1. Woman's throat slashed in Midtown robbery. Marla Franks was paying for parking in Midtown Sunday afternoon when a robber grabbed at her purse and slashed her throat, Atlanta police said. [Read here]

2. Two alleged Pappadeaux killers charged with murder. Dylan Marquis Ledbetter and Demarious Greene have been charged with murder in an October shooting outside a Pappadeaux in Marietta that began with a piece of costume jewelry and ended with a dead husband. [Read here]

3. Celebs stomp for democrat candidate Jon Ossoff. Alyssa Milano and Christopher Gorham‏, in Atlanta filming a new CW pilot called "Insatiable," are campaigning for Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff in the crowded race to fill the sixth congressional district seat vacated when Tom Price became U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary. [Read here]

4. Where the Braves rank in starting pitching. The Braves' starting rotation ranks 27th in the majors, according to FanGraphs, despite the off-season additions of veterans Bartolo Colon, R.A. Dickey and Jaime Garcia on one-year commitments totaling $32.5 million. [Read here]

5. Wet roads cause delays on morning commute. Drive carefully, metro Atlanta. Roads will be wet the next few hours, and rain is already causing problems on the morning commute, according to Channel 2 Action News. [Read here]

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Thousands of UGA students enjoy during the annual “Frat Beach” party for the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game on St. Simons Island, Friday, November 1, 2024. On the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game, St. Simons Island’s East Beach becomes “Frat Beach,” an open-air party teeming with thousands of highly inebriated college students. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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