The Atlanta
schools
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia school districts are spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on legal battles to fight parents of disabled children over special education evaluations. State records obtained by Atlanta News First Investigates reveal ...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The FBI has increased the reward to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in an arson attack on a federal Downtown Atlanta building. Ronald Watson, who authorities say has also gone by the names Sarah Watson, Miranda Kyle o...
News
(Gray News) — Former President Joe Biden is urging men to get screened for prostate cancer while he continues his own battle with the illness. In a post on X , Biden said his treatments have been working. “I am deeply grateful to the doctors, nurses and other medical professional...
Local
The DeKalb County District Attorney said Wednesday a suspect in three cold cases, including two sexual assaults, is now in custody. District Attorney Sherry Boston spoke during a news conference with other representatives from the DeKalb County Cold Case Task Force. NEWS CONFEREN...
library
Atlanta photographer Constance Thalken sat down with High Museum of Art curator Gregory Harris at Whitespace Gallery in late August to discuss her debut photo book, “Heart of a Bird,” and the exhibition of the same name that pairs with it. The Saturday afternoon talk drew a crowd...
Local
(Editor’s note: The video above is from an earlier report.) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — With more than 100,000 Flock cameras operating nationwide, Georgia has the highest density of Flock cameras in the nation, and crowdsourced mapping projects show more than 5,000 camera...
safety
A massive sinkhole opened up at an oceanfront California home owned by Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage on Tuesday, prompting Malibu officials to issue an emergency and evacuation order for 31 residences. Read more trending news According to Malibu’s proclamation of a loc...
News
Three jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case are speaking publicly for the first time about the highly publicized murder trial that ended in a mistrial last week....
safety
Savannah police are searching for a man accused of posing as a professional basketball player and stealing a BMW worth about $90,000 from a hotel.
News
A 3-year-old East Texas girl was honored on Tuesday for staying calm when her mother had a seizure. The child FaceTimed her grandparents in Georgia, who called 911. Then the toddler spoke with the 911 dispatcher and guided first responders to her apartment. Read more trending new...
parks
Crews are preparing to shut down all lanes along a key segment of Interstate 285 in southwest Fulton County, threatening major gridlock for weekend commuters....
Local
Stand for Peace , an intergenerational storytelling festival, will return to Decatur on Sept. 12. Last year’s inaugural event brought together community members of all ages to share their stories and hear stories from Atlanta’s diverse communities. Organizations in attendance inc...
safety
HONOLULU ( KHNL /Gray News) - A man died in Waimānalo after a large tree trunk fell on him as Hurricane Lowell passed by the islands of Hawaii. Police responded to Sherwood Beach at around 8:35 p.m. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the victim was living in a tent at the park. “That in...
News
The Marshals Service says the operation focused on children reported missing through sex trafficking, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, runaways “and other forms of endangerment."...
News
It has been a year since “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, separated. But Loughlin is making the breakup official after filing for divorce. Read more trending news Loughlin filed for divorce on Sept. 4 in Los Angeles Superior Court after...
safety
A University of Iowa band member died on Tuesday after suffering heat stroke and sudden cardiac arrest during Saturday’s home football game. Read more trending news Derek Phillips, a third-year student from Dubuque, Iowa, and the mellophone section leader of the Hawkeye Marching ...
News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced over $225 million in supplemental funding awards to Head Start programs across the United States. The federal grants are designed to upgrade nutrition services, repair physical facilities and assist local operators with o...
News
A member of Georgia’s congressional delegation wants to add new restrictions to the use of insanity defenses in murder cases. U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller said insanity defenses needed further regulation in the wake of the Lindsay Clancy trial. The mother of three was accused of killing...
library
Out Front Theatre Company , Georgia’s only LGBTQ+ theatre company, has announced two new plays as part of its 2026 Spectrum Spotlight Series. The Spectrum Spotlight Series is a play incubation process that serves as an opportunity to present brand new, full-length works focused o...
