ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — If your summer plans include road trips, beach runs or just getting across town without melting in traffic, here’s a heads-up: Operation Southern Slow Down is back for year nine, and officers across the Southeast will be out in force July 13–19.The multi-state ...
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STOOKEY TOWNSHIP, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) — Two people are in custody after a young child’s body was found in a heavily wooded area just east of St. Louis.The child’s body was found in Stookey Township, Illinois, on Wednesday.According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), office...
It’s a wet start to Thursday across parts of north Georgia. And more rain is in the forecast for the weekend.Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan is tracking a few downpours and lightning moving through north Georgia this morning. By the afternoon, additional isolated showers and sto...
The Atlanta Police Department’s Aggravated Assault Unit is trying to identify a suspect in a shooting that injured a 33-year-old man. The shooting occurred on July 5 around 9:23 p.m. at 1981 Joseph E. Boone Blvd NW.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Officers responded to a ...
The Cobb County Fire Department is at popular restaurant Orient Express responding to a building fire.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]According to the department, Orient Express caught fire around 10 a.m.Channel 2 Action News has a reporter and photographer on the way to...
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office shut down all lanes of Interstate 20 eastbound to investigate a deadly crash. Deputies responded to a crash involving a pedestrian near Exit 101 on Thursday morning. The pedestrian died at the scene.The lanes were closed for several hours. Deputies have not said...
As part of an expansion of Walmart’s initiative to reskill in-store associates for more specialized and higher-paying roles, the retailer is opening a new training hub for its Associate to Technician program, which will operate out of Tulsa Welding School in Decatur. From OSHA 10 certification to...
A 33-year-old Georgia man is facing charges after investigators say DNA evidence confirmed he fathered two children with a girl who was under 16 at the time.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]John Andrew Jones, of Jesup, was arrested and charged with child abuse and impregn...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — U.S. Postal Service workers are raising the alarm after a string of deaths at a postal service facility in Fulton County.The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) says four workers have died at the Atlanta Regional Processing Distribution Center in Palmetto, whi...
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is asking for answers from the Trump Administration about reported delays in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances cleanup at military installations across Georgia. Ossoff is urging Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth to fix the reported delays of PFAS cleanup and remediation at bases ac...
A DeKalb County police officer has been charged and fired after a shooting ended in the death of a 19-year-old on Tuesday night.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the 19-year-old as Seth Jayden Eccles of Savannah.Officer Derrick Harris Jr., 37, has been arrested and charged with i...
The U.S. State Department is developing a new way to get a passport photo.Read more trending news Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the department is coming up with a more streamlined process that would allow applicants to take and upload passport photos using their computers or photos, USA Tod...
Coco Gauff battled for three sets against Karolína Muchová in the Wimbledon women’s semifinals on Thursday.But her Wimbledon run came up short of making her first women’s singles championship match after a tiebreak loss to Muchová. Gauff’s loss means that no American women’s or men’s tennis playe...
In the lead-up to the debut of the Rolling Stones’ 25th album, band members Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood previewed one of its songs at an event in London.Read more trending news The Stones’ front man and guitarist played an acoustic version of “Ringing Hollow,” from the “Foreign Tongues” album, wh...
(Aging Untold) — One in eight Americans has diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, but experts say treatment is not one size fits all. Even when two people share similar symptoms, their diagnoses and care plans can be very different. Two diseases, one name ...
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County police officer facing charges in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man on Tuesday was arrested Wednesday morning, according to jail records. Derrick Harris Jr., 37, is accused of involu...
Newly released arrest warrants allege Officer Derrick Harris accidentally shot 19-year-old Seth Eccles while trying to handcuff him with one hand and holding his firearm in the other.
Trans Joy, a grassroots organization providing free intergenerational spaces for trans, gender-expansive, and allied people, is partnering with Infinite Realities in Tucker for new monthly drop-in hours. The organization’s drop-in at Infinite Realities is one of the two monthly events it hosts...
Tucker will be joining the ranks of Suwanee and Smyrna when the Georgia-based, award-winning brewery StillFire Brewing opens its third location this fall. The brewery will take over the empty space at 2316 Main Street in downtown Tucker, next to the Tucker Town Green and behind The Local No. 7...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A fire broke out Thursday morning at a popular Cobb County restaurant.Emergency crews were on the scene of the blaze at the Orient Express restaurant at 2921 Paces Ferry Rd SE. Video on social media shows large plumes of smoke emanating from the eatery.Cobb Cou...
OKLAHOMA CITY (Gray News) - A man is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a man in a wheelchair in Oklahoma City.The violent assault was caught on camera and is disturbing.Authorities said Alexander Emery threw a Molotov cocktail at a man in a wheelchair. The victim was immediately engulfed ...
