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 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 […]
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 […]
A man accused of touching women inappropriately while shopping has been arrested. Peachtree City police say it happened inside two different stores on the same day. A woman called police on Thursday to report that a man touched her inappropriately while shopping at Kroger on Crosstown Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
The Atlanta Police Department is looking for a man they say stole a FedEx van. Police say on Wednesday, just after 10 a.m., Atlanta Police Zone 4 officers responded to a report of a carjacking of a FedEx van at 2070 Alison Ct. SW. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When […]
Atlanta police have released body camera footage of the moments leading up to the arrest of a Douglas County probate court judge. The video, released Friday night, shows the confrontation between an off-duty Atlanta police officer and Judge Christina Peterson at the Red Martini bar in Buckhead. Channel 2′s Darryn Moore went through the nearly […]
An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone. He’d use the same megaphone to sing spiritual hymns and freedom songs during protests. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] […]
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever face the Atlanta Dream this Friday. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are finally on a roll, winning their third game in a row this week when they defeated the Washington Mystics 88-81. The team hasn’t won four games in a row since […]
Atlanta police released video of officers tracking down men suspected of being involved in a shooting. Officers started following the suspects in a blue Tesla after a shooting on Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. earlier this month. They brought in a police helicopter to join the chase. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news […]
Renters at southwest Atlanta apartment complex fed up with ‘inhumane conditions’ Renters at the Fairburn and Gordon apartment complex in Southwest Atlanta say they are fed up. “This ain’t no project baby, this ain’t even ghetto this is gutter, sewage gutter,” Deborah Love told Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln. They attended a status hearing […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Atlanta to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to quell the import of illegal drugs into the U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced new sanctions against members of a Mexican drug cartel accused of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, meth and migrants through the southern border. Included in the sanctions are eight members of […]
A Douglas County judge was arrested at an Atlanta nightclub early Thursday morning, according to Fulton County Jail records. Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson was charged with simple battery victim against a police officer at the Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on Peachtree Street. A police report said an off-duty Atlanta police officer was working […]