A 48-year-old woman has been charged with felony murder following an investigation into a fatal overdose in Lawrenceville, according to Gwinnett County police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Tanika Tavares was arrested after detectives identified her as the suspected...
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Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins opened the last week of early voting in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race Monday pitching voters on jobs, health care and the cost of living. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Ossoff met with local uni...
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The City of Winder has named Scott McCullers as its new fire chief, bringing more than 30 years of fire service experience to the department. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] McCullers most recently served as Division Chief of Operations for the City of...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — No injuries were reported after a fire at a Stone Mountain apartment complex, DeKalb County fire officials said. Fire officials said units responded to Mountain Oaks Apartments at 4719 Central Dr. around 5:18 p.m. Monday and found a 12-unit, th...
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Edwin Brant Frost IV, the founder of a conservative lending firm in Georgia, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison for his role in running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of millions of dollars. First Liberty Building and Loan the day after the Securities and ...
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Voting is important, but getting to the polls can be a challenge for people without reliable transportation. A Georgia website is working to help voters get there. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Ride to the Poll, available at ridetothepoll.com , allow...
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A young mother and her 2-year-old daughter were found shot to death inside a vehicle parked outside a church on Sunday morning, Cobb County police said....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Students returned to Salem High School on Monday for the first time since a bus flipped on its side returning from a Friday night football game. Rockdale County Public Schools said 25 people were taken to the hospital. All have been released, t...
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Students at Salem High School returned to class Monday after a frightening school bus crash Friday night left more than two dozen students and staff members injured. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The bus was carrying students back from a football gam...
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Transit officials broke ground on MARTA’s first two Arterial Rapid Transit corridors in southwest Atlanta and East Point to speed up travel times and upgrade local bus stops....
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A Smyrna man running to represent Georgia House District 42 faces a felony charge after authorities said he exposed himself to a child walking to her bus stop on Oct. 15....
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Nearly 7,000 Fulton County voters face challenges to their residency status just days before the Nov. 3 election, leaving many unaware that their eligibility is in question....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Roswell man has been arrested and charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of children, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Ahmed Shengeb, 30, was booked into the DeKalb County Jail on Friday. The investigation began...
