1. Shelters open as Georgia prepares for Hurricane Hermine. Fifty-six counties are under a state of emergency. The center of Hurricane Hermine is expected to hit around 11 p.m. By 2 a.m. the center will cross into south Georgia and weaken to a tropical storm as it heads into South Carolina. [Read more]
2. Botanical Garden can prohibit guns. A Fulton County Judge ruled the Atlanta Botanical Garden has the right to bar visitors from bringing in fireams, even though the garden operates on public property. [Read more]
3. DA: Dad blames baby's death on child's twin. A jury found Reginald Demarcus Johnson guilty of felony murder and cruelty to children in the April 2015 death. [Read more]
4. Braves beat Padres for first home sweep. The Braves swept their first home series of the season while beating the Padres by a combined score of 24-10. [Read more]
5. DNC boosting efforts to turn Georgia blue in November. The party has also chosen Georgia, along with Arizona and Utah to launch its new Victory Leaders Council program designed to flip states to Democrats and mobilize volunteers and grassroots in current blue states. [Read more]