Man Shoots 3, Killed By Deputy | Body Found In Tree: News Nearby

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.

• Man Killed By Deputy After Shooting 3 People In NE Georgia
• Woman's Body Found Hanging In Tree Near Atlanta
  
• 39 Graduate From 102nd Trooper School

Fake Cop Follows High School Teen Girls Home
Gwinnett Police need the public's help identifying a police impersonator who displayed a red and blue light and tried to get teen girls to pull over before following them home, police say.

Cobb Teens Slaughtered Mother Opossum, Babies: Police
Two Cobb County teens are facing animal cruelty charges after police say they brutally killed a mother opossum and her four babies.

'American Idol' Final 3 Includes Caleb Hutchinson, Parade Planned
Georgia's "American Idol" star, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, 19, will have a parade and perform in downtown Dallas on Tuesday, May 15, after two memorable performances Sunday night that thrust him into the show's final three contestants.

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• Macaroni Grill At Mall Of Georgia Evacuated During Fire
  
• Buckhead ... Do You Know This Cute, White Dog?
• Fulton Senior Facilities To Host Artist Crawl May 15-16
• Atlanta Police Seeking Missing Man
  
• GA WOW Houses: 17 Bathrooms, Walking Trails, Saltwater Pool

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