5 things to know: Clark Howard aboard cruise ship with engine...

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. A Dacula High School student died Wednesday after deliberately injuring herself in the school gym, the principal said. She was the only student in the gym at the time, according to Sloan Roach, school district spokeswoman. [Read more]

2. Consumer advocate Clark Howard is one of about 2,000 passengers currently sailing on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas on a 7-night trip from Italy. Early Thursday, a fire started in one of the ship's engine rooms, the cruise line posted on its Twitter page. [Read more]

3. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Thursday his administration is working on a plan with the Atlanta Hawks for a significant overhaul of Philips Arena to keep the team downtown. [Read more]

4. In the shadow world of Georgia's death penalty, a doctor who is not practicing medicine writes a prescription for a patient who is certain to die. The doctor's role in this part of the execution process is shrouded in secrecy and wrapped in contradiction, an examination by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has found. [Read more]

5. It's going to drop another 20 degrees tonight. [See the forecast]

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