02/02/2023
Brock Bowers forgoes collective, passes on hundreds of thousands of dollars for Georgia teammates
MOBILE, Ala. — It’s a safe bet Brock Bowers will be at the center of the Georgia offense next season regardless of who the coordinator or...
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02/02/2023
22 Nurses Asked to Surrender Their Licenses in Georgia
The nurses who received fraudulent degrees from now-closed accredited nursing schools in Southern Florida are waking up to a brutal reality. The scheme involved the selling...
02/02/2023
‘His eyes just lit up’: Hall County Schools’ Media Specialist of the Year helps students find their passion for reading
Heather Duren was a reluctant reader growing up, and it wasn’t until college that she found her passion for reading. It turned out, she was much more interested in learning about the real world as opposed to immersing herself in a fantasy one. Now, as the media specialist for...
02/02/2023
2 workers thrown from bucket lift in Troy after truck strikes them
TROY, Ala. (WSFA) - Troy police say two men were injured in an automobile incident while working on a building this week. Police responded to the...
01/02/2023
Bill to legalize online sports betting in Georgia drafted in legislature
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A bipartisan group of state senators have drafted a bill that would legalize online sports betting in Georgia, a law...
01/02/2023
Mattie's call issued for missing Georgia teen, last seen in North Carolina
MORROW, Ga. — A Mattie's call was issued for a missing 16-year-old who was last seen in North Carolina. Clayton County police said Alejandro Carranza drove...
01/02/2023
Nonprofit K-Wave promotes peace and preserves Korean culture though music and art
According to the 2020 Census, 71,000 Korean Americans are estimated to live in Georgia, and that number has continued to increase in the past few years....
01/02/2023
This former Masters champion says 2023 will be his last
One of the special parts of the Masters is that the past champions get to play on in the event long after their primes have passed....
01/02/2023
Police search for Gainesville shopping plaza shooting suspect
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Gainesville police officers are searching for the man they say shot two people at a shopping plaza. Investigators with the Gainesville Police Department...
01/02/2023
2 arrested after viral video of bus driver being slapped, kids climbing out of windows
Police have not confirmed how the two people arrested were involved in the incident.
01/02/2023
Brian Snitker’s one-word response to Braves possibly signing Trevor Bauer
Brian Snitker and the Atlanta Braves will be one of the favorites to win the World Series this upcoming season. In chase of a title, would...
01/02/2023
Barricaded suspect fired on SWAT officers in Gwinnett County standoff, police say
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga — Gwinnett County police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that officers are on the scene of an active SWAT situation in Sugar Hill. Police told Channel 2′s Matt Johnson that early Tuesday morning man is barricaded inside a home near Sycamore Road. It is unclear if anyone ha...
31/01/2023
$200K, two $50K Powerball winning tickets sold at Georgia Publix, on mobile app
If you haven’t checked your Powerball tickets since Saturday, you may want to look at them this morning. The Georgia Lottery website shows a $200,000 winning ticket was sold from Saturday’s drawing and two $50,000 tickets were sold for Monday’s drawing. Our partners at Channel 2 showed...
31/01/2023
Affordable housing challenge puts local control issue in the spotlight
As high-tech manufacturing plants – many in the electric vehicle and battery sectors – are lured to Georgia, affordable housing for workers is emerging as a...
31/01/2023
Southern Democrats urge Biden and DNC to host 2024 convention in Atlanta
A group of Southern Democrats is urging President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee to host its presidential nominating convention in Atlanta, arguing in a...
31/01/2023
MARTA officer shoots ex-boyfriend after he beat her up while she was on duty
ATLANTA — The MARTA police are investigating a domestic incident which led to a shooting involving a MARTA officer. MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher said at 9 p.m. Monday, one of the MARTA sergeants called the Five Points MARTA station for help regarding an incident she was involved in on Wall Stre...
31/01/2023
MARTA officer shoots ex-boyfriend after he attacked her on-duty, police say
ATLANTA — MARTA police are investigating domestic incident which led to a shooting involving a MARTA officer. MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher said at 9 p.m. Monday, one of the MARTA sergeants called the Five Points MARTA station for help regarding an incident she was involved in on Wall Street.
31/01/2023
Alabama mass prison release: State freeing 369 inmates under amended 2015 law
The Alabama Department of Corrections will be releasing nearly 400 inmates statewide on Tuesday. The mass release – which will put the early-release inmates under the...
31/01/2023
Poll shows 0% of Black voters had 'poor' voting experience in November despite Biden claim of 'Jim Crow 2.0'
A new poll in Georgia shows that 0% of Black voters thought their voting experience was "poor" despite a newly enacted law that Democrats claimed was...
31/01/2023
Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been put on notice by a prosecutor, but the warning didn’t come from anyone at the Justice Department. It was from a Georgia prosecutor who indicated she was likely to seek criminal charges soon in a two-year election subversion pr...
30/01/2023
Highlights: New 2024 Georgia commit Dwight Phillips Jr.
