More than 1,000 middle and high school students will spend Saturday at Emory University for the annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference. The Latin American Association organizes the event to encourage Latino students to enroll in college. The event also advises parents on the different options available to their children and offers tips on the college process.

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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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