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More GA Guardsmen, Spa Shooter, Ida Gas Spike: Nearby News

Top stories include the governor's call for more hospital help, a DA's call for the death sentence for spa shooter, and Ida.

Nearly all Georgians hospitalized with COVID-19 are not vaccinated, and "virtually 100 percent" of new cases are due to the delta variant.
Nearly all Georgians hospitalized with COVID-19 are not vaccinated, and "virtually 100 percent" of new cases are due to the delta variant. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Monday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Hurricane Ida Likely To Increase GA Gas Prices, Short Supply: AAA

More than 90 percent of oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico shut down and evacuated before the storm arrived to Mississippi and Louisiana.

Man who pled guilty in 4 spa deaths was in court for other 4

Fulton County District Attorney's prosecutors affirm that hate crime designation and death penalty will be sought against Robert Aaron Long.

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Fatal Home Park Police Shooting Being Investigated By GBI

Georgia Bureau of Investigations is investigating what led Atlanta Police and State Troopers to shoot and kill a man near Georgia Tech.

'A Delta Surge': Kemp Deploys More National Guard To A Hospitals

Nearly all Georgians hospitalized with COVID-19 are not vaccinated, and "virtually 100 percent" of new cases are due to the delta variant.

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