News
Are you ready? Wednesday, Sept. 9 — The NFL season opens tonight with a Super Bowl LX rematch as the Seahawks host the Patriots at 8:20 p.m. (NBC/Peacock). The Rams play the 49ers tomorrow in Melbourne, Australia, at 8:35 p.m. (Netflix). The Falcons play on Sunday in Pittsburgh a...
safety
A recall affecting berries has been expanded and now involves the Great Value brand Organic Triple Berry Blend sold at Walmart. Read more trending news The recall previously involved a single lot of GreenWise Organic Blueberries and Mixed Berries sold by Publix, the Food and Drug...
safety
Two supplements marketed for dogs are being recalled over concerns that the products may be contaminated with salmonella, federal health officials said Tuesday. Read more trending news According to a company announcement posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website ,...
Local
Susan Antinori’s path to funding Idea Capital’s Susan Antinori Visual Artist Award began with a neighbor and friend. Atlanta curator and arts advocate Mary Stanley sits on the Idea Capital Steering Committee . Through her, Antinori learned how the nonprofit funds Atlanta artists ...
News
A Gwinnett County mother charged with murder after her 1-year-old son died in a hot car is expected back in court Wednesday morning as her attorney seeks to have her released on bond....
News
After four hours and 28 minutes of war, Ben Shelton secured his victory over seven-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz at 3:33 a.m. in New York, making it the longest match in the Grand Slam's history when the clock ticked past 2:50 a.m....
parks
From getting around on two wheels to potentially riding the rails — and knowing exactly what you'll pay to park — several transportation changes are underway or under consideration in Atlanta....
News
The LIV Golf Tour, the breakaway organization that spent billions of dollars trying to lure some of the PGA’s top players, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, court records show. Read more trending news The filing in the United States Bankruptcy Cou...
business
Georgia's two major-party candidates for governor put economic issues and business development in the spotlight Tuesday.
safety
The Amazon cargo plane that overran a runway at Miami International Airport tried to abort an unsteady landing before it crashed and killed five people in an airline cleaning contractor van, flight data suggests. Read more trending news Investigators with the National Transportat...
Local
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The mother accused of leaving her 1-year-old son in a hot car for nine hours is scheduled to appear before a Gwinnett County judge on Wednesday for a bond hearing. Jailed on charges of second-degree murder and child cruelty, 29-year-old Deja Co...
safety
NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta native Ben Shelton had gone toe-to-toe with Carlos Alcaraz for five exhausting sets and finally at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday came the chance to end the U.S. Open champion’s title reign. Shelton fired an ace at 146 mph, a ball that Alcaraz couldn’t have gotten ba...
News
The '90s are making a comeback in Georgia this week. Unfortunately, we're talking temperatures, not Tamagotchis, boy bands and dial-up internet.
Local
Atlanta-born Ben Shelton pulled off the biggest win of his career early Wednesday morning, knocking off defending U.S. Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set quarterfinal that ended at 3:30 a.m. and became the latest-finishing match in tournament history. Shelton outlasted th...
News
The Mid-American Conference on Tuesday appealed Western Michigan’s controversial college football loss to Michigan, asking the NCAA to overturn the Wolverines’ second “Hail Mary” pass that came after a replay review put one second back on the clock. The replay ruling allowed Mich...
Local
Atlanta native and former University of Alabama inside linebacker Jennings Hester always struggled with his mental health. “I looked like this big macho guy, and I was playing at one of the best programs in the country, but my depression was spiraling,” Hester said. When a series...
News
Some Georgia football fans are expressing frustration after learning they may have to pay to watch game highlights through a new platform promoted by the university’s football program. On Monday, the official Georgia Football X account directed fans to Glory Glory, a website and ...
News
Elyiss Williams showed star potential in No. 2 Georgia’s dominant season-opening win over Tennessee State. The 6-foot-7, 255-pound Williams displayed his athleticism by diving over a tackler on a 17-yard scoring catch in the 63-3 victory. He also had a 19-yard catch. This came on...
Local
Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter is back from his one-game suspension by the NCAA over a flight to an NFL training facility during the pre-draft process with a plan to turn his plays this season into helping people with cancer treatments. Carter is partnering with his mother She...
News
Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder underwent surgery on his right knee Tuesday and will be out three to four weeks, manager Walt Weiss said. Weiss said the right-hander, who has made 26 starts this season, has been dealing with discomfort in his knee since the All-Star break, an...
