🌱 Life sentence handed down for killing at a Riverdale residence

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• Life sentence handed down for killing at a Riverdale residence

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📰 News we're reading

• Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering friend (news-daily.com) — A man has been sentenced to life without parole after being convicted of killing a longtime friend at a Riverdale residence and attempting to burn the body. Clayton County prosecutors detailed how investigators used fire evidence, camera footage, and Arnold's own statements to secure the conviction, which local officials say they hope brings some closure to the victim's family.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling error (suncommercial.com)
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College Park

• Veteran tourism executive fears other cities could follow College Park's lead (saportareport.com)
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Atlanta

• Severe Storms To Blast GA With Hail, Flash Floods (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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