The City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, Visa, Bank of America and Street Soccer USA announced a new partnership Wednesday to bring a Visa Street Soccer Park to Atlanta.Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined other community leaders, partners and local youth for the announcement on Wedn...
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A slow-moving tropical depression brewing in the Gulf is forecast to reach tropical storm strength Monday, while North Georgia braces for low-90s heat and triple-digit humidity factors.
(Editor’s note: On Sept. 18, 1990, the city of Atlanta was changed forever when Juan Antonio Samaranch announced the International Olympic Committee had awarded the 1996 games to Atlanta. Atlanta News First is marking the 30th anniversary of the games with daily digital retrospectives of the most...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgians mapping out one last late-summer getaway may want to budget extra this year.Gas prices have been trending higher in many parts of the country, and heightened tensions involving the United States and Iran are adding a layer of uncertainty to global oil...
Drivers across metro Atlanta are facing a swift surge at the pump this week.
FINDLAY, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - For one Ohio woman’s 105th birthday, her family surprised her with a motorcycle procession.At 105 years old, Eunice Minard has already lived a lifetime of memories, but her latest birthday surprise came with a little more horsepower.As family and friends gathered ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia will feel the heat and humidity today, but relief may come in the form of isolated storms this afternoon and evening.A few pop-up thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening as moisture and instability increase across the regi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Clayton County Public Schools is welcoming educators Monday ahead of the school year with its annual New Teacher Orientation.The program serves as the start of an onboarding experience for educators in the sixth-largest school district in Georgia.Clayton County...
After returning from an oblique injury that kept him sidelined for nearly a month, Braves catcher Drake Baldwin said he found himself desperate for a hit.On Sunday, in the finale of the Braves’ three-game home series against the Texas Rangers, Baldwin had no problems making contact. The catcher w...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Lanes have reopened early Monday on Interstate 285 west at Interstate 675 in Clayton County following a crash.The incident, which happened in the 4 a.m. hour, involved a semi-truck.This is a developing story. Stay with Atlanta News First as we learn more.
An inmate was found dead while in custody at the DeKalb County Jail, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Jail officials identified the inmate as 73-year-old John Parazzo, who was found unresponsive in his housing unit on July ...
Gas prices are on the rise again across the country and in Georgia. AAA says the escalation in Iran is pushing crude oil prices higher. The national average for an unleaded gallon of gas hit $4.00 on Monday morning, according to AAA. That’s up 13 cents compared to a week ago. Here in Georgia, ave...
Atlanta officially wrapped up its month-long FIFA World Cup celebration Sunday with the “Celebration of Soccer & Sound” festival at Piedmont Park that also marked a historic milestone for the city.The celebration coincided with the 30th anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Game...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A Missouri mother is facing multiple felony charges after police say she left three young children, including a 4-month-old baby, home alone for nearly 24 hours.Courtney Lynn Box was charged July 8 with three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a c...
HONOLULU (WLOX/Gray News) - A pair of Mississippi band members on a patriotic trip halfway across the world became real-life heroes when they pulled a drowning man from the ocean.Griffin Johnson and Mason Crawford traveled with the Mississippi Lions All-State Band to Hawaii, where they performed ...
The Red Cross said 16 units were destroyed in an apartment complex that caught fire on Saturday. The organization’s volunteers have helped everyone displaced.Neighbors say a broken fire hydrant complicated the response.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Atlanta Fire & Rescu...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — More than a dozen people are without a home after a fire tore through an apartment building at the Woodlands at Cascade in southwest Atlanta.The Red Cross said it helped 29 people after the fire. It is the second recorded fire at the complex in two years.Respon...
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - A man is accused of strangling, punching and robbing a woman while on a date in Ohio in May.The attack happened in the Winton Woods Apartments parking lot on May 30.According to the affidavit, 29-year-old Troy Gover was on a date with a woman when her phone got a not...
