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At GBI morgue, a scramble to handle more bodies

At GBI morgue, a scramble to handle more bodies

Dr. Jonathan Eisenstat's coffee had likely gone cold over a half-hour ago. The chief medical examiner at the …

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Former sheriff charged with sexual battery, obstruction pleads guilty

Former sheriff charged with sexual battery, obstruction pleads guilty

A former Georgia sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of hundreds of high school students and interf…

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Mass Shootings Spur Movements, But Gun Violence Is Constant For Some Americans

Mass Shootings Spur Movements, But Gun Violence Is Constant For Some Americans

"There's a bullet hole in my child's car seat," Julie Humphrey Vallelunga posted on Facebook last month. "Tha…

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PHOTOS: Why They Marched, In Their Own Words

PHOTOS: Why They Marched, In Their Own Words

Just over a week ago, families, students, teachers and activists descended upon Washington, D.C., having come…

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With youth suicide on the rise, outreach targets parents

With youth suicide on the rise, outreach targets parents

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is rolling out a new public service announcement aimed at combating a ris…

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A 2nd guilty plea, life sentence in lurid 2016 Cobb murder

A 2nd guilty plea, life sentence in lurid 2016 Cobb murder

Howard Sewell arrived at an apartment in Marietta expecting to celebrate his birthday. He had just turned 35 …

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HIV advocates brace for funding instability

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By Asia Burns Verified, Tamar Hallerman Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Two days before National HIV Testing Day, the Empowerment Resource Center's mobile outreach team gathered in the parking lot of a Midtown Walgreens, blasting music and serving snacks. And the team did what it has done for more than 20 years: test as many people as possible. In recent years, the event would draw upward of 300 people for the testing, said Ashley Giral, who leads the organization's community testing and outreach program. Not this year.
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Emory takes in 2 passengers from cruise in deadly hantavirus outbreak

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By Asia Burns Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Two passengers who disembarked from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Atlanta, according to public health officials. The patients were taken to Emory University Hospital’s Serious Communicable Disease Unit for evaluation, a spokeswoman for Emory said in a written statement.
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Hantavirus is rare. Here’s why Georgia health officials are watching it.

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By Asia Burns Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Georgia News Two Georgia residents were exposed to the virus aboard a cruise ship, but experts say public risk remains low. Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Misper Apawu/AP) In almost 30 years, fewer than 1,000 people in the U.S. have been infected with hantavirus, a dangerous rodent-borne illness.
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