Local
Junior Caminero hit his 39th home run, one of four homers by Tampa Bay, and the Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Tuesday night. Freddy Peralta (8-11) allowed just one run in six innings to win his third straight start. He is 3-2 since being traded from the Mets at the trade de...
safety
A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s task force to fight crime has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested earlier ...
parks
MARTA will raise long-term parking rates by $2 a day and cut the free parking period at its paid parking facilities from 24 hours to 14 hours starting on Monday. MARTA said the change affects all paid long-term parking locations in the system and does not affect existing free dai...
safety
GRANVILLE, Vt. ( WCAX /Gray News) - Authorities say a Vermont mother and her 20-year-old son were killed in a home explosion that happened during a birthday party. Vermont State Police identified the victims as 46-year-old Sarah O’Sullivan and her son, 20-year-old Liam O’Sullivan...
safety
A bond hearing is set for a Gwinnett County mother charged after investigators say her 1-year-old son died in a hot car in Lawrenceville in July. Deja Coleman, 29, has been held without bond at the Gwinnett County Jail since her arrest on July 29. Coleman faces second-degree murd...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Temperatures will climb back into the 90s for the rest of the week as storms increase for the weekend. Today Through Thursday: Hot and mostly dry Today: Temperatures are in the 60s to low 70s across north Georgia under a clear sky. Lots of sun ...
News
Doraville city leaders and residents will meet on Wednesday to hear the pros and cons of setting up a Flock camera program. Channel 2’s Darryn Moore learned that the meeting at Doraville City Hall would set rules and regulations before city leaders invest in the program. The safe...
safety
Neighbors in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood say they’ve spent years dealing with loud parties, fights and cars blocking their driveways — and they’re hoping new parking restrictions will finally bring some relief. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The ...
business
Georgia-based public accounting and business advisory firm Nichols Cauley announced it acquired The LaRocco Companies, a privately owned employee benefits brokerage and advisory firm headquartered just outside Norcross. Owned and led by brothers Andrew and Jeffrey LaRocco, the fi...
safety
Two metro-Atlanta communities said trains and railroad construction left them feeling trapped this week. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “It’s inconsiderate and disrespectful to the residents,” said Bruce Baxter. Baxter lives at a complex that serves p...
safety
Parking in Atlanta can be frustrating for drivers, especially when parking lots require customers to download an app before they can pay. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Atlanta City Councilmember Jason Dozier backed the ordinance he calls a “Parking B...
safety
Firefighters across metro Atlanta say that fighting fires and responding to emergencies today is much different than it was 25 years ago. Channel 2’s Jorge Estevez spoke with Atlanta Fire Rescue officials about the lessons they learned on 9/11 and how it changed the ways they kee...
safety
Police say an infant is safe after they arrested the child’s father after he assaulted the infant’s mother. Fulton County police say they were called to the Fulton County Elections Hub on Campbellton Fairburn Road around 12:30 p.m. for a fight. When they arrived, a Fulton County ...
Local
ATLANTA - With a four-game lead in the National League East and 17 games remaining, the Atlanta Braves appear well positioned to return to the postseason. Their rotation depth — a development few could have anticipated in the spring or at the trade deadline — could be a key facto...
government
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City Schools of Decatur school board voted unanimously Wednesday to scrap plans for an early childhood learning center. The City Schools of Decatur school board voted unanimously to end the permit-approved West Trinity Project, scrapping pl...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A cat was rescued from a Dunwoody house fire Tuesday, fire officials said. Officials said units responded to 5795 Chamblee Dunwoody Road around 9:30 p.m. The owner of the two-story home had gotten out safely, but firefighters found and rescued ...
schools
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Dawson County Junior High School student was detained Tuesday after bringing a knife to school, the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office said there was an altercation between the student and another student, and the first student produ...
safety
An 8-week-old baby boy has been reunited with his mother after police said his father drove off with the infant following a domestic dispute at the Fulton County Elections Hub on Tuesday afternoon....
business
A burglar smashed into Reid's Deli in Mableton around 1:30 a.m. Monday, stealing cash bags and payroll checks from the 60-year-old business in under two minutes, according to the manager....
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a domestic incident at the Fulton County elections hub on Tuesday ended with officers rescuing an 8-week-old baby. Around 12:30 p.m., officers were called to the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, located at 5600 Campb...
