Taxes will increase in less than five months for Mableton property owners.Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco was there as the Mableton City Council voted six to one to set the tax rate at 4.5 mills Monday night. Mayor Michael Owens said the money will be used to build a public safety division that in...
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Taxes will increase in less than five months for Mableton property owners.Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco was there as the Mableton City Council voted six to one to set the tax rate at 4.5 mills Monday night. Mayor Michael Owens said the money will be used to build a public safety division that in...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Parents in DeKalb County are demanding the DeKalb County School Board do everything in its power to keep children of immigrants safe from ICE agents.“Now is the time to stand on the right side of history, before dangers arrives at our schools, classrooms, buses...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was hospitalized after being shot near a shopping center in Atlanta’s Peachtree Hills neighborhood, police said. Police said the shooting happened near 2285 Peachtree Road NE. The man was alert, conscious and breathing. Multiple witnesses recalled hearing...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Argentine national team arrived in Atlanta Monday ahead of their World Cup semifinal match against England. The team arrived in Atlanta around 10:15 p.m. after taking off from Kansas City, the location of its quarterfinal win over Switzerland. The semifinal...
Gwinnett County police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Norcross.
Nearly 30 years after an Atlanta mother was murdered, the person police believe is responsible is now in custody.Bridgett Lockhart was killed July 31, 1999, on Oakcliff Court. She was 29 years old.Last month, her daughter joined Atlanta police and pleaded for someone to come forward.[DOWNLOAD: Fr...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia is in for a soggy stretch of weather, with widespread thunderstorms already developing this afternoon and a First Alert Weather Day declared for Tuesday as another round of heavy rain and storms is expected.🌫️ Patchy to Dense Fog Possible Tonight...
A Cobb County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a service dog named Fifi in Powder Springs while serving an arrest warrant last week.
An 18-year-old high school graduate is dead and two teenagers face murder charges after a Friday shooting in Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Officials said a man was injured in a southwest Atlanta house fire Monday evening.Crews responded to Liverpool Way SW, where they found the garage of a two-story home on fire, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department.They extinguished the fire, preventin...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Texas man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he left a voicemail at Atlanta-based security company Flock Safety threatening to kill Jewish employees, marking the fourth anti‑Semitic threat case brought by the Northern District of Georgia’s U.S. a...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A water main break affected more than 100 homes in Roswell on Monday. Roswell fire officials said the break happened on Steeplechase Drive in the afternoon, closing the road between Holcomb Bridge Road and Sassafras Road. The Roswell Fire Department said the ma...
DeKalb County gang investigation arrests lead to four people in custody and the seizure of multiple automated firearms.
Water service has resumed after an hours-long outage caused by main break, the Roswell Fire Department said in a Monday night update.Earlier, the fire department reported in a social media post the break was on Steeplechase Drive between Sassafras Road and Holcomb Bridge Road.The broken main has...
An Atlanta dancer is showing off his ballroom skills in the hopes of getting a celebrity dancing partner.“Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro” premiered on Channel 2 on Monday night.Tristen Sanders, 28, is one of 12 dancers competing for a spot as a professional dancer on the next season of “Dan...
Two convicted felons will serve lengthy federal prison sentences without parole following a drug distribution conspiracy that triggered a fatal high-speed police chase.
President Donald Trump signed an order Monday drastically reducing the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument. Combined, the lands will shrink by more than 90%, from more than three million acres to just over 300,000 acres, according to White House st...
A rabid raccoon attacked three dogs near Tree View Drive in Snellville on July 8, triggering a multiagency public health warning.
Health officials are tracking a severe cyclosporiasis outbreak Georgia residents need to watch out for as state case counts climb.
Atlanta rejected a proposal that would have granted police sweeping authority to audit financial records within the city's nightlife industry.
On a warm evening in downtown Woodstock, Main Street is exactly what merchants like Dave Smith want to see: restaurants buzzing, families strolling from shop to shop and sidewalks packed with people.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]But Smith says another trend has become ...
