LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — A Monday afternoon commute on the 215 Beltway in Las Vegas turned into a 14-mile emergency earlier this month after an electric vehicle began accelerating on its own, reaching speeds up to 90 mph with brakes that would not respond.Nevada State Police said the driver c...
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Police have arrested a man accused of shooting someone during an armed robbery outside a metro Atlanta Dollar General.Jarrid Carter, 30, was arrested by Gainesville police on Friday evening.On Thursday, Channel 2’s Bryan Mims spoke to Daniel Alvarado who said he and his girlfriend went to Dollar ...
A beloved mom-and-pop airport restaurant in Lawrenceville is searching for a new home after its landlord was outbid for the property lease at Briscoe Field.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia is locked in a pattern of heat, humidity, and daily storm chances that will persist through the weekend and into next week. Afternoon thunderstorms are expected to develop nearly every day, with some storms potentially turning strong to severe.Ton...
The future of the Stone Mountain Park Police Department is up in the air after reports surfaced that officers are being told to look for new jobs.
A now-former DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy is facing charges for misusing Flock cameras.Officials say an internal investigation pointed toward Sgt. Kabiru Salawu using Flock Safety technology for unauthorized uses.Salawu has been employed with the sheriff’s office since 2009. His employment has ...
CULLMAN, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A woman accused of poisoning her husband was placed back in jail after accusations that she had contact with her husband and tried to poison him again. Sara Baker, a former Alabama attorney, was arrested in November 2025 after she was accused of putting fentanyl i...
Sgt. Kabiru Salawu was arrested on Friday after an internal probe revealed he allegedly misused the agency's surveillance systems.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A DeKalb County deputy has been fired and arrested, accused of illegally accessing the county’s Flock camera license plate reader database, according to a press release.Sgt. Kabiru Salawu has been charged with violation of oath of office and misuse of license p...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Delta Air Lines and the Atlanta Braves are celebrating Andruw Jones’ election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by dedicating Gate A25 in his honor at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.The gate number is a nod to Jones’ legacy: he wore 25 dur...
CHANDLER, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — A former dental assistant has been sentenced for sexually abusing children who were under his care.According to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Deion Garcia, 29, will spend 40 years in prison with lifetime supervised probation as part of a plea deal.Th...
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — A Monday afternoon commute on the 215 Beltway in Las Vegas turned into a 14-mile emergency earlier this month after an electric vehicle began accelerating on its own, reaching speeds up to 90 mph with brakes that would not respond.Nevada State Police said the driver c...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - An Ohio mother is mourning the loss of her four young children and their grandmother, who have died following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Adriana Coleman says her children, Liberty, Storm, Legacy and Stone, and their grandmother, 36-year-old Candace McAllis...
Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s side when he was shot, has died.Ester, who died on July 9 at the age of 78, was among a few remaining witnesses to King’s assassination and its immediate aftermath in Memphis. With the passin...
Police are planning extra presence at Piedmont Park on Sunday as the city plans to gather together to celebrate Atlanta’s contributions to the FIFA World Cup.In Atlanta’s Virginia Highland community Friday, people who live, work, and play around Piedmont Park said it makes perfect sense. “There’s...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Four people, including an attorney, have been accused of smuggling drugs into the Cobb County Jail. James Baltimore, 36; Shawn Harris, 25; Monae Muhammad, 29; and attorney Joseph Anfield-El, 47, are accused of smuggling synthetic cannabinoid-laced paper, also k...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Four people, including an attorney, have been accused of smuggling drugs into the Cobb County Jail. James Baltimore, 36; Shawn Harris, 25; Monae Muhammad, 29; and attorney Joseph Anfield-El, 47, are accused of smuggling synthetic cannabinoid-laced paper, also k...
The South Fulton Police Department is asking for public assistance to identify a dead individual found on July 22, 2025. The body was found inside an abandoned building at 845 Seliq Drive. Police do not suspect foul play in the death.Investigators have been unable to identify the individual due t...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The state court of Gwinnett County will allow the lawyers of a child allegedly raped after taking an Uber to depose the company’s CEO, documents show. The child was allegedly taken by a driver to a location at the request of a man who was not her parent, where ...
Criminals are employing artificial intelligence to generate highly convincing fake phone calls, cloning voices and faking caller IDs to impersonate trusted institutions and individuals.This advanced scamming technique has led to significant financial losses, with more than 22,000 AI scam complain...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff kicked off a canvassing push Friday in Rome, using a stop in one of Georgia’s most Republican areas to respond to President Donald Trump’s primetime speech and to press his GOP opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, on new controversy.Ossoff met...
