1. Weather Channel meteorologist apologizes for remark about Haitian kids. Atlanta-based Weather Channel meteorologist Jen Delgado stated Monday that Haiti has suffered from deforestation in part because the children "eat the trees." [Read here]
2. Officer's testimony leads defense to seek a mistrial. Justin Ross Harris defense attorney Maddox Kilgore argued that a Cobb police officer lied on the stand Wednesday and the judge prevented him from properly cross-examining him. [Read here]
3. Donald Trump Jr. headed to Ga. Donald Trump hasn't visited Georgia since the summer. But his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is set to make two stops to hold fundraisers in Georgia next week. [Read here]
4. Bracing for Hurricane Matthew: 30 Ga. counties in state of emergency | Weather may play havoc with HS football schedule | Delta cancels Florida flights | Filming to pause on Georgia coast
5. NeNe Leakes faces a Georgia state tax lien. The actress and former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member owes $95,232.92 in Georgia state taxes from 2014. This follows a federal tax lien filed in August by the Internal Revenue Service asking for $824,366.01 from the same year. [Read here]
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