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Plane Crash Victim IDed | Inmate Escapes: News Nearby

Other top stories from Georgia Patch sites included a local "American Idol" contestant who has moved into the contest's final stages.

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Monday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Group Investigating Police Shooting Of Mentally-Ill Woman
Shukri Ali Said woke up around 6 a.m. Saturday April 28 hearing voices in her head, and told her live-in sister she needed to leave the house. The 36-year-old woman's sister tried to get her to stay home, but Said grabbed a knife and left the house on foot.

Georgia Weather Forecast: When Will It Hit 80 Degrees?
Some weeks throughout the year, we have exciting weekly weather forecasts to share with you — chock full of thunderstorms, tornado watches, freeze warnings and whatever a "wintry mix" actually is. Then, you get forecasts like this week's.

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Gwinnett Voters Can Now Cast Their Vote In English Or Spanish
This is the first election year after the Census notified Gwinnett County they meet the threshold for compliance with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act requiring both English and Spanish language voter registration and elections materials.


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