Post-World Cup world Friday, Jul. 17 — The Rough Draft Sandy Springs team sends its condolences to Mayor Rusty Paul and his family on the death of Paul’s son Russ. We know many people are wondering what they’re going to do for entertainment after the World Cup concludes this weekend. Fear ...
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A DeKalb County man has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison after prosecutors say he trafficked large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine between Georgia, Ohio and California.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]A judge sentenced David Gullatte...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A prime-time speech by President Donald Trump billed as a major address on election integrity largely focused on the 2020 election and included renewed, previously disputed claims about voting security and foreign influence, while also promoting a legislative p...
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — With students set to return to class in less than a month, schools and community groups across metro Atlanta are holding back-to-school events to help families prepare with supplies and support services.Pearson Middle School in Cobb County hosted its third ann...
Nearly a week after the unexpected death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, his office has announced the preliminary funeral arrangements. Read more trending news Taylor Reidy, Graham’s communications director, posted on X that there will be a ceremony on July 28 in Washington, D.C., and then other events o...
The lone survivor of a late-night canoe trip that left a 20-year-old college student dead is now facing criminal charges.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Fayetteville Police Department has fired three of its officers after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the department announced on Friday. According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searches...
A Gwinnett County man was arrested at his job after police say he pointed a gun at another driver during a road rage confrontation.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Gwinnett County police said the incident happened June 10 when a driver was stopped at a traffic light on Ha...
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A woman from China is accused of marrying 14 men to receive money from them in Las Vegas, according to authorities.Police say Jiaying Chen was taken into custody at a southwest valley restaurant on Thursday, June 4, after investigators learned she was allegedly planni...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for north Georgia today as widespread storms move through the region this afternoon, bringing the threat of heavy rain, lightning, street flooding and isolated damaging winds.The threat doesn’t stop there. Very hot conditi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Commerce police officers shot a suspect accused of breaking into a home on Thursday night after he lunged at them, according to the police department. The suspect, who has not yet been identified, is out of surgery and in “critical but stable” condition, the de...
A raccoon in Seattle is getting a cult following online. Read more trending news The raccoon doesn’t look like the others that people are used to seeing, KIRO reported. The animal, nicknamed “Jimothy,” has front and back legs that are a little too close together. @clvr.grl Jimothy #raccoon #sea...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) — A woman is accused of shooting and killing a man she found in her child’s bedroom, saying she “did what she had to do.”The shooting happened early Thursday in the Walker Homes neighborhood of Memphis.Memphis police responded to the shooting at 1:45 a.m.When police...
Deputies have flooded a neighborhood off Bethelview Road as law enforcement officers search for a suspect who ran from a traffic stop into a nearby wooded area.
A man is in police custody after a camera worn by a motorist captured a clear image of a gunman pointing a firearm during a road rage dispute.
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Buckhead Restaurant Week is set to return July 27 through August 1, bringing limited-time menus and special pairings to nearly 50 participating restaurants across the neighborhood.Miguel Nieves, Community Outreach Coordinator with Livable Buckhead, stopped by WANF’s ATL ...
An earthquake measuring 7.3 magnitude hit the North Pacific Ocean, the United States Geological Survey said. Read more trending news The quake‘s epicenter was about 30 miles southwest of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico. Initially, it was listed as a 7.4, The New York Times reported. It was at a depth of 6...
A long recovery begins after historic South Central Texas rains trigger widespread Texas Hill Country flooding, leaving two dead in Kerr and Uvalde counties.
A Forsyth man has been sentenced to life in prison for what a prosecutor called a “merciless and deliberate” killing of his roommate at a Woodstock sober living apartment.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The Office of the District Attorney for the Blue Ridge Judicial Circ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - St. Julep Rooftop bartender Eric vander Straeten stopped by WANF’s ATL Live to walk hosts Ava Braatz and Savannah Louie through the venue’s monthly mixology experience and demonstrate a cocktail called Midnight in the Garden. The Buckhead rooftop bar sits nine floors abo...
Advocates and community leaders are calling for the release of Pauline Binam, a 36-year-old single mother, domestic violence survivor, and member of the LGBTQ+ community who is currently detained at Stewart Detention Center in south Georgia. Binam, who was brought from Cameroon by her family a...
