Cobb County Robotics Team Heading to World Championship
Engineering their way into the future, one Cobb County High School is about to take on the world stage. The Wheeler High School Robotics team, or CircuitRunners, is heading to Houston, Texas to compete in the FIRST Robotics World Championship. This is the first time 3 teams from Wheeler High School are all competing in the same year. Each robot the teams are using...
Atlanta man and Nigerian man charged in $100 million IRS fraud scheme
An Atlanta man and a man from the United Kingdom and Nigeria have been charged with filing more than 300 fake tax returns that sought over $100 million in fraudulent refunds from the IRS. What’s Happening: 43-year-old Akinade Adedeji Raheem of Atlanta and 42-year-old Abayomi Quadri Eletu, who lived in...
Man in wheelchair falls onto tracks at Buckhead MARTA station
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man in a wheelchair fell onto the tracks at the Buckhead MARTA station Wednesday, the agency said. The agency said police responded to the station around 5:20 p.m. and found the man, who had fallen onto the southbound tracks. The man suffered...
Suspect heads to trial three years after Atlanta hospital mass shooting
ATLANTA (CN) — Nearly three years after a mass shooting unfolded inside an Atlanta medical facility, the suspect, Deion Patterson, is scheduled to go to trial Thursday. Patterson is accused of opening fire inside a waiting room at Laureate Medical Center just after noon on May 3, 2023, and shooting five women.
Video shows arrest of babysitter accused in toddler’s death
ATLANTA - Atlanta police have released body camera footage showing the arrest of a 71-year-old babysitter accused in the death of 3-year-old Armani Lyons. Officers went to an apartment on Landrum Drive just before 8:15 p.m. Monday to find a wanted person. Video shows Barbara Edwards coming to the door before being handcuffed and led to a patrol car.
Member of popular Atlanta rap group accused in major electronics theft ring
Police say a member of a mid-2000s rap group is responsible for the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of items across metro Atlanta.
Ex-employee accused of draining elderly woman’s bank account at metro Atlanta memory care facility
SMYRNA, Ga. — Police in Smyrna are searching for a former employee accused of stealing more than $3,000 from an elderly resident at a memory care facility. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. According to the Smyrna Police Department, the investigation began after staff at...
Metro Atlanta city lowers speed limits in 3 areas as part of citywide safety...
Effective immediately, three roads in Milton have lower speed limits.
$2.5 million won on Georgia Lottery scratcher
The winning ticket was sold on Hickory Flat Highway in Woodstock.
Fulton jail renovation costs rise to $1.3 billion
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The Fulton County Board of Commissioners is set to hear a report that shows renovations at the Rice Street Jail will cost more than originally expected. The cost of the jail project has increased more than $135 million to an estimated $1.3 billion. The cost increase...