An Atlanta rap legend has decided the time has come to put down the mic.T.I. confirmed to PEOPLE that his 12th and latest album, “Kill the King,” will be his last.After decades in the studio, the rapper, 45, says he actually took a step back several years ago.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for a...
Comedians and podcast hosts Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky have reportedly separated after 18 years of marriage, according to TMZ.
So far, so great! After speaking with more than a dozen civic leaders, the consensus has been unanimous. Atlanta has shined brightly during the past month of hosting the FIFA World Cup. That includes MARTA, Centennial Olympic Park and Fan Fest, the streets and sidewalks, the attractions and th...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The woman whose dog nearly ripped off a man’s fingers in Gwinnett County is expected in court next month.According to police records, the attack occurred around 9:15 p.m. June 23 on Howell Park Road in Duluth and was captured on home surveillance video.PREVIOUS...
A former City of Acworth employee is facing dozens of felony charges after investigators say he stole more than half a million dollars from the city’s municipal court.[DOWNLOAD:Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]According to investigators, Trevez Richards, the former municipal court a...
The DeKalb Department of Solid Waste this week is pushing trash, yard waste and recycling collection time from 7 a.m. to 6 a.m. By starting a hour earlier, workers will spend less time in the afternoon heat and humidity.“Hydration is always the issue. We are providing Gatorade, Powerade and water...
They may not know it, but the kids growing up today in the outlying counties around Atlanta or Nashville or Charlotte fit within a very narrow demographic. According to recent mid-decade estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, the South far outpaced the rest of the country in population growth ov...
A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with a shooting incident in downtown Athens-Clarke County on July 5, Athens-Clarke County Police Department said.Police said Damian Swint of Athens was arrested for the incident, which occurred near 246 East Clayton St. and left several businesses damaged ...
Friends and family of a couple killed in their home say it would be emotionally devastating if the trial is delayed. The daughter of the couple is accused of killing them and has asked the court to delay her trial.The new public defender for Sarah Grace Patrick says since he got on the case in Fe...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking following a deadly crash in 2023, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said. Daryl Hubbard, 46, of Conyers, provided two men with narcotics from a warehouse he leased in Lithon...
Erling Haaland loved Texas so much, he brought a kitschy piece of cowboy culture back with him to Norway after their World Cup exit.
An evening on a back patio turned into chaos when gunfire erupted from the nearby woods, hitting a woman and sparking an active search by Clayton County police.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A historic new law that will make housing easier to find and build is now in effect, despite lacking the signature of President Donald Trump. Early Saturday morning, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act took effect. The law, which aims to lower the cost of hous...
A Texas man has been federally charged for allegedly threatening to kill Jews at an Atlanta-based company, marking the fourth prosecution for antisemitic threats in the Northern District of Georgia within the last year.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Jordan Nicholas Hadl...
A dangerous high-speed pursuit unfolded in Newnan after an 18-year-old driver allegedly stole a vehicle from a local Walmart parking lot and drove down the wrong side of a busy road to escape deputies, officials said.
Editor’s note: the above video is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A boil water advisory issued Saturday in East Point has been lifted, according to the city. The city’s Water Resources Department issued the “precautionary” advisory at about 6:50 a.m. Saturday. It came ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The highly anticipated World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina kicks off Wednesday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with a berth in the World Cup final on the line.While traffic and crowds were light less than 48 hours before kickoff, the excitemen...
The Georgia family behind the now-bankrupt Aliera health plans and Trinity HealthShare has agreed to a California settlement that includes more than $5 million in civil penalties, but court filings show the family claims it does not have enough money left to pay the full amount.The settlement mar...
The deadline has arrived for companies and organizations to submit proposals for where Atlanta’s 1996 Olympic cauldron could go next — but some Summerhill residents say they still haven’t had a chance to weigh in on the landmark’s future.The cauldron, which has stood near Georgia State University...
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