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Atlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
Major Interstate Incidents: Drive safely tonight. Major Highway & Surface Street Incidents: Drive safely and listen to News/Talk WSB for live traffic updates around the clock. Weekend Traffic Report: GA-DOT has suspended major weekend lane closures around town, to help heavy traffic move better during the Memorial Day weekend. Traffic will ...
Fire damages Little Five Points pub and eatery
An afternoon blaze damaged a prominent Little Five Points pub and eatery Thursday afternoon, interrupting the hustle and bustle through the popular east Atlanta shopping area. The fire started at the Little 5 Corner Tavern, which anchors a row of shops along McLendon Avenue and faces Moreland Avenue’s intersection with ...
Police: Man tried forging Falcons players’ checks
Gwinnett County police are looking for a Norcross man they say tried to forge an old rent check from Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones. According to police reports, Corey Dajohn Moody, 29, altered checks written by Jones and former Falcon cornerback Christopher Owens, and tried to cash or deposit ...
Cops: Banker steals $10K from 90-year-old customer
Mary Massey thought she was signing a slip to transfer money from her checking account into her savings account.Turns out, the 90-year-old was being tricked into signing a cash withdrawal slip, Atlanta police said Tuesday. And once the $10,600 was taken from Massey’s account, a bank employee deposited it into ...
Twister slammed Oklahoma schools
Some of the most heart-breaking scenes in the aftermath of the Moore, Okla., tornado of May 20, 2013, were from the Briarwood and Plaza Towers schools.
Trial begins for man accused of shooting wife 8 times
Her shooting came as an utter shock to family and friends. Who could have shot the vibrant attorney, wife and church volunteer eight times just outside of her Sandy Springs apartment? When police made an arrest, those who knew Adina Parson were shocked again. Her husband, Michael Darnell Parson, was ...
E. coli outbreak reported in northeast Georgia
State health officials said Saturday that a number of people in Stephens County have been infected with E.coli. District 2 Public Health spokesman Dave Palmer confirmed that no source has been identified as the cause of the outbreak that sickened at least seven, although several people have been hospitalized. The ...
Father, sons attacked by dogs in Douglas County
A father and two of his children were taken to an Atlanta hospital on Saturday after they were attacked by a pair of dogs in Douglas County, police said. Douglas County sheriff’s Major Tommy Wheeler said the victims were transported to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Wheeler said a ...
CDC: Mental disorders rising in children
Millions of American children suffer from depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorders and an array of other mental health issues, and the prevalence of such conditions is rising, a new study shows. Roughly one in five children experience a mental disorder in a given year, according to a report released Thursday ...
State Rep. Brooks indicted by federal grand jury
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr., D-Atlanta, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for allegedly misappropriating almost $1 million in charitable funds, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. The grand jury had been investigating the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials’ finances. Brooks has served as the organization’s president. The ...
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