1. Braves trade Mallex Smith, Shae Simmons to Seattle for prospects. The Braves traded outfielder Mallex Smith and relief pitcher Shae Simmons to the Seattle Mariners for a pair of left-handed pitching prospects, Luiz Gohara and Thomas Burrows. [Read more]

2. John Lewis denounces Jeff Sessions' attorney general nomination. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, excoriated U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions' attorney general nomination on Wednesday, implying in testimony that the longtime Alabama senator would only look out for "some of us." [Read more]

3. Cobb vlogger cited by code enforcement for home business. A popular video blogger has been cited for violating county code by creating and uploading videos from the Cobb home he shares with his collaborators. [Read more]

4. Multiple shell casings found after shooting in parking lot of DeKalb Zaxby's. Employees of a DeKalb County Zaxby's restaurant hid in a nearby Pizza Hut after police responded to a report of shots fired Wednesday afternoon. [Read more]

5. Gov. Nathan Deal calls for 2 percent teacher pay raise, big projects. Gov. Nathan Deal proposed Wednesday a 2 percent pay raise for Georgia teachers and a massive building program that includes borrowing $105 million to build a state courthouse on the site of the old archives building down the street from the Capitol. [Read more]

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