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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A Missouri woman became a new mother without even knowing she was pregnant. Anna Wolfe thought she was having a normal night in August, but suddenly became a parent with only two hours to prepare. “Just been normal,” Wolfe said. “Living life t...
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Georgia Power and Google announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to expand nuclear energy production at two of Georgia’s most prominent power plants. It’s a move that regulators say could deliver as much as $900 million in projected savings to customers over the life of the fac...
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ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) - A man in Georgia was found dead behind an old Red Lobster, according to authorities. The man found dead behind the old Red Lobster in Albany has now been identified as 31-year-old Jarrod Lamar Holden. According to the incident report, officers res...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - Brackets have been revealed for the 12th annual Fat Bear Week, with the first matchups starting on Tuesday. Fat Bear Week is an annual online tournament that celebrates the health and survival of brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Rick Jackson has dropped a defamation lawsuit he had filed earlier this year against the man he ultimately defeated for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. Jackson campaign spokesperson Garrison Douglas said Jackson “is not l...
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The community group Norcross PDC is hosting a city council debate on Oct. 6 at the Norcross Cultural Arts & Community Center, starting at 7 p.m., introducing two well-known candidates vying to fill the unexpired term previously held by Marshall Cheek. Two former elected officials...
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A high school senior aspiring to become a military pilot has returned home to begin a long recovery process weeks after surviving a devastating plane crash....
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At CURE Childhood Cancer’s 13th annual Believe Ball on Saturday, Oct. 3, the story of a Dunwoody cancer survivor will come full circle when he receives an award bearing the name of the doctor who saved his life. Matt Gephardt will receive the Ragab Spirit of Hope award, named aft...
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The family and attorney of Nolan Wells say they will keep fighting for justice after a grand jury decided not to pursue criminal charges in the teenager’s death. The family spoke earlier at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and said they have more questions than answers after r...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Norcross man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. Jurors found Alejandro Rangel, 59, guilty of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and five counts of child molestation for sexu...
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A person was found dead near a pond, Cobb County police reported Tuesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The body was found near Pine Grove Drive, which is off of Powder Springs Road SW. Police said they received a 911 call around 4:23 p.m. Monday. TR...
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Social media influencer "Clavicular" has been charged in Massachusetts with allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.
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A former Georgia corrections officer faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison following his arrest on new federal drug trafficking and firearms charges....
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(Gray News) - Lionel Richie is taking some time off after undergoing a medical procedure. The R&B legend recently underwent a heart procedure for atrial fibrillation following heart issues while touring. “Lionel underwent a common procedure for atrial fibrillation (AFib),” a repr...
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The Atlanta City Council approved an ordinance on Sept. 21 establishing 12 weeks of paid childcare leave for all City of Atlanta employees. The legislation was led by Councilmember Matt Westmoreland. The revised family leave policy increases coverage from six to 12 weeks per year...
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The city of Atlanta passed new legislation Monday to expand who can use paid leave for family, and what qualifies for it. Atlanta City Councilmember Matt Westmoreland praised the unanimous vote to upgrade city policy benefits. “Those first weeks and months with a new child are ir...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Midtown Atlanta is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with traditional recipes, modern culinary techniques, and community partnership. Dos Caminos Atlanta General Manager Evan Wagner and Executive Chef Martice Barnwell stopped by ATL Live to showcase th...
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Jesni Sam is suing over the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Dave Fiji, and pilot Nikhil Nargundkar.
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Taylor Swift had a surprise for fans on Tuesday. Read more trending news She’s made new music. Swift posted on social media , “I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25.” View this post on Instagram And like othe...
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After a helicopter crash killed the groom and severely injured the bride on their wedding night, the family is now suing the venue and the company that flew the chopper. Dave Fiji and his wife Jesni Sam got married on May 29 at The Revere, a wedding venue in Dawsonville. On their...
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A Georgia medical equipment company and its owners have agreed to pay $825,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare, officials announced Monday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Crown Medical Solutions LLC and its owners, ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Traditional artists use paint brushes, charcoal, or watercolors. A man in Kentucky skips all that and uses a natural resource. The Good Side’s Maira Ansari introduces us to the artist who literally lets the sun sign his work....
