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From São Paulo, living in Atlanta | @AJC Breaking News Reporter | Member of @ONA, @NAHJ | @EmoryUniversity ‘22, @LaneyGradSchool '23 |caroline.silva@ajc.com

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Caroline Carrasco Silva was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and moved to the United States in 2007. She is a current senior at Emory University studying English and philosophy. She began writing for Emory's independent, student newspaper The Emory Wheel in her freshmen year. After serving as Emory Life editor for almost one year, she was promoted to managing editor of the Opinion and Emory Life sections. Caroline now serves as a Copy Editor at the Wheel. She also works social media for Emory College…

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18-year-old charged with murder in NW Atlanta apartment shooting

18-year-old charged with murder in NW Atlanta apartment shooting

Durham's blood trail led officers from the gas station to a nearby apartment on West Lake Avenue, where they …

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Lenox Square shooting: Security guard recovering, two teens in custody

Lenox Square shooting: Security guard recovering, two teens in custody

Two 15-year-olds wanted to get into the Lenox Square Apple store after hours Sunday when one of the teens sho…

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Cops: Burglars brazenly distract Buckhead couple, steal $100K in jewelry

Cops: Burglars brazenly distract Buckhead couple, steal $100K in jewelry

The man says he is working on a neighbor's trees near the woman's property line and that he wants to show her…

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Sexual harassment allegations against owner of Sanctum Cafe and Proper & Wild rattle Orlando rest...

Sexual harassment allegations against owner of Sanctum Cafe and Proper & Wild rattle Orlando rest...

Multiple employees are coming forward with sexual harassment claims against Jamie Savage, husband of Chelsie …

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An Orlando woman's home needs repairs or could be condemned. Here's how her neighbors are helping

An Orlando woman's home needs repairs or could be condemned. Here's how her neighbors are helping

After moving to Orlando homeless in 1989 and with only $500 in her pocket, Theresa Defairia worked hard to ev…

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12 new Orlando restaurants that opened in the middle of the pandemic

12 new Orlando restaurants that opened in the middle of the pandemic

Although none of these new Orlando-area restaurants planned to open during a pandemic, that's how the cookie …

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Man found dead in vehicle at SW Atlanta apartments

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By Caroline Silva Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
A man was found fatally shot early Friday at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex that was hit by gunfire just 24 hours earlier, police said. Shortly before 1:40 a.m., authorities were called to the Villages of Castleberry Hill in the 300 block of McDaniel Street, just north of I-20 and east of Spelman College. Atlanta police said in a press release that responding officers were flagged down and directed to a vehicle parked in front of a building.
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Mother charged in son’s hot car death could get jail furlough to attend funeral

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By Caroline Silva Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Deja Coleman, the mother charged with second-degree murder in her 1-year-old son’s hot car death, may be able to attend his funeral Saturday after an emergency filing from the state, court documents show. The Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday filed an emergency motion for furlough to allow Coleman to be transported from the Gwinnett jail to the child’s funeral and then back to the detention center. A Superior Court judge must still sign the motion.
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Delta flight returns to Atlanta, passengers evacuated after fumes reported in cockpit

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By Caroline Silva Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
A Delta flight headed to Orlando, Florida, returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after fumes were reported in the cockpit Saturday morning, officials said. The flight took off at 7:23 a.m. and was diverted soon after and landed in Atlanta again a short time later, at 7:59 a.m., according to flightaware.com data. An airline spokesperson confirmed with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 199 customers and six crew members had to evacuate on the taxiway via slides.
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