1. Tiny battering victim nears death. Baby Dinah was severely beaten in April — her parents were both charged with child cruelty — and has been at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston ever since. [Read here]
2. Reports: Donald Trump picks Mike Pence as VP. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence appears to be the likely pick to be Donald Trump's running mate, according to media reports, though his top advisers said he could still tap someone else. [Read here]
3. 74-story condo tower planned in Midtown Atlanta. The tower, to be called 98 Fourteenth Street, would be one of the city's tallest buildings and would feature the largest number of luxury high-rise condos in any single project in Atlanta since the Great Recession. [Read here]
4. Truck driver to serve 5 years for crash that killed 5 nursing students. John Wayne Johnson, 56, pleaded guilty to nine counts — including five counts of first-degree vehicular homicide — and was sentenced to five years in prison followed by five years on probation as part of a plea deal. [Read here]
5. After 9 months, 'Deadman's Houseboat' will be removed from Lake Lanier. The boat was abandoned near Sunrise Cove Marina in October "after the vessel owner was found deceased in the immediate area," said Joanna Cloud, executive director of the Lake Lanier Association. [Read here]
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