1. Braves' Olivera suspended without pay through Aug. 1. Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has been suspended through Aug. 1 without pay for violating Major League Baseball's joint policy on domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. [Read more]
2. Just how deadly is Lake Lanier? Since 1994, northeast Georgia's favorite manmade lake — which touches parts of Gwinnett, Hall, Forsyth, Dawson and Lumpkin counties — has seen at least 143 people die. [Read more]
3. Mayor Kasim Reed to Torpy: You're all wet. The mayor has taken exception to a column I wrote this week about an odd press conference he held Monday. [Read more]
4. New renderings for Dunwoody mini-city High Street revealed. A Boston developer planning a mini-city in Dunwoody near Perimeter Mall has new design concepts for the project, which was put on hold by the Great Recession. [Read more]
5. 1 killed in Downtown Connector crash. One person was killed Thursday afternoon in a crash on the Downtown Connector, according to the Georgia State Patrol. [Read more]
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