FOX 5 Atlanta
New details about babysitter accused of kidnapping | FOX 5 News
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- New details about babysitter accused of kidnapping | FOX 5 News
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- 2:19
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- 2 months ago
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- Lakesha Brown, accused of kidnapping two young sisters in Atlanta, waived her initial court appearance Tuesday as prosecutors in Alabama moved to revoke her bond in a separate kidnapping case. Rey Ilerena reporting.
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- LIVE | Kidnapping suspect in court; Flock cameras destroyed
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- 59:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Welcome to our interactive news conversation. Let us know what stories you want to hear next.
Today's top stories:
- Babysitter Lakesha Brown is in court this morning after two missing Atlanta sisters were found safe in a SW Atlanta apartment.
- Michael Gates appears in court following the shooting of an Atlanta police officer during a mental health call.
- Lumpkin County offers a reward over a destroyed Flock Safety camera.
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- Atlanta flock camera network expands to 28,000+ devices | FOX 5 News
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- 5:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- An Atlanta coalition is calling for scrutiny of Flock cameras after data revealed the city's surveillance network expanded to over 28,000 cameras while failing to reduce major crime, according to Indivisible Atlanta.
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- Atlanta baby goes home after 307 days in hospital | FOX 5 News
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- An Atlanta baby is home after spending 307 days at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital. The 10-month-old infant underwent a successful heart transplant following a 177-day wait on the organ donor list.
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- Canton shooting leaves woman wounded in home | FOX 5 News
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A 42-year-old man was taken into custody in Forsyth County after shooting his wife in their Canton home over the weekend.
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- Homeowner finds visitor dead inside Tucker townhome | FOX 5 News
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Gwinnett County police are investigating a fatal shooting on Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker. Authorities say the homeowner returned to find a visitor shot on the floor, and detectives are searching for the killer.
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- LIVE | Sen. Jon Ossoff launches Midtown rally & missing children found safe in Atlanta
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- 58:41
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff rallies a massive crowd of supporters in Midtown Atlanta, launching his final stretch campaign offensive focused on economic relief and cost-of-living policy. Live evening coverage breaks down the Senate race alongside updates from Atlanta Police after two critically missing children were located safe and their non-custodial mother was taken into custody. Plus, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms responds to opponent Rick Jackson's new campaign ad blitz, political analysts evaluate election security and voting machine vulnerability debates, and the Georgia Aquarium introduces new marine life.
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- LIVE | APD officer shot responding to mental health call & two critically missing children
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- 2:58:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- An Atlanta Police Department officer is recovering in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital after being shot in the arm while responding to a mental health crisis at a home on Clark Howard Lane. Live noon coverage tracks the ongoing investigation alongside breaking updates from APD as detectives launch an urgent search for two critically missing children following an alleged parental abduction. Plus, law enforcement officers respond to a deceased person call along Evans Mill Road in DeKalb County, music artist "Lil Toonk" appears in court on murder charges, and the Westside Future Fund breaks ground on a $6.7 million affordable housing development in Vine City.
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- News conference about Ponzi scheme arrest | FOX 5 News
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- 18:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Federal officials are holding a press conference about an arrest for a big Ponzi scheme.
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- Atlanta Police locate missing young sisters safe | FOX 5 News
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- 10:44
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Atlanta Police Department provided a live update regarding 4-year-old Zola Cooper and 11-month-old Norah Cooper, who were reported abducted by their babysitter following a 911 call placed late Sunday night. Thanks to community tips, investigative technology, and overnight search efforts, officers located the suspect in the 2000 block of Sylvan Road. Upon responding to the scene, officers heard the infant crying inside a vehicle and safely recovered both children in good health. Authorities identified the suspect as Lakeisha Brown, a woman who had befriended the mother over time but had an outstanding failure-to-appear warrant and a similar prior case in Alabama. Police secured kidnapping warrants and took Brown into custody to determine a motive.
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- Opening statements begin in trial over Tupac Shakur’s murder | FOX 5 News
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- 4:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Opening statements have officially begun in the trial of 63-year-old Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the former gang leader accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. A jury of six men and 10 women (including four alternates) was seated to hear the high-profile case. While prosecutors do not allege that Davis pulled the trigger, they maintain he acted as the "on-the-ground commander" who provided the murder weapon and ordered the attack in retaliation for a fight involving his nephew. Davis has pleaded not guilty, with his defense arguing that his previous admissions in interviews and his 2019 memoir were exaggerated for financial gain.
