LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Election Day is now one week away, and officials overseeing the crucial midterm vote are in the last stages of preparation. Already, 2 million Georgians have cast early ballots, a record pace for early voting in the state. On Tuesday, Georgia Secretary of...
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MARTA confirms rail service was been disrupted at Brookhaven station Tuesday night by a traction power substation fire. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Everyone was evacuated from the station, rail power was switched off and DeKalb Fire Rescue crews we...
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Record-breaking statewide in-person early voting turnout continued as Georgia surpassed two million voters on Oct. 27. As of the posting of this story just before 8 p.m., the early vote tally stood at 2,016,077. In 2022, 1,640,652 Georgians voted early in person over 15 days, a 2...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Rail service has been disrupted at the Brookhaven MARTA station, the agency said. MARTAConnect bus service is in effect for the Lenox, Brookhaven and Chamblee stations. Due to rail service disruption at Brookhaven, MARTAConnect is in effect for...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Community Development/Human Services Committee of the Atlanta City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to revise how it calculates area median income (AMI). The r...
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The 12:30 p.m. start time for Game 6 has drawn criticism from many who will be working during the afternoon. So, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is asking Atlanta employers and educators to “extend a little grace,” ahead of Game 6 at State Farm Arena. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app ...
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A Channel 2 Action News exclusive: The mayor of a Georgia city whose entire fulltime police force has resigned confirms he did indeed put a tracker on the police chief’s truck. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne...
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Early voting continues to attract record numbers in the state. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Georgia secretary of state’s office reports that 2,000,452 have casts ballots in person as of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The early voting outpaces 2022, the prev...
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Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In-person early voting continues to break records in Georgia. More than 2 million Georgians have now cast their ballots in person during the early voting period, Secretary of State Brad ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Days after the controlled implosion of the vacant 18-story former Georgia Department of Revenue building, people who live and work nearby say dust and dirt from the demolition remain in the area. The building at 1800 Century Boulevard was implo...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - Tennessee state Sen. Brent Taylor is addressing alleged “past indiscretions” that resurfaced a week before Election Day. Taylor is running for both reelection to the state Senate and Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. On Tuesday, the Nashvi...
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Police have arrested a man accused of exposing himself to a girl at her school bus stop. The same man is challenging a state lawmaker for his seat in the Georgia House. Smyrna Police arrested Andre Stafford on Oct. 22 on child molestation and public indecency charges. Stafford is...
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ELLISVILLE, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - An 18-year-old in Missouri was charged in a hate-motivated attack after allegedly luring a victim through a dating app, according to authorities. Around 2:20 a.m. Oct. 21, the victim went to Bluebird Park to meet a man named Adam, whom he had ...