Georgia’s most recent addition to its No. 1 ranked 2024 recruiting class is one of the fastest players in the country. Dwight Phillips Jr. out of Mableton, Ga., has been clocked at 4.28 in the forty-yard dash and ran a 10.43 100 meter dash in 2022. The four-star athlete...
30/01/2023
Georgia cop, 19, resigns after suspension for religious post on gay marriage: 'Dangerous precedent'
Former police officer Jacob Kersey said he was effectively forced to resign from the Port Wentworth Police Department after controversy erupted for a Facebook post about...
30/01/2023
Son of Atlanta radio host and comedian Rickey Smiley dies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brandon Smiley, the son of comedian and Atlanta radio host Rickey Smiley, has died. He was reportedly 32. Rickey Smiley shared the news of his son’s death on social media Sunday. “I just have bad news this morning. I’m on my way to the airport...
30/01/2023
Son of popular Atlanta radio show host Rickey Smiley dies, he says
ATLANTA — The son of popular Atlanta radio host Rickey Smiley has died at 32, he confirmed in a video to Facebook on Sunday. Rickey said...
30/01/2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene keeps rising in Republican ranks despite ‘loony lies’
The extremist who has supported QAnon is firmly on her way to becoming a senior figure in the party as a key ally of the House speaker, Kevin McCarthy
30/01/2023
Former UGA quarterback Stetson Bennett arrested in Texas for public intoxication, officials say
DALLAS, TX. — Former University of Georgia’s star quarterback and player who led the team to back-to-back national championships was arrested in Texas for public intoxication. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. The incident occurred just after 6 a.m. on Sunday. Authoriti...
30/01/2023
Powerball winners in Georgia | Saturday's $572 million jackpot
ATLANTA — No one took home the big jackpot, but in Georgia, there was a six-figure winner!. The winning numbers for Saturday, Jan. 28 were 2-18-23-27-47,...
30/01/2023
Hoover schools cancel Black History Month author visit after parent complaint
In 2022, Hoover City Schools scheduled award-winning author Derrick Barnes to visit three elementary schools. But just before Barnes’ planned Black History Month appearances in February...
29/01/2023
APD: Video released of suspect in shooting that left man dead in front of downtown ATL restaurant
ATLANTA — Atlanta police has released photos and surveillance video of a man connected to a deadly shooting that happened Friday morning in downtown Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Around 8:20 a.m., officers responded to a person shot call at Summit Cafeteria o...
29/01/2023
APD: Man steals patrol car, crashes and flips onto train tracks while train was coming
ATLANTA — A man was arrested after he stole a patrol car and fled from Atlanta police, law officials told Channel 2 Action News. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Police said on Saturday around 2:10 a.m. an officer was conducting a traffic stop near...
29/01/2023
4-star DL commits to Clemson
The 'Champ' is coming home to Tiger Town. 2024 Clemson defensive lineman Champ Thompson from Norcross, GA (Meadowcreek HS) has committed to Clemson on Saturday night....
29/01/2023
Atlanta police release footage, photos of suspect in November Chevron gas station shooting
ATLANTA - Atlanta Police have released a video and photos of a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that took place in November at...
29/01/2023
2024 four-star athlete Dwight Phillips Jr. commits to Georgia
While National Signing Day for the 2023 class is closing in, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and the rest of the Bulldogs’ coaching staff continue to...
29/01/2023
162-Pound Aligator Gar Smashes Alabama State Fishing Record
No this isn’t a clip from Jurassic Park. This prehistoric-looking river monster is a real fish. A really damn big one too. The 162-pound Alligator Gar just smashed the Alabama state record for the fish. Keith Dees was actually out bass fishing with his sun Huntley when they inadvertently bumped in...
29/01/2023
Buford City Schools’ Reader Spotlight: Holland Hensley
Fourth-grader Holland Hensley knows reading will take her places in life, her English/language arts teacher Mrs. Ashley Austin says. “If she has any extra time, her...
29/01/2023
Barnes and Noble to open bookstore at The Avenue East Cobb
Nearly a dozen years after losing a major book retail store, The Avenue East Cobb is getting another one. North American Properties, the retail center’s management...
28/01/2023
$16,000 reward offered in shooting death of young Huntsville aerospace engineer
The reward is now $16,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the killing of a 27-year-old Huntsville aerospace engineer hit by bullets fired...
28/01/2023
Alonzo Dargan, Jr. sentenced to life for murder of pregnant Troup Co. woman
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The man charged in the murder of a pregnant Troup County woman received a life sentence after pleading guilty to all charges....
28/01/2023
Dean Daughtry, Co-Founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, Dead at 76
Dean Daughtry, a co-founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, has died at age 76. The news was confirmed in a Facebook post on the band's official page....
28/01/2023
Gov. Kemp: Sustainable building materials company to invest $59 million in Upson County
UPSON COUNTY, Ga. — Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Friday a manufacturing company is building their new headquarters in Thomaston. A press release says the...
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