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• 2 killed in house fire on Waters Road in south Atlanta

  08-10-2026 12:48 via cbsnews.com
  
  Two people died and two others escaped a house fire on Waters Road in south Atlanta. Fire officials say people inside tried to extinguish the flames before calling 911. Crews responded around 8:45 p.m.
  
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• 5 DeKalb County Jail inmates charged with murdering 24-year-old man in cell, sheriff says

  08-10-2026 21:31 via cbsnews.com
  
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has charged five inmates with the killing of a 24-year-old man inside the DeKalb County Jail.Officials say deputies found David Addo-Wright of Covington, Georgia, unresponsive in a cell at the jail with multiple wounds on Sept. 23.Addo-Wright was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In a press conference last week, the family said that they had been told that Addo-Wright had posted bail the day of the attack and was expected to be rele
  
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• Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias

  08-10-2026 20:55 via cbsnews.com
  
  Gov. Brian Kemp declared a new state of emergency Thursday as Hurricane Isaias approaches the Gulf coast.Kemp warned that Georgia could face heavy rain, flooding, tornadoes and wind gusts strong enough to cause power outages.The order allows the state to move resources into position ahead of the storm and authorizes Kemp to call up as many as 500 Georgia National Guard troops if needed. Kemp said officials do not currently expect to need the troops but want the option if conditions change."We wa
  
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• "Florida Boy" tattoo helps police identify suspect in sex trafficking, rape case, officials say

  08-10-2026 20:15 via cbsnews.com
  
  A Clayton County man's distinct tattoo helped investigators connect him with the sex trafficking and rape of a 15-year-old girl, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says.On Wednesday, 28-year-old Riverdale resident Christopher Clark pleaded guilty to trafficking a person for sexual servitude, rape, and false imprisonment in superior court.The case, which has led to the arrest and convictions of four other individuals, was originally closed by local jurisdictions, but was reopened by the Attorney
  
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• Athens-Clarke County police officer accused of using Flock cameras to surveil ex-girlfriend

  08-10-2026 19:53 via cbsnews.com
  
  An Athens-Clarke County police officer has been fired and is under investigation after officials say he was accused of misusing his department's Flock Safety system to search for his ex-girlfriend's vehicle.Officials with the agency say they began an investigation into Officer Tyler Vaughn after receiving a complaint from another officer who became aware of the alleged misuse.An internal investigation led authorities to find that Vaughn had used the system to search for a license plate associate
  
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• Family of Secoriea Turner demands Rick Jackson campaign take down ad about 8-year-old's death

  08-10-2026 19:48 via cbsnews.com
  
  The family of an 8-year-old girl shot and killed during protests in Atlanta in June 2020 is asking Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson to stop using their daughter in his campaign ads.Secoriea Turner was shot while riding in the back of a Jeep with her mother and her mother's friend on July 4, 2020, near the Wendy's restaurant where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, had been killed by a white police officer weeks earlier. The restaurant was set ablaze the night after Bro
  
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• No signs of Hurricane Isaias in Georgia yet as storm moves toward land

  08-10-2026 19:01 via cbsnews.com
  
  While Isaias' full strength won't hit Georgia, the state will still feel the impacts of the massive storm as it makes landfall on the Gulf Coast.
  
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• Appeals court allows Atlanta family to pursue FBI agent over mistaken raid

  08-10-2026 18:49 via cbsnews.com
  
  An Atlanta family cannot take the federal government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid on their home in 2017, but they can seek to hold the agent who led the SWAT team liable, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. FBI agents broke down the front door of Trina Martin's Atlanta home before dawn on Oct. 18, 2017, stormed into her bedroom and pointed guns at her and her then-boyfriend as her 7-year-old son screamed for his mom from another room.The agents quickly realized they had the wrong house
  
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• Atlanta police add electric bikes to Beltline patrols to reach emergency calls faster

  08-10-2026 18:20 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atlanta police are adding electric bikes to Beltline patrols to give officers a way to cover more ground and reach emergency calls faster.The department unveiled the bikes Wednesday at Bearings Bike Works. Officers plan to begin using them this weekend, police officials said.The bikes provide motor assistance during shifts that can last 10 to 12 hours, said Lt. Silva, commander of the department's Path Force unit."These bikes will greatly assist our officers in their response time to the calls,"
  
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• Off-duty Georgia firefighter's toddler son dies in shopping center crash

  08-10-2026 17:46 via cbsnews.com
  
  A 22-month-old boy has died after a vehicle drove over a curb and struck him while his father, an off-duty Gainesville firefighter, was carrying him at Limestone Marketplace, police said.Knox Skelton was airlifted to a children's hospital in Atlanta after Wednesday's crash but died from his injuries, according to Gainesville Police Department Capt. Kevin Holbrook.Police said Knox's father, Samuel Skelton, was holding him when the vehicle left the roadway and hit them.The driver, 68-year-old Tere
  
