Five things you should know on Monday, August 10.
1. A Los Angeles child was diagnosed with the plague after camping in Yosemite National Park in California in July. The Department of Health will conduct an environmental evaluation in Yosemite and neighboring areas, including the Stanislaus National Forest. [Read more here]
2. Where are the teachers? Clayton and DeKalb are among the districts still in search of staff. As is the case nationwide, the hardest-to-fill slots are math, science, foreign language and special education. [Read our Get Schooled blog here]
3. Three mall security guards caught on video punching a 15-year-old boy are scheduled to be in a DeKalb County courtroom today for a probable cause hearing that could bring criminal charges. The guards were suspended without pay and no longer work at the Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia, mall officials said at the time. [Read the full story, and check back here for updates]
4. One person was injured Monday in an early morning fire that heavily damaged eight units of a Gwinnett County apartment building near Norcross. [Read more here]
5. Better pack an umbrella today. The high temperature is expected to be 92, and there is a 60 percent chance of rain. [See the full forecast here]
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