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Goat Devours Documents In Deputy’s Patrol Car

While a sheriff's deputy was serving papers, a hungry goat was serving itself breakfast in the deputy's car by eating paper left in the car, a video released by the sheriff's department showed.

3 Women Visiting Atlanta Die In Crash; GoFundMe Started

Three young Ohio women died Sunday in a car crash in Cobb County. Only in town for the weekend, the girls, one who was pregnant, headed back Sunday when their car broke down in Tennessee.

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Man Drowns In Flamingo Cove Area At Lake Allatoona

A 34-year-old Armuchee man drowned Sunday while swimming in the Flamingo Cove area at Lake Allatoona.

3 Marietta Men Arrested For Organizing Street Racing On I-85

Police arrested three Marietta men Saturday. They blocked the northbound I-85 lanes in DeKalb County for street racers, causing a crash.

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GA Coronavirus: Nearly 1,600 New Cases, 26 More Deaths

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported a total of 285,350 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday. According to the health department's website, that includes 1,595 newly confirmed cases over the last 24 hours.

Cops Clock Motorcycle at 178 MPH On Georgia 400

An officer with the Alpharetta Police Department clocked a motorcyclist traveling 178 mph Sunday on Georgia 400 in a moving violation officers did not even attempt to stop.

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