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Norcross commission asks for help naming White Squirrel statues

The Norcross Public Arts Commission is gearing up for phase two of the White Squirrels of Norcross, a community art installation featuring a series of small, white squirrel sculptures that create a guided art hunt throughout the city. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 19, 2026

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Shaky Knees Music Festival kicks off sold-out weekend at Piedmont Park

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Shaky Knees Music Festival returned to Piedmont Park on Friday for its first of three days, with the rock music festival drawing a sold-out crowd for the weekend. Barricades lined 10th Street and perpendicular side streets in Midtown as con...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 19, 2026

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Toys ‘R’ Us to open north Georgia location

A Toys “R” Us store is coming to a north Georgia outlet mall soon, part of an expansion for major toy brand back from bankruptcy. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A standalone store is coming to the North Georgia Premium Outlets in Dawsonville, accordin...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 19, 2026

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5-year-old hit, killed walking home from school

EAST HAVEN, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A 5-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a car while walking home from school Thursday afternoon, according to East Haven police. Police said the boy, identified as Cooper Villano, was struck around 3:20 p.m. at the intersection of Fox...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 19, 2026

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NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaq named honorary FBI special agent

Shaquille O’Neal, an NBA Hall-of-Famer known locally for his support of law enforcement, was honored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Shaq was named an honorary FBI special agent after graduating at the F...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 19, 2026

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‘Devastating’: Grandparents, 2 grandchildren dead following house fire

FOUNTAIN, Fla. ( WJHG /Gray News) - Two grandparents died in an early-morning house fire on Friday along with their two grandsons. According to Bay County Fire Rescue, the house was already engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said deputie...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 19, 2026

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Man who died after being run over in cemetery identified, arrests made

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — Two men are in custody in connection with a hit-and-run at a southwest Louisville cemetery earlier this week . However, that is not enough of an explanation for the loved ones of the man killed. The victim’s brother, Charles Barbe, identi...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 19, 2026

Local

Developer gets $14.8 million in tax savings for Beltline development at Amsterdam Walk

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Invest Atlanta approved a resolution granting developer Portman Holdings an estimated $14.8 million in tax savings over 10 years for infrastructure and construction of 539 multifamily housing units at Amsterdam Walk, a development planned along...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 19, 2026

safety

Diesel prices soar to record high, hitting truck drivers hard

Diesel fuel hit a record high: $6.37 a gallon in Georgia Friday. And even if you don’t use diesel, you’ll feel this in the things you buy. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Richard Elliot reports that former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Tay...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 19, 2026

safety

Construction worker hit and killed while working on the interstate, police say

CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - A construction worker is dead following a crash on Interstate 275 in Ohio Friday morning. According to the Springdale Police Department, the collision occurred just before 4 a.m. near Route 747 on I-275. Joshua Christopher Holland, 27, of Adams Cou...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 18, 2026

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Fuel prices raise concerns for flight schools at Gwinnett County Airport

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — At the LookUp Flight Academy in Lawrenceville, future pilots are preparing to soar, but the cost of flying is also rising. One of the airport’s main fuel providers, Sheltair, permanently closed recently. The company’s CEO said Sheltair decided ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 18, 2026

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Don’t gamble on Georgia elections, state warns poll workers

State officials are telling poll workers not to bet on the upcoming election. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] To make sure they know it’s illegal, the state elections director sent out a memo to all 159 Georgia counties warning them. Channel 2’s Richar...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 18, 2026

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17-year-old charged in deadly wrong-way crash after police chase

A 17-year-old driving with four passengers after 1 a.m. ran from Lawrenceville police and crashed head-on in the wrong lanes of a Gwinnett County highway, killing a 33-year-old driver, according to arrest warrants. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Deion...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 18, 2026

Local

$236M unpaid water debt? Atlanta audit triggers pushback from major names

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A city audit has revealed Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management was owed more than $236 million across more than 60,000 delinquent water and sewer accounts as of this past April, triggering pushback from some of the major institutions na...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 18, 2026

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A look at 55 years of the Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the site of a dispute between President Donald Trump and the Washington community and arts community. The center is currently shut, with rising concerns that Trump will try to knock the building down. Tr...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 18, 2026

government

Unpaid bills: Atlanta Watershed audit shows $236M debt

Atlanta Department of Watershed Management officials face intense city council scrutiny after an audit revealed $236 million in unpaid customer bills.

FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) - NewsSep 18, 2026

safety

North Georgia counties face high overdose rates amid recent drops

Overdose data spanning six years reveal three North Georgia counties rank among the top ten statewide for accidental overdose deaths, even as local officials report encouraging drops in recent fentanyl and kratom-related fatalities....

FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) - NewsSep 18, 2026

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Boy born with limb difference pursues sports dreams with help from Shriners Children’s

ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) - An 8-year-old named Zane was born with a limb difference, but that hasn’t stopped him from playing the sports he loves. Shriners Children’s St. Louis is assisting Zane and his family, who were first referred to the hospital when he was just 4 months...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 18, 2026

government

Stone Hogan brings 448 affordable homes, and new pathways, to Southwest Atlanta

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (center) joins city officials, Atlanta Housing representatives, development partners, contractors and project sponsors for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of The Flats and Villas at Stone Hogan on Sept. 11, 2026. (Photo by Gabi Hart) ...

SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news)Sep 18, 2026

Local

Marietta ceremony honors service members on National POW/MIA Recognition Day

MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Friday morning at the Aviation History and Technology Center took a somber turn as veterans and their families gathered to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, keeping a promise to remember. “...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 18, 2026

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Controversy grows after Cobb schools ban book, share explicit passage on website

The Cobb County School District has removed Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye from district media centers, but the decision is drawing criticism from parents and community members. The district pulled the book but still posted a graphic excerpt from it on its website and onlin...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 18, 2026

safety

Prosecutors seek interviews with youths in Kroy Biermann Jr. sexual assault case

The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office has filed emergency motions seeking court-ordered forensic interviews of minor children and a hearing to modify Kroy Biermann Jr.’s bond conditions in his sexual assault case. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ]...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 18, 2026

business

Nearly 5,000 Georgians to get relief under $694M auto finance settlement

Thousands of Georgia consumers will receive financial relief under a multistate settlement with an auto financing company. The company is accused of issuing loans to people it allegedly knew could not afford them and adding unnecessary costs to their agreements. Georgia Attorney ...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 18, 2026

News

Woman convicted in homicide of Super Bowl reporter

A woman was convicted in the death of a Kansas City reporter who was found dead in his hotel room while in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl in 2025....

FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) - NewsSep 18, 2026

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APS responds after Jefferson schools refute racism allegations after game

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is standing by its students after Jefferson City Schools announced an internal investigation found no evidence to substantiate claims that racial slurs were directed at Maynard Jackson High School band members....

FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) - NewsSep 18, 2026