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A fourth person in Florida has died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria commonly linked to consuming raw or undercooked oysters, health officials said....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — High pressure continues to dominate the region, keeping conditions hot and dry through Thursday. Highs will climb to near 90 degrees again Thursday as humidity remains relatively low. First Alert Weather Day for Friday storms The pattern shifts...
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The New York Times published its “America’s Best Restaurants 2026″ guide and an Atlanta restaurant made the cut. The newspaper’s food reporters, editors and critics named So. Fox among their 50 favorite places to eat across the country. The restaurant, which just opened early thi...
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INDEPENDENCE, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) - A Kansas family is mourning after a grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed in an early morning house fire . Five other people, including the children’s mother, were hospitalized. The fire in Independence was reported about 6:...
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Netflix has shared its first look at the “Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, ” a new limited series on the 6-year-old girl’s unsolved murder that captured the nation’s attention 30 years ago. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey” will...
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Attorneys for the death row inmate are asking a judge to reduce his sentence to life. They say the abuse Stacey Humphreys suffered as a child played a significant role in him murdering two real estate agents. “Mr. Humphreys endured years of arbitrary beatings,’ Humphreys attorney...
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Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin hit late-inning, two-run homers, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Tuesday night. Chicago’s loss clinched Milwaukee’s fourth straight NL Central title. The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over ...
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A Fulton County Jail contract nurse was arrested after investigators said she provided an inmate with prescription medication he was not authorized to receive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Shakimia G. Johnson, 36, was arrested Sept. 14 and charged w...
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - An 80-year-old Arizona man allegedly shot a door-to-door salesman in his neighborhood following a confrontation, leaving the victim without feeling in his legs. Patrick McBride, 80, is facing felony charges of aggravated assault causing ...
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People living at a Midtown apartment complex say they are dealing with what they believe are unsafe living conditions, including fungus and mold growth inside their homes. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Some tenants at Midtown Village Apartments say t...
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Lynn Kaden expected an ordinary Saturday night at home. Instead, she says she spent the evening watching lights flicker, alarms sound throughout the house, and appliances fail one after another. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “Alarms start going off, ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - With a chance to clinch a postseason berth as early as Tuesday, the Braves opened their series against the Chicago Cubs with a clunker Monday. The 9-4 loss also resulted in right-hander Reynaldo López landing on the injured list for the second ...
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A Georgia judge has put on hold an execution scheduled for Wednesday, saying the condemned prisoner is entitled to a hearing on whether his sentence should be reduced under a new state law that allows victims of abuse to have their sentences reconsidered. All the latest developme...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) is facing hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, with nearly a quarter of all active accounts in delinquent status, according to an audit released Wednesday. The audit revealed that overdue...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The execution of a Georgia death row inmate was stayed Tuesday, just hours after he was denied clemency, according to documents and the man’s attorney. Stacey Humphreys was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to death in 2007 in the 2003 k...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Fulton County jail nurse was arrested Monday after allegedly providing an inmate medication without a prescription, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies said Shakimia Johnson provided Caleb Sims with prescription medication without Sims having...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The debate over artificial intelligence is spilling into a sparring match between Fulton County commissioners. The central question: Should artificial intelligence help write local law? Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett issued a news rele...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Parents at Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta are looking for an explanation after their children were allegedly subjected to racial slurs at a high school football game. An Instagram video posted by a Maynard Jackson High School student cl...
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A Cobb County judge has ordered a stay of execution for Stacey Ian Humphreys less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection for a 2003 double murder....
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ST. LOUIS ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - One victim in a multimillion-dollar scheme was Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, according to prosecutors. The case was prosecuted in St. Louis and the defendant was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison. Very little was said about ...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin hit late-inning, two-run homers, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Tuesday night. Chicago’s loss clinched Milwaukee’s fourth straight NL Central title. The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-...
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IRONWOOD, Mich. ( KBJR /Gray News) — The mother of a 2-year-old Michigan boy who was struck and killed by a vehicle in March is speaking out for the first time after investigators closed the case without filing criminal charges. Investigators in Ironwood said the driver has been ...
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Atlanta welcomed hundreds of thousands of soccer fans and generated millions of dollars during the World Cup, yet local hotels experienced an unexpected drop in overnight stays compared to the previous year....
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A former Kennesaw mayor convicted of felony child molestation could receive early release from prison, sparking outrage from the victim's family.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A key vote on the Clarity Act – Congress’ first comprehensive attempt to federally regulate cryptocurrency – failed a major procedural vote on Tuesday. The Clarity Act, shorthand for the Digital Market Asset Clarity Act, would have set ground r...
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Ed Sheeran’s tour is facing a wave of departures after four supporting acts pulled out in solidarity with Macklemore, following the rapper’s removal over his pro-Palestinian remarks....
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump set to hit the road Wednesday to help out a Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina. With a closely divided Senate and the midterm election less than 50 days away, President Trump is heading down to Gastonia, North Carolina to h...
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The DeKalb County School Board has named Interim Superintendent Dr. Norman Sauce as the sole finalist to officially lead one of Georgia’s largest school districts. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The board is expected to take a final vote on Oct. 5, bu...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - The official cause and manner of Hayden Panettiere’s death remain under investigation pending toxicology results, despite national reports citing preliminary findings. FOX Carolina reached out to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office...
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FEMA has rolled out a $308 million plan for 150 projects nationwide, including 12 recovery projects in Georgia communities suffering from Hurricane Helene. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Georgia will be granted $3.8 million to help communities cover c...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It has been 594 days since a deadly plane crash above Washington, D.C., that killed all 67 people on board. Families of the victims say nothing has been done since to prevent another tragedy. Items returned to families A teddy bear made it home after the mi...
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A Whitfield County man and woman are in custody on felony animal cruelty charges after authorities rescued several starving dogs and discovered others dead on a local property, according to sheriff's officials....
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections. The justices on Monday rejected the administration’s emergency request to lift a lower court injunction that h...
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Piedmont Henry Hospital has gained state regulatory approval to build a $26 million freestanding emergency department in Locust Grove to ease severe emergency room congestion....
business
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — American Idol is reportedly leaving Hollywood and relocating to metro Atlanta. The production company behind the music competition show confirmed the relocation, according to CNN. The company did not specify the exact location. American Idol ha...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was on Capitol Hill Tuesday, defending the Trump administration’s economic policies. Officially, the House financial services committee hearing was about the state of the international financial system, but lawmakers also gr...
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CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. ( WBBJ /Gray News) - The wife of a newly elected Carroll County sheriff was arrested Monday for alleged theft. According to the Carroll County Jail, Rachel Sawyers was booked into jail that afternoon. Sawyers has been charged with theft of property over $1,0...
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Under the Friday night lights, a high school football coach was arrested during a game last week on the opposing school’s campus. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Emarde Brown, linebacker coach at Therell High School, was arrested at Temple High School ...
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A 16-year-old charged as an adult held a woman at gunpoint for more than an hour outside a credit union before dawn, a detective testified at a preliminary hearing. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Gabriel Ginty is charged as an adult with three counts ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia employers can now bypass traditional group health insurance plans and instead give workers a fixed monthly cash allowance to purchase their own individual coverage on the state exchange. State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Kennesaw State University (KSU) will launch a new scholarship program in the university’s honors college next year. The Presidential Fellows Cohort is aimed at attracting, retaining and developing the state’s top students. The program will prov...
