Cards For Troops, Help For Pets, Christmas Lights: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Wednesday. 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.

• Georgia Has 5th Highest Utility Costs, Study Finds
• Company To Match Donations Up To $50K To LifeLine's Perfect Match
• Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Stalking Ex

Best Christmas Lights In Atlanta: When, Where To View Them

Several sites across Atlanta have Christmas lights displayed through December. Here are some of the best places to view and when.

Suspicious Man Asks Kids To Come With Him: Police

A metro police department is looking for a suspicious person who was trying to speak to children in the Kingsley Estates neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 7

Woman's Security Camera Hacked, 'I Can See You' Stranger Says

After a Brookhaven couple's Ring security camera was hacked, a strange man yelled at the homeowner that he could see her via the camera, WSB-TV reports. The doorbell company says that the camera wasn't hacked, but that the woman used a password that had been leaked or compromised.

Girl, 9, Sends Nearly 800 Cards To Military Troops

A Georgia girl started the nonprofit KIDS CARE, which collected 739 handmade cards to mail overseas to military troops. Through the assistance of nonprofit Hugs for Soldiers, the cards were shipped around the world in time for Christmas.

GA City Listed As 'Most Generous' City In US: GoFundMe

A city in the Atlanta metro has been named the most generous city in the country, according to GoFundMe, the crowdfunding platform that lets people raise money.

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Also Worth A Look Today

• Man Grabs Woman, 'Come With Me' Says Police
• Cellphone Gunpoint Robbery Case Ends In Conviction
• Lyft Announces the Fifth Annual Lyftie Award Winners In Atlanta
• Cobb Fire Gets New State-Of-The-Art Indoor Training Gym
• Use SafeSchools Alert To Report School Safety Concerns
• Man Stole Sewing Machine From Walmart: HSPD
• Deadline For Toys For Tots Approaching, Donate Now

Across America

• Cop Killed In Jersey City Shooting Standoff
• ‘They’ Is Merriam-Webster’s 2019 Word Of The Year
• Geminids: When To See 2019’s Best Meteor Show
• Democrats Unveil Articles Of Impeachment
• Feds Charge Accused Planned Parenthood Shooter