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Manhunt in Georgia: Registered sex offender wanted for assault of 14-year-old

Manhunt in Georgia: Registered sex offender wanted for assault of 14-year-old

Manhunt in Georgia: Registered sex offender wanted for assault of 14-year-old James Kelly Barker is wanted for rape, statutory rape, and child molestation. THIS MORNING ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS AT 6-- TIGER NATION IS READY TO ROAR THIS WEEKEND...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Former Atlanta Brave Mark DeRosa confirms he has not been contacted by any MLB teams regarding managerial openings

Former Atlanta Brave Mark DeRosa confirms he has not been contacted by any MLB teams regarding managerial openings

There’s alphas all over this place. We’re going to get a healthy Ohtani, who we didn’t get last time. He had the banged up shoulder. I want to see if Freddie Freeman can recapture glory. I mean, game one, he hits the homer off Nestor Cortez. Makes...

Owner:  David Dickey
Georgia Today: Changes for mail-in voting; Rivian layoffs continue; The Stitch update
Murrill, other AGs back Trump’s actions against drug boats

Murrill, other AGs back Trump’s actions against drug boats

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a 16-state coalition supporting President Donald Trump’s actions to combat the dangerous drug cartels by striking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. The coalition says these...

Owner:  U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Health insurance premiums for Georgians could spike if subsidies end
AUCC Partners with 23XI Racing and Xfinity for Atlanta HBCU Takeover and NASCAR Race Watch Party

AUCC Partners with 23XI Racing and Xfinity for Atlanta HBCU Takeover and NASCAR Race Watch Party

ATLANTA, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) is proud to announce an exciting partnership with 23XI Racing, Xfinity, and GMR Marketing to host the Atlanta HBCU Takeover / NASCAR Race Watch Party — a...

Owner:  Richard Dean
VIDEO: ‘We will get through this,’ U.S. House Rep. Pramila Jayapal assures hometown Town Hall

VIDEO: ‘We will get through this,’ U.S. House Rep. Pramila Jayapal assures hometown Town Hall

(WSB video of Rep. Jayapal’s Town Hall) By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal wanted to know who was in the audience at her West Seattle town-hall meeting last night, so she began with a few questions for the...

Owner:  Tracey Record
Breast cancer awareness group highlights need for more representation of Black women
‘It’s scary’: Ga., S.C. families brace for SNAP shutoff

‘It’s scary’: Ga., S.C. families brace for SNAP shutoff

AUGUSTA, Ga. - SNAP recipients in Georgia and South Carolina are facing uncertainty about their November benefits as the government shutdown continues. The South Carolina Department of Social Services released an alert on Tuesday, saying funds may...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
School of Public Health Faculty Member Natasha Malmin Receives National Academies Early Career Fellowship

School of Public Health Faculty Member Natasha Malmin Receives National Academies Early Career Fellowship

ATLANTA — Natasha Malmin, an assistant professor in the Georgia State University School of Public Health, was one of 14 scientists nationwide awarded an Early Career Research Fellowship from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of...

Owner:  Georgia State University
Family Demands Answers After 27-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Atlanta Apartment

Family Demands Answers After 27-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Atlanta Apartment

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — The family of 27-year-old Josephine Tarwai is demanding answers nearly a month after she was found dead in her Atlanta apartment, saying police have shown little urgency in investigating what they believe is a suspicious death....

Owner:  Ralph Shealy
Amarillo NAACP's annual banquet to feature nationally known speaker

Amarillo NAACP's annual banquet to feature nationally known speaker

The Amarillo branch of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) will host nationally known Dr. Rashad Richey as their guest speaker at this year's Dr. R. W. Jones Freedom Fund Banquet. The annual event will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday,...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
Biden-era trans healthcare expansion measure struck down by federal judge

Biden-era trans healthcare expansion measure struck down by federal judge

A federal judge struck down a Biden-era rule that expanded federal anti-discrimination measures to transgender healthcare, writing that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “exceeded its authority by implementing regulations...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Issues to watch during the 2025 Georgia legislative session

Issues to watch during the 2025 Georgia legislative session

Gov. Brian Kemp and the Republicans who control the General Assembly have already proposed spending more than $1 billion in reserve on income tax refunds. With their support, Georgians will likely see those refunds when they file their taxes next...

Owner:  Cox Family
U.S. officials in Atlanta confiscate 160 lbs. of ketamine in 2 busts

U.S. officials in Atlanta confiscate 160 lbs. of ketamine in 2 busts

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Federal officials say they have seized more than 100 pounds of ketamine on two occasions, both involving attempts to smuggle the controlled substance into the United States via France. On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border...

Owner:  Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church
Metro Atlanta Speaks survey ranks housing affordability as top problem

Metro Atlanta Speaks survey ranks housing affordability as top problem

Atlanta Regional Commission released its annual Metro Atlanta Speaks survey at the Oct. 24 “State of the Region,” where over 4,000 people ranked issues facing the region – and affordable housing topped the list. 28 percent of the people who...

Owner:  Maria Saporta
American Racism: A Tragic Legacy Still Impacting Today

American Racism: A Tragic Legacy Still Impacting Today

By Remo Butler and Robert Bruce Adolph There are few more important topics than the absurd notion, accepted by far too many, that skin color is determinant of character or capability. Geneticists have scientifically proven that homo sapiens...

Owner:  Brandon Webb
Health insurance sticker shock begins

Shutdown battle over subsidies rages

Health insurance sticker shock begins Shutdown battle over subsidies rages

BY PAIGE WINFIELD C UNNINGHAM The Washington Post Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. The bitter fight sparked a...

Owner:  Paul Feldman
HistoSonics expands U.S. insurance coverage for Edison

HistoSonics expands U.S. insurance coverage for Edison

The Edison image-guided, robotic histotripsy system uses focused ultrasound to treat tumors. [Image courtesy of HistoSonics] HistoSonics announced today that Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) issued a positive medical policy for histotripsy to...

Owner:  Mountaingate Capital
Real World Economics: Argentina bailout is a new level of corruption

Real World Economics: Argentina bailout is a new level of corruption

Edward Lotterman An Old Testament sage once said, “there is nothing new in the world.” Yet the Trump administration and that of Javier Milei in Argentina have really found something unique. It is the bailout of a Latin American country in which...

Owner:  Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman

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