1. Biggest-ever ship to call on East Coast arrives in Savannah. The Cosco Development, the biggest container ship to ever dock at an East Coast port arrived in Savannah, guided by pilot boats under the Talmadge Memorial Bridge. The mammoth freighter, longer than an Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, arrived during high-tide, the only time a ship that big can enter Savannah's relatively shallow channel. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of deepening the channel to allow for ever-larger cargo ships. [Read more]
2. I-85 bridge traffic may get worse before it gets better. The work is expected to be finished by 5 a.m. Saturday. GDOT has not said exactly when I-85 will reopen. But it has said the northbound lanes will likely open sometime Saturday, and the southbound lanes should reopen sometime Sunday. [Read more]
3. White police officer learns of African ancestry, files suit alleging racism. After learning from a genetic test that he has African ancestry, a white police officer in Michigan has sued the mayor, police chief and others alleging he was a victim of racism. [Read more]
4. Ready to spread its wings, The Big Chicken has reopened. With pun-filled story after pun-filled story since The Big Chicken closed for its overhaul in January, The AJC has run out of chicken jokes. And it's good timing because the roadside icon on top of a KFC reopened Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. [Read more]
5. 'Ay Boo Boo': Bear spotted in Buckhead. It may not be Yogi, but Buckhead residents may want to hide their picnic baskets (or just hide in general) after a bear sighting was reported in the area. [Read more]
