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These metro Atlanta schools will reopen Tuesday after storm closures

Atlanta, Decatur, Marietta and Cobb County are among the school districts that plan to welcome students back to school Tuesday.

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Georgia ice storm: Road conditions, warnings and closures live updates

A menacing storm is bearing down on North Georgia. In metro Atlanta, an ice storm warning went into effect at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Bitter cold will test Georgia’s power grid. Utilities say they’re ready.

Bitter cold will test Georgia’s power grid. Utilities say they’re ready.

Georgia's electric utilities will face a second test of their power grid this week as freezing temperatures could strain power plants and grid infrastructure.

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Kemp issues state of emergency as Georgia preps for snow, bitter cold

Several winter weather alerts have been issued across the state for this weekend, just days after thawing out from last weekend’s ice storm.

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The clearance for the G700 from the FAA paves the way for Gulfstream to start delivering the jet to customers who have placed orders.

Georgia’s Gulfstream finds itself in U.S. trade dogfight with Canada

Savannah-based Gulfstream finds itself in the middle of a political trade dispute after President Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on and decertify Canadian-made planes

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Right whale calving season

Number of right whale calves along Southeast coast gives researchers hope

Scientists have spotted 21 North Atlantic right whale calves off of the Southeastern coast this season. This is the most since 2011.

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Herman Wilder with his sisters Clara Odom (left) and Rene Wright in an undated family photo. He was brutally killed in 2001, in a mystery that took 24 years to solve. (Courtesy)

Through twists and turns, Georgia family waits 24 years to find a man’s killer

It took a quarter century of dead ends and strange leads before DNA evidence led a family to the real killer of Herman Wilder of Dahlonega.

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College Park police shared rape victim tapes to YouTuber, lawsuit says

The police department sent the videos to a content creator as part of an apparent response to an open records request, but the videos included sensitive, personal information.

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Cobb police shoot woman who pointed gun at officer outside HQ, GBI says

The GBI has been asked to investigate the incident, which left a 26-year-old Marietta woman in critical condition.

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Cobb police shoot woman who pointed gun at officer outside HQ, GBI says

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A piece of Coca-Cola’s Atlanta history now could have a new chapter

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ICE opens new satellite field office in College Park

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ICE in Georgia: Convicted criminals make up less than a third of all arrests

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800-bed student housing project progresses at Morehouse, Spelman colleges

Runners, walkers and bikers use the Beltline's Eastside Trail, July 7, 2014.  (Ben Gray/AJC file photo)

Council members urge transparency around More MARTA project decisions