5 things to know: Cop shoots, kills gun-wielding driver, GBI says

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. The Atlanta Braves announced The Battery Atlanta will be the name of their mixed-use development adjacent to SunTrust Park, the new home of the Braves in Cobb County. [Take a sneak peek]

2. The Connecticut woman who garnered international headlines when she sued her 12-year-old nephew is fighting back. [Read more]

3. A police officer shot and killed a gun-wielding motorist during a traffic stop on I-75 in Bartow County, officials said. [Read more]

4. As he shared a final meal with the 22-month-old son he's accused of killing, Justin Ross Harris engaged in an online conversation with a woman who had just posted that she hated being married with kids, prosecutors revealed this week. [Read more]

5. Tonight's low is going pretty low. [See the forecast]

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Report: Traffic fatalities outpace homicides in metro Atlanta

Analysis draws comparison between the two, pointing out that roadway deaths should be more preventable than violence, with proven safety upgrades that can prevent them.

Publix to close two Atlanta area stores, including longtime Midtown location

Publix will shutter two of its metro Atlanta stores on Dec. 27.

Nation’s No. 1 QB prospect ‘disappointed’ in Tuesday’s leak of flip to Vandy

Jared Curtis, who will play for a state championship in Tennessee this week, delivered a sense of finality to his college recruiting process late Tuesday: He is a Commodore.