The Rockdale County Board of Education has named a sole finalist for the open superintendent role. Members selected Dr. Stephanie Johnson on Thursday following a comprehensive search process.Johnson currently serves as Deputy Superintendent and Chief Turnaround Officer for the Georgia Department ...
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In waiting for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey,” I’ve felt a lot of anticipation – as I’m sure many of us have – for certain set pieces. Whether it be Odysseus’s encounter with the man-eating cyclops Polyphemus, or with Charybdis and Scylla in the ocean, there’s a certain excitemen...
The City of East Point has rescheduled a planned water outage for some residents.The water shutoff between Jefferson Ave and E Forrest Ave will now take Monday, July 20, through Tuesday, July 21. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Scheduled work is set to connect existing l...
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they may have found the source of a Cyclospora that has sickened more than 1,600 people in five states. Read more trending news The agencies said they have linked the illnesses to shredded iceberg lettuce ser...
Three police officers in a metro Atlanta city have been fired after they were accused of misusing the department’s license plate readers. The Fayetteville Police Department said flags were raised during an internal audit of the department’s Flock Safety cameras. The audit found that three officer...
During Tuesday night’s meeting, Brookhaven City Councilwoman Jennifer Owens said she’s resigning for “purely family reasons.”[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Since then, the City of Brookhaven council members have called for a special election to qualified voters. The ele...
Weekend time Friday, July 17 — Neighborhoods around Piedmont Park are raising security concerns about the 50,000 soccer fans expected for a FIFA World Cup watch party and concert for Sunday’s final between Spain and Argentina. The event, which includes a performance by Ludacris, is free but r...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman was shot and killed at a Hall County convenience store on Thursday night, according to the sheriff’s office. The incident happened at 2925 Mountain View Rd., the address of a food mart in Gainesville. Roads around the address remain closed on Friday mor...
When she was younger, Nikki Byrne wanted to perform. “In middle school, I really wanted to be an actor, and auditioned for everything,” the Pace Academy alumni said, “and never got cast.” But that disappointment wouldn’t last for long. According to Byrne, Patrick Campbell – the director o...
The Rockdale County Board of Education has named a sole finalist for the open superintendent role. Members selected Dr. Stephanie Johnson on Thursday following a comprehensive search process.Johnson currently serves as Deputy Superintendent and Chief Turnaround Officer for the Georgia Department ...
The Coca-Cola Company has temporarily halted U.S. manufacturing operations for its fairlife dairy brand after discovering a cyberattack on its networks. An unauthorized third party gained access to a portion of the company's systems during a recent ransomware event.
Fairlife, a dairy company owned by Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, was the target of a ransomware event on Thursday, the company announced.According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The Coca-Cola Company identified unauthorized access to some of fairlife’s systems, including...
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who shot and killed a woman late Thursday night. Deputies confirmed to Channel 2 Action News This Morning that a woman was shot and killed at a convenience store on Mountain View Road and Old Oakwood Road. Investigators believe the woman...
Texas is once again dealing with devastating flooding just over a year after floods killed two dozen campers and two counselors at Camp Mystic. Read more trending news Update 7:11 a.m., July 17: At least two people have been killed in flooding sweeping parts of Texas, CNN reported. Uvalde Police ...
A Florida murder suspect with close ties to North Georgia is on the run after human remains were discovered buried in a shallow grave, authorities said.
A targeted overnight shooting left a woman dead at a Hall County convenience store, and deputies are searching for the killer who ran from the scene.
An Amber Alert has been canceled for 13-year-old Layla Carter after she was reportedly found safe, according to the Appling County Sheriff's Office.
State agents are investigating after a Commerce police officer fired a weapon on Orchard Drive Thursday night.
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a blaze that displaced two families, including 11 children, in Henry County.The families said they are stuck in limbo as insurance waits for fire investigators to determine whether the fire started in the car, the house, or elsewhere. In th...