The world’s busiest airport is adding more than flights. It’s adding history.Channel 2’s Karyn Greer talked one-on-one with Braves Hall of Famer Andruw Jones, who now calls Atlanta home as he celebrates a new gate with his name on it.“We love Andrew, love what he means to be Atlanta Braves, and s...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two people were arrested after a traffic stop uncovered a fraud operation in Fayette County. Deputies said the car was traveling in the wrong lane. When the car was stopped and searched, deputies found forged and stolen checks, at least eight fake IDs, disguise...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) — A worker died Wednesday after a “bundle of steel beams” collapsed onto him at a steel service center in North Charleston, authorities said.Authorities responded to Allied Crawford Steel around 10 a.m. regarding an industrial accident. Upon arrival, they f...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Baton Rouge man was arrested after East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office investigators say a months-long investigation revealed he was distributing cocaine in the area, including to students at Louisiana State University.Jordan Cole Langlois, 35, was booked into ...
A bondsman can return to work after winning a yearslong legal battle against a metro Atlanta sheriff.Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson reports from Lawrenceville where a judge ruled the sheriff stepped over the line when he pulled a man’s license.“All he has wanted is to get bac...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A train collided with a tractor-trailer Friday in Conyers.The collision happened near Rockbridge Road NW and Green Street SW. The train appears to have struck the back of the semi truck and not the cab. Conyers police said there were no injuries. Officials said...
A Clayton County woman is sharing her story after she says scammers posing as bail bonds agents convinced her to send hundreds of dollars she believed would help get her son out of jail.
The senator called Trump's recent national address a "failure of leadership" after the president claimed China hacked the data of over 200 million Americans.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — No matter who wins Sunday, the road to a World Cup trophy will have run through Atlanta. Spain played two group stage matches at Atlanta Stadium, beating Saudi Arabia but tying Cape Verde in one of the most stunning performances in recent memory. Argentina also...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia officials and lawmakers are digesting a primetime address from President Donald Trump on Thursday, during which he made claims of unsafe election machines, noncitizen voting, and deep state cover ups all primarily tied to the country’s 2020 election. Th...
Residents and business owners along Highway 9 in Alpharetta say they are growing increasingly frustrated with a road project that has stretched on for years.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The Georgia Department of Transportation’s $50 million Highway 9 improvement proje...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Summer is in full swing. The season started off hot and the heat still lingers. Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale from WRDW in Augusta, Chief Meteorologist Yolanda Amadeo from WALB in Albany and Atlanta News First First Alert Meteorologist Isaac Williams break dow...
Police are looking for the man who shot and killed a 44-year-old woman at a convenience store.Investigators say Tia Keith was shot outside and ran back into the store. Those who knew her best told Channel 2’s Susan Hendricks they are in shock over the loss.“Remember her heart, the kind of person ...
Some seniors who have owned their condos for decades are now homeless after their building was demolished at the Camelot condominium complex. A judge ruled the building wasn’t safe.Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes talked to a senior in the City of South Fulton who said she didn’t have enough time or ...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) – One of the teens accused of killing five people and injuring two others in a mass shooting in East St. Louis appeared in court for the first time on those charges.At 16 years old, Ja’ymier Davis is facing 12 charges as an adult, including five counts of fir...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning in Canada has blanketed Washington, Chicago and Detroit. The Environmental Protection Agency described them as the three cities the most polluted major cities in the world.In Washington, the air quality has reached “Code Purple” — ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin threatened states and election officials Friday with fines, penalties and prison time if they do not comply with the Trump administration’s election security plan.The warning came one day after President Donald Trump said in a...
Florida investigators identified a teenager from Decatur who vanished in 1983 and was found dead in the Florida Everglades.
Rainfall left flooding in areas across north Georgia on Friday, including highways in metro Atlanta. 5:00 p.m. - Flash Flood Warning for DeKalb and Gwinnett County until 8:00pm Friday.4:55 p.m. - Cherokee County flooding, Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz says. Remember, “turn a...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - The first person charged under Richland County’s hate crime ordinance was sentenced Thursday afternoon to federal prison. Jonathan Andrew Felkel was charged under the county’s hate crime ordinance and prosecuted in federal court. He pleaded guilty to violating the...
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