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1 week ago | 
dailyitem.com | Rosana Hughes |Caroline Silva
ATLANTA — It was the middle of the night, and Walmart employees were just a few hours into their overnight shifts in an otherwise empty Newton County store when horror broke out. One of their co-workers went on a multisite shooting rampage that would leave two people dead and seriously injure a third, the sheriff’s office said.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
macon.com | Caroline Silva |Drew Kann |J. Trubey
Power outages surged across Georgia after sundown Friday as winds picked up, temperatures dropped and freezing rain turned to ice on power lines and tree branches. At about 5:45 a.m. Saturday, more than 80,000 of Georgia Power's 2.7 million customers were without power. Most were around metro Atlanta. That was up from about 67,000 late Friday.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Caroline Silva
ATLANTA - Bourbon Street is once again crowded with locals and tourists, but this time it's also adorned with crosses, candles, stuffed animals and flowers. Many Georgians traveled to New Orleans to watch the University of Georgia Bulldogs play against Notre Dame after ringing in the new year. Now, attention turns to the Jan. 20 College Football Playoff National Championship. Some locals are wary, others are confident officials will take measures to prevent violence.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
thederrick.com | Caroline Silva
ATLANTA — Bourbon Street is once again crowded with locals and tourists, but this time it’s also adorned with crosses, candles, stuffed animals and flowers. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Get complete access for 24 hours to all of the content on our site, including breaking news, e-editions, archives (2010 to current) and special sections.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
newsobserver.com | Caroline Silva
ATLANTA - Bourbon Street is once again crowded with locals and tourists, but this time it's also adorned with crosses, candles, stuffed animals and flowers. Many Georgians traveled to New Orleans to watch the University of Georgia Bulldogs play against Notre Dame after ringing in the new year. Now, attention turns to the Jan. 20 College Football Playoff National Championship. Some locals are wary, others are confident officials will take measures to prevent violence.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
ledger-enquirer.com | Caroline Silva
A MARTA bus driver was fatally shot Friday evening in Decatur, officials told Channel 2 Action News. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. near the Decatur station on Church Street. Channel 2 reported that the driver was shot during a dispute over the fare. Two people accused in the shooting were arrested, MARTA officials told the news station, and a third suspect remains at large. A description of that suspect was not provided.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
macon.com | Caroline Silva
A man who was on the Atlanta Police Department's "Most Wanted" list was arrested Friday. Corey Comer is accused in two separate homicides in areas south of Atlanta, officials said. He had been on the "Most Wanted" list since Nov. 27. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail on Saturday. The 20-year-old is facing two counts each of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the fatal shootings on Nov. 17 and May 6, according to police.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
ledger-enquirer.com | Caroline Silva
A Californian became a lot wealthier Friday evening after the Mega Millions drawing. A ticket-holder in Cottonwood, a city in Shasta County with a population of just over 6,000, matched all six numbers drawn: 3, 7, 37, 49, 55, and the Mega Ball number of 6. The jackpot was worth about $1.22 billion, or an estimated $549.7 million in cash. "Congratulations to our $1.22 billion jackpot winner from California," Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a press release.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
ledger-enquirer.com | Caroline Silva
A woman was fatally shot on Christmas Eve in southwest Atlanta, police said. Officers were called to the 1100 block of Smith Street in the Pittsburgh neighborhood shortly after 6 p.m. The victim was found with an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. The woman was not publicly identified. No information was provided on a suspect or what led to the shooting. - Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
charlotteobserver.com | Caroline Silva
ATLANTA - Legos had always been at the top of Grant Martin's Christmas list. Even though the 24-year-old never got to make a list this year, his parents are certain a Lego set would have been on it. This Christmas, Amy and Phil Martin only got to wrap presents for one of their sons. And they will only get to gaze at Grant through a picture from 19 years ago, preserved on an ornament that is hanging on the tree near the kitchen in their Hamilton home.
