1. Report: 'Martin' star Tommy Ford has died in Atlanta. The actor who played Tommy on the 1990s sitcom "Martin" died Wednesday at a metro Atlanta hospital after an aneurysm ruptured in his abdomen, according to a statement from his press agent. [Read more]  

Tommy Ford (far left) starred in the 1990s sitcom “Martin.” (Credit: Fox Broadcasting Company)
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2. Minute-by-minute updates from the Ross Harris trial. This is a running account of the fourth day of testimony in the Justin Ross Harris murder case. Harris is charged with murder in the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper, by leaving him in his SUV for hours on a hot June day in 2014. [Read more]  

Ross Harris sits next to one of his attorneys, Bryan Lumpkin (right), in court during his trial in Brunswick. (Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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3. Cops: DeKalb restaurant owner murdered because waitress needed cash. The pair accused of killing the owner of Tucker's Mai Thai restaurant both confessed and revealed the motive: one of them, a waitress, needed $140 to pay her car loan. [Read more]   

Jarvis Stanford and Imani Burns

Credit: DeKalb County Jail

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Credit: DeKalb County Jail

4. Atlanta to tackle blighted Constitution building. Invest Atlanta, the city's economic development arm, is seeking developers interested in turning around the Atlanta Constitution building at 143 Alabama Street. [Read more]  

Invest Atlanta is looking for developers to revive the Art Moderne-style Atlanta Constitution building in downtown Atlanta. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM
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5. Sam Olens named Kennesaw State University president. The state Board of Regents voted Wednesday to make Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens the next president of Kennesaw State University. Some students and faculty protested the decision.  [Read more] 

Students exit the Georgia Board of Regents after protesting a proposed vote on making Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens president of Kennesaw State University. BOB ANDRES/STAFF
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