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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Another hot, potentially stormy day is in store Sunday before some relief arrives early in the work week. Dangerous Heat Heat index values will climb to 100-105 degrees this afternoon as temperatures reach the mid to upper 90s. A Heat Advisory ...
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LEROY TOWNSHIP, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) - A 12-year-old boy is dead and his 13-year-old sister is fighting for her life after both were struck by an SUV while riding their bicycles, authorities said. Michigan State Police Lansing Post troopers said the fatal crash happened at 11...
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A Channel 2 Action News crew saw officers with the East Point Police Department, College Park Police Department and South Fulton Police Department surrounding the Bayberry, Villages Of East Point along Bayrose Circle Sunday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News App for alerts as n...
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EVANS, Ga. ( WRDW /Gray News) - A World War II veteran is being honored for his service as he turns 100. Jack Welsh was born in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from high school on D-Day, which inspired him to join the military. He went on to serve during World War II and the Korean ...
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - Six students were treated after experiencing heat-related symptoms Saturday during halftime at a high school football game, school officials said. According to the Riverview Gardens School District, Riverview Gardens High School was playing a f...
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TOLEDO, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) - A former attorney accused of trying to shoot and kill his ex-wife inside an Ohio restaurant full of patrons has been convicted, authorities said. A Lucas County jury found Matthew Exton , 43, guilty of attempted murder, two counts of felonious as...
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Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people. The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post b...
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U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” Experts called it a dangerous escalation after Iran’s p...
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Robert Pattinson didn’t set out to play Chris Hansen in “Primetime.” But somewhere along the way, it just became “irresistible.” [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “I was trying to mold the part to be the best part to play for somebody else, and then I go...
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The historic Fox Theatre has opened a dedicated content studio space to produce original interviews, podcasts, videos, and media interviews with visiting artists. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to a press release, the new studio was created ...
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A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center , according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for renovations sought by President Donald Trump. No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside ...
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Thousands of Georgia fans poured into Athens Saturday for the season opener, but before they could cheer on the Dawgs, they had another opponent to contend with: the heat. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] With temperatures climbing into the triple digit...
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DeKalb and Fulton County animal shelters are facing severe overcrowding that has forced officials to make heartbreaking decisions to euthanize dogs for space....
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OLYMPIA, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - Luck may be what helped a Cedar County man survive an accident in Missouri when a bulldozer partially rolled over him. According to the Olympia Rural Fire Department , it happened around noon on Aug. 29. The 76-year-old man was driving up an emban...
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Georgia marked the second anniversary of the deadly 2024 Apalachee High School shooting as Apalachee Remembrance Day while drawing calls for state leaders to move beyond commemorations and enact measures to prevent another tragedy. Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp pose f...
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A man accused of catfishing may have had victims across multiple states. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Caleb Mills of South Carolina was arrested on July 20 by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department on identity fraud charges and related fraudulen...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 41st home run and the Philadelphia Phillies pulled within four games of the first-place Braves in the NL East with a 4-2 victory over Atlanta on Saturday night. Luis Arraez h...
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More than 50,000 customers are without power across core metro Atlanta counties after strong storms brought down trees and power lines on Saturday afternoon....
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A man is in custody after an improperly loaded truck hit an overhead power line, causing thousands in damage and a major power outage last Friday.
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Two former flight school owners have been arrested following a lengthy investigation into stolen student funds, according to the Peachtree City Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)....
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UGA dominated its opponent for the Bulldogs’ hot home opener at Sanford Stadium. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Bulldogs prevailed with 60 unanswered points with a score of 63-3 against the Tennessee State Tigers. It was the Dawgs’ first meeting a...
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( FDA /Gray News) - Foods Alive is recalling some moringa leaf powders due to possible salmonella contamination. Specifically, 8-ounce packages of organic moringa leaf powder with a freshest date of 110127 and the number 02726 printed below are under recall. The affected product ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gunner Stockton passed for three touchdowns, Nate Frazier ran for three scores and No. 3 Georgia overwhelmed Tennessee State 63-3 on Saturday. The temperature was 101 degrees at kickoff and the heat likely was a factor in some fans leaving Sanf...
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No. 3 Georgia kicked off its 2026 season with a victory over Tennessee State in front of a sold-out home crowd in Athens on Saturday.
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A man was arrested after an excavator being carried by a truck snagged transmission lines and caused a massive electrical outage in Social Circle about a week ago. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Horace McCluster faces charges, including a felony, afte...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Bulldogs fans gathered at Myers Quad before Saturday’s season opener against Tennessee State, using cooling stations and misting fans to cope with high heat ahead of kickoff. The University of Georgia and Athens-Clarke County fire offic...
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A visual memorial and reminder 25 years after 9/11 is now in place in Cobb County: the field of flags at Kennesaw Mountain. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach reported from Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. In the fie...
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The Lovett School has broken ground for Rita Anne Rollins Hall, a new state-of-the-art campus hub for worship, dining, the arts, and student support. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The ceremony, held on Lovett’s 100-acre campus on West Paces Ferry Roa...
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KEIZER, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - An Oregon man was sentenced to six years in prison for beating his wife with a Bible and threatening her with guns, according to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office on Friday. According to the DA’s office, on the night of May 10, 2025, 4...
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The US military alleged the three tankers are part of a network that funnels billions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guard and its proxies.
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OAKDALE, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - A police officer in Louisiana is accused of attempting to plant drugs and trying to coerce a victim into having sex. Jalen Melbert, 33, of Oakdale, was arrested Monday on charges of abuse of office and malfeasance in office. According to detectiv...
