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SALEM, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Law enforcement officers in Oregon seized more than 110,000 illegal marijuana plants and 81,000 pounds of bulk cannabis valued at an estimated $20 million following a three-day joint operation across Clackamas and Marion counties. The investigatio...
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — South Carolina authorities say a 2-year-old girl has been killed in a hit-and-run crash and two women are facing charges. According to the Charleston County coroner, Haisha Dominguez Marin, 2, died Wednesday night. North Charleston poli...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Seventy-two law enforcement officers died while responding to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In the years since, hundreds more have lost their lives as a result of toxic dust exposure from that day. Five hundred ninety-five of their names are engraved at th...
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The Southeast surpassed 1 million cumulative electric vehicle sales, reaching 1,137,170 as of June 30 with new passenger EV sales rising 25% year over year. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] At the same time, regional EV manufacturing investments and job...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - The Nashville International Airport is one step closer to being renamed after Dolly Parton following a unanimous vote on Friday. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted 6-0 to begin the process of modifying the airport’s name in ho...
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Rainy weather has forced organizers of the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival to cancel one of Saturday’s planned events. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Festival officials announced Saturday that The Southern Spread x Tasting Tent, scheduled for Saturday af...
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Tourism officials are urging visitors to adjust travel plans to one of Hawaii’s hardest-hit islands as residents and businesses recover from Hurricane Lowell....
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(Gray News) - A woman in California is accused of beating her husband to death with a flagpole. Vicky Kim, 65, was charged with suspicion of murder after police found her husband dead at a home in Palm Desert On September 4, deputies went to The Enclave shortly before 10 a.m. on ...
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(Gray News) - More than one ton (2,000 pounds) of methamphetamine was found hidden in a shipment of cabbage, according to Drug Enforcement Administration agents. The shipment was found by the McAllen DEA office in the Rio Grande Valley, the agency confirmed. More than one ton (2,...
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CROSSVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A Florida man has died following a boating accident on Watts Bar Lake on Friday afternoon. State wildlife officials identified the man as 72-year-old Stephen Mason of Homosassa, Florida. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, ...
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A 15-year-old boy was rescued this week after clinging for two days to a capsized boat in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska.
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ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) — Georgia authorities are investigating the death of an Albany State University student. According to the county coroner, Olivia Robinson, 18, died after jumping out of a moving vehicle on Newton Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday. The Albany Police Depar...
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A 20-year-old man is recovering after he was shot during what Atlanta police say began as a road-rage incident early Saturday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers were called to Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE around 3:25 a.m. after reports of a p...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Several inches of rain have fallen in metro Atlanta on Saturday, triggering flooding in multiple areas. Parts of Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, and Paulding counties were under flash flood warnings as rain poured in the morning. FULL F...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia State Patrol (GSP) troopers chased and arrested a Tennessee homicide suspect on I-75 Wednesday, the agency said. Anthony Rumbel, 21, is charged with criminal homicide in Tennessee. He also faces several Cobb County charges, including bu...
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A traffic stop on Interstate 75 led the Georgia State Patrol to a man accused of killing someone in Tennessee. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] GSP was notified Wednesday that Anthony Rumbel, 21, of Tennessee, was believed to be traveling south on I-75 ...
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WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A former Southall Church employee is facing a felony theft charge after investigators say he took more than $350,000 in church funds. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said Southall Church contacted detectives in August 2025 about susp...
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(Gray News) - Lady Gaga is reportedly now a mother! People , citing a source, reported that Gaga, 40, and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, 42, have welcomed their first child together. The Grammy winner has previously expressed her desire to become a mom. In a YouTube video with Nik...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was hurt in a shooting that Atlanta police believe was triggered by road rage on Saturday morning. At around 3:25 a.m., officers were called to Grady Memorial Hospital, where they met with the 20-year-old victim. The man was a passenger i...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A man is dead after police say he and an accomplice broke into a home, triggering a violent fight. Now, his accomplice faces multiple felony charges. According to an arrest affidavit, Devonta Johnson and Zarian Sanders went to an apartment in Me...
