1. Tex McIver charged with murder in wife's shooting. Atlanta attorney Claud "Tex" McIver was indicted on murder charges Thursday following months of investigation by Fulton County prosecutors convinced the shooting of his wife Diane was no accident. A Fulton grand jury returned an indictment after hearing several weeks of evidence. McIver is charged with malice murder, felony murder and five other counts in the September 2016 death of Diane McIver. [Read more]
2. Waffle House co-founder dies a month after his business partner. In March, Waffle House co-founder Joe Rogers Sr. died at age 97, leaving his 99-year-old partner Tom Forkner behind. Now, Forkner has died. Details on the death weren't immediately released. [Read more]
3. Georgia lottery winner dies after being found in road. A recent Georgia Lottery winner was found unresponsive in a Cumming road this week. Passers-by found Charles Barrett, 59, in Ga. 9 near Cumming Square on Saturday, police Chief Casey Tatum said. They moved his body to a nearby parking lot by the time police arrived, Tatum told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [Read more]
4. The amazing racial transformation of Cobb County. Quick quiz: Of the most populous counties in Georgia – Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Clayton – which one is still majority white; that is, white people represent more than 50 percent or more of the total population? If you said anything but Cobb County, try again. [Read more]
5. United passenger dragged from plane reaches settlement with airline. A Kentucky doctor who made headlines earlier this month when he was dragged off a United Airlines flight in Chicago has settled with the airline, attorneys said Thursday. Attorneys for Dao declined to share details of the settlement, citing a confidentiality provision in the agreement. [Read more]
