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With West Nile virus detected again in mosquitoes at Chastain Park, health experts are urging metro Atlanta residents to take precautions as mosquito season continues. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The timing is important. The CDC says West Nile infe...
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A major road is back open in Decatur after a tree fell and knocked some power lines down with it. Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter was on North Decatur Road at the Clairmont Road and Clairemont Avenue split where police had the road shut down. Kleinpeter found crews working to cle...
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T.J. Watt began his 10th season by trying to move past the noise that followed his ninth. The noise that said the Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker had lost a step, maybe two, after quiet and injury-marred 2025. The noise that wondered if his time as a singular gamewrec...
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A man is dead after a shooting at the Magnolia Lakes Apartments in Carrollton. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Carrollton Police Department say they responded to a person shot call around 8:23 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they found 24-year-old ...
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BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas ( KBTX /Gray News) - Two young men and a firefighter from Texas are being praised as heroes for jumping in to help a couple whose pickup truck crashed through a fence and plunged into a pond. Jim Hesse was driving with his wife, Shirley Nallie-Hesse, in Brazo...
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A Florida woman is facing charges after deputies say she threw a bucket of feces onto a neighbor she accused of sleeping with her husband. Yirsi Esperanza Machado Rivera, 50, was arrested on charges of burglary and battery after she allegedly...
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People living in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood say someone has been dumping dead dogs on their street and even in residents’ yards. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Neighbors in the historic Collier Heights community say they have found two dead dogs...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The US Open may be over, but interest in youth tennis is only growing across metro Atlanta. “I’m just excited to see tennis just sprouting in the community,” said Mackenzie Stewart, director of tennis at the LEAD Center for Youth. The nonprofit...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person is in custody following a shooting Sunday afternoon at an apartment complex in Lilburn, authorities said. First responders were called to the scene at the Magnolia Lakes Apartments, located at 717 Burns Road. According to police, the...
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MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. ( WFIE /Gray News) - Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating the disappearance and death of an 11-month-old boy in Kentucky. Family members said 11-month-old Grayson went missing from the Cleaton community on Saturday. A reporter with WFIE was i...
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Seven masked men armed with guns, machetes, and sticks targeted an Atlanta family and their friends during a home invasion at a Turks and Caicos Airbnb over Labor Day weekend....
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Atlanta fans gathered Sunday to cheer on Georgia native Ben Shelton as he competed in the U.S. Open final. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Some fans were initially watching the match outside on their cell phones before realizing it was being shown insi...
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A suspect is in custody after a shooting took place at the Magnolia Lakes Apartments in Carrollton.
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Emergency crews rushed to 294 Interstate North Circle after a vehicle crashed directly into a building Sunday afternoon.
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HOUMA, La. ( WVUE /Gray News) - Four people were stabbed to death and a child was critically wounded Saturday night in Houma, Louisiana, authorities said. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office identified Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, as a “person of interest” in their investigation of ...
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ATHENS, Ga. — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, opposing candidates on the November ballot for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, made separate stops in Athens on Sunday, discussing health care and the economy while trading sharp political attacks. Ossoff, the Democratic ...
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A Flowery Branch man who was already being investigated for prior encounters involving drug use was arrested after police found a firearm and multiple controlled substances at his home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the Flowery Branch Po...
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STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — A metro Atlanta mayor has been removed from office less than a year after taking the job. Jayden Williams, 23, was impeached by the Stockbridge City Council on Saturday night following a daylong investigative hearing. RELATED: Stockbridge City Council votes to ...
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Law enforcement officers met an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport after a female passenger allegedly undressed and behaved indecently during the flight....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person is dead following a crash Sunday afternoon in DeKalb County, according to police. Officers responded around 2 p.m. to the intersection of Covington Highway and Lithonia West Drive. A preliminary investigation indicates a sedan struck...
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A driver died Sunday afternoon following a multi-vehicle rollover crash at a DeKalb County intersection, according to police.
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Georgia is getting nearly $500 million in federal funding to help communities impacted by Hurricane Helene strengthen drinking water and wastewater systems and prepare for future water-related emergencies. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Gov. Brian Kem...
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Alexander Zverev defeated Atlanta native Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday to capture the U.S. Open men's singles title in New York.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Uncovered by Atlanta News First Investigates pulls back the curtain on the stories powerful people don’t want told. As the Southeast’s largest investigative team, we dig deeper to expose corruption, hold companies and government accountable, an...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev’s best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men. Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see the first Grand Slam title by an American man since 2003, beat...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Even after losing a three-game weekend series and season series to the Atlanta Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies found reason for encouragement on Sunday while avoiding a series sweep and ending a three-game skid. A seven-run eighth inning was ...
