1. Toddler, father both die after 19-hour standoff with police
After allegedly shooting the toddler, the man shot himself as officers entered the room, Gwinnett police said. This was 19 hours after officers from two counties tried to persuade the man to release his 2-year-old son from a bedroom inside the Gwinnett County home. Read more.
2. DA to seek indictment against officer who shot unarmed vet
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned that DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James will present a criminal indictment against Robert Olsen, the officer who shot Afghanistan War veteran Anthony Hill last March outside his Chamblee apartment. Read more.
3. GSU: No fee increase, state money needed for Turner Field project
The University plans to fund its part using private dollars, advertising and naming rights for the project's athletic facilities and other building funds. Its portion of the $300 million redevelopment will not require any increase in student fees or state funding. Read more.
4. Some ATL councilmembers raising questions about APS-Beltline payment
Mayor Kasim Reed's administration tried to resolve a dispute over Atlanta Beltline funding last week by paying Atlanta Public Schools more than $9 million and some Atlanta councilmembers are raising questions about it. Council member Felicia Moore says such expenditures are required to go before council first. Read more.
5. Violent cocaine kingpin 'La Barbie' pleads guilty in Atlanta
He used submarines and aircraft to smuggle his cocaine and then armed his operation with 50-caliber rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. And on Wednesday, Edgar Valdez Villareal pleaded guilty to hauling several truckoads of cocaine into the Atlanta area. Read more.
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