Record-Setting Heat | Legionnaire's | Elder Neglect | News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Thursday. 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.

• Babysitter Saves Family From Garage Fire
• Heat Indices Could Reach 103 Degrees This Weekend: GA Weather
• Five More Arrested In Fatal GA Deputy's Shooting

Legionnaires' Disease Count Rises To Six At Atlanta Hotel

Three more people have tested for the disease, and all six have been found to staying at downtown's Sheraton Atlanta hotel.

Here’s How Sweltering Atlanta Stands To Get In 2050

Few areas will not be impacted by extreme heat by midcentury, according to a new report.

Nursing-Home Caregiver Guilty Of Elder Neglect

A Powder Springs man has been convicted of elder neglect in his duties caring for a 91-year-old man who died in 2017.

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