5 things to know today; Kids found mom dead in apartment; Marco Rubio’s political endorsement; New city proposed in DeKalb

1. Police: Kids found mom dead in Woodstock apartment. Days after police arrested a man in connection with the death of his girlfriend, authorities said the woman's son and daughter were the ones who found her dead inside a Cherokee County apartment. [Read here]

2. Marco Rubio picks a side in Georgia's Sixth District race. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio endorsed former state Sen. Judson Hill on Monday in his campaign for Georgia's wide-open 6th District seat, giving the Marietta Republican a high-profile supporter who was popular in Atlanta's northern suburbs. [Read here]

3. City of Vista Grove proposed in DeKalb. The latest potential city in metro Atlanta is called Vista Grove, located roughly in the area south of Spaghetti Junction at I-285 and I-85. [Read here]

4. 'Real Housewives' star Kandi Burruss is hiring. Old Lady Gang restaurant in Atlanta at 177 Peters Street will have a soft opening in about two weeks, Kandi Burruss told AJC reporter Rodney Ho at her Buckhead clothing shop TAGS Boutique. [Read here]

5. Clouds and higher temps to come. Don't worry, metro Atlanta. That light drizzle you may have seen early Monday morning is gone, according to Channel 2 Action News. In fact, rain chances are slim the rest of the day. [Read here]

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