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Most metro Atlanta school districts are reporting a decline in COVID-19 cases. (file photo)

Atlanta-area school districts report a sharp decline in COVID cases

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09/21/2021 — Forest Park, Georgia — G.P. Babb 8th grader Christina Roblero receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination from Clayton County Public Schools Nurse Supervisor Lisa Gattis during a Clayton County Public Schools COVID-19 vaccination and testing drive at G.P. Babb Middle School in Forest Park Tuesday, September 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Clayton County in-school vaccinations, testing battles COVID-19 spread

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A photographer from Harper's Weekly took several pictures of state militia members guarding downtown streets in the days after the 1906 race massacre. This photo was taken at the intersection of Walton and Peachtree Streets, with the newly built Candler Building in the background. (Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center / Used with permission)

115 years ago, a deadly race riot reshaped Atlanta

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Investigators believe Mirsha Victor was killed the morning of July 9 at the Stockbridge townhome Dennis Lane shared with his brother Cleounsee Fisher. Lane, Fisher and Fisher's girlfriend, Ronisha Preckwinkle, are all accused of murder in her death.

2 suspects denied bond in Henry County in death of DeKalb woman

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For a long time, the Atlanta race riot of 1906 wasn't talked about.

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Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Eboni Deon said showers will become widespread by Monday afternoon and evening, and heavier downpours are possible.

WEATHER-TRAFFIC UPDATE: More showers to keep Atlanta soggy, humid

Megan Thee Stallion performs at Music Midtown on Sunday night, September 19, 2021, in Piedmont Park. (Photo: Ryan Fleisher for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Music Midtown attendees, performers leave festival content

Episode 11 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast focuses on a new defendant in the Ahmaud Arbery case — former District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who has been charged with obstructing a police officer and violating her oath of office in the immediate aftermath of Arbery's killing in 2020.

‘Breakdown’ Ep. 11: A fourth defendant is indicted

Atlanta Mayoral candidates Antonio Brown (from left), Andre Dickens, Sharon Gay, Felicia Moore and Kasim Reed participate in the Atlanta mayoral forum at Clark Atlanta University, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (Courtesy of Council for Quality Growth)

Reed poised for runoff, while Atlanta’s other mayoral hopefuls boast broader support

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Police said both shootings happened within one hour.

2 men killed in separate shootings within 1 hour in Gwinnett

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Vernon Young was being held without bond Tuesday at the Fulton County jail.

Son of Union City councilwoman accused in Atlanta shooting

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Atlanta-based rapper Lecrae performed at the Tabernacle on Oct. 5, 2017, as part of his "All Things Work Together" tour. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Recording artist Lecrae teams with Morris Brown students for inmate hip-hop contest

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Investigators believe Mirsha Victor was killed the morning of July 9 at the Stockbridge townhome Dennis Lane shared with his brother Cleounsee Fisher. Lane, Fisher and Fisher's girlfriend, Ronisha Preckwinkle, are all accused of murder in her death.

2 suspects denied bond in Henry County in death of DeKalb woman

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Gas crews were on scene Tuesday morning at the Arrive Perimeter apartments in Dunwoody. A Sept. 12 explosion blew apart the front side of one of the complex’s three buildings and damaged surrounding buildings.

Natural gas lines purged at site of Dunwoody apartment explosion

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A Carrollton man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole after pleading guilty to abusing his stepchildren for years while they and their mother lived with him. Randall Harold Kittle, 51, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated child molestation, according to a press release from Coweta District Attorney John H. Cranford Jr.

Georgia man sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing stepchildren

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Tritavious Malik Harris was arrested hours after University of Georgia Police released surveillance photos of a suspect in an on-campus assault.

Man arrested, accused of assaulting woman on UGA campus

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Ray Charles Evans was charged with felony murder.

Gwinnett woman’s boyfriend arrested, charged in her shooting death

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