1. Second man charged with concealing Tara Grinstead's death. A second man was arrested Friday and charged with concealing the death of south Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead. Bo Dukes, 32, allegedly helped Ryan Alexander Duke "conceal and destroy" Grinstead's body in October 2005. The two were classmates at Irwin County High School, where Grinstead taught history [Read more]
2. Prostitution, drugs, racketeering alleged against Cheetah strip club. A former stripper is suing The Cheetah, alleging the well-known midtown club is engaged in organized crime. The new lawsuit specifically lists the names of the club's owner, managers, security guards and "house moms" as conspirators in a criminal conspiracy to turn dancers into prostitutes for wealthy customers, including "NFL, NBA and MLB players, musicians, and other star patrons." [Read more]
3. FBI investigating alleged breach in Georgia at KSU's elections center. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating an alleged data breach in Georgia at the Center for Election Systems at Kennesaw State University, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned. [Read more]
4. Georgia House passes campus gun bill. The House voted 108-63 to send House Bill 280 to the Senate, which also agreed in 2016 to allow those 21 and older with a Georgia weapons permit to carry concealed weapons on to most parts of college campuses. [Read more]
5. New questions raised about cost of Atlanta's response to winter storm. There are new questions today about the city of Atlanta's explanation for why city taxpayers paid soaring prices for machinery and materials in the city's response to the February 2014 ice storm. [Read more]
