The Blue Cactus Company has recalled battery packs used on reclining chairs because the lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard. Read more trending news The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall affects the 2500 mAh battery pack, RWX-RBP02. The brand is impr...
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Inside an 86,000-square-foot industrial plant in Newnan, Oldcastle Infrastructure builds concrete pipe to last at least a century, company leadership told Channel 2’s Brendt Petersen . [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] While business is a solid as the pi...
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WASHINGTON, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) — A 17-year-old high school senior in North Carolina said she was fired from her job at a car wash after she was attacked while on shift. Ja’Neice Shamble said she believes she was wrongfully terminated after defending herself and other custome...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Princess Abercrombie has a third grader at Dunbar Elementary School in Mechanicsville. She said walking to school with her child has become an important bonding experience. “This experience with my baby, get to walk right here, it’s a bonding t...
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BLADENBORO, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A North Carolina high school has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because of a depleted roster. West Bladen High School officials said the team does not have enough healthy players to safely take the field. The decision w...
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The family of a metro Atlanta college student found dead at the University of Mississippi is speaking out for the first time as investigators work to determine what led to his death. Robert Strang, a 20-year-old junior at Ole Miss and graduate of North Atlanta High School, was fo...
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A man wanted in a New York murder was shot Thursday near a Gwinnett County elementary school after a five-hour manhunt that sent middle schoolers to a church, sheriff’s officials say. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Kean Wiggins, 35, is under arrest an...
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PITT COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A middle school principal in North Carolina was suspended after being accused of stalking a teacher, according to authorities. Wellcome Middle School Principal Keith Neal was charged with misdemeanor stalking on Wednesday, the same day offic...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One of the two Ole Miss students who died on Monday was from Atlanta. The university identified the students as 18-year-old Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colo., and 20-year-old Robert Strang, a junior from Atlanta. First responders...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Caribbean grill in DeKalb County failed a routine health inspection this month. Hill Top Caribbean Grill on Mall Parkway in Lithonia scored 55 points and received a U rating, meaning unsatisfactory, on Sept. 15. The inspection report says chi...
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After nearly two years without giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is preparing to welcome a new pair of bears back to Georgia. During a news conference at the White House on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly confirmed that giant pandas will soon be arriving at Zoo Atlanta. C...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A murder suspect out of New York was taken into custody in Gwinnett County on Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Service said it was looking for Kean Wiggins. The 35-year-old from Troy, New York, is wanted for homicide in the May 6 death of Shardonay ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Mortgage rates climbed over 7% Thursday as the United States moves deeper into an affordability crisis, with the economy top of mind for millions of voters heading to the polls in November. The average age of a first-time homebuyer is nearly 40, according t...
