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Drier air will bring cooler temperatures to North Georgia

Storms late Friday and Saturday washed away the unseasonable warmth and ushered in much cooler temperatures.

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Power outages ease across Georgia after Saturday of thunderstorms

Thousands of Georgians are without electricity because of a storm moving through the state. Thunderstorms began to fade in intensity Saturday afternoon.

A Gwinnett County deputy was fired after being arrested on child molestation charges, the sheriff's office said. (AJC file)

Gwinnett deputy accused of sending nude photos, videos of himself to minors

Rylee Willis, 21, charged with 2 counts each of child molestation, enticing a child, according to police.

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Delta has high hopes for 2026, but there’s a caveat

‘It’ll be a strong year. Whether it’ll be a record year or not, I don’t know. It has the potential to be,’ Delta CEO Ed Bastian said.

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Fairburn may have violated its code by replacing ousted council member

The Fairburn City Council replaced Samantha Hudson with Samuel Perry, who was defeated for a seat on the council in November.

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Groups urge PSC to reconsider approval of Georgia Power’s $16B expansion

Environmental groups contend the PSC cleared Georgia Power’s expansion without the data to show all of the new power plants are needed, at least for now.

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Crime & Public Safety
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TRAFFIC UPDATE

Lanes reopening after crash closed I-285 East near I-75 in Cobb

The collision happened around 6 a.m. on the Perimeter and has been blocking traffic leaving Marietta heading toward Sandy Springs.

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Inmate set for release this week among 3 dead in Georgia prison fight

Jimmy Trammell, Teddy Jackson and Ahmod Hatcher died after a fight broke out at Washington State Prison, an incident officials said also left about a dozen injured.

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3 injured in shooting at East Point MARTA station

Two men and one woman men were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after the gunfire, which police responded to at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

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EF1 tornado touches down in Carroll County during weekend storms

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John Lambis, longtime radio producer and advertising executive, dies at 76

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Drier air will bring cooler temperatures to North Georgia

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Power outages ease across Georgia after Saturday of thunderstorms

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Indiana fans at team hotel celebrate ‘once in a lifetime’ run