Caroline Silva
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Caroline Carrasco Garcia Silva is a Breaking News Reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Caroline moved to the United States at a young age and now lives in Atlanta. She joined the AJC in June 2021 and has previously worked for the Orlando Weekly. She graduated summa cum laude from Emory University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy. Caroline received her Master of Arts in English from the James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies at Emory University in 2023.
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Snow in metro Atlanta

Temperature rises above freezing in Atlanta after bitter cold spell

Herman Wilder with his sisters Clara Odom (left) and Rene Wright in an undated family photo. He was brutally killed in 2001, in a mystery that took 24 years to solve. (Courtesy)

Through twists and turns, Georgia family waits 24 years to find a man’s killer

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Cobb police shoot woman who pointed gun at officer outside HQ, GBI says

Ice storm warning

Georgia ice storm: Road conditions, warnings and closures live updates

Pedestrians brave the weather near Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, as a major winter storm drenched Georgia with freezing rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the state, slickening roads and keeping hundreds of flights in and out of Atlanta grounded. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Georgia steels itself for more challenges this week amid winter storm

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Icy conditions to worsen overnight, Sunday morning

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Armed man fatally shot by DeKalb deputies during eviction, GBI says

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New DeKalb firefighter lost leg in on-duty crash. Her grit remains unbroken.

Freezing weather in Atlanta

‘Heavy’ snow could impact parts of central Georgia, metro Atlanta mostly spared

Timothy Shane search

Failure to re-shackle Rockdale inmate ‘contributed’ to escape, sheriff says