1. Governor seeks 20% raises for state law enforcement. Gov. Nathan Deal's plan would cost nearly $79 million to hike the median salary of roughly 3,300 state law enforcement officers by an average of about $8,000. [Read more]
2. Atlanta businessman duped pro athletes out of millions, feds allege. Donald V. Watkins approached millionaire athletes with an investment opportunity. An NFL player handed him $1 million. Another football player gave him $500,000. A former NBA player gave him $2 million. [Read more]
3. Lady Chablis helped put Savannah on the map. Lady Chablis died Thursday at age 60-something, and her death reminded the writer of a signal moment in Georgia history. [Read more]
4. Gwinnett mayor bitten by copperhead, warns residents. Berkeley Lake Mayor Lois Salter said the venomous snakebite sent her to the hospital for three days and many weeks off her foot during recovery. [Read more]
5. Toddler, 2 others found dead in Georgia home. "They were running a gas generator inside the house," the Muscogee County coroner said. [Read more]