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The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (AUD) will host a community celebration on Saturday, Sept.12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Microsoft’s donated parcel at Quarry Yards in Atlanta’s Grove Park neighborhood. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as new...
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The city of Decatur is launching a citywide speed study to evaluate potential speed limit reductions on city-owned streets currently signed above 25 mph. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Municipal data collection is underway using black tubes stretched ...
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Two men were arrested following an early Saturday morning shooting in Sweet Auburn, according to police.
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LSU did not place onetime pros Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris on its roster in advance of its season opener. The move appears to avoid an immediate confrontation with the Southeastern Conference, which had passed a rule forbidding former pros on rosters only to see that rule ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is presenting three days of free programming over Labor Day weekend showing the work involved in running a circus. The program, called “Artistry, Education, and Labor of Circus Arts,” is held at the ...
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(Gray News) - Rick Harrison, of the show “Pawn Stars,” is recovering after emergency bypass surgery, according to several reports. People reported that a spokesperson for Harrison’s family confirmed Friday that the 61-year-old underwent the surgery after going to the hospital for...
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A metro Atlanta father has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of child cruelty and aggravated battery. Julian Chase Jalbert Sr., 27, was arrested in January after his 8-week-old twins were injured. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] This week,...
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(Gray News) - A man was arrested for alleged unruly behavior on an American Airlines flight, causing it to divert to Baltimore, according to multiple reports. The incident took place on an American Airlines flight that took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, ABC News rep...
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For decades, Waffle House has been serving us scattered, smothered and covered food we’ve all come to love. On Friday, it celebrates a pretty big birthday. The first Waffle House opened its doors on this day 71 years ago on Sept. 5, 1955. Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner founded th...
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Police are searching for a man they say faked being a professional basketball player to steal a luxury car. Savannah officers shared photos of the man they say is linked to several auto thefts in the area. According to records obtained by WJCL , the man is wanted for several inci...
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More than 1,000 people turned out at Truist Park for the Patriot Day Memorial Stair Climb Saturday to commemorate 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. That’s the largest turnout since the Atlanta Braves began hosting the stair climb five years ago. This year, 234 fi...
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A Greek Air Force Phantom F4 jet crashed during a low-altitude maneuver at an air show north of Athens on Saturday, killing both pilots, officials said....
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FINNEYTOWN, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - Students at a school in Ohio took matters into their own hands to demand cooler conditions after their classrooms hit more than 90 degrees. Upperclassmen walked out of Finneytown Secondary Campus Thursday in protest of the sweltering classroo...
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A Georgia high school head football coach resigned from his position after being suspended earlier in the week. According to the Tattnall County Board of Education, Coach Pat Collins was involved in an “incident” at football practice on Monday afternoon. They did not comment on w...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A new football season is here, and for Georgia Bulldogs fans, that means it’s time to rock some new gear! Before kickoff in Athens, local shop The Red Zone has become the go-to spot for fans looking to gear up, offering everything from jewelry ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two former owners of a Peachtree City flight school have been arrested for allegedly stealing money from their students. Alex Hamlin, 34, and Harlan Hamlin, 59, each face 20 counts of theft by conversion and one count of violating Georgia’s rac...
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A triple shooting in Buford left one man dead and sent two others to the hospital Saturday morning.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person was killed and two others were taken to the hospital after a shooting at a Gwinnett County apartment complex on Saturday morning. Police are investigating at 1400 Laurel Crossing Parkway, the address of Ellison at the Exchange. Offic...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two men were arrested on Saturday morning after a shooting broke out near the popular Edgewood Avenue entertainment district. At around 3:50 a.m., Atlanta police were called to Jackson Street and Gartrell Street in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood...
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HORRY COUNTY, SC. ( WMBF /Gray News) - A South Carolina man has been arrested after allegedly stealing lottery tickets from a gas station during a job interview and then attempting to cash them in at three stores. Antonio Levon Ricardo Stewart allegedly stole a pack of South Caro...
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STEPHENS COUNTY, Okla. ( KSWO /Gray News) — A man in Oklahoma died after driving into a pack of wild hogs. The crash happened sometime between Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said it does not know the exact time of the crash. T...
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A former Georgia administrator and her husband are facing charges after investigators say they were involved in the theft of school grant funds. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that Kimberley Kerchel...
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Gwinnett County police are investigating a homicide that has left one person dead and two others hurt Saturday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to Gwinnett police, the deadly incident occurred at 1400 Laurel Crossing Parkway in Buford...
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A metro Atlanta man already serving a life sentence for a series of violent sex crimes has now been convicted in six cold case rapes that terrorized a community nearly 40 years ago. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A Jefferson Parish, La., jury found 60...
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A Heat Advisory remains in effect for much of north Georgia through 8 p.m. Saturday as dangerously hot and humid conditions continue across the region. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV Weather App for alerts wherever you go ] Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon says the combinat...
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A lengthy investigation into missing student funds at a Peachtree City flight school has led to the arrests of two former business owners now facing theft and racketeering charges. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and...
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A West Virginia high school principal was suspended after officials found recording devices in multiple female locker rooms and a dance team dressing area....
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Gas South Arena hosted a groundbreaking event on Sept. 3 to kick off a $175 million investment in the arena and the surrounding Gas South District campus in Duluth. The project is expected to be completed by early 2028. Highlights of the project include a new 1,000-space parking ...
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A quick programming note: Rough Draft Sunday debuts tomorrow morning. Look for it in your inbox at 8 a.m. Oil price spike Saturday, Sept. 5 — The price of diesel reached an all-time high on Friday, with prices in Atlanta hitting $5.62 a gallon, just shy of the state average at $5...