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A 19-year-old is facing charges after police say a teenager was run over and left injured in a Cobb County neighborhood. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The incident happened near Clay Drive and Macland Road. Police have charged Daniel Marseillie, 19, ...
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In time for Pride, Atlanta will be getting a new app dedicated to LGBTQ+ nightlife. OUT Local is the one-stop shop for all things LGBTQ+ in Atlanta. After doing marketing for the Pride Run ATL in June, founder Austin Randall knew he wanted to shift his work to focus more on the L...
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Investigators are asking for the public’s help identifying a boy whose skeletal remains were found in a wooded area nearly a year ago. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Rockdale County deputies responded Nov. 14, 2025, to an area near Honey Creek Road an...
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The Atlanta Women’s Foundation (AWF) announced a $1.418 million community investment during its annual Community Investment Celebration, held Sept. 10 at Atlanta City Hall in partnership with the City of Atlanta. The investment includes grants to nonprofit organizations, as well ...
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An employee was killed in a work-related accident at a Gwinnett County facility, according to police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] On Sept. 10, Gwinnett County police said officers responded to the incident at Global Industrial and confirmed an empl...
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BEAVER FALLS, New York. ( WWNY /Gray News) - A high school student in New York was suspended for bringing a cup of coffee to class on her first day of school. Julie Kaputa, a senior at Beaver River Central School, said her first day of school did not go as planned. “I walked in, ...
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A former Georgia deputy has been sentenced to years in prison after pleading guilty to incest charges, according to the district attorney’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the Ocmulgee District Attorney’s Office, Michael Dorough, 4...
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TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) - A man in Oklahoma is accused of kidnapping a 1-year-old child out of a mother’s Walmart shopping cart Tulsa Police officers responded to a kidnapping report at a Walmart on Tuesday, Sept. 8, around 5:08 p.m., according to a press release. The mother of ...
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across north Georgia on Saturday, with some areas facing the risk of heavy rainfall and flash flooding. The flash flood warnings have all expired. A viewer photo showed the flash flooding earlier this afternoon on Cole Road in Vill...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — More than two months after a triple shooting in Atlanta’s Bankhead neighborhood, police have arrested a suspect. Breon Thomas, 27, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Stockbridge City Council voted Saturday to remove 23-year-old Mayor Jayden Williams from office following a daylong evidentiary hearing into allegations of misconduct. The vote came after hours of testimony detailing findings from an indepe...
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Twenty-seven years ago, I bought a house because I fell in love with a tree. The huge silver maple growing through the elevated deck attached to the back of the house captured my heart the moment I saw her. The screened treehouse beside the maple sealed the deal. About forty feet...
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A historic Atlanta church with deep ties to civil rights and social justice is celebrating a major milestone: 100 years of serving the community. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Cascade United Methodist Church is marking its centennial this year with a...
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Poetic Friday Honoring Dolly Saturday, Sept. 12 — The Falcons quarterback challenges continue before the first snap of the season as Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out for tomorrow’s opener against the Steelers with an oblique injury, and Cooper Rush will start in his place. Thundersto...
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The Atlanta Police Department’s Burglary Unit are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect seen stealing alcohol from a store along Crescent Ave NE. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Investigators say on Aug. 26 around 4 a.m., they responded to...
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The Athens-Clarke County Police Department says they are actively investigating the vandalism of the new parking meter signs throughout downtown Athens. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers have already arrested two people in connection to the dama...
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It’s time to test your knowledge with this week’s Atlanta News Quiz! Click here to play , and please let us know how you do by sharing on Instagram, Facebook, or X @RoughDraftATL. This week’s quiz is sponsored by The High Museum . You’ve seen Amy Sherald’s iconic portrait of Mich...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — We’re drying out this evening as the storms from earlier have fizzled out. Tonight: Patchy Fog & Humid Look for patchy fog overnight, especially in the areas that saw heavy rainfall Saturday. Temperatures will remain above average as most of us...
