Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. The deadly "kissing bugs" that have been making headlines are actually nothing new. But there's never been a documented case in Georgia of the disease they can cause, according to the CDC. [Read more] | [5 things to know about the bug]

2. Forsyth County deputies are trying to find out who killed a dog that was found hanging from a tree near Lake Lanier over the weekend. [Read more]

3. Based on insights from the crowdsourcing traffic app Waze, these are the best and worst times to drive during the week of Thanksgiving. Plan you travels accordingly. [Read more]

4. For more than two years, two Valdosta families have anxiously awaited the findings of a federal investigation into how Kendrick Johnson came to die in a rolled-up gym mat. But U.S. Attorney Michael Moore, who championed the investigation for two years, has just resigned, and he left office without ever revealing key evidence that seemingly would go a long way toward settling this mystery. [Read more]

5. Tonight won't be quite so cold, but it will be a bit cloudy and calm. [See the forecast]

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com