yard and hired a wildlife management company to prote...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

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Man hit and killed by tractor-trailer while standing next to crashed car

An overnight collision claimed the life of a man who had gotten out of his vehicle after a crash on a DeKalb County highway. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police said they responded around 1:44 a.m. Wednesday on a report of a man hit by a vehicle on ...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 23, 2026

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Lawsuit filed after groom killed in helicopter crash on wedding day

A helicopter company and wedding venue are now facing a lawsuit after a crash that killed a husband on his wedding night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Bryan Mims reports the suit claims the pilot of the helicopter should have never taken...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 23, 2026

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Fulton County proposes property tax increase, public hearings set

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has proposed a 0.54% property tax increase over the rollback millage rate for the 2026 General Fund. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Under Georgia law, local governments must compute a rollback millage rate duri...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 23, 2026

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Flash flood warning expires in north Georgia

A flash flood warning was issued for two north Georgia counties Wednesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a flash flood warning for northwestern Gilmer County and east central Murray County in nort...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 23, 2026

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Senior disputes nearly $30K debt linked to a stranger on her Discover card account

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta senior fighting breast cancer is facing a court judgment after she said identity thieves ran up tens of thousands of dollars on her credit card across the globe. Milateen Lampkin, 79, is a retired teacher’s aid with Atlanta Public Sc...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

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I-285 closure set for this weekend as construction project continues

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A stretch of I-285 is scheduled to shut down on Atlanta’s westside again this weekend as crews work on an ongoing road repair project. Weather permitting, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will close all lanes of I-285 between bet...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026