The family of a former Georgia State University football standout is calling on state officials to transfer him from jail to a mental health facility following a campus arrest.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A manhunt is underway for an assault suspect after he ran away from a traffic stop in Pickens County on Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies are searching for the man, identified as Barry Young, in the Hinton area, the Pickens C...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A quiet, chilly night is setting in across north Georgia as clear skies and light northerly winds allow temperatures to tumble quickly. Overnight lows will dip into the lower to mid-40s by early Wednesday morning, bringing a crisp feel to the s...
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Atlanta police are searching for multiple suspects after a group allegedly opened fire on a southeast Atlanta apartment early Sunday morning, injuring a 13-year-old boy inside the home....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former Milton police officer fired for using Flock cameras to locate his wife did so during potentially life-threatening medical emergencies, his attorney said Tuesday. Attorney Mitch Skandalakis said Randy Dula searched for his wife’s licens...
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Crews are working to clean up a chemical spill in west Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Cedartown city leaders reported the spill along Wissahickon Avenue in a non-residential, private parking lot. NewsDrone 2 flew over a chemical plant and fou...
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The Moores Mill Road bridge in northwest Atlanta is closed indefinitely after a heavy vehicle struck the structure, damaging a water line and causing part of its support frame to collapse into Peachtree Creek....
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The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management says a neighborhood bridge in Atlanta is closed after a “heavy vehicle” hit the bridge and caused a partial collapse. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The vehicle compromised the structural integrit...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are asking for help identifying a group of suspects in a shooting that injured a 13-year-old boy at an Atlanta apartment complex over the weekend. The shooting took place early Sunday morning at the Capitol Vanira apartments, located in ...
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Georgia homeowners and renters can now buy federal flood insurance directly online through a new digital tool launched by the Federal Emergency Management Agency....
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A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms are in a virtual dead heat. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Richard Elliot says this race may hinge on independents, with Jackson and Bo...
