Smyrna police officers have new technology designed to give them more options in dangerous encounters while also providing a clearer record of what happens. The department has begun using TASER 10, replacing its older TASER 7 devices. Officers spent several weeks training with the new equipment,...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Mo Ivory, who was elected Tuesday as the next chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, said her top priorities are improving the Fulton County Jail, increasing funding for the county courts, continuing to protect elections and expandi...
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ATLANTA ( WANF /Gray News) - A woman in Georgia was convicted of practicing medicine without a license after a near-fatal home birth in 2022, according to authorities. Cynthia “Cindy” Rene Morrow, 64, was found guilty of all nine counts she faced Wednesday, according to the Blue ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray News) - A man was arrested Thursday evening after he reportedly told law enforcement the voices in his head told him to kill President Donald Trump. The Department of Homeland Security said Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, who was in the country illegally from Vene...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Newly voted in as Georgia’s governor-elect, Keisha Lance Bottoms shared more about her transition into the role on Friday. On Tuesday, Bottoms, a Democrat, defeated Republican Rick Jackson by 54.3% to 45.7%, according to the Associated Press. T...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - For Georgians who get health insurance through work, the monthly premium is only one part of the price tag to consider during benefits enrollment. Aon , a benefits consulting firm, projects U.S. employers’ health-care costs will rise 9.5% in 20...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Mississippi election officials continued to count ballots in the state’s U.S. Senate race on Friday, which remains without a declared winner. Democrat Scott Colom leads incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2,500 votes as of Friday night. Thou...
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ATLANTA, Ga. ( InvestigateTV ) — When a vintage B-17 bomber went down during a living history flight at Bradley International Airport in 2019, the response put firefighter and Connecticut fire union representative Chris Albani right in the thick of it. After racing to the scene, ...
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Families flocked to Zoo Atlanta on Friday to get their first look at its newest, and arguably cutest, residents: two giant pandas from China. Ping Ping, the male, and Fu Shuang, the female, made their much-anticipated public debut , and they did not disappoint. “They were really,...
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Georgia Emergency Management Agency officials confirmed that one person has died as a result of the “catastrophic” flooding in north Georgia. That person has been identified by the medical examiner’s office. Channel 2 Action News was at the GEMA office on Friday as officials held...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Woodstock woman has been convicted of practicing medicine without a license after a near-fatal home birth in 2022, prosecutors said Friday. Cynthia “Cindy” Rene Morrow, 64, was found guilty of all nine counts she faced Wednesday, according to...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in question days after the midterm elections. The Democrats have won back control of the House and the Senate, with some states still counting votes. President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that Hegseth is ...
