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The Gwinnett County Police Department have identified the deceased person in the Sept. 6 triple shooting as 23-year-old Marvin Wiley from Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to detectives, Wiley was one of the suspects involved in the ar...
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - Six children were hospitalized after a lightning strike hit near where they were playing outside, officials said. Deputies with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a lightning strike near a group o...
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Two children and a 41-year-old woman have died following a plane crash Saturday afternoon in central California, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported. A fourth person remains in critical condition....
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TUCSON, Ariz. ( 13 News /Gray News) - The Tucson man who was arrested on an American Airlines flight has been fired from his real estate job. 67-year-old Layne Arthur Lundeen made national headlines after he was arrested for being disorderly on the plane. Lundeen was said to have...
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A Jonesboro mother pulled her son out of Callaway Elementary School twice this week after high temperatures in his non-centrally air-conditioned classroom made him ill, according to the student's parent....
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The U.S. military rejected an Iranian assertion that its forces struck an unmanned American vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins called the claim “a total lie."...
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Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Byung J. “BJay” Pak is taking on a new role at Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Pak announced that he has joined Delta as senior vice president, general counsel and...
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AAA is offering free rides home for impaired drivers this Labor Day weekend, including transportation for their vehicles. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Tow to Go program will be available from 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept....
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A familiar Midtown photo spot is back. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The iconic oversized “MIDTOWN” letters have returned to Atlanta, this time at Midtown Green, a new four-acre public space on 14th Street. The letters were installed Monday and are n...
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Georgia set another record for economic development investment over the past fiscal year, with companies announcing roughly $35.2 billion in new investments and an estimated 25,300 new private-sector jobs, state officials said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news b...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A Frito-Lay employee in Nashville died after the Metro Nashville Police Department said a bullet from gunfire went through a side metal wall at a Sam’s Club on Antioch Pike. A 55-year-old man, identified as Paris Carlock, of Murfreesboro, was...
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A major new distribution center is coming to the Atlanta area, and it will use artificial intelligence and robotics to help get everything from restaurant equipment parts to HVAC components across the country. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Parts Town...
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The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has temporarily restricted access to one of its Flock camera systems, effective immediately. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Under the new restrictions, all user access will be deactivated except for lieutenan...
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A Georgia sheriff is criticizing the state’s prison system after his office intercepted what he described as another shipment of drugs, weapons and other contraband before it reached a state prison. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Butts County Sheriff ...
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Massive smoke plumes can be seen in South Fulton on Sunday afternoon after a reported structure fire on Mallory Road.
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Multiple people were injured Sunday when an armed assailant lunged at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during a campaign stop at a fair in the northeastern portion of the state, according to her campaign....
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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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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Crews are battling a massive fire in South Fulton on Sunday afternoon. The fire is located in the area of 5550 Mallory Road, the site of a pallet manufacturing facility, according to the Fairburn Fire Department. It is not clear what caused the...
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An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p...
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OWEGO, N.Y. ( WBNG /Gray News) - A New York mother is asking for the community’s help after her daughter’s ashes were stolen from a storage unit last month. Danielle Heidrich lost her daughter in 2017 and had her remains placed in a small heart-shaped urn. Last month, the urn was...
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A large fire has been reported in South Fulton. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officials have confirmed the fire and crews are on the scene at 5550 Mallory Road. Channel 3 video shows large plumes of smoke rising from the area. Several callers reporte...
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Gwinnett County police detectives are investigating a triple shooting during an armed robbery that left one man dead, and two others wounded in Buford....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Marietta Art in the Park is celebrating its 40th anniversary this Labor Day weekend, drawing visitors to Marietta Square despite high temperatures. Carolyn Morris, who started the annual event 40 years ago, said organizers and artists have had ...
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An Amazon plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport Sunday and struck multiple vehicles just outside the airport, leaving at least five people dead, according to authorities....
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A lightning strike sparked a fire in the turret steeple of the historic Maple Street Mansion on Saturday night.
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. ( WSMV /Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Fort Campbell soldier whose daughter suffered a permanent brain injury during delivery at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. T...
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A Saturday morning fire destroyed a Union Point home, forcing four family members to flee as flames swept through the residence.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying three-run homer, Austin Riley added a go-ahead RBI triple and the Braves used a late rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday, extending their lead in the NL East to five games. Acuña hit a 100.5-mph fastball off Philli...
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After more than a decade of going unseen and nearly believed to be extinct, a rare freshwater species native to Georgia was seen out in the wild. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed that some of its researchers found specimens of the federally endangered Altamah...
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A rideshare driver was shot early Sunday morning after a argument with a passenger in Atlanta, police said.
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Severe storms and scorching heat threaten metro Atlanta Sunday afternoon as a weather system moves south across Georgia.
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The Georgia Dept. of Public Safety is sharing its stats for how many people were arrested or cited for drunk driving, distracted driving and not wearing a seatbelt during the busy Labor Day travel weekend. According to officials, Georgia State Troopers and officers made 216 DUI a...
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It’s Labor Day Weekend, which means one of Atlanta’s biggest events is taking over the downtown area. Thousands of super hero, comic book and pop culture fans are here, whether they live local or came from across the country, all for Dragon Con. For 24 years now, Dragon Con has p...
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Severe weekend weather pummeled metro Atlanta, leaving widespread damage, clearing roads, and knocking out electricity to tens of thousands of residents....
