1. Protests turn violent in Charlotte. Shots rang out in the heart of Charlotte's business and entertainment districts Wednesday night when thousands of protesters shut down the area to protest the death of Keith Lamont Scott, a black man killed Tuesday by a police officer. [Read here]
2. Gas pipeline resumes operation. Gas is flowing again in a major pipeline serving metro Atlanta, more than a week after a leak shut down the line and led to a supply crunch that caused spot outages and drove up prices. [Read here]
3. Hot-car murder case has pool of eligible jurors. The court and the lawyers in the Ross Harris murder case accomplished something in eight days here in Brunswick that they were unable to pull off after three weeks in Cobb County: find 45 people who weren't already convinced of Harris's guilt, who were willing to weigh the evidence at trial and decide the case on its merits. [Read here]
4. Former Atlanta Mayor weds at 89. Former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell is 89. His sweetheart, the former Sandra Gordy, is 70. They exchanged vows, rings and then a kiss in a double-ring ceremony almost no one knew about. [Read here]
5. Hot start to fall. The official start of fall is hours away. However, "it's still going to feel like summer today," Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. "Actually, the rest of this week, it will feel like summer. We just officially go into the fall season at 10:21 this morning." [Read here]
