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New police use-of-force training draws interest, criticism throughout Georgia

Vernon Jones announces he is running for governor of Georgia as a Republican. A Democrat until January, Jones is running with the blessing, if not the formal endorsement, of former President Donald Trump. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Vying for Trump’s support, Vernon Jones faces history of misconduct toward women

One of three coffins is removed from a hearse and taken to an area where a short service is held at Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Palmetto on Monday. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Pauper burials on the rise in parts of Georgia

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Standing with the Children protesters march down Rope Mill Rd from Woodstock Elementary on their way to Park at City Center in Woodstock Saturday, August 22, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Supercharged conspiracy theory QAnon takes root in Georgia

Emanuel Medical Center emergency room technician Patrice Thompson uses disinfectant to clean a trauma room after a patient was seen. Cleaners, personal protective equipment has added costs to the operational budget of the rural hospital in Emanuel County. (Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Rescue efforts fail for rural hospitals

The COVID-19 death toll at the Riverside Health Care nursing home, a 158-bed home in Covington, is the second-highest among Georgia nursing homes. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Georgia’s oversight of long-term care shaky as COVID-19 cases jump

Alison Greene said she created this website for Olivia Ware's 2021 mayoral campaign. When the pandemic hit, she said, Ware asked her to collaborate on social programs, but Greene said she eventually became wary about Ware's operation. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Billions in low-dollar stimulus loans may never be scrutinized

Clarissa Strickland holds her sister Nan Durrett's ashes at her home in Lilburn on Aug. 27. Her sister died in April of suspected COVID-19 after a stay in an assisted living facility. Strickland is still waiting to hold a funeral for her sister because her family has been scattered by the coronavirus. The family thought the state could have done more to alert them to citations regulators issued to the home related to Durrett's case. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Families struggle for answers in senior care investigations

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Rosemont at Stone Mountain is a senior living facility that has experienced a large number of Covid deaths. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Warnock, Johnson seek investigation of Georgia’s nursing home death data

James Dempsey died in 2014 after authorities say his nurses neglected his repeated calls for help.

‘Granny cams’ bill disappoints senior advocates

Connie Kendrick and her son, William Kendrick, embrace as they see each other at The William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta on Thursday. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Nursing home residents finally get to see their loved ones face to face

Sisters Clarece Jones, right, and Betty Crowder, third from right, visit their brother Johnny Simmons, left, with their mother, Lucille Simmons, Thursday at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab in Jackson. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Georgia House votes to allow visitors at hospitals, nursing homes

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Dody Bunn sorts bread for families in need during a drive-through food pantry at the Hearts to Nourish Hope in Riverdale last month. “We’ve still got people falling through the cracks,” according to the nonprofit's CEO. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Falling through the cracks: pandemic exacts heavy financial toll on Georgians

For only the second time since World War II, both of Georgia’s U.S. senators — Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right, shown campaigning with Joe Biden before November's election — live in metro Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

Georgia’s center of political gravity shifting toward Atlanta

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Lawyers for the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery want the jury to hear about Arbery's past scrapes with the law and his mental health history. Episode 9 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast explores how Arbery's past could impact the trial. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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‘Breakdown’ Ep. 9: Is Ahmaud’s imperfect past relevant?

Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, speaks to "Breakdown" about her son's killing one year ago. The podcast's latest episode looks at who Arbery was, and explores a 2017 incident Arbery had with law enforcement. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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‘Breakdown’ Ep. 8: He ran. And ran. And ran.

This viral video of Ahhaud Arbery's last moments made the case nationally known. Now the producers of the AJC's 'Breakdown' podcast have been able to see the bodycam footage from the first police officers on the scene. That footage is the subject of the seventh episode of the 'Breakdown' podcast, now in its eighth season.

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‘Breakdown’ Ep. 7: The immediate aftermath

“I invested 25 years — my heart, my soul — everything revolved around that department. But it was the right thing to do," Erika Shields said about her departure from the Atlanta Police Department.

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Former chief on decision to leave APD: It was ‘untenable situation’

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Kemp speaks during a broadcast town hall meeting about the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. One year later, Kemp is pleased with how he responded to the pandemic. “We did two things at once," he said. "We protected lives, but we also had to protect livelihoods and keep our businesses going.” (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia governor ignored experts as the pandemic raged

This house in Oxford, Ga., is listed in public records as the headquarters for Let's Talk About The Family Inc., which federal records show obtained a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan by claiming it had 54 employees and ran a massive service organization for economically distressed families. A federal indictment alleges company owner Olivia Ware used the money for personal gain, including to buy an in-ground swimming pool. JOHNNY EDWARDS / JREDWARDS@AJC.COM

Woman who claimed to run charity indicted for federal loan fraud

Tuesday's deadly attacks targeted an industry that Georgia governments have been trying to push out for decades. While the exact services offered at the spas that were attacked are not clear, last week the eyes of the world fell on an often-ignored segment of Atlanta’s “adult entertainment” industry. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Before killing spree, Georgia let an industry that exploits Asian women flourish

Garry Duty, left, and Deric Thomas, both funeral home staff, place a casket in a viewing room at Dudley Funeral Home in Dublin earlier this month. In August and September of 2020, the funeral home was handling two or three services a day, said Carl Pearson, director of client services. It usually does five or six a week. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

The COVID-19 pandemic: Georgia’s yearlong catastrophic event

Brookhaven resident Jordan Ricketts, 21, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a DeKalb Board of Health COVID-19 vaccination site at the Doraville MARTA transit station on Monday. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Georgians scramble for vaccine slots on day 1 of expanded eligibility

Larry Goch receives instructions before getting his vaccination shot at the Jackson Memorial Baptist Church, where shots were offered through a partnership with Walgreens. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

State will be tested as vaccinations open for majority of Georgians Monday

Gabrielle Seunagal, a freelance writer who lives in Alpharetta, works on her laptop at the Peachy Corners Café in Peachtree Corners this month. Seunagal said she usually doesn't wear a mask in public, but she does practice social distancing. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Many Georgians shun masks despite threat from variants

Betty Crowder, right, holds her 99-year-old mother, Lucille Simmons, steady as her brother, Johnny Simmons, goes for a kiss during a visit at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab in Jackson Thursday. This was the first time in a while that the two were able to embrace during a visit. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

COVID cases, deaths plunge at Georgia senior care homes in February

Medical staff treat a patient in a trauma room in the Emergency and Trauma Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Gainesville in January. NGMC, which has four hospital campuses, has received about $77 million in federal relief funds, federal data show. NGMC told the AJC it had reduced executive compensation, as well as delayed or reduced capital expansion projects, among other cost-cutting measures, during the pandemic. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Georgia hospitals, doctors vie for last round of federal relief money

Bruno Cua, 18, of Milton, has been charged by the FBI with 12 counts related to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Violent extremists still plotting, officials and experts warn

Former MARTA employee Shyanne Lord sued the agency in 2019 claiming that while she worked at the Laredeo Drive bus garage, pictured here, she endured sexual harassment from co-worker Ayodele Adenrele on a near-daily basis. After she lodged a formal complaint, she said MARTA discounted her claims and retaliated by transferring her to a less-desirable garage. The case has been settled for $575,000. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

MARTA brushed off her sexual harassment complaints. Now it settles with her for $575K

James Dempsey died in 2014 after authorities say his nurses neglected his calls for help.

‘Granny cams’ bill advances to House

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