Suspect mug shot released in DeKalb slumber party shooting
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Hampton in connection with the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old and a 45-year-old during a children’s slumber party.
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Hampton in connection with the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old and a 45-year-old during a children’s slumber party.
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In the basement of Atlanta’s Central Library, in his latest solo exhibition, artist Billy Clifton-Strawn is asking visitors to look closer at the smallest unit of a digital image, the pixel. His show, “Pixels at Play,” is on view in the Alcove Gallery at Atlanta Central Library through Sept. 8. ...
Macon Area Habitat for Humanity and Macon Pride are partnering to launch a Pride Build, a community-centered, hands-on volunteer event building safe, stable housing for families in Middle Georgia. Habitat for Humanity’s affiliate-run Pride Build campaign brings together local members of the LG...
The Georgia Aquarium will soon make room in its Beluga whale habitat for two additions. The aquarium along with four other accredited aquariums across the country and Spain will rescue 30 beluga whales from Marineland park and zoo in Niagara Falls, Ontario. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for ale...
Get your numbers ready, the Mega Millions jackpot is growing. It is estimated that the jackpot will be $604 million for the next drawing. Read more trending news The cash lump-sum option is estimated at $266.3 million, and the next drawing is set for Friday at 11 p.m. ET. The winning numbers draw...
(Gray News) - President Donald Trump called Iran “cuckoo” and warned that the United States is preparing for another night of strikes against the country.“They’ll agree on everything, and then they’ll go and have a news conference and say we never even talked about it. They’re cuckoo. There’s som...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Following the event’s “remarkable success,” FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta is extending hours for its last two days, organizers announced on Wednesday. On Tuesday, July 14, the festival will run from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., highlighted by a performance from the Atlant...
It was a day that longtime broadcast journalist Katie Couric will never forget -- although at the time, she could not remember it.Read more trending news Couric, 69, revealed what she called a “freaky” incident that was later diagnosed as temporary memory loss, Entertainment Weekly reported.In a ...
(Aging Untold) — Researchers at Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence to analyze heart data and determine how old a person’s heart is compared to their actual age and what they can do to close the gap. How AI works The technology analyzes echocardiograms to calculate a heart age based on ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County leaders on Wednesday are set to give details on how money from a newly passed property tax increase will be used.CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and county officials are expected to address the millage rate, major investments in housing, homeless ser...
Southern Fried Queer Pride will present “There’s No One Way to Be Non-Binary,” a portrait photography exhibit by Valeska Freire, this week in Atlanta. Freire is a Venezuelan photographer, visual artist, and filmmaker whose work explores queer identities through portraiture and self-portraiture...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — State prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a Hall County woman accused of killing a 4-year-old girl last October. Jessica Motes faces charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, concealing the death of another and first-degree cruelty ...
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Hall County woman accused of killing a 4-year-old girl last October pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday. Jessica Motes faces several charges, including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated bat...
A West Virginia man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to killing his family while he was a teenager.Read more trending news Gavin Blaine Smith, 22, was sentenced after he entered a guilty plea for one charge of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree mu...
The estranged wife of Atlanta radio host Big Tigger was arrested Monday in northeast Georgia during a traffic stop on kidnapping charges out of Maryland.
A north Georgia sheriff’s office arrested an Atlanta radio host’s wife who was wanted on kidnapping-related warrants out of Maryland. Deputies said they received a “Be On the Lookout” alert around 8:46 p.m. on July 6 regarding a vehicle traveling north on Interstate 85. Authorities believed the d...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A former assistant principal in North Carolina was charged recently, weeks after he allegedly fired a shot during a school break-in.The break-in reportedly happened on May 25 at Hairston Middle School in Greensboro.Greensboro police said the assistant principal...
Dolly Parton will have a lot to celebrate on her next birthday. Read more trending news The singer/songwriter’s Broadway show about her life will officially open on Jan. 19, her 81st birthday, The New York Times reported. “Dolly: A True Original Musical” will begin previews on Dec. 7. The preview...
(Editor’s note: The video above is from an earlier report.)ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Alicia Brown, the wife of popular V-103 radio personality Big Tigger, was arrested Monday night in northeast Georgia on outstanding kidnapping charges.The Hart County Sheriff’s Office said it was notifi...
Cobb County police have arrested a man accused of intentionally setting multiple fires within the past few months.Investigators say Ligon Durham set a stack of papers, trash and other items on fire in the middle of the night. A Cobb County police officer who noticed the fires prevented them from ...
