ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Putnam County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). On Wednesday, the GBI said it had arrested Jason Hicks, 55, of Eatonton, on eight counts of sexual exploitation of child...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person was killed late Wednesday after a tree reportedly fell near a DeKalb County home, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. It happened on Bretton Woods Road. “Preliminary information indicates the death may be associated with ...
Two people are facing felony animal cruelty charges after investigators say they beat two large turtles to death with rocks and bricks in Cobb County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to arrest warrants, Micah Mack and Deshawn Anthony Beatty a...
It is a sunny day for a ticketholder in the Sunshine State. A Mega Millions ticket holder in west-central Florida won the estimated $800 million jackpot on Tuesday, matching all five numbers and the gold Mega Ball to grab the 10th-largest grand prize in the promotion’s history. R...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia is getting a break from intense heat and storms. Tonight is nice and quiet with slightly lower humidity. Scattered showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast by Saturday. Tonight and Thursday: Finally, a break Expect clearin...
What started as a call for storm damage turned into an unforgettable delivery for DeKalb County firefighters. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Crews with DeKalb County Fire Rescue were responding to reports of trees down on power lines near Indian Creek...
Editor’s note: Atlanta police released the video above showing the incident. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are looking for a suspect in a 2025 shooting at a gas station on McDonough Boulevard SE. On Oct. 25, officers responded to a home on Thomasville Bouleva...
A South Fulton business owner is facing social media criticism and boycott calls after taking a photograph with Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson. Marcus Sabrr, owner of Big Daddy’s Dish in South Fulton County, told Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes the photo does not re...
A third and final suspect accused of killing an Army veteran in Northwest Atlanta is behind bars after authorities arrested him in Utah, officials said....
A man was killed, and another person was critically injured after a shooting happened while they were driving down Aldea Drive in DeKalb County on Wednesday afternoon, according to police....
The incident happened just after 6:40 p.m. at the 3800 block of Bretton Woods Road.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI are asking for the public’s help identifying a man whose severed head was found near Interstate 85 in Jackson County nearly two decades ago. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Hikers discovered the remains n...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A driver was killed and his passenger was critically injured in a DeKalb County shooting Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The shooting happened around 3:40 p.m. on Aldea Drive near West Austin Road in Belvedere Park. Police said it app...
One person has died and another is in critical condition after a shooting in a DeKalb County neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. NewsChopper 2 flew over West Austin Road and found police blocking the intersection of W. Austin Drive and Aldea Drive. Investigators say two people w...
A bipartisan effort in Congress could provide relief for victims of financial scams who have been hit with large tax bills after losing money to fraudsters. Channel 2 Action News has reported on victims who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars from retirement accounts to scammer...
PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) — Two sisters are facing charges of organized retail theft after prosecutors say they stole more than $75,000 in cosmetics from more than a dozen Ulta Beauty stores across Arizona. Police said Ivonne Buitrago-Cabrera and Yoraima Buitrago-Cabrera wal...
Ciara donates $50k to Atlanta nonprofits, backs Black Girls Film Camp 11Alive.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa ( KCRG /Gray News) - The world’s most premature surviving baby , Nash Keen, continues to reach new milestones while giving hope to families of the tiniest newborns. Last week, it was reported that Nash’s survival is helping shape care for babies born at 21 weeks g...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Henry County police chief Mike Ireland is retiring after 26 years with the department. Ireland’s last day will be Thursday. Under his leadership, Henry County police expanded active shooter training, upgraded patrol vehicles and equipment, and ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An emergency lane closure for parts of a downtown Atlanta road will go into effect Tuesday, Aug. 4 starting at 8 a.m. Two southbound lanes of Pryor Street SW, between Dodd Avenue SW and Hendrix Avenue SW, will be closed starting Tuesday, accord...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Forsyth County residents could see a decrease in their property tax bill in 2027 following a proposed millage rate decrease. If adopted, the county’s millage rate would be reduced to 0.064 mills, which is a 1.34% decrease from last year, to ali...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The special election to fill out the late Rep. David Scott’s term in Congress is headed to a runoff. Five candidates were on Tuesday’s ballot, including Caesar Gonzalez, Carlos Moore, Everton Blair II, Fayth Park and Marcye Scott, the late repr...
The severe weather struck around 1:30 a.m., bringing heavy wind and rain through the metro area.
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) - An Academy Award-winning animator was rescued from the top of the mountain in Paradise Valley Wednesday morning. According to the Phoenix Fire Department, shortly after 8 a.m., firefighters received reports of a hiker having a medical e...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia officials are launching a new bipartisan panel tasked with redesigning how the state votes by transitioning away from QR-code ballot tabulation ahead of the 2028 election cycle. The newly formed Election Equipment Specifications and Sta...
Flash floods in Gilmer County near Ellijay sent creeks overflowing their banks to collapse sections of roads overnight Tuesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “Honestly, it was really bad. It sounded like a loud storm and it also kind of of sounded li...
People flying in and out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport say learning of a near collision between two planes at the world’s busiest airport made them nervous to fly. Some of them heard about it as they were on a flight about to fly into Atlanta. Daniel Oquendo...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Hundreds of employees of a Marietta based healthcare system are now without a job after Wellstar Health System announced lay offs on Tuesday. On Wednesday, employees who still have their jobs told Atlanta News First they are worried about what ...
Overnight storms damage Sandy Springs apartment complex FOX 5 Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Powerful storms that swept across metro Atlanta Tuesday night uprooted trees, damaged homes and crushed vehicles, leaving homeowners assessing the destruction Wednesday morning. Kennesaw homeowner Jim Jaquish said he and his family took shelter...
