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]
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