WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA)

WSB-TV, an ABC affiliate and the first TV news station in the South, is owned by Cox Media Group. It is the top local TV station in Atlanta, providing seven hours of news coverage each weekday. In addition to its broadcasts, WSB-TV manages its website, wsbtv.com, and offers news, weather, and traffic apps. The station also features MeTV on its digital sub-channel 2.2.

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English

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#11905

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#2140

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#59

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On-ramp to I-85 from the Buford Spring connector shut down for bridge cracks

7 hours ago | wsbtv.com | Scott Flynn

ATLANTA — A major on-ramp to Interstate 85 has been shut down at the height of the evening rush hour. The Buford Spring Connector Northbound ramp to I-85 Northbound is closed due to cracks on the bridge that are being inspected, Triple Team Traffic says.
Rescue crews searching for possible missing board on Allatoona Lake

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Scott Flynn

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the rescue teams from Cherokee County Fire and Rescue are searching for a possible missing boater on Allatoona Lake. Emergency crews were called to the lake shortly before 5:30 p.m. after people called in a boat spinning in circles on the lake. Rescue crews were able to stop the boat, but there was no one on it.
Mulberry councilman rescues injured dog, reunites pet with tearful owner

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Matt Johnson

MULBERRY, Ga. — A Mulberry city councilman’s quick thinking and kindness helped save a dog’s life and reunite the injured pet with its grateful owner Thursday afternoon. Michael Rudnick was driving his city truck down Buford Drive around 10:30 a.m. when he spotted a small dog lying motionless on the roadway near Lyle Circle. Several cars had already passed by the injured animal.
Man accused of road rage incident that led to helicopter chase ‘just wanted to scare’ driver

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Matt Johnson

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A road rage shooting Friday evening escalated to gunfire and a dramatic helicopter chase that ended with an arrest at the suspect’s home in Gwinnett County. The incident began near Buford Drive and South Lee Street near Buford, according to police reports, when two drivers got into a confrontation that quickly turned violent. “One of the drivers honked at the other driver. Some gestures were given.
CDC official who oversaw COVID-19 vaccine recommendations has resigned following HHS rollback

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Scott Flynn

ATLANTA — An official who oversaw the recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control has resigned. Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Friday. “My career in public health and vaccinology started with a deep-seated desire to help the most vulnerable members of our population, and that is not something I am able to continue doing in this role,” she wrote in her resignation letter obtained by Channel 2 Action News.
2 men injured in shooting at Greenbriar Mall

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Scott Flynn

Police are investigating what led up to a shooting that left two people injured at Greenbriar Mall. Atlanta police said two men were shot at the mall and were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Channel 2 Action News has a reporter and photographer headed to the scene. Stay with WSBTV.com and tune into Channel 2 Action News starting at 4 p.m. for the latest on this developing story.
Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floods

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Taiwo Adebayo |Yunusa Umar

MOKWA, Nigeria — (AP) — On May 29, Mallam Hassan Umar stood waist-deep and barefoot in muddy water, his eyes on the remnants of his Arabic school, now reduced to sludge and shattered wood by devastating floods. The Islamic teacher, clutching only the threadbare clothes he escaped with, started shouting the names of the pupils he housed and might never see again. Some pupils tried to escape with him through the back of the house, which also doubled as the school.
Gwinnett Co. approves $714K to keep mental health crisis teams on streets

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Matt Johnson

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County commissioners unanimously approved more than $700,000 to continue funding the Behavioral Health Unit for another year, ensuring mental health crisis response teams will remain on the streets. The funding supports seven fully staffed teams that pair Gwinnett County Police officers with licensed clinicians to respond to mental health emergencies across the county.
India is preparing to launch its delayed census, including controversial questions about caste

1 day ago | wsbtv.com | Rajesh Roy

NEW DELHI — (AP) — India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial questions about caste for the first time since independence. The Home Ministry announced plans to conduct a two-stage count ending March 1, 2027 in a statement Wednesday night. India's last official census in 2011 counted 1.21 billion people.
Marjorie Taylor Greene admits she didn’t read AI part of budget bill before voting yes for it

2 days ago | wsbtv.com | Scott Flynn

ATLANTA — The push-back from Republicans on President Donald Trump’s budget bill is heating up. But House Speaker Mike Johnson is downplaying Elon Musk’s criticism, calling the bill a “disgusting abomination.”“It surprised me frankly. I don’t take it personal. We don’t take it personal. Policy differences are not personal. I think he’s flat wrong. I think he’s way off on this,” Johnson said.