Here are five things you need to know:
1. A 38-year-old man has been arrested on sexual assault and murder charges related to the death of a Kentucky 7-year-old who disappeared during her brother's little-league football game. [Read more]
2. Gwinnett County police made a startling discovery early Friday during a drug raid at a home near Snellville: A day care center was being operated in the basement of the house where officers confiscated several guns, counterfeit currency, drugs and packaging material. [Read more]
3. Former Southern University football player Devon Gales is scaling another level in the high-rise of recovery — gradually opening himself up to outsiders about that terrible day he fell limp on the Sanford Stadium grass and about how he has chosen to approach all the trials that have followed. [Read more]
4. The family and supporters of unarmed Brunswick mother Caroline Small brutally killed by Glynn County police made a direct appeal Thursday to Gov. Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens for justice in the case. [Read more] | [Read the AJC's latest investigation into Small's death]
5. Your weekend weather will be full of sunny skies and cooler temps. [See complete forecast info]
