5 things to know: Roddy White excused from practice for...

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. On Twitter Tuesday night, 92.9/The Game afternoon host Mike Bell used a sexist "Anchorman" insult against a female baseball analyst on ESPN during a playoff game, resulting in a bit of Twitter war. [Read more]

2. The father of the man who, police say, jumped out of an Atlanta court building doubts his son committed suicide. [Read more]

3. Falcons coach Dan Quinn said Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was excused from today's practice for personal reasons. Quinn said he hasn't spoken with White since he told ESPN.com on Tuesday that he was bothered by his lack of chances in the offense. [Read more] | ["I'm not disgruntled," White told the AJC after his ESPN interview]

4. Here to Serve Restaurants abruptly shuttered 10 of Atlanta's most popular restaurants on Monday, leaving about 1,000 employees and even more patrons bewildered. It was the end of a local empire. [Read more]

5. Tonight's forecast? Clear and cool.

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5 things to know: Roddy White excused from practice for personal reasons

Mass cancellations hit Atlanta airport, shutdown causes uncertainty

DeKalb ambulance provider to receive $77 million contract despite struggles

FAA flight cuts, weather are making a mess of things at the Atlanta airport

Mass cancellations hit Atlanta airport, shutdown causes uncertainty

A.M. ATL: Public, private or both?

DeKalb ambulance provider to receive $77 million contract despite struggles

Prolonged shutdown could force 20% flight cuts, U.S. officials warn

With SNAP benefits in limbo, Atlanta residents step up to help

Study: Rents for low-wage Atlantans rose 9 times faster than for high earners