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The fate of a Georgia law that will make the district attorney’s seat and other roles nonpartisan in five metro Atlanta counties rests in the hands of a Fulton County judge after two district attorneys filed lawsuits challenging the measure. Lawyers for the state of Georgia are u...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - The Decatur Book Festival returns to downtown Decatur on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3, 2026, offering two days of literary events, author panels, and community activities. Bailee Yarbrough , Executive Director of the Decatur Book Festival, ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - There’s a talented craftsman in Louisiana who’s still building boats just like he used to – even though he is now well into his late 80s. The Good Side’s Dave McNamara shows us how he keeps this art, afloat....
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Sak Yiengjuntuek was going through this cabinet when he found a wad of cash inside a sunglass case. It wasn’t just a couple bucks, it was $12,000. He knew it belonged to the man who sold him the restaurant. He reached out, but the number was disconnected Th...
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Georgia officials are urging residents to be careful when hiring pest control services. According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, there’s been an increase in reports of unlicensed people going door-to-door to solicit business. Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper is wa...
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A Georgia Lottery player is $4 million richer after winning the top prize on a scratch-off ticket. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The winning 200X The Money ticket was purchased at Kwik Stop Food Mart on Highway 29 North in Athens. The winner chose th...
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A 17-year-old Georgia teen battling metastatic cancer served as honorary captain for the Atlanta Falcons after national nonprofit Dream On 3 organized a three-day sports experience....
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Taylor Swift will walk away with at least one MTV Video Music Award this weekend, putting her in the music history books. Read more trending news Swift will get the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the ceremony on Sept. 27, Paramount, the parent company of CBS and MTV, announ...
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A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to probe the lone holdout juror whose refusal to acquit Clancy led to a mistrial in the murder case involving the deaths of her three children....
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(Gray News) - Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday the Trump administration is stopping Obamacare enrollment for about 750,000 people it believes are fraudulently enrolled in the program. Vance said the Trump administration is also conducting additional verification on about 419,...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - The Savannah College of Art and Design is celebrating the 10th anniversary of SCAD AnimationFest, bringing some of the biggest names in animation to Atlanta. The festival features the creative minds behind fan-favorite shows like The Proud Family , along...
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ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) - Georgia police are investigating a stabbing at an Albany-area Cracker Barrel. According to Albany police, officers responded to the restaurant on Westover Boulevard last Friday for reports of a man being stabbed. Officers said once at the scene th...
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A man accused of stabbing someone at a Georgia Cracker Barrel is on the run, according to police. The Albany Police Department said Marshall Dowell, 32, is accused of stabbing a 58-year-old man at a Cracker Barrel on Westover Blvd around 8:48 p.m. on Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-T...
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(Gray News) - If you own an iPhone, you may be eligible for part of a class-action settlement related to Siri’s AI rollout. Apple was accused of falsely advertising Siri’s advanced features before they were ready. According to the settlement’s website , customers expected the pro...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County elementary school was evacuated Tuesday after a nearby water main break took out service inside the building. Columbia Elementary School students were moved to nearby schools “as a precaution,” the district said on Tuesday after...
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Three people were hospitalized after a car crashed into the pro shop of an historic golf club in Massachusetts on Saturday, authorities said. Read more trending news The crash happened at the Brae Burn Country Club in Newton, shortly after noon ET, WFXT reported. According to pol...
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A Cobb County man is in jail after being accused of assaulting two women and spitting on a police officer. According to court records, Jordan Scott Lieber got into a physical altercation with his grandmother and threw her to the ground twice, then pointed a gun at her and threate...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Two people with ties to Atlanta will compete in Survivor 51 premiering Wednesday, September 23. Alexis Levine and Ori Jean-Charles will attempt to outwit, outplay, and outlast the competition for the $1 million prize. The pair will navigate physical comp...
