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The defendant faces 10 counts of homicide and other charges in connection with a Memorial Day weekend boat crash that killed five people. trib.al/xrOwURG
OSHA inspectors found repeated workplace safety violations at three Georgia locations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. trib.al/7Yt44Ed
The singer's home in Sandy Springs was the target of a burglary last month while she was on vacation. trib.al/SV5KWme
Elizabeth Anne Shepherd, 49, is being charged with arson in connection with a house that caught fire in Kennesaw on Friday, authorities say. trib.al/jEN2MOJ
A Gwinnett County man pleaded guilty to two trafficking charges in case of selling 14-year-old girl for sex, according to officials. trib.al/PPrwyVg
A 31-year-old mother from Lithonia was arrested Thursday after police say her 7-month-old child drowned in a bathtub, according to WSB-TV. trib.al/GHwaqw1
Federal health officials’ updated guidelines indicate a significant shift toward pre-pandemic norms. Here is what it means for Georgia. trib.al/vbfndDG
Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock voted for the bill, which passed along party lines and is expected to pass the House. trib.al/55dt8D5
The Atlanta rapper was indicted on weapons and gang charges last week, according to Fulton County court records. trib.al/BlAcjQB
The Fulton County Board of Health is working on contract tracing for the two employees, who are isolating, according to 11 Alive. trib.al/MUcKbnJ
Three other U.S. Army soldiers were hospitalized in the incident at Yonah Mountain in north Georgia, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. trib.al/zCukvyG
The Democratic candidate for Georgia governor announced her positive test Tuesday, a day after she delivered an economic address in Atlanta. trib.al/Mo9iAuF
The district posted on social media that the lockdown was being done "out of an abundance of caution." trib.al/6GN1RrL
Both men were previously sentenced to life without parole in state court for Arbery's murder. trib.al/ZkdbZpg
Your neighbor may have forgotten about borrowing a weed trimmer — or may have broken it. In any case, it can be awkward to ask for it back. trib.al/JNZ10Q5
The 7-year-old's family was camping when the tree fell early Wednesday morning, park officials said. No other people were injured. trib.al/qGvRgOh
District Attorney Fani Willis submitted a motion to retry Tex McIver after the GA Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction last month. trib.al/BYZavGT
“Love the laughter, giggles and shrieks of joy,” one reader wrote. “Kids are the heart of a neighborhood” another said. trib.al/Pe8coDi
In the shadow of the Uvalde tragedy, more schools require transparent book bags — policies kids see through and experts call inadequate. trib.al/8cuQAcF
A 28-year-old woman died Thursday, two weeks after falling out of a patrol vehicle in Hancock County. trib.al/Zq69MWR
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