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- FOX 5 Atlanta News LIVE
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- 59:46
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Live, local news and weather from FOX 5 Atlanta.
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- Atlanta police officer shot in arm Monday morning | FOX 5 News
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- 8:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- An Atlanta police officer was shot in the arm on Monday morning while responding to a call involving a 24-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis. The officer is expected to recover. This is a breaking news report.
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- 2 young Atlanta sisters believed abducted
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Atlanta police say 4-year-old Zola Cooper and 11-month-old Norah Cooper are critically missing and believed to have been abducted by their babysitter. The children were last seen in the area of Jones Avenue Northwest and James P. Brawley Drive Northwest in Atlanta.
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- 2 dead in Atlanta house fire, residents urge encampment clearings | FOX 5 News
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- 5:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Two people died in an intense overnight house fire in southwest Atlanta. Plus, residents near I-85 beg government officials to clear homeless encampments following recurring fires, and police search for a hit-and-run suspect.
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- Southwest Atlanta house fire leaves two dead | FOX 5 News
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Two people died in an overnight house fire at a one-story home on Valley Ridge Drive in southwest Atlanta.
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- LIVE | Two found dead after Atlanta house fire & AI bomb threats force Jackson County school clos...
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- 3:26:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Fire investigators with Atlanta Fire Rescue work to determine the cause of an early morning house fire on Valley Ridge Drive that claimed the lives of two people. Live Sunday morning coverage tracks breaking emergency response in Atlanta alongside law enforcement probes into AI-generated automated bomb threats that forced school closures across Jackson County. Plus, a Paulding County coroner calls a formal jury inquest into the 2017 death of Heather Turner, Dollywood prepares to launch its new $60 million night flight attraction, and Candace Parker and Doc Rivers lead the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement class.
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- FOX 5 Atlanta News Live
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- 11:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Live, local news from FOX 5 Atlanta.
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- Uncle thanks heroic teacher who died saving his niece | FOX 5 News
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A North Carolina family expressed gratitude to 47-year-old DeKalb County educator and coach Derek Moore, who died in Myrtle Beach after rescuing a 10-year-old girl named Summer from the ocean.
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- Mom charged in son's hot car death has private visit before funeral | FOX 5 News
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A Gwinnett County mother facing a second-degree murder charge was transported in shackles to view her 17-month-old son's remains hours before his funeral service, according to her attorney.
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- Mom in hot car death case attends funeral; son accused of shooting dad | FOX 5 News
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- 6:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A mother charged in her toddler's hot car death was allowed a mortuary visit before his funeral. A Gwinnett County family recounts the terrifying moment a neighbor sprayed 50 bullets into their home. Plus, a Paulding County coroner orders a jury inquest into a 2017 death.
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- LIVE | Traffic stop ends with officer getting dragged by car
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- 3:29:41
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Welcome to our interactive news conversation.
Today's top stories:
- A Covington police officer is recovering after being dragged by a driver during a traffic stop. The driver is now in custody.
- In Southwest Atlanta, police are investigating a fatal apartment shooting that killed a 33-year-old man.
- Plus, Deja Coleman, the mother charged with murder in her 1-year-old son's hot car death, will be permitted to attend his funeral today.
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- Driver drags officer on Highway 142 before major search | FOX 5 News
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A woman faces felony charges after allegedly dragging an officer with her vehicle on Highway 142.
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- Jackson County cancels classes after threat | FOX 5 News
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Jackson County canceled classes Friday after an artificial intelligence generated bomb threat targeted six school campuses. Authorities swept the area and later gave the all clear.
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- LIVE | Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges; Alex Murdaugh update
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- 2:59:21
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to our interactive news conversation.
Top national stories:
- Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- Alex Murdaugh returns to court for a hearing ahead of his murder retrial.
op local stories:
- In DeKalb County, police arrest a 25-year-old accused of shooting and killing his father overnight.
- Plus, the mother charged in a fatal Gwinnett County hot car death will be allowed to attend her son's funeral.
