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    Several southbound lanes of I-85 were shut down for hours Tuesday as crews repaired damage caused by an overturned tractor-trailer.
    Atlanta Traffic
    Fuel spill, emergency repairs cause all-day Spaghetti Junction traffic jam
    A woman was robbed at gunpoint by two men driving a blue Nissan sedan, who fled after stealing her purse, according to Atlanta police. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)
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    Woman robbed at gunpoint in Lenox Square parking lot
    Police believe a man who received treatment at Grady Memorial Hospital for a gunshot wound was shot by a teenager known for selling water near Greenbriar Mall.
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    Teen known to sell water near Greenbriar Mall suspected in man’s shooting
    Students are on campus at Georgia State University on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.  The state's Board of Regents announced Wednesday a freeze on tuition and fees for the upcoming school year. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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    Georgia Board of Regents freezes tuition and fees for 2021-22 school year
    A medical worker prepares a Pfizer vaccination shot at an IRC and CORE drive-thru vaccination site located at the East Lake YMCA in Atlanta, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The drive-thru site was also offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but stopped Tuesday after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday morning they are recommending a pause in using the one-dose COVID vaccine after six people suffered “rare” and “severe” blood clots after receiving vaccine. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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    Three people were arrested Monday after police said they seized cocaine, money and a cache of stolen weapons from a South Fulton condominium.
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    Cops: 3 arrested after cocaine, stolen guns found in South Fulton condo
    Very few clouds this morning but it will remain dry today
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    Atlanta ties record high (86) on warmest day of year
    Rasheda Adkins, 38, was being held without bond Tuesday at the Cobb County jail on charges of murder and aggravated assault.
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    Woman accused in Cobb hotel killing returned to Georgia to face charges
    Roy Hill (left) and Anthony Goss have been charged in the 2019 death of a South Fulton father who was robbed, shot to death and left in a burning car.
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    2 charged in death of South Fulton father left in burned car
    Carroll County sheriff's Deputy Jay Repetto (from left), Carrollton police Sgt. Rob Holloway and Villa Rica police Officer Chase Gordy were each shot during a gunbattle Monday morning.
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    ‘They can feel everyone’s prayers’: 3 Georgia officers recovering after shootout
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