Cobb County police are investigating the death of a child near Marietta Tuesday. Police responded to 884 Wanda Circle at approximately 6:49 p.m. after receiving a 911 call. According to police, the child died after being inside a hot car in the home’s driveway for an extended “period of time.” [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app […]
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Biden to give extended interview to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Friday
President Joe Biden will give his an interview to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos later this week, his first since the president’s much-criticized performance during last week’s debate. Portions of the interview will air on ABC’s “World News Tonight” on Friday, with the extended interview first airing on the network’s “This Week” Sunday morning program, the network […]
Missing Jay Slater’s family use GoFundMe donations to pay for extended stay in Tenerife
The mother of missing British teenager Jay Slater has said she will use donations to fund her stay on Tenerife as the hunt for her son continues into a second week. Debbie Duncan said the £36,000 (€42,000) raised by more than 3,200 individual donations will be used to support mountain rescue teams, and to cover […]
Extended range version of Army guided rocket enters production
The Army has given the greenlight to Lockheed Martin to produce an extended-range version of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, according to the company and the service. Lockheed was awarded a $200 million fiscal 2024 contract modification in May to build as many as 240 extended range GMLRS. The funding includes production, tooling and […]
U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says
By Phil Stewart GABORONE (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s pier off Gaza may be extended well beyond its July 31 authorization date if the United States and aid organizations can get aid flowing again to Palestinians in the coming days and weeks, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. “While the pier was authorized through […]
Heat advisory extended, index values to hit 100; air quality alert issued for Thursday
A heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Wilmington has been extended through Saturday. Hamilton, Clermont, Butler and Warren counties in Ohio are under the watch, as well as Campbell, Kenton, and Boone counties in Kentucky and Dearborn, Franklin, Switzerland, and Ohio counties in Indiana. According to the National Weather Service, expect a prolonged period […]
Free rides extended through October at Virginia Beach Oceanfront
VIRGINIA BEACH — A free ride service at the Oceanfront that was going to expire at the end of the month will continue through Oct. 31. The city’s $1.2 million contract with Freebee ends June 30, and additional money to renew it was not included in the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget. The City Council […]
Extended offers dampen excitement for China’s mid-year e-commerce festival
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s mid-year e-commerce sales festival failed to stir up a great deal of excitement among shoppers, industry experts said, even as major platforms extended offers to a weeks-long period to woo belt-tightening consumers amid a gloomy economic outlook. The 618 festival, named after the June 18 […]
Extended stay motel in Marietta goes up in flames
Firefighters are currently working on putting out flames at an extended-stay motel in Marietta. Video shared with Channel 2 Action News shows the Metro Extended Stay Hotel on Freys Gin Road SE with significant damage and flames and a large plume of smoke coming from the roof. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
Philippines files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines filed a claim with the U.N. on Saturday to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China. “Today we secure our future by making a manifestation of our exclusive right to explore and exploit natural resources […]
Boeing’s Starliner has 5 ‘small’ helium leaks as astronauts’ ISS mission is extended: NASA
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is experiencing five “small” helium leaks as its first astronaut-crewed flight test continues, the aerospace company and NASA said in an update on Monday. While a major milestone was reached when Starliner successfully docked and delivered two NASA astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6, the leaks mark the […]
Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut mission extended through June 18
The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule will last a bit longer than we’d thought. Starliner launched on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) on a shakeout cruise called Crew Flight Test (CFT). Wilmore and Williams arrived at the orbiting lab on June 6 […]