A home burglary in Clayton County led to an hours-long standoff after a suspect barricaded himself inside the home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Three people burglarized a home just before 12 p.m. Sunday according to police. The homeowner called police after she saw s...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue through the evening hours. Most afternoons over the next 7 days will also hold a possibility for pop-up storms.Monday: Spotty storms, heat index approaching 100Monday will bring similar conditions to Sunday, with...
Legions of fans gathered at Piedmont Park on Sunday for “A Celebration of Soccer & Sound,” a free, daylong festival featuring a live screening of the World Cup Final, live music, local vendors and family activities.“You can definitely feel the energy around Piedmont and Park Tavern,” Luke Strickl...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Hall County investigators are asking for the public’s help finding a man accused of killing an Oakwood woman at a convenience store Thursday night.The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said Antwane Sintell Thurmond, 45, of Oakwood, is wanted on charges of malice mur...
The National Hurricane Center placed the northern Gulf Coast under a Tropical Storm Watch as Tropical Depression Two hovers in the eastern Gulf.
CORINTH, Maine (WABI/Gray News) - A person died after a tree came down on their car in Maine during a thunderstorm on Thursday. Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton said it happened about 1:30 p.m. on Main Street. A branch broke off and went through the windshield, fatally striking the driver, au...
Hot temperatures and scattered storms are in the forecast as Severe Weather Team 2 tracks the weather coming through the metro Atlanta area Sunday.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV Weather App for alerts wherever you go]LIVE UPDATES:6:45 p.m.: A flash flood warning was issued for Fannin and Gilmer counties ...
The United States began a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.Step by step, the U.S. and Iran have inched closer to all-ou...
Thousands of soccer fans packed Atlanta's Piedmont Park on Sunday to celebrate Spain's dramatic World Cup victory over Argentina.
One of Children’s Museum of Atlanta’s most recognizable attractions will soon become a memory.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]After entertaining generations of young visitors since the museum opened at its current downtown location in 2003, the Ball Machine will be retir...
Vice President JD Vance’s family just got a little bigger. On Sunday, Second Lady Usha Vance gave birth to a baby boy.
Three people face felony charges following a residential burglary that sparked a massive SWAT response and street closures in Jonesboro.
An investigation is underway after jail officials found a 73-year-old man unresponsive inside his housing unit at the DeKalb County Jail.
Southeast Texas is facing a heightened threat of tropical weather later this week, as a developing system in the northeastern Gulf is projected to march toward the Texas coast.
The goal of my periodic Publisher’s Note emails is to give readers a peek behind the scenes of Rough Draft and to share some of my thoughts on the business of local media. The past four weeks have not been the most productive at work. I could blame a house sale, moving, and some bigger-than-e...
A multi-state manhunt is intensifying across Florida, Georgia and Alabama for 38-year-old Isabelle Rose Johnson, who is wanted for murder.
Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese left Sunday’s game against Chicago with a left leg injury.Reese’s knee buckled when she came to a jump stop under the basket early in the fourth quarter and she fell to the ground as she missed the layup. She got up quickly, but went down again after a few second...
Sunday marks a major milestone in Atlanta’s history.It was 30 years ago that the opening ceremonies for the summer Olympics took place.Boxing legend Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron in Atlanta to start the games.This summer in Atlanta has been busy with a different sports event of global sta...
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - Deputies found the body of a juvenile Sunday, ending a three-day search, authorities said.Craighead County Chief Deputy Jason Allen said a call came in about 6:25 p.m. Friday about a juvenile boy who went under at an access point off Highway 69 between La...
(AP) - Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup’s first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets.The show at what’s otherwise known as MetLife Stadium, outside New York, was ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers.And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears.Spain is back atop the soccer world for a second time, after Ferran Torres’ first goal of this y...
As the president of one of the tournament’s host nations, Trump was there Sunday to help deliver soccer’s greatest prize to Spain.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn’t let Lionel Messi get anything else.Shortly after winning the World Cup title Sunday, the Spaniards claimed all three individual player awards, keeping Messi from leaving with any more personal hardware.Rodri ...
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