Scattered storms will move through parts of north Georgia to start the weekend. And the dangerous heat also returns. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan is tracking a stormier start to the weekend with the greatest chance of rain this afternoon and Saturday. A few strong or severe s...
A Henry County woman is facing charges after troopers found more than 100 pounds of illegal marijuana inside the vehicle she was driving, according to authorities. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Arkansas State Police said on Wednesday, around 1:45 p.m., a trooper pulled...
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who shot and killed a woman late Thursday night. Deputies confirmed to Channel 2 Action News This Morning that a woman was shot and killed at a convenience store on Mountain View Road and Old Oakwood Road. We’re speaking with the store o...
The Atlanta Braves are back home at Truist Park on Friday night. They will start the second half of the season hosting the Texas Rangers. And we now know which teams will come to Truist Park next year. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Major League Baseball unveiled the 20...
A man is in critical condition after two officers shot him when he aggressively charged toward them with a screwdriver in Commerce, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Jasper County deputies are searching for a man wanted in multiple counties on Friday morning. Zeth Blalock allegedly ran away from deputies into the area south of Old Agateville Road in Hillsboro. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and might be covered in...
The girl who was the subject of a Levi’s Call, Georgia’s Amber Alert, has been found safe, officials said Friday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation put out the alert for the 13-year-old, who had last seen at around 1 a.m. Thursday.According to the Levi’s Call shared by the GBI, Layla Alexis Nub...
The actress known simply as the “pigeon lady” has died. Brenda Fricker was 81 years old. Read more trending newsMany may not realize that Fricker was also an Oscar-winning actress for her role in “My Left Foot.” Her agent, Phil Belfield, said she died after a period of ill health, Hello! reported...
(Gray News) — Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker has died at age 81.Fricker won the best supporting actress Oscar in 1990 for her role in “My Left Foot.” She played Daniel Day-Lewis’ mother.Fricker was also known for her role as the Central Park pigeon woman in “Home Alone 2.”Her agent confirme...
Fairlife, Coca-Cola’s dairy company, has announced a temporary stop in production after a cyber incident. Read more trending newsReuters reported that the Chicago-based dairy owned by the soft drink company has launched an investigation into the cyberattack, but said its quality and safety have n...
Post-World Cup world Friday, Jul. 17 — The Rough Draft Sandy Springs team sends its condolences to Mayor Rusty Paul and his family on the death of Paul’s son Russ. We know many people are wondering what they’re going to do for entertainment after the World Cup concludes this weekend. Fear ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The public alert for a 13-year-old believed to be abducted in south Georgia on Thursday morning has been canceled. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) had issued a Levi’s Call, Georgia’s version of an Amber Alert, on behalf of the Baxley Police Department...
Want to hang with the Zach Brown Band on your next cruise vacation? Here’s your chance!Margaritaville at Sea will host a historic fleet gathering in the Bahamas on Jan. 28, 2027, bringing together its three ships — Paradise, Islander and Beachcomber — for the first time. To mark this occasion, mu...
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman was shot and killed inside a Gainesville convenience store late Thursday night, and the gunman is still at large on Friday morning, according to Hall County investigators.The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. at Subhannallah Food Mart on Mountain V...
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Wheeler High School in Cobb County next week to pitch his student investment program.
Kris Jenner announced the death of her mother, Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon. Shannon was 91 years old. Read more trending newsJenner shared on Instagram, “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to sa...
Three police officers in a metro Atlanta city have been fired after they were accused of misusing the department’s license plate readers. The Fayetteville Police Department said flags were raised during an internal audit of the department’s Flock Safety cameras. The audit found that three officer...
In June of 2020, HBO pulled the 1939 classic film “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming service. The decision came after John Ridley, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter behind “12 Years a Slave,” wrote an op-ed for the LA Times calling out the film’s racism and sanitization of the insti...
Air quality alerts can change quickly during wildfire smoke events. Here’s what Code Orange, Code Red, Code Purple and Code Maroon mean, and when you should limit time outside.
In waiting for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey,” I’ve felt a lot of anticipation – as I’m sure many of us have – for certain set pieces. Whether it be Odysseus’s encounter with the man-eating cyclops Polyphemus, or with Charybdis and Scylla in the ocean, there’s a certain excitemen...
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