Mild, Wet Winter Ahead | Animal Quarantine | News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Friday. 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 Gets 3 Life Sentences For Assaulting Mentally Disabled Woman

Teen Reported Missing After Parents' Death 'Endangered': FBI

Gwinnett Animal Shelter Quarantines Animals Due To Illness

Man Wearing Curtain Points Fake Gun At Cops, Is Fatally Shot: GBI

A man wearing a curtain pointed a fake machine gun at police and was then fatally shot by police and the GBI is investigating.

Weather Service Winter 2019 GA Forecast: Mild, Wet

The National Weather Service is the latest agency to predict what winter has in store. And it's a forecast Georgians should like.

State Farm Arena Hosting Open House On Saturday

State Farm Arena's "Welcome to the Neighborhood" party will give people their first opportunity to experience the newly rebranded arena.

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