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Atlanta News First at 7: Atlanta-based railway celebrates 50 years in business; Cobb student suffers self-inflicted gunshot

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – One of the nation’s biggest rail companies, Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway, is now celebrating 50 years in business.

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Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway celebrating 50 years in business

Freight trains move millions of carloads each year. One of the country’s biggest railroad companies, Norfolk Southern, is now looking back on 50 years in business. Atlanta News First got a behind-the-scenes look at their training procedures.

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Student in critical condition after suffering self-inflicted gunshot at Cobb County middle school

A Cobb County student is in critical condition after they “used a firearm to commit self-harm” at a middle school in Mableton, according to a statement from a district spokesperson.

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Mother wanted for murder after 1-year-old child dies, Rockdale deputies say

A woman is wanted for murder after her 1-year-old died, according to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office.

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Toddler’s choking death leads state to shut down Alpharetta preschool

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning has ordered an Alpharetta preschool to close after a toddler choked to death last month.

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Wrong-way driver charged with DUI in Gwinnett County

What could have been a tragedy on the road was stopped thanks to the quick actions of a Gwinnett County police officer.

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Pro-Stacey Abrams groups fined $300,000 after admitting they broke Georgia campaign finance law

The state ethics commission found two groups founded by Stacey Abrams illegally did election work for Abrams and others without disclosing their campaign contributions and spending.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport makes progress on concourse widening

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s ambitious plan to widen Concourse D entered its second phase Wednesday morning.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Wednesday

The iconic civil rights leader would have turned 96 on Wednesday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated nationwide on Monday.

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