Why police say two Wendy's workers were arrested for visiting McDonald's
Two Coweta County Wendy's workers face entering auto charges after allegedly breaking into a car at a nearby McDonald's.
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Death row inmate asks for a stay of execution until after holidays
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - A South Carolina death row inmate is petitioning to have his execution pushed back to after the holidays. Steven Bixby was convicted in 2007 of killing State Constable Donnie Ouzts and Sergeant Danny Wilson of the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Off...
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Georgia man arrested on aggravated child molestation, sodomy charges
A Whitfield County man has been arrested on charges of aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy, according to the sheriff’s office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Investigators with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit ...
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Cobb County schools opening enrollment to students outside district for $600 per semester
Families across Georgia can apply to send their children to select Cobb County schools through a new tuition-based enrollment program. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Cobb County School District is accepting applications for its Choose Cobb program...
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DeKalb CEO proposes 120-day delay before enforcing urban camping ordinance
DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is proposing a 120-day preparation period before the county begins implementing its new urban camping ordinance. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The proposal comes after the Board of Commissioners approved the...
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Why AT&T is offering thousands to help stop copper thefts
Already 444 times this year, AT&T say copper thieves sliced through their lines in search of a quick buck. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The telecommunications giant says Georgia is the third worst state for copper thieves in the country, with thousa...
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Woman raped by 3 men during Halloween party at downtown Athens bar, police report says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman was raped by three men, including one wearing a Joker mask, during a Halloween party at a downtown Athens bar, according to a police report. Between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, a 20-year-old woman said she was at a Hal...
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Former police officer pleads guilty to child porn possession, gets 100 days in jail
GREENVILLE, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A former Greenville police officer pleads guilty to child pornography possession On Wednesday, Dominic Olivares pleaded guilty in court to two counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Six other counts, including first- and secon...
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Reporter’s Notebook: National Philanthropy Day; Westside Stride; Shakespeare at Sunset
National Philanthropy Day celebrates local heroes Angie and Sam Allen receive the Philanthropists of the year from emcees Shan Cooper (left) and Lovette Russell (right) at National Philanthropy Day. (Photo by Maria Saporta.) A deep sense of history combined with a love of humanit...
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11-year-old and 15-year-old arrested after delivery driver robbed at gunpoint
HAZELWOOD, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - Two juveniles are in custody after a pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint in Missouri. According to police, the driver was robbed in Hazelwood shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday. Police said that two suspects, ages 11 and 15, wer...
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Floodwaters damage downtown McCaysville businesses, including family-owned grocery store
MCCAYSVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Floodwaters damaged businesses across downtown McCaysville, including IGA Hometown Foods, which Edward Vest’s family has owned for nearly 25 years, and Toccoa River Outfitters, owned by Benjamin Bruce. The floodwaters severely damaged Vest’...