(Aging Untold) — A lot of people assume that aging means life slows down. But for many older adults, the mental load only grows — more appointments, more health decisions, more family worries and the quiet question of what’s next? The Aging Untold experts are sharing practical steps that can help...
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Hampton in connection with the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old and a 45-year-old during a children’s slumber party.
(InvestigateTV) — As cancer diagnoses during pregnancy increase, InvestigateTV+ uncovers the factors contributing to the numbers and debunk common misconceptions about treatment. Plus, families go hungry, and experts say international crime rings are to blame. We examine the real-life consequence...
Atlanta Pride has announced highlights of the entertainment lineup for this year’s festival on Oct. 10 and 11 in Piedmont Park. Rapper and entrepreneur JT will headline the festival on the Main Stage. As one-half of the groundbreaking female rap duo City Girls, JT helped redefine and push boun...
Annemarie Wiley, who has appeared in 23 episodes of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,“ filed for divorce on Monday from her husband, former NFL player and longtime sports analyst Marcellus Wiley, claiming she suffered years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse.Marcellus Wiley has denied the a...
A trip to the post office may be in order this week. The U.S. Postal Service is once again raising postage rates. Read more trending newsThe price of a Forever stamp will go up from 78 cents to 82 cents, or an increase of 4 cents, on July 12, USA Today reported. The USPS announced its intent to r...
DARDANELLE, Ark. (Gray News) - Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old mother and her newborn.The Dardanelle Police Department said it was dispatched to a home June 25 on a report of a “possible suicidal person.”When officers arrived, they were told that Ashlynn Bocksnick left the home with h...
The Utah man charged in the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is back in court for the third day of his week-long preliminary hearing as prosecutors continue presenting the evidence they have against Tyler Robinson, including DNA evidence.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — We’ll stick with the heat through the end of the week. High temperatures will remain in the low 90s today through Friday, with isolated storms possible each afternoon through sunset. Don’t expect much rain though — coverage will stay low at just 10-30%.It will ...
Ceasefire ‘over’ Wednesday, July 8 — President Donald Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire “over,” calling Tehran’s leaders “sick people” and saying that negotiators were “wasting their time,” at a NATO summit in Turkey today, hours after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes. Stock futures were ...
The family of a Lilburn man who drowned at Lake Allatoona over the Fourth of July weekend is asking for the public's help as they prepare to lay him to rest.
A California radiologist accused of driving his wife and two children off a cliff in 2023 had his criminal case dismissed Monday after completing a two-year mental health diversion program, prosecutors said.Read more trending news Dharmesh Patel, 45, of Pasadena, had three charges of attempted mu...
The family of a Gainesville teenager who was killed following the city's Fourth of July celebration is asking for help with funeral expenses.
A neighbor says he witnessed a group of men crash a U-Haul into a downtown Atlanta clothing and shoe store to steal merchandise. The crash happened Wednesday morning on Walker Street. Blake Corman, who lives in the area, sent in video of the damage to Identity ATL’s storefront. Corman says he hea...
Nintendo is hanging up its mobile racing game, Mario Kart Tour.Read more trending news The app will drive off into the sunset on Sept. 29 at 11 p.m. PT, the company announced. The game, which launched in 2019, is one of the last Nintendo mobile games still available, IGN reported. “We sincerely t...
Petie Parker didn’t set out to be a painter. Yet, five years after picking up a brush during the pandemic, he’s showing new work this summer as part of ZuCot Gallery’s “Palette Cleanse,” a show the gallery describes as a seasonal stretch between its major exhibitions, when the space is open for a...
Two California teens who were out for a joyride in a Waymo received a sobering lesson on Monday.The 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking and shooting water beads from a toy gun when they were basically busted by the driverless vehicle, which remotely prevented them from leaving it until police ar...
A federal judge rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for the names and personal contact information for everyone who worked during the 2020 election in Fulton County. The DOJ made the request in April for information about all county employees and volunteer poll workers. Fulton Count...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A U-Haul van crashed into a building early Wednesday near Downtown Atlanta.The brick structure that was hit is located at 131 Walker St SW #102, the address for Identity ATL, a men’s clothing store.A neighbor told Atlanta News First that he heard a vehicle outs...
Renewed fighting between the United States and Iran has raised questions about whether the two sides will resume all out war.
Det. Olivia Benson has a new assignment -- hosting the Emmy Awards.Mariska Hartigay, who has played the intense, passionate and scrupulous detective (since promoted to captain) for nearly three decades on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” will host the 78th annual Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, Vari...
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