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Rockdale shooting

2-year-old critically injured in deadly Rockdale shooting, deputies say

A 2-year-old child was critically injured and a man killed himself during a domestic incident in Rockdale County, the sheriff’s office said Friday.

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With Big Ten teams in town for Peach Bowl, Friday’s commute could be tricky

Traffic will likely be challenging in Atlanta on Friday afternoon as thousands of Indiana and Oregon fans head to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

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Douglasville man shook 3-month-old daughter to death, police say

Warrants contend father’s actions caused child’s vomiting, bleeding of the brain.

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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.

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As a star departs, a boy asks, ‘When did Trae Young stop being the best?’

AJC reporter Thomas Lake and his family are big Atlanta Hawks fans. They'll miss Trae Young. They also have some questions.

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Georgia gets $219 million to ‘transform’ rural health

The grant is to be the first of five annually, and is meant to offset health care cuts in the federal spending plan.

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Man killed in shooting at Gwinnett home, police say

Gwinnett County police have classified the shooting early Sunday morning near Snellville as a homicide.

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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.

Funeral home shooting

1 dead, 1 injured in drive-by shooting at East Point funeral home, police say

One person was injured in a drive-by shooting Friday night during a wake at Gus Thornhill’s Funeral Home, according to East Point police.

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