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Two Baltimore parents are behind bars after the death of their infant. A chilling and deadly case of child abuse unfolded inside the basement of a Brooklyn Avenue home. The parents of 2-month-old Aida Alvarado are now in jail. Aida’s mother, 21-year-old Katerin ...
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton threw five touchdown passes, tying a school record, and No. 2 Georgia gained more momentum for its Southeastern Conference schedule by overwhelming Western Kentucky 70-20 on Saturday. Wearing all-white uniforms for the first time in team history...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A Portland, Oregon, podiatrist was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison after 13 women reported he sexually abused them during treatment and surgical recovery. Brian Bowen, 52, received a 100-month prison sentence following his J...
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GRANT PARISH, La. ( KALB /Gray News) - A school bus crash in Louisiana Friday evening resulted in multiple students being transported to a hospital. The crash happened north of Montgomery on Highway 71 at Campground Cutoff. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain said 21 students were...
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Atlanta police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times on Friday night. Officers were called to an apartment complex on Cushman Circle off Boulder Park Drive for reports of a shooting. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] By the time they arri...
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Authorities are searching for a driver who smashed into an Atlanta fire engine on Friday night. Fire officials saw a crew was working an emergency scene on I-20 eastbound near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] While on th...
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Atlanta police are asking for the public’s help to identify robbery suspects. They say the robbery happened on Cooper Street SW on Sept. 7 around 8:30 p.m. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Investigators a video indicated the suspects held the victim at ...
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Following 9/11, Channel 2 Consumer Advisory Clark Howard felt compelled to go to New York and Ground Zero to help listeners of WSB Radio and his nationally syndicated show make sense of what was happening in the aftermath of the tragedy. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts...
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A federal jury on Friday found rapper Lil Durk not guilty of the attempted killing for hire of rival rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The jury del...
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For students at Seckinger High School, Sept. 11 is something they know largely from history lessons. Most were not yet born when the terrorist attacks happened 25 years ago. Before Friday night’s football game, however, students had the opportunity to learn more about the meaning...
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Moses Russ had spent his life preparing to protect his community, driven by a deep desire to serve and support the people around him.
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Atlanta native Ben Shelton defeated fellow American Frances Tiafoe during Friday night’s US Open semifinals match to advance to the finals. Sunday’s championship match will be Shelton’s first final in a major tournament. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ]...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta native Ben Shelton will have a chance to become the first American man to win a U.S. Open singles title in more than 20 years. No. 8-seeded Shelton defeated No. 11 seed and fellow American Frances Tiafoe Friday to set up a match with wo...
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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Friday night recognized veteran Channel 2 Action News reporter Tom Jones . Jones was inducted into the Silver Circle Honor Society, which recognizes 25 years of significant contribution to the news industry. Channel 2’s Fred...
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The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed more measles cases connected to an outbreak at a metro Atlanta daycare . DPH says the new cases make 10 total cases connected to the daycare. Channel 2 Action News first reported the outbreak last month. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV...
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Atlanta police are searching for a shooter who they believe forced their way into a Bankhead apartment Friday afternoon, killing a 35-year-old man in front of his fiancée and a young child....
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NEWBERRY, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - Five people were arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old girl in South Carolina, authorities said. Newberry Police Chief Kevin Goodman said 5-year-old Aniyah Williams was unresponsive and taken to the hospital by a family member on...
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A weeks-long child pornography probe led to a search warrant and arrest at a Martin home Wednesday.
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The Town of Braselton terminated a police officer after an internal investigation revealed improper use of the community's Flock camera system.
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A manhunt is underway outside Cornelia after a man ran from a Georgia State Patrol traffic stop on Friday afternoon.
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State health officials confirmed two new measles cases tied to a metro Atlanta daycare outbreak, driving the center's infection count to 10.
