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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/lIyq53F

OSHA inspectors found repeated workplace safety violations at three Georgia locations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. trib.al/K7aooUo

The singer's home in Sandy Springs was the target of a burglary last month while she was on vacation. trib.al/uStruJ2

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/JZTBQpx

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/JRLNXZM

Federal health officials’ updated guidelines indicate a significant shift toward pre-pandemic norms. Here is what it means for Georgia. trib.al/zAxSst4

The Atlanta rapper was indicted on weapons and gang charges last week, according to Fulton County court records. trib.al/I5viY7x

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/cFU4aLf

The Fulton County Board of Health is working on contract tracing for the two employees, who are isolating, according to 11 Alive. trib.al/0PHvl9t

Three other U.S. Army soldiers were hospitalized in the incident at Yonah Mountain in north Georgia, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. trib.al/NEqqcDN

The Democratic candidate for Georgia governor announced her positive test Tuesday, a day after she delivered an economic address in Atlanta. trib.al/wAv8vDY

The district posted on social media that the lockdown was being done "out of an abundance of caution." trib.al/5aqKRVK

Both men were previously sentenced to life without parole in state court for Arbery's murder. trib.al/TMwHJ8L

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/zJ2MMgD

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/W9859pt

One of your neighbors published an article in the Health & Fitness section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/8832F5R

District Attorney Fani Willis submitted a motion to retry Tex McIver after the GA Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction last month. trib.al/5oPvgJs

“Love the laughter, giggles and shrieks of joy,” one reader wrote. “Kids are the heart of a neighborhood” another said. trib.al/ZN5ds92

A 28-year-old woman died Thursday, two weeks after falling out of a patrol vehicle in Hancock County. trib.al/SzPzLX7

In the shadow of the Uvalde tragedy, more schools require transparent book bags — policies kids see through and experts call inadequate. trib.al/gr28lsI