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- FOX 5 Atlanta News LIVE
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- 59:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Live, local news and weather from FOX 5 Atlanta.
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- LIVE | School bomb threats, funeral for coach
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- 57:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Today's top headlines at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14
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- Five jurors to determine Heather Turner's manner of death | FOX 5 News
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Paulding County Coroner Lindsay Eberhart Fuller ordered a coroner's inquest for January 2027 to examine the 2017 death of Heather Turner.
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- LIVE | MARTA names Jonathan Hunt permanent CEO & federal forced labor indictment unsealed in Cart...
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- 56:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The MARTA Board of Directors votes to appoint Jonathan Hunt as the transit agency's permanent General Manager and CEO following a year-long interim tenure. Tonight's panel analyzes MARTA's leadership direction alongside federal charges unsealed in Cartersville, where executives at a manufacturing plant face forced labor and alien harboring indictments. Plus, political strategists break down Senator Jon Ossoff's newest campaign ad offensive, ongoing tensions over Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's standing within the Georgia GOP, and a Paulding County coroner ordering a formal jury inquest into the death of Heather Turner.
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- Officers race to rescue dog found inside discarded bag | FOX 5 News
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Coweta County deputies searched woods off I-85 and found a live dog trapped inside a discarded trash bag. The animal later died despite emergency care, leading to charges against two men, according to police.
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- LIVE | Henry County train crash, Luigi Mangione plea deal & escaped Fulton County inmate captured
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- 2:59:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Public safety crews and railroad investigators respond to Henry County after a freight train collides with an articulated tractor-trailer at a rail crossing, causing major road closures and track damage. Live noon coverage breaks down the breaking crash details, alongside reports that 28-year-old Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty in federal court for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Plus, law enforcement recaptures an escaped Fulton County Jail inmate in downtown Atlanta, and a 14-year-old student is arrested following a shooting at Warner Robins High School.
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- Coroner discusses new review of Heather Turner’s 2017 death | FOX 5 News
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- 11:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Paulding County coroner detailed the process on Thursday regarding her decision to reopen the review of a woman's mysterious 2017 death, months after sheriff's investigators concluded she died by suicide.
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- LIVE | Coroner discusses new review of Heather Turner’s 2017 death
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- 14:06
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Paulding County Coroner Lindsey Eberhart Fuller will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. Thursday to discuss the renewed review of Heather Turner's 2017 death.
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- Warner Robins High School shooter suspect's first court appearance | FOX 5 News
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- 5:49
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The 14-year-old ninth-grader accused of opening fire inside a bathroom at Warner Robins High School made his first appearance before a Houston County judge. During the hearing, the judge denied bond and outlined the legal proceedings, noting that the case will head to a grand jury. The teenager was taken into custody after a fight escalated to gunfire that injured a classmate, prompting a lockdown and massive law enforcement response.
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- FBI warns parents of digital risks in back-to-school photos | FOX 5 News
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- As students return to class, the FBI's Atlanta field office is urging parents to rethink the information shared in annual back-to-school social media photos. Officials warn that popular trend signboards and background details—such as a child's full name, school, teacher, bus stop location, or house numbers—can provide online predators with identifying information.
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- LIVE | 14-year-old in custody for shooting at Warner Robins High School; Luigi Mangione update
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- 59:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to our LIVE, INTERACTIVE news conversation. Let us know what questions/comments you have, and we will address them live in the stream.
Today's top stories:
- A 14-year-old is in custody after a fight escalated into a shooting at Warner Robins High School yesterday afternoon. Officials held a news conference to provide the most up-to-date information.
- The FBI is warning parents not to accidentally reveal personal information in back-to-school photos. Details like bus stops, school names, and teacher's names can be potentially too revealing online.
- A Delta Airlines flight to South Florida was forced to return to the Atlanta airport just after takeoff this morning due to reports of smoke in the cockpit.
- The search for an escaped Fulton County inmate is officially over after authorities say he was captured.
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- 2 dead, 1 critically hurt in string of DeKalb shootings
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- At least three reported shootings across DeKalb County overnight left two people dead and another hospitalized in critical condition as investigators worked Thursday morning to determine what led to the violence. Kim Leoffler reporting live from the scene.