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• Atlanta firefighters describe efforts to save woman, boy from house fire: "We really tried our best"

  08-10-2026 17:31 via cbsnews.com
  
  A woman and a boy died in an Atlanta house fire Wednesday night after people inside tried to put out the flames before calling 911, according to Atlanta Fire Rescue.Crews responded around 8:45 p.m. to the 2400 block of Waters Road after receiving a report of a fire with people trapped inside, said Chief Andrew Anderson, the department's public information officer.A man and another boy escaped. Firefighters found the two people who died in a bathroom near the left rear corner of the home, Anderso
  
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• Georgia gas prices fall as state tax break continues

  08-10-2026 16:52 via cbsnews.com
  
  Georgia drivers are seeing lower gas prices as the state continues a temporary suspension of its motor fuel tax, but experts say several factors can still push prices higher or lower.The average price for regular gas in Georgia was $3.85 a gallon Thursday, down from $3.96 one week ago, an 11-cent drop.Gov. Brian Kemp extended the state's motor fuel tax suspension Tuesday. The break removes 33.3 cents per gallon in state tax on gasoline and now runs through Nov. 5. The current suspension took eff
  
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• Will Hurricane Isaias impact Atlanta? Flooding rain, isolated tornadoes possible for metro Atlanta

  08-10-2026 16:20 via cbsnews.com
  
  North Georgia and metro Atlanta could see tropical storm-force wind gusts, flooding rain and even an isolated tornado threat this weekend as Hurricane Isaias moves toward the northern Gulf Coast.Although Georgia is no longer in the storm's forecast cone, Isaias is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph across the region Saturday morning and early afternoon, along with up to 3 inches or more of rain.The CBS News Atlanta NEXT Weather Team has issued NEXT Weather Alerts for Saturday and Sunda
  
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• Will Hurricane Isaias impact Atlanta? Flooding rain, isolated tornadoes possible

  08-10-2026 16:11 via cbsnews.com
  
  Hurricane Isaias will bring impacts to North Georgia and metro Atlanta this weekend. Isaias is currently strengthening and moving closer to the northern Gulf.CBS News Atlanta The storm will soon be a category two hurricane with winds at least up to 110 mph.As Isaias moves east north east at 10 mph, it will eventually make landfall between Panama City Beach, Florida and Mobile, Alabama late Friday into early Saturday.CBS News Atlanta The Latest track has shifted a little bit farther to the w
  
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• Hurricane Isaias could bring 40 mph gusts and 3 inches or more of rain to metro Atlanta

  08-10-2026 16:08 via cbsnews.com
  
  Hurricane Isaias will bring impacts to North Georgia and metro Atlanta this weekend. Isaias is currently strengthening and moving closer to the northern Gulf.CBS News Atlanta The storm will soon be a category two hurricane with winds at least up to 110 mph.As Isaias moves east north east at 10 mph, it will eventually make landfall between Panama City Beach, Florida and Mobile, Alabama late Friday into early Saturday.CBS News Atlanta The Latest track has shifted a little bit farther to the w
  
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• Keisha Lance Bottoms gains Obama endorsement in Georgia governor's race

  08-10-2026 15:24 via cbsnews.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama is urging Georgians to elect Keisha Lance Bottoms as governor, endorsing the former Atlanta mayor in a video released Thursday. "I hope you'll support my friend Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor," Obama said in the message.Obama highlighted Bottoms' experience as a judge, City Council member, and mayor. He praised her record on investments in young people, pay raises for police officers and firefighters, and balancing Atlanta's budget without raising taxes.He a
  
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• New Atlanta app helps LGBTQ+ community find events and queer-friendly businesses

  08-10-2026 14:55 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atlanta celebrates Pride every October, and this year, an app created in Atlanta is helping connect the LGBTQ+ community with queer-friendly events and businesses.Austin Randall created Out Local."I've always had an issue trying to find queer events. Drag shows, comedians, the venues, there's a hundred different places to look, so I thought, why not condense it all into one place?" said Randall, the app's founder.Randall created the app as a resource to help users find LGBTQ+ events and business
  
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• Hurricane Isaias could bring flooding, strong winds to metro Atlanta this weekend

  08-10-2026 14:42 via cbsnews.com
  
  Tropical Storm Isaias formed off eastern Mexico on Wednesday morning and develop into the first hurricane of the season before hitting the Gulf Coast this week.CBS News Atlanta As of Wednesday afternoon, Isaias was centered about 255 miles northwest of Progreso, Mexico, and about 520 miles southwest of the Mississippi River's mouth, according to the hurricane center. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was moving east-northeast at 8 mphThe official track from the Hurricane Center brings
  
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• Atlanta’s Out Local app connects users with LGBTQ+ events

  08-10-2026 14:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atlanta creator Austin Randall launched Out Local to help users find LGBTQ+ events, performers and queer-friendly businesses in one place. The app debuted in time for Atlanta Pride celebrations and is free for users and business owners.
  
