Hot Car Death, Armed Employees, R.E.M. Guitarist's Shocker: News Nearby

Patch has community sites across Georgia. Here are some of our top posts from the past 24 hours.

Hot Car Death: Evidence of Alleged Infidelity

Evidence of alleged martial infidelity can be used in the trial of a man accused of leaving his son to die in a hot car. A Cobb County judge has ruled the evidence is admissible in court in the case of Justin Ross Harris, who goes on trial next month on murder and cruelty to children charges in the 2014 death of his son, 22-month-old Cooper. >>> Read more.

Be Armed, Georgia Business Owner Tells Employees

Lance Toland Associates, an aircraft risk management and insurance agency with offices at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport, is requiring its employees to get a concealed carry license. The company then gives each employee a handgun known as "the judge," which uses both .45 caliber bullets and .410 shotgun shells.>>> Read more.

R.E.M.s Peter Buck: I Hate the Music Business

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck tells Rolling Stone magazine that when the band decided to call it quits in 2011, he made a five-page list of the things he disliked about being in the music industry. It included "everything except writing songs, playing songs and recording them.">>> Read more.

Son of Milton Homeowner Charged With Arson

The son of a Milton homeowner has been charged in connection to a fire that significantly damaged the family home. Milton fire investigators have arrested and charged Joseph Allen Dusek with first-degree arson following the Monday afternoon fire. >>> Read more.

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