1. Cops say boy, 6, left in car while dad, girlfriend eat out in Alpharetta: For more than 30 minutes, a 6-year-old boy was alone in the car while his father and his girlfriend finished dinner, according to a police report released. Scared and sobbing, the boy called his mom to say he was alone inside his father's car in an unfamiliar parking lot, the report states. [Read more]
2. Atlanta home invasion: "Please don't shoot, I have a little baby." While trying to protect his wife and two young children, Michael Lash, a northwest Atlanta father, was shot in both legs Sunday evening, the beginning of a few terrifying moments for the family. [Read more]
3. Smash-and-grab burglars wearing yellow scarves hit Buckhead store: The burglary happened at Neiman Marcus Last Call in the 3500 block of Peachtree Road while several employees were in the rear of the store, Officer Kim Jones with Atlanta police said. [Read more]
4. "Empire" returns next month but not everyone will be watching: "It's a scandal that the powers that be have figured out how to get away with murder and built an empire while calling us the N-word under the guise of giving us our own shows during prime-time television," one local woman said. [Read Gracie Bonds Staples' new column]
5. Tonight's forecast: Mostly cloudy skies, mugg,y with scattered thunderstorms this evening and a low of 73. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60 percent. [Get real-time weather info]
