Hope Dean

Atlanta

Digital Content Producer at WANF-TV (Atlanta, GA)

Digital content producer for @atlnewsfirst | Adjunct prof. at @UFJouDept | Formerly @ajc, @FreshTakeFla | Lover of hyper-specific Spotify playlists

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‘The Wire’ actor’s son recovering after being thrown nearly 300 feet from home in Locust Grove tornado

4 weeks ago | walb.com | Sarah Hammond |Hope Dean

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An 18-year-old is now in stable condition after a tornado ripped through a Locust Grove neighborhood on Thursday. The teen’s father, Tray Chaney, identified him as Malachi Chaney. Tray is an actor best known for playing Malik “Poot” Carr on HBO’s “The Wire.” PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Locust Grove neighbors recount tornado that ripped through their neighborhoodChaney on Saturday posted to Instagram an update on his son’s condition. “Malachi is stable.
Tennessee earthquake rattles north Georgia, metro Atlanta

1 month ago | wtoc.com | Courteney Jacobazzi |Hope Dean

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Metro Atlanta residents were startled on Saturday morning as an earthquake from Tennessee shook several nearby states. The quake’s epicenter was near Greenback, about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville.
10-year-old girl killed, 2 others hospitalized when tree falls on home

1 month ago | azfamily.com | Blake DeVine |Hope Dean |Dorothy Sedovic

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) — A 10-year-old girl was killed and two of her family members were sent to the hospital after a large tree fell on their home overnight. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department crews responded to the 1400 block of Mims Street SW at about 3 a.m. Saturday, when they found the tree had snapped in half and collapsed onto the house. Erica Dixon, a fourth-grade student at KIPP WAYS Academy, died from the impact.
10-year-old girl killed, 2 others hospitalized when tree falls on home

1 month ago | kktv.com | Blake DeVine |Hope Dean |Dorothy Sedovic

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) — A 10-year-old girl was killed and two of her family members were sent to the hospital after a large tree fell on their home overnight. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department crews responded to the 1400 block of Mims Street SW at about 3 a.m. Saturday, when they found the tree had snapped in half and collapsed onto the house. Erica Dixon, a fourth-grade student at KIPP WAYS Academy, died from the impact.
10-year-old girl killed, 2 others hospitalized when tree falls on home

1 month ago | fox8live.com | Blake DeVine |Hope Dean |Dorothy Sedovic

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Mother pleads guilty to killing special needs daughter after the girl’s mummified body was found in a closet

2 months ago | wdbj7.com | Hope Dean |Andrew Mcmunn

ATLANTA, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) - A 29-year-old woman in Georgia will spend the rest of her life in prison after she pleaded guilty to killing her daughter by abandoning her in a closet. Alondra Hobbs was convicted of two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder and two counts of first degree cruelty to children. She was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office.
Venue will be changed for trial of suspected Apalachee High School shooter’s father

2 months ago | walb.com | Tim Darnell |Hope Dean

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The father of the suspected Apalachee High School shooter will not have to face a Barrow County jury. On Thursday, both prosecutors and Colin Gray’s defense attorneys agreed the trial’s venue should be changed, meaning the father of Colt Gray will not face a Barrow County jury in a Barrow County courtroom. However, the two sides disagreed on where the trial should take place.
2 dead, 1 hurt after employee opens fire at Walmart and nearby home, deputies say

2 months ago | kktv.com | Hope Dean |Joshua Skinner |Jordan Gartner

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia say two people were killed Friday morning after a worker fired shots inside a Covington Walmart and a nearby home. Newton County deputies were called to the Walmart Supercenter on Salem Road at around 1:30 a.m. The store was closed, and only employees were inside the building. According to deputies, one of the employees, identified as 24-year-old Dwayne Eduh, left the building, got a gun and went back inside to shoot and kill another employee.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hints at run for governor

2 months ago | foxcarolina.com | Hope Dean |Tim Darnell

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia’s governor seat is up for grabs in 2026 — and a new candidate has possibly tossed her hat into the ring. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced her intention to run at an exclusive women’s leadership conference in California on Thursday, according to BET.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hints at run for governor

2 months ago | wrdw.com | Hope Dean |Tim Darnell

ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia’s governor seat is up for grabs in 2026 — and a new candidate has possibly tossed her hat into the ring. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced her intention to run at an exclusive women’s leadership conference in California on Thursday, according to BET. Last-minute Ga. bill would keep you in the dark about crimesAn 11th-hour measure proposed in the Georgia General Assembly could radically restrict the public’s right to know about crimes in their neighborhood.

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