Early Saturday morning, police swarmed a neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, investigating a deadly shooting. Police at the scene told Channel 2′s Bryan Mims that the shooting left a 31-year-old man dead at an apartment complex on Peyton Place. Atlanta Police Department Lt. Andrew Smith said the shots came from outside of the apartment, shot from […]
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Sheriff says man kills himself after killing 3 people outside home near Atlanta
SHARPSBURG, Ga. (AP) — A man killed three people at a home near Atlanta before fatally shooting himself early Saturday, sheriff’s officials in Georgia said. Deputies found two bodies in the driveway when they arrived at a home in Sharpsburg, Georgia, after receiving several 911 calls shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, the Coweta County Sheriff’s […]
What you didn’t see on TV from inside — and outside — the showdown in Atlanta
ATLANTA — The debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday night was watched and streamed by millions on CNN both on television and online. But there was much more that viewers didn’t see, like the unprecedented security outside the debate hall, the giddy Trump surrogates flooding the spin room, the Robert […]
3 takeaways from the Atlanta debate
Donald Trump needed to show sobriety and curb his instinct for chaos. Joe Biden had to display vigor and reassure the country about the visible infirmities that accompany his age. In the first presidential debate of the 2024 cycle and the earliest in modern history, the former president largely accomplished his goal while the current […]
For Atlanta entrepreneurs, how to vote comes down to more than ‘How’s business?’
Ryan Wilson is having a good year. After having wrested back control of his members-only networking space in December, he said the Gathering Spot’s revenue has hit $20 million and keeps growing. The Atlanta-based company is now looking to open a fourth location, in Houston, by next year. But like many small-business owners in Georgia’s […]
Gavin Newsom heading to Atlanta to boost Joe Biden in presidential debate with Donald Trump
Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Atlanta to support President Joe Biden at Thursday night’s debate with former President Donald Trump, yet another national appearance aimed at bolstering the California governor’s stature as a national Democratic heavyweight. The plans were first reported by KCRA on Tuesday. Newsom’s trip was also confirmed in a fundraising email […]
Drive-by leaves 2 dead in northwest Atlanta, police searching for shooter
At least two men are dead after a late-night double homicide in northwest Atlanta. Officers said two men were shot and killed as a white sedan pulled up on Old Gordon Road just after 11 p.m. on Sunday. The alleged shooter then drove off and may be in the Mableton area, according to police. Channel […]
In one affluent Atlanta suburb, Biden and Trump work to win over wary Georgia voters
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will meet for their first general election debate Thursday in Georgia, the battleground that yielded the closest 2020 margin of any state and became the epicenter of Trump’s efforts to overturn Biden’s election. Now, in their rematch, Georgia will test which man can […]
63-year-old man stabbed by stranger he was having a conversation with in northeast Atlanta
The Atlanta Police Department is investigating a stabbing. On Sunday morning, just before noon, officers were called out to the 2400 block of Cheshire Bridge Road Northeast about a person stabbed. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officers arrived at the scene to find a 63-year-old man who had been stabbed […]
The Atlanta Greek Picnic Is Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary This Year
Atlanta Greek Picnic is back this year and will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Hosted at Morris Brown College it is set to take place from June 25 to June 30. The event will include performances by artists Brie, Noochie, Dominae, Swift and Fast Life Yungstaz. It will also feature the “AGP Cares Corner,” a space […]
Atlanta police release bodycam video of judge’s arrest after she allegedly pushed officer
Atlanta police have released bodycam footage showing the arrest of Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson after she allegedly struck an officer outside a nightclub on Thursday. The Atlanta police officer was working an approved extra job at the Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge when he heard a commotion around 3:18 a.m. and went to […]
Atlanta center of US political universe once again with Biden-Trump debate
Joe Biden will debate Donald Trump on Thursday night in an unnerving repeat of the 2020 election cycle, and once again Atlanta is the center of the political universe. The question is whether the two candidates can influence Atlanta, or if Atlanta, which influences everything in American politics, is beyond their influence. Related: How the […]