1. Abernathy III, son of civil rights icon, has died. Abernathy III was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago, and revealed that he was hospitalized for several weeks last year after it had spread to his liver. [Read more]
2. Panama City Beach busts college spring break. Panama City Beach, sometimes labeled as the "spring break capital of the world," has managed to body slam the college party on the sandthis season. [Read more]
3. Cops investigate 'takeover-style' armed robbery at Cumberland Mall. Just before noon Thursday, the suspects, all of them in masks and dark hoodies, robbed Diamond Solutions, a jewelry store inside the mall, Officer Alicia Chilton told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [Read more]
4. Cobb man sentenced for girl's 'lifetime of pain' and PTSD after he molested her. Jon Gregory Craton, 47, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl during the summer of 2014. The attack caused the girl to suffer from nightmares and post-traumatic stress disorder, Cobb County District Attorney spokeswoman Kim Isaza said in news release. [Read more]
5. Kasim Reed warns religious liberty bill will bring 'terrible harm' to Atlanta business. Some 16 hours past the Legislature's sudden passage of a bill intended to shield religious conservatives from the impact of same-sex marriage, Georgia business leaders have begun begging for a signal from Gov. Nathan Deal as to his intentions. [Read more]
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