The convenience store chain 7-Eleven is suing Nike over its new shoes scheduled for release over the weekend. At the heart of the lawsuit is the similarity between the shoes and 7-Eleven’s color scheme, as well as the release date. Read more trending news The store claims that the shoes, which ar...
(Gray News) - Katie Couric revealed she recently suffered from an episode of temporary amnesia and cannot recollect nearly a whole day of her life.Couric said in a Substack post that she experienced an episode of transient global amnesia on June 27, 2026.In the article, she could recollect what s...
Justin Verlander never wanted to give up the baseball while pitching. On Wednesday, the three-time Cy Young Award winner said he will finally hand the ball off to a new generation.The two-time World Series champion and 2011 American League MVP announced on Wednesday that he would retire at the en...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — If your summer plans include road trips, beach runs or just getting across town without melting in traffic, here’s a heads-up: Operation Southern Slow Down is back for year nine, and officers across the Southeast will be out in force July 13–19.The multi-state ...
Rough Draft Atlanta is partnering with Community Farmers Markets to let you know what’s in season at your local market. Each week, we’ll share a list of ingredients that are farm fresh, along with a couple of recipes that include those products. Here’s what you’ll find in the way of produce at...
Hundreds of thousands of yard tools are being recalled because the batteries can short-circuit and pose a fire hazard. Read more trending newsThe Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall affects 554,780 Kobalt 24V and 48V trimmers, blowers, mowers, chainsaws and pruning saws that have b...
Phil Regan, who developed into a star reliever with the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1960s and spent five decades as a pitching coach, died on Wednesday, his attorney said. He was 89.Read more trending newsRegan died peacefully of natural causes, his attorney, Matthew Blit, told ESPN and The As...
(Aging Untold) — We all make choices about how we live and what we value. Some families put that same kind of thought into their final resting place, from the setting to the materials to the impact it leaves behind. Some families decide on a green burial. If that is something you are considering,...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Sweltering heat and humidity will grip north Georgia through Friday, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the 90s and heat index values approaching 100 degrees. While isolated storms may pop up each afternoon, most of the region will stay dry as a slow-mov...
Police have taken a few people into custody during an investigation at a DeKalb County motel. Chamblee and Doraville officers are currently investigating outside the Motel 6 on Chamblee Tucker Road right off Interstate 85. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach saw officers place a couple of people in handcu...
Influencer Connor Murphy has died in an apparent drowning in Thailand. He was 32 years old. Read more trending newsMurphy’s friends confirmed he died in several social media posts shared on July 8, People magazine reported. Officials in Samut Prakan province said there was a man acting erraticall...
United States military forces launched a new round of strikes against Iran on Thursday, with Iran responding by targeting U.S. allies in the region.
Fulton County prosecutors have closed their investigation without charging Atlanta Police Officer Melvin Potter in the 2024 fatal shooting of Devon Anderson.
(Gray News) - The Air Force is reversing more than 100 promotions after a scoring error on a key advancement exam was discovered.The Air Force said an outdated scoring key was used for the exam for security forces personnel competing for promotion to technical sergeant.More than 2,200 exams were ...
Martha Ann Lillard, an Oklahoma resident and the last person in the United States who had to rely on an iron lung, died on June 26. She was 78. Read more trending newsAccording to her obituary, Lillard, a lifelong resident of Shawnee, died of long-haul COVID-19.Lillard contracted polio in 1953 on...
Two gang members convicted in a deadly Peachtree Corners carjacking lost their appeals before the Georgia Supreme Court.
And then there were eight Thursday, July 9 — The FIFA World Cup quarterfinals begin today with France v Morocco at 4 p.m. in Boston (FOX). Check out our watch party guide here. Light rain with a high of 93° today, but it will feel hotter. The CDC recorded the earliest, most active st...
(Aging Untold) — Bowel incontinence is one of the most difficult — and least discussed — challenges in dementia caregiving. We are breaking down why it happens and the practical systems that can make daily care more manageable for everyone involved. “It’s neurological. It’s not intentional.”The f...
“It Ends with Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has spoken out about his legal battle with co-star Blake Lively. Read more trending news Lively sued Baldoni in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation, accusations he denied.She claimed he made comments about her postpa...
A fourth Cheetah Girls movie is in the works for the Disney Channel and Disney+, and it will include original cast members and a new generation of singers.“The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen” will mark the return of Raven-Symoné and Adrienne Bailon as Galleria and Chanel, respectively, Variety reported....
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