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Ben Shelton will have to wait longer for his first grand slam title. Alexander Zverev defeated Shelton in the U.S. Open men’s singles championship on Sunday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Zverev won the first two sets (6-3, 7-6) before Shel...
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Linebacker T.J. Watt returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, powering the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 20-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday....
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Lawyers filed a federal lawsuit demanding $1 million from local authorities after a police officer shot and killed a family's miniature donkey named HeeHaw in Cedartown....
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Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against 11 residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court ruled that prosecutors must prove defendants knowingly intended to break the law....
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt jumped in front of a pass from Cooper Rush and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to break open a tight game as the Pittsburgh Steelers began the Mike McCarthy era with a 20-13 win over Atlanta on Sunday. Pittsburgh was hardly dominant in McCarthy’s ...
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Two members of a metro Atlanta police force are now without jobs after a recent audit of how the department uses its Flock Safety technology. The audit was performed by the Peachtree City Police Department. The department said two separate incidents involving the misuse of Flock ...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) — The Greenville Police Department said the boyfriend of late actress Hayden Panettiere and his brother were detained following an assault inside a restaurant Saturday night. Police said officers were called to the Wild Wing Cafe on Woodruff Ro...
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That unexpected animal caught on your trail camera could be more than just a fun wildlife sighting — it could help conservation efforts across the state. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people ...
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The Winder Police Department has a new four-legged member joining its ranks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The department recently introduced Poseidon, also known as “Si,” a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois trained in narcotics detection and tracking. Pos...
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DeKalb Public Health confirmed additional mosquito surveillance traps tested positive for West Nile virus in North Decatur and Brookhaven, bringing the countywide total to 10 positive traps without any human cases....
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A manhunt has ended in Louisiana after a man with a violent criminal history was arrested for an alleged stabbing spree that left four people dead and a child critically injured....
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A Cherokee County jury convicted a 64-year-old man of all 18 charges he faced involving sex crimes against a child, according to the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] John David Elrod was found guil...
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Residents of a metro Atlanta city whose mayor was removed from office over allegations of misconduct say his ouster is a sad chapter in the city’s history. After a 10-hour investigative hearing at City Hall Saturday, Stockbridge city councilmembers voted 3-to-1 to impeach Jayden ...
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The 58th annual Yellow Daisy Festival is wrapping up Sunday at Stone Mountain Park, bringing more than 400 artists from across the country together for four days of shopping, food and entertainment. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The festival runs thr...
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Atlanta’s Marcus Autism Center and Emory University School of Medicine have been awarded up to $17.25 million to join a new international network focused on developing treatments for autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as ne...
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Georgia Power has received approval from the Georgia Public Service Commission for 1,137 megawatts of new solar power purchase agreements. The regulatory approval covers seven utility-scale solar projects procured through the company’s CARES 2023 and CARES 2025 requests for propo...
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Sept. 2 in an effort to address Georgia’s shortage of veterinarians in rural areas and the state’s food-animal agriculture sector. The five-ye...
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Lawrenceville police say they received multiple calls about a black Cadillac driving erratically, including hitting curbs, driving on the wrong side of the road and stopping at red lights while the driver appeared to fall asleep. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news...
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Investigators are working to piece together what caused a fatal pedestrian collision on a Habersham County road early Saturday.
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For the first time, University of Georgia students helped design the BMW Mean Machine, a custom-wrapped BMW that has become a fixture of Bulldog game days and campus culture. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A class of 12 students in the Layton Design S...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton will play for the U.S. Open title without girlfriend Trinity Rodman in the stands watching when he takes the court. She’s busy with her own career, playing for the Washington Spirit of the NWSL on Sunday. Rodman, a star for the U.S. women’s national te...
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(AP) — The unprecedented comeback by Texas to knock off Ohio State moved the Longhorns to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday and pushed the Buckeyes out of the top five for the first time in two seasons. Oregon, meanwhile, plummeted 15 spots to No. ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Both chambers of Congress return to Capitol Hill this week for the first time since July. It will also be the last time the House and Senate are both in session until mid-November. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has canceled the remaining two weeks of th...
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There’s a new No. 1 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 rankings. Arch Manning and Texas completed a fourth-quarter comeback to knock off Ohio State. That win propelled the Longhorns to take over at No. 1 while the Buckeyes dropped to No. 6. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for...
