5 things to know tonight: Officials examine inconsistencies in story of man who lost family in Gwinnett fire
1. Officials examine inconsistencies in story of man who lost family in Gwinnett fire. Officials are looking into inconsistencies in the story of a Gwinnett County man who lost his wife, his two young daughters, his dog and his house in a fire earlier this month, Channel 2 Action News reported Friday. [Read more]
2. Hillary Clinton moves Friday event from Georgia State to City Hall. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is moving her Friday event in Atlanta from Georgia State University to a smaller and more tightly controlled venue at City Hall. [Read more]
3. Alleged Atlanta escort charged in robberies at Athens motels. An Atlanta woman who advertised on a site notorious for its "adult services" was arrested Thursday for her alleged role in two armed robberies and a kidnapping at Athens motels last weekend, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. [Read more]
4. Tech CEO asks Twitter whether his company should leave Ga. if 'anti gay' legislation passes. The CEO of a big tech company tweeted a question to his 205,000 followers Friday: Should the company leave Georgia if the state legislature passes a pending bill that he says would discriminate against gays. [Read more]
5. MARTA rail effort dies without a Senate floor vote. I just got off the phone with state Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, who told me that SB 313, the bill that would authorize MARTA to pursue a massive $8 billion expansion up through north Fulton County and east to Emory University, failed to make the Senate Rules Committee calendar and won't receive a Crossover Day vote on Monday. [Read more]
