5 things to know: Wet 'n Wild Orlando closing in 2016, more

1. Police have Charleston church shooting suspect on video: Police say they have surveillance video of a possible suspect and vehicle in the shooting deaths of nine people at a historic black church in downtown Charleston that's being called a hate crime. [Read more]

2. You don't see something like this very often in recruiting: One of Alabama's top football signees was ruled ineligible – despite the fact that he enrolled early in classes with the Crimson Tide last January. [Read more]

3. Tyler Perry is going OTP: Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry plans to sell his eight-bedroom, 14-bath, approximately 35,000 square foot home in metro Atlanta and will build on a 1,000+ acre tract he owns OTP. [Read more]

4. Audrey Middleton of Villa Rica first transgender 'Big Brother' player: "I'm bringing a very versatile perspective of a character that hasn't been brought before," Middleton said. [Read more]

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Georgia Power, PSC staff strike deal for $16B expansion to power data centers

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