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- Nationwide manhunt for accused grave robbers | FOX 5 News
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- There's a nationwide hunt underway for a trio of grave robbers. Officials says that the trio has stolen valuable items from cemeteries across the nation, including right here in Georgia. FOX News reporter Chancelor Winn reporting.
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- Bathroom fight leads to Warner Robins High School shooting | FOX 5 News
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A 14-year-old freshman was arrested after shooting a classmate during a bathroom fight at Warner Robins High School, according to the Houston County sheriff.
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- Cobb County father details classroom gun threat | FOX 5 News
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A student brought a gun to Campbell Middle School in Smyrna, Cobb County, seven days into the new school year.
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- LIVE | Collins & Ossoff clash on foreign policy & Rick Jackson unveils GA economic plan
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- 58:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The battle for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat heats up as Republican Congressman Mike Collins and Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff exchange sharp political statements over foreign policy in Israel and national security questions regarding January 6. Political commentators Stephen Lawson and Bianca Keaton analyze the shifting campaign rhetoric alongside Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson's newly unveiled economic plan targeting historic business corridors. Plus, political analysis on Atlanta's tree canopy preservation policies, Governor Brian Kemp's summer student food assistance decisions, recent national primary results, and breaking news on a White House Press Secretary departure.
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- Family wants justice after Georgia 2-year-old's death | FOX 5 News
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The body of 2-year-old Messiah Harris was found in a wooded area near a Marietta apartment complex after police questioned a caregiver's report.
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- Suspect in custody after Warner Robins High School shooting | FOX 5 News
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Two students have been hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting at Warner Robins High School in middle Georgia, according to Houston County Sheriff's Office.
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- LIVE | 2 students injured in shooting at Warner Robins High School in Georgia
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- 2:58:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- We are following a shooting at Warner Robins High School. Houston County Sheriff's Office and Warner Robins High School are reporting that two students are being transported to the hospital.
Other top stories:
Police respond to an in-home daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, where three adults were killed during a domestic violence incident. Live noon coverage breaks down breaking developments alongside updates from Coweta County, where a 14-year-old girl escaped a home after being held hostage by her father before SWAT officers took him into custody. Plus, the family of two-year-old Messiah Harris speaks out from Marietta Square, a fourth suspect is arrested in the Dog River Reservoir murder, and public health officials confirm West Nile virus in South Fulton mosquitoes.
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- Student injured in shooting at Warner Robins High School | FOX 5 News
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- 29:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A student was injured in a shooting on campus at Warner Robins High School on Wednesday afternoon. The Houston County Sheriff's Office and multiple law enforcement agencies responded with a heavy presence, placing the school under a Code Red lockdown. School officials and authorities are urging parents and the public to avoid South Davis Drive and surrounding roads while emergency personnel manage the scene and prepare for a controlled dismissal. The suspect is in custody.
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- 4th arrest made in murder of man chopped up in reservoir | FOX 5 News
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- 5:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A fourth suspect, David Barber, faced a judge after being charged in connection to the dismembered body of Jamal Parker found in the Dog River Reservoir. Warrants read in court reveal the victim was shot twice and stabbed five times.
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- 3 found dead at home daycare in Minnesota, police say | FOX 5 News
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Police say a man, woman, and their child have been found dead at a home daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota.
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- LIVE | Family held a press conference for Messiah Harris, 2-year-old boy found dead in woods
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- 59:40
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to our live, INTERACTIVE news conversation! Let us know what questions you have and what stories you want us to cover next.
Our top stories:
- This morning, family members of toddler Messiah Harris held a news conference after his body was found in the woods. His mother's boyfriend was caring for him when he was reported missing.
- A second person has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting at a DeKalb County youth sleepover last month.
- Actress Tiffany Haddish pleaded guilty to DUI driving, avoiding a trial in Fayette County. The charges date back to a 2022 arrest in Peachtree City.
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- Family speaks after Marietta 2-year-old found dead | FOX 5 News
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- 7:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The family of 2-year-old Messiah Harris spoke publicly at Marietta Square on Wednesday morning after the young child was tragically found dead in the woods near an apartment complex.
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- Police audit camera database after nationwide abuse cases | FOX 5 News
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Atlanta Police Department has initiated an internal audit to determine if its officers are misusing Flock license plate reading cameras.