PONTIAC, Mich. (WNEM/Gray News) — A Michigan woman accused of abandoning her three children in an apartment without running water has pleaded no contest to three counts of first-degree child abuse.The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday that 35-year-old Kelli Bryant made the plea agr...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A driver accidentally slammed his car into the side of a DeKalb County grocery store on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened in the parking lot of the Lidl on Memorial Drive. The driver told Atlanta News First he was trying to let someone into a parking sp...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for north Georgia today as scattered storms move through the region between lunch and 7 p.m., bringing the threat of heavy rain, lightning, street flooding and isolated damaging winds.The threat doesn’t stop there. Dangero...
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4/Gray News) - A man was charged Thursday after police in Missouri said he left a baby in the middle of a street and fled from law enforcement.St. Louis City prosecutors charged 36-year-old Christopher Pearson with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and resisti...
Two Commerce police officers shot a man accused of charging at them with a screwdriver. The shooting happened Thursday in the area of Orchard Drive off Maysville Road. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation responded to the shooting.Commerce Police Chief Jeff Drossman confirmed to Channel 2 Action N...
RUSKIN, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - Two Florida deputies were shot and flown to a hospital after a suspect ambushed them when they arrived to take him into custody Thursday.The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Chris Machowski, was also transported to Tampa General Hospital, where he was pronounced ...
During his address, Jackson emphasized that he is ready to help citizens across the state, promising to treat economic strain as a top priority if elected.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address Thursday, claiming China obtained voter information by accessing records in several states and attempted to influence public opinion against him, while outlining what he described as vulnerabilities in the American elect...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat and members of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office held a town hall at ENON Baptist Church to discuss the future of the Fulton County Jail and hear directly from community members.One of the main topics was a proposed change to ho...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A shooting that involved a police officer in Commerce on Thursday is under investigation.Jackson County 911 dispatch said the incident happened on Orchard Circle.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said the Commerce Police Department has asked the agency ...
Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat met face-to-face with community members Thursday evening to address the ongoing overcrowding crisis at the Fulton County Jail and outline what his administration is doing to resolve it.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday his administration is declassifying documents that indicate China compromised the voter lists and election data in 18 states, beginning with the 2020 election.Trump did not list the states whose election data he said ha...
Police are searching for a masked man who sliced through a chain on a heavy metal gate and drove off with a $100,000 SUV.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson used his first rally since winning the GOP primary to call for party unity, outline key campaign promises and draw contrasts with Democratic opponent Keisha Lance Bottoms.Speaking Thursday in Cleveland, Jackson told...
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to once again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he’s long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election.Trump’s speech presented allegations of interference and influenc...
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) — A construction worker was struck by a truck Wednesday, according to Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson.Nelson said the driver ignored the worker directing traffic. The worker was hit by the side-view mirror.The driver reportedly did not stop after hitt...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A White House teleprompter operator is under federal investigation after allegedly placing bets on the contents of President Donald Trump’s speeches, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Thursday.The operator was identified on Kalshi, a prediction market p...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Typical mid-July weather continues across North Georgia with isolated to scattered thunderstorms expected this evening and Friday, along with heat index values climbing to near 100 degrees for much of the region.Tonight and Friday: Storms and Gusty WindsAn isol...
A family staying at a San Diego Airbnb was shocked to discover a framed beach photo on the wall that appeared to feature themselves.
On July 18, 1996, the Olympic torch touched down at Atlanta City Hall. On Saturday, a group of Olympic aficionados will celebrate 30 years since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics at the Tara Theater. The theater will host a screening of the award-winning local documentary “The Games in Black & White,”...
The FIFA World Cup in Atlanta may be over, but city officials say one improvement is here to stay: smoother roads.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The Atlanta Department of Transportation announced downtown now has 60% fewer potholes than it did in 2024, following a major...
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) — A former Mississippi educator is in custody after police say she had sexual relations with a student.Olivia Marie Smith has been charged with sexual battery and enticement of a child to meet for sexual purposes. Smith previously worked as a teacher at Ocean...
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