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• Georgia woman celebrates 80th birthday with her own funeral

  08-10-2026 14:25 via cbsnews.com
  
  Shelby Neill didn’t want to miss her own funeral, so she held it early to celebrate her 80th birthday. The party at her former Georgia home featured a real coffin with a cardboard cutout of Neill, who also spoke at the celebration.
  
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• Hurricane Isaias could bring heavy rain, strong winds to Atlanta Saturday

  08-10-2026 14:21 via cbsnews.com
  
  Hurricane Isaias could bring 2 to 3 inches of rain, winds near 40 mph and an isolated tornado risk to metro Atlanta and North Georgia on Saturday. The storm is forecast to reach the Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, potentially strengthening to Category 2 before landfall.
  
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• Georgia gas prices fall 28 cents amid gas tax suspension

  08-10-2026 14:10 via cbsnews.com
  
  Georgia’s average gas price has dropped from $4.11 to $3.83 since the state’s gas tax suspension began Sept. 29, according to GasBuddy. Analyst Patrick De Haan says most of the tax savings appears to be reaching drivers, though oil prices and geopolitical tensions also affect prices at the pump.
  
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• Army veteran's organization Helmets to Boots helps veterans launch and grow businesses

  08-10-2026 13:57 via cbsnews.com
  
  Jeremy Walker says his more than 20 years in the U.S. Army taught him to be flexible and proactive. Those skills, he says, are crucial as a business owner. "I'm a project manager and a program manager," Walker said. "That's really the baseline of what we do. And micro-macroeconomics, which is what the military is, it's all business. Now you just changed the uniform to a suit, and it's the same concepts."After retiring from the army in 2016, Walker launched Helmets to Boots. The organization
  
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• Atlanta's new nightlife manager says growth, safety are top priorities at city's "Training Day" event

  08-10-2026 13:43 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atlanta introduced Korey Felder Sr. as its new manager of nightlife and culture Wednesday during a quarterly event focused on safety, city regulations and networking for nightlife professionals."It's a legacy position for me," Felder said. "I started in nightlife, I've owned, I've operated, I've bussed tables. So, I'm in a situation now where I get to change the landscape of how things work here, and I want to move us forward."Felder has worked in the nightlife industry and served on the city's
  
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• Helmets to Boots helps metro Atlanta veterans find their footing as entrepreneurs

  08-10-2026 13:04 via cbsnews.com
  
  Retired Army veteran Jeremy Walker helps veterans transition to business ownership through his organization, Helmets to Boots. The group says it has mentored more than 250 veteran-owned businesses, offering workshops, work readiness programs and networking opportunities.
  
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• Children in Gaza struggle to find safety amid Israel-Hamas war

  08-10-2026 12:58 via cbsnews.com
  
  Palestinian children face the ongoing dangers of the war in Gaza. One boy, who was 11 when the fighting began, reflects on life before the war and his hopes for it to end. UNICEF says more than 21,000 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza.
  
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• Toddler dies after car hits him and father in Gainesville

  08-10-2026 12:54 via cbsnews.com
  
  Gainesville police say 22-month-old Knox Skelton died after a car left the road and struck him and his father at Limestone Marketplace. His father, an off-duty Gainesville firefighter, was holding him when they were hit. Knox was airlifted to a children’s hospital but died from his injuries.
  
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• Video title: Clayton County police release rendering to identify human remains

  08-10-2026 12:50 via cbsnews.com
  
  Clayton County police released a facial rendering as they work to identify human remains found in the county. Detectives are asking for the public’s help and say even a small detail could provide a breakthrough. Authorities have not said when or where the remains were found.
  
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• Atlanta police get 15 new bikes for Beltline safety patrols

  08-10-2026 12:42 via cbsnews.com
  
  Atlanta police’s Path Force received 15 new bikes to support safety patrols along the Atlanta Beltline. Officers say the bikes will help them cover more ground during long shifts and respond to calls faster.
  
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• Atlanta names new nightlife manager, hosts safety training

  08-10-2026 12:32 via cbsnews.com
  
  Mayor Andre Dickens introduced Corey Felder Sr. as Atlanta’s new manager of nightlife and culture during the city’s quarterly Training Day event. Nightlife professionals gathered to network and learn about safety and city regulations, including demonstrations on Narcan use and bleeding control.
  
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