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Snow, extreme cold keep northeast Georgia students home Monday

Several northeast Georgia school systems canceled Monday in-person classes after heavy snowfall. Schools in Gwinnett County, in northern metro Atlanta, also will be closed.

Snow in metro Atlanta

Temperature rises above freezing in Atlanta after bitter cold spell

Extreme cold continues in Georgia on Sunday, though Atlanta temperatures got above freezing in the afternoon.

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Gridlock Guy: Inside an 11Alive traffic reporter’s first Atlanta ice storm

Rachel Cox-Rosen has covered hurricanes in South Florida. After her winter storm debut here, she said she's "really proud of Atlanta drivers."

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Teachers, parents love Georgia cellphone ban. It could be coming to high schools.

Teachers, parents love Ga. cellphone ban. Now lawmakers turn to high schools.

Although long-term clinical research is sparse, studies and surveys show support for cellphone bans.

Tracie Revis is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, meaning the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park near Macon is part of her family's ancestral lands. She is now helping lead an effort to transform the site into Georgia’s first national park and preserve. “I am proud I have been able to be here during this time,” Revis said, “and to work with this community and to connect Oklahoma and Georgia back together.” (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Native American leading effort to create Georgia’s first national park

The Ocmulgee Mounds near Macon in Middle Georgia were home to the Muscogee. A push to grant the site national park status has hit a hurdle.

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UPDATE

Georgia man with AK-47 shot at utility workers restoring power, deputies say

Suspect faces five charges, including aggravated assault, Rabun County sheriff says.

Crime & Public Safety
Pradeep Tamang

Funeral set for Gwinnett officer killed in shooting; second officer ‘doing well’

The service for Officer Pradeep Tamang takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday at 12Stone Church, Lawrenceville. Members of the community are invited to line the procession route.

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ACLU news conference about Fulton County Jail conditions

Low-level offenders still languish in Fulton jail, ACLU finds

Fulton County’s diversion center was designed to serve more than 40 people a day, but on average serves just three people a day, as most low-level offenders stay behind bars.

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UPDATE

Georgia man with AK-47 shot at utility workers restoring power, deputies say

Suspect faces five charges, including aggravated assault, Rabun County sheriff says.

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Bursting water pipes close facilities as metro Atlanta begins to thaw

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Gwinnett County officer, 25, shot to death responding to call

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A UK tech startup is making downtown Atlanta its U.S. headquarters