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Convicted Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Day three of the sentencing phase of the trial saw Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm handing down the sentence.
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A 44-year-old Athens man remains in critical condition after an officer-involved shooting Monday afternoon outside a homeless services center, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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After the review of 2,000 applications and 235 prospective student interviews, the University of Georgia's School of Medicine has accepted 64 students into its inaugural class.
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Testimony in the sentencing phase continues in superior court for Colt Gray. On Friday, Gray pleaded guilty to 55 charges related to the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder.
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This week, the Clarke County School District is extending the time parents can receive enrollment assistance.
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The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China.
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The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.
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Chitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.
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Glen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.
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