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SALEM, Ore. (Gray News) – A couple in Washington state is suing Salem Health and an emergency room doctor for $10 million. Aleksandr and Nataliya Yeremeyev say staff forced them to take their baby’s remains home in their family car, instead of holding him in a morgue. Michael Yer...
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( InvestigateTV ) — The Department of Education is quadrupling its autopay discount for federal student loan borrowers, but enrollment must happen by Sept. 30 to qualify. Autopay allows borrowers to link a bank account so student loan payments are deducted automatically each mont...
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Firefighters contained a massive transformer fire at a high-voltage substation early Tuesday in Norcross, setting up a protective perimeter alongside utility workers to secure the site without any reported injuries....
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Actress Anjanette Comer, who starred opposite Marlon Brando in “ The Appaloosa ” and also had major roles in “ The Baby ” and “ The Loved One ,” has died at the age of 86. Read more trending news According to a death certificate filed with the Los Angeles County Department of Pub...
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PEORIA, AZ. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A father and stepmother in Arizona are accused of tying up, torturing and neglecting the man’s two daughters. Jennifer and Jose Carrillo were arrested Sept. 17. Both are charged with two counts of child abuse. Jennifer also faces one count of ...
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Consumer Reports has once again tested dozens of baby food products and found that while most were below the publication’s risk threshold for heavy metals, the group found phthalates and microplastics. Read more trending news In two previous investigations published in 2018 and 2...
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A body was found along Chattahoochee Avenue on Tuesday morning. Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen is at the Westbound at the Works apartment complex behind Chattahoochee Food Works food hall in northwest Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia B...
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A Mississippi grand jury on Monday found that there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges in the case of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who was found dead after a boat outing two days after he went missing on July 4. Read more trending news The panel in Jackson County...
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One person is dead after a car wreck in Gwinnett County on Monday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The crash happened around 11:50 a.m. at the intersection of North Road and Pinehurst Road. According to Snellville police, witnesses said a 2026 Chevrole...
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( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold , we break down how your central nervous system signals and shapes your emotions, where stress shows up in your body, and how to support it as you age. Plus, we speak with the National Alliance for Caregiving about the growing ca...
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One of the largest Wendy’s franchisees in the U.S. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a high-stakes dispute with the fast-food chain's corporate parent....
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Clavicular, the “looksmaxxing” influencer and streamer, is accused of rape in Massachusetts, according to online court records. The online personality, whose real name is Braden Peters, has denied the charges. Read more trending news According to Massachusetts court records revie...
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 32-year-old murder suspect who fell from a balcony after officers fired “less-lethal" rounds during an early morning SWAT operation....
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Students at Columbia Elementary School in Decatur were temporarily relocated Tuesday after the school lost water service, according to the DeKalb County School District....
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The Gwinnett County Fire Rescue Department was out in force early on Tuesday to put out a high-voltage substation on fire. According to the fire department, crews were at a transformer on fire around 1 a.m. Tuesday. When firefighters got to the substation, they found a large fire...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health announced a new clinical trial Tuesday that will test if a commonly used medication can effectively remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever ch...
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One of Atlanta’s most iconic steakhouses is headed to the suburbs. Developers behind the massive Medley mixed-use project in Johns Creek announced Tuesday that Chops Lobster Bar will open inside the development’s future hotel, marking the restaurant’s first suburban location. The...
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CUMBERLAND, Va. ( Aging Untold ) — A teacher in Virginia started volunteering at a thrift store after retiring from a 30-year career in education. Barbara Daniels now leads the volunteers at Cumberland Clothes Closet, which she says gives purpose to each purchase. The store sells...
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) — A Kentucky man who claimed a $167 million lottery prize last year was arrested for the fifth time since his big win. According to court records, 51-year-old James Farthing was arrested in the parking lot of a Walmart in Georgetown, Kentucky, e...
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When he’s writing a movie, Gary Jaffe starts with his own life. Once he has the details down, though, he starts to go off book. That’s how the film “Before I Do,” which is the opening night pick for this year’s Out on Film festival, began. The film follows a bachelor party that t...
