1. Death toll rises in mass overdose outbreak in middle Georgia. As many as four people have died in the last 48 hours as a wave of opioid overdoses has swept through communities in middle Georgia, health officials said. More than a dozen overdose cases have been reported in three emergency departments in Bibb County and some surrounding counties in the past two days, authorities said. [Read more]
2. Alleged NSA leaker met with Perdue staff months before arrest. The Augusta federal contractor who was charged Monday with leaking top-secret information to the press met with members of U.S. Sen. David Perdue's staff earlier this year, the Republican's office confirmed. [Read more]
3. If Bartolo is out of rotation, who should be in? Bartolo Colon has been a major bust so far for the Braves, and the latest in his string of bad starts Monday might have been enough for the Braves to drop him from the rotation. That decision could come this week before his next scheduled start, which would be Saturday in a doubleheader against the Mets. [Read more]
4. Confederate flag supporters and foes pack Henry commission meeting. In the face of a divided room, with half the audience supporting her and the other calling for her resignation, Henry County Commissioner Dee Clemmons said she would stand her ground amid a Confederate flag issue that has smoldered in the county. [Read more]
5. Atlanta rejects rapper Pitbull's new charter school. The Atlanta school board voted to reject applications from three new charter schools looking to open in the city, including one with ties to the rapper Pitbull. The schools include SLAM Academy, part of a growing network of charter schools focused on sports supported by Pitbull. [Read more]
