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University of Georgia researcher Scott Harris holds a meteor fragment that tore through a man's home on June 26 in Henry County.
University of Georgia researcher Scott Harris holds a meteor fragment that tore through a man's home on June 26 in Henry County. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker)

Some of the most shocking news in Georgia happened in 2025.

An unborn child died in a shooting, the remains of another child were found in a trunk and two Rottweilers fatally mauled a toddler boy while his babysitter slept.

Several first responders were either injured or killed, both on and off duty. Meanwhile, multiple people lost their lives or disappeared on Georgia's mountains or in the state's lakes and wilderness.

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A man sent a python to eat a child, and authorities from multiple jails went searching for inmates after they escaped.

On a lighter note, a nudist resort hit the real estate market, and a mom and her three daughters graduated the same day from the same university.

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Patch has rounded up some of the year's most stunning headlines. See below:

A meteorite crashes into Georgia, rocking the Peach State:

Patch spoke exclusively with people experiencing grief or triumph:

Georgia was faced with multiple mass shootings in 2025; some of them fatal.

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Georgia bid farewell to several first responders who lost their lives while serving the community, or those who were off-duty at the time of their deaths:

Earlier in the year, a massacre that killed 14 people in New Orleans, Louisiana, hit close to home when it was revealed the suspect had connections to Georgia:

A plethora of deadly domestic disputes claimed several lives in Georgia:

Unfortunately, several people disappeared or died while venturing Georgia mountains, wilderness and lakes:

Winter storms and rainstorms wreaked havoc on Georgia, even propelling one man 300 feet from his home:

Few animals went wild:

And law-enforcement was faced with multiple missing persons cases:

Three people from Georgia were killed in a Washington, D.C. plane crash:

And remains were uncovered, including that of a child in a woman's trunk:

Odd occurrences took place on aircrafts leaving Georgia:

Escaped inmates sent authorities scouring Georgia and beyond for their whereabouts. Other inmates died:

If you've been house hunting, or resort hunting, then you may have noticed some eye-catching selections on the market:

Traffic investigators were busy on the roads with crashes:

Authorities investigated cases involving crimes against children:

Other top news in 2025:

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