The city of Atlanta announced that its emergency warming shelter has been open since Sunday and will remain open through Friday to ensure that Atlanta residents have a safe place to keep warm during the expected frigid winter weather.

Old Adamsville Emergency Shelter, located at 3404 Delmar Lane, will open each day from 7 p.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Information: Office of Constituent Services at 404-330-6023.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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