The families of the two teens killed in the Apalachee High School shooting are looking back on their lives and sharing their story of supporting each other through the grief. Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo lost their lives alongside teachers Christina Irimie and Richard ...
A woman out exercising says a stranger tried to run her over - not once, but three times. She had to hide behind a dumpster. A neighbor told Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell the suspect almost hit him and the victim as he sped through the neighborhood. He asked t...
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — Authorities in South Carolina announced a new arrest Wednesday in the ongoing investigation involving a church and its affiliated school. Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver said investigators arrested Michael Anthony Fields, who s...
Roller coaster fans travel to say farewell to Georgia's Fun Spot America before park closes for good cbsnews.com
Atlanta Falcons open training camp with quarterback questions cbsnews.com
Norcross invites community members, new and old, to help shape the city’s future by applying to serve on one of three boards and commissions. There are five volunteer positions available across the Norcross Parks, Green Spaces & Trails Commission, Tree Preservation Board, and His...
Community Assistance Center leadership threw one of the nonprofit’s weekly volunteers a surprise party for her 100th birthday on June 28 at its food pantry on Roswell Road. CAC CEO and President Francis K. Horton III said it was important to celebrate a remarkable member of the c...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Wednesday Former Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, repeatedly invoking his Fifth Amendment rights across a three-hour hearing focused on his handling of ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. troops early Wednesday, derailing prospects for a diplomatic end to the conflict. President Donald Trump promised retribution for the strike Wednesday. “They know it’s coming. They’re asking us not to do it, but you kno...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the fifth consecutive time following its latest meeting Wednesday, as the board continues working toward price stability amid stubborn inflation and renewed conflict in the Middle East. The decision came af...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Jay Clayton Tuesday night to lead the U.S. Intelligence Community as Director of National Intelligence, with a vote of 51-47 along party lines. Clayton will now oversee the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies. The confirmation marks ...
Wednesday evening forecast FOX 5 Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta City Council is working to document the city’s unpaved roads as part of an effort to bring improvements to residential streets that have gone without pavement for decades. Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Lewis, who represents the 12...
Thirty years after Atlanta welcomed the world for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Georgia State University continues to see the impact of the Games on its campus. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “It got us on the world stage as a location that can and will h...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - An employee at St. Clair Correctional Facility is accused of having sexual relations with an inmate serving life in prison for murder. Kamitrice Latonya Woody, 42, who was a contract food service worker at the facility, was arrested Mon...
Gwinnett County commissioners heard a wave of public pushback Tuesday night against the county’s 1,100 license plate reader cameras, with most speakers calling for the Flock Safety contract to be canceled over privacy and immigration enforcement concerns. Commissioners do not tak...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating after a customer was caught on camera attacking a manager at a Powder Springs Dairy Queen on Tuesday. At the fast food restaurant on Austell-Powder Springs Road, the driver threw a Dr. Pepper at the drive-thru window af...
Historic Downtown mansion sits on the market after latest renovation plan falters The Business Journals
Delta flight from Pa. airport has near collision with plane in Atlanta PennLive.com
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Metro Atlanta residents can enjoy a weekend of free admission to seven museums through Bank of America’s Museums on Us program. This weekend’s participating locations include: Atlanta History Center (Sunday only) – Featuring the new permanent e...
You can watch Dallas Wings vs Atlanta Dream streaming live for free tonight - Here’s how OregonLive.com
Korry Sessoms, 17, scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT college entrance exam, placing him in the top 99+ percentile group.
The backside of the Peachtree Street Victorian era Mansion. (Photo by Delaney Tarr.) " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSCF0871-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> One of the city’s only remaining unrenovated Victorian mansions on Pe...
WICHITA, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) — Two boys in Kansas are grieving the loss of their father in a motorcycle accident exactly two years after their mother and brother were killed in another crash. On Monday night, 46-year-old Guerrero Moreno Jr. died in a motorcycle crash north of...
Dallas Wings host the Atlanta Dream tonight at 7pm wfaa.com
Georgia toddler receives life-saving kidney from late cousin in Children's Healthcare milestone CBS News
Humidity dropping overnight WSB-TV
For some Atlanta restaurants, there was no World Cup windfall WSB-TV
Toddler is Children's Health of Atlanta's 2,000 organ transplant patient cbsnews.com
The Hall County Tax Commissioner announced that more than $124,000 in delinquent taxes were collected in July from just one company. The tax commissioner’s office said the $124,000 was collected after the closure of Aeon Global Health. “The Hall County Tax Commissioner’s Office h...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Putnam County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, according to the Georgia Bureau of I…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person was killed late Wednesday after a tree reportedly fell near a DeKalb County home, according to …
Two people are facing felony animal cruelty charges after investigators say they beat two large turtles to death with rocks and bricks in Co…
It is a sunny day for a ticketholder in the Sunshine State. A Mega Millions ticket holder in west-central Florida won the estimated $800 mil…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — North Georgia is getting a break from intense heat and storms. Tonight is nice and quiet with slightly l…
What started as a call for storm damage turned into an unforgettable delivery for DeKalb County firefighters. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News ap…
Editor’s note: Atlanta police released the video above showing the incident. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are looking …
A South Fulton business owner is facing social media criticism and boycott calls after taking a photograph with Republican gubernatorial can…
A third and final suspect accused of killing an Army veteran in Northwest Atlanta is behind bars after authorities arrested him in Utah, off…
A man was killed, and another person was critically injured after a shooting happened while they were driving down Aldea Drive in DeKalb Cou…
The incident happened just after 6:40 p.m. at the 3800 block of Bretton Woods Road.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI are asking for the public’s help identifying a man whose severed head was found near Interst…
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