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A Georgia state park has officially changed its name as the Okefenokee Swamp gains international recognition. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Department of Natural Resources State Parks Division announced that Stephen C. Foster State Park i...
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A book from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping inspire a Cobb County library system employee to reflect on the singer’s legacy, and the importance of making libraries welcoming and accessible to everyone. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Jess...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A water main break disrupted service on a busy Buckhead street Sunday, Atlanta officials said. Crews were working to repair an eight-inch main at the intersection of Lenox Road and Robin Lane NE, the city’s Department of Watershed Management sa...
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A middle-of-the-night request for a police escort ended in a SWAT standoff in East Point early Sunday morning after officers heard active gunfire, according to authorities....
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - With November 3rd weeks away, a first-of-its-kind gathering is happening in Dallas this week: the first midterm convention in modern American history. Political parties typically hold conventions during presidential elections to conduct official business an...
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The Atlanta Police Department is investigating a shooting from Sunday morning. According to police, a man was working as a rideshare driver early this morning. He dropped the passenger off on Murphy Avenue, and the two men got into an argument. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for...
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SPARTA, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - A jury has convicted a 31-year-old former hotel clerk of sexually assaulting guests while he worked at a Wisconsin hotel. Venkatesh Nalabothula was found guilty Thursday on charges that included second-degree sexual assault and burglary. The conv...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A rideshare driver was hospitalized after being shot during an argument early Sunday, Atlanta police said. Officers arrived at Grady Memorial Hospital just before 5:30 a.m. after receiving a call about a gunshot victim. Police believe that the ...
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Atlanta Beltline officials presented final recommendations for the Beltline Transit Study, proposing a $3.5 billion light-rail system to connect neighborhoods across the city. The plan recommends the CSX alignment as the preferred route for the northwest quadrant of the transit l...
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture is still working to keep the state and its honeybees safe from an invasive species. State officials said they are still working to track down and eradicate Yellow-Legged Hornet populations in Georgia to protect the state’s bees and its bigges...
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A new medical marijuana shop is opening soon in metro Atlanta. Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is opening a new medical cannabis dispensary in Dunwoody, Ga. The location is situated at 4675 N. Shallowford Road, Suite 100, in DeKalb County. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for Thu...
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The Cherokee County Board of County Commissioners is looking into setting new rules for riding e-bikes and e-scooters across the county. County officials told Channel 2 Action News there is no county-wide ordinance or regulations on microtransit vehicles. That could be changing s...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Safety Eric Winters spared Auburn from a Week 1 upset, stopping Baylor inches short of a two-point conversion with nine seconds remaining on the clock and preserving the Tigers’ 17-16 win on Saturday in the Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Quarterback Byrum Brown dod...
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A Channel 2 Action News photographer is on the scene in southwest Atlanta, where a massive fallen tree knocked out the power overnight. Neighbors on Kenilworth Drive said the tree fell on Saturday night, falling over power lines and knocking them down. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The stage is set for Georgia’s highly anticipated, nationally watched midterm elections as candidates in the state’s top two races have agreed to televised debates this October. Gray Media and Atlanta News First announced the major contenders f...
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A heat advisory is in effect across most of north Georgia through Sunday evening. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon says the advisory will stay in effect through 8 p.m., with the heat index up to 105 degrees. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV Weather App for alerts wherever you...
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East Point police responded to a home and gunfire in the Bayberry, Villages of East Point neighborhood early on Sunday morning. According to police, around 2 a.m., a patrol officer was flagged down near a Citgo gas station on Stanton Road. Channel 2’s Bryan Mims is in the neighbo...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — SWAT officers converged on a condominium community early Sunday as part of a law enforcement investigation. Officers said they were patrolling the area around a Citgo gas station in the 2000 block of Stanton Road about 2 a.m. when they were fla...
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Agnes Scott College will launch a yearlong symposium this fall exploring what it means to live well in an age of artificial intelligence, bringing together students, faculty, staff and the broader community to examine how AI is reshaping human agency, well-being and purpose. The ...
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Zoox has launched its first airport transportation service, allowing passengers to book rides in driverless robotaxis between an international airport and nearby destinations....
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) - A Louisville man has been arrested after police said he secretly recorded multiple people, including a minor, using a camera hidden in a shared bathroom. Chad N. Spurlock, 38, has been charged with multiple felony counts, including promot...
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Slow down, it’s Sunday Sunday, Sept. 6 — Morning! It’s Beth McKibben, editor-in-chief and senior dining editor of Rough Draft Atlanta, here with our first Sunday issue of Rough Draft. Partly cloudy and very hot again today, with a high of 94°. Like you, my Sunday mornings are pre...
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Severe weather throughout the area has downed trees and taken out the power in metro Atlanta. The National Weather Service issued several severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the evening. A Channel 2 photographer captured images of downed trees in Atlanta and DeKalb County. ph...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Thousands of people are without power early Sunday after severe storms rolled through the night before. Trees were down in several neighborhoods across Atlanta. According to the Georgia Power outage map , nearly 5,000 customers were without ele...
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PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — Two men allegedly used millions of dollars meant for students to buy luxury items, including a $30,000-a-month rental in Miami. According to federal prosecutors, Jonathan Larry Ballew, 62, of Phoenix, and Leondo Ramone Davenport, 50, of Cincinnati, we...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — As the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, a call to action has been issued for volunteers to honor the first responders who died on that tragic day. The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance aims to gather volunteers to Marietta National...
