1. Gary Richrath, the lead guitarist for REO Speedwagon, known for '80s ballad "Can't Fight this Feeling" died at the age of 65. [Read more]

2. Elberton church says woman, 103, can't return "for any reason." [Read more]

3. Building a bridge across I-285 for baseball fans is harder than it looks. Earlier this month, the AJC reported that the state DOT had balked at underwriting the effort. Over the weekend, the Marietta Daily Journal reported that local opposition is raising its head as well. [Read more]

4. MGM Resorts International helped sway Maryland voters in 2012 to expand gambling from slots to full Las Vegas-style casinos and is the behind-the-scenes power player pushing for legalization of up to six casinos in Georgia. [Read more]

5. Tonight's forecast: A clear sky with a low of 56. Winds light and variable. [Get more real-time weather info]

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Cox Enterprises CEO Alex Taylor and AJC Publisher Andrew Morse were joined by AJC editors and Atlanta business react during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Midtown on Friday, January 24, 2025.
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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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