Georgia runoff elections are happening today where candidates didn’t win a majority in the May primary. There are several metro Atlanta races and other races on the ballot. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Clayton County: Sheriff (Democratic) – Incumbent Sheriff Levon Allen Clayton County Commission Chairman Jeff Turner Commissioner Board […]
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Atlanta father drowns after jumping off cliff, into ocean off California coast
An Atlanta man drowned earlier this month when he jumped off of a cliff and into the ocean for fun. Hans Materne, 45, was found unresponsive in the water in Santa Cruz, California on June 5, according to KSBW-TV. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] His wife wrote in an online […]
Atlanta police chief reviews hours of footage from 2022 Buckhead officer-involved shooting
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum spent hours reviewing footage from the 2022 officer-involved shooting of Nygil Cullins at the Fogo de Chao in Buckhead. The May 18, 2022 shooting ended with Cullins shot and killed inside the restaurant and is now the subject of a federal civil lawsuit and a series of protests stretching back […]
VP Kamala Harris returns to Atlanta to help shore up the Black vote in Georgia
VP Kamala Harris returns to Atlanta to help shore up the Black vote in Georgia Vice President Kamala Harris was in Atlanta on Friday speaking to the 100 Black Men of Atlanta’s annual conference. Harris is trying to shore up support in the Black community as recent polling shows some weakness. She decided to speak […]
‘All hell broke loose:’ Survivors speak out after food court shooting in downtown Atlanta
Police were back in Downtown Atlanta on Wednesday after a bomb threat against 230 Peachtree Street. The location is directly across the street from where a man opened fire inside the food court at 230 Peachtree Street on Tuesday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] “There was confusion because it sounded […]
Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say
An Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta in May, looking to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election, federal authorities said. Mark Adams Prieto was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm […]
Atlanta police say they’re fighting crime this summer with ‘operation heatwave’
The summer months can often lead to more crime, but Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta police said not this summer. Police say they’re turning up the heat with a new summer safety plan. Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen was live along the Beltline at Ponce De Leon Avenue. APD said they’re turning up the heat […]
Man seen attacking pregnant woman at Atlanta pizza restaurant arrested
ATLANTA – A disturbing video circulating on social media shows a homeless man trying to punch a pregnant woman at an Atlanta pizza restaurant. Police say the assault happened in the parking lot of Fellini’s Pizza on Ponce De Leon Ave on Friday. Caitlin Markli, the general manager of the restaurant, tells FOX 5 that […]
Busy intersection in Midtown Atlanta near BeltLine closed for construction this week
Busy intersection in Midtown Atlanta near BeltLine closed for construction this week A busy intersection near Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta is closed for the next few days. Atlanta Beltline, Inc. is constructing a safer intersection for pedestrians and cyclists entering the Eastside Trail at Monroe Drive. The intersection, right at the entrance of Park […]
2 men arrested for shoplifting from Atlanta Dollar Tree, fighting with officer
Atlanta police arrested two men accused of shoplifting early Sunday morning after one of them scuffled with an officer. On Sunday, June 9, at around 4 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Dollar Tree store at 906 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. SW to a report of a burglar inside a business. When officers arrived, they […]
3 men arrested for coordinating street racing event in Atlanta, other arrests expected
The Atlanta Police Department say they arrested three men in connection to street racing incidents officials say they coordinated. Police say officers assigned to the Atlanta Police Department’s Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit responded to multiple calls for street racers across Atlanta throughout the weekend. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Chief […]
Downed traffic signal leaves Atlanta road closed most of Saturday morning with repairs underway
Atlanta police were on the scene Friday night on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway at Hollywood Road after receiving reports of wires down at the intersection. When APD arrived, officers found wires dangling and a traffic light down and worked to keep traffic under control at the location ahead of repair work. The City of Atlanta […]