5 things to know tonight: Teen charged with murder in McDonald's workplace shooting

1. 16-year-old McDonald's employee charged with murder. A teenager is accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old co-worker at a Clayton County McDonald's. [Read more]

2. It's high school football state finals time. Here's what you need to know about this weekend's high school football state championship games at the Georgia Dome. [Read more]

3. Slain Americus officer's girlfriend shares her heartbreak. Rachel Harrod should have been making final plans for a trip to Disney World this week with her boyfriend, Nicholas Smarr. Instead, she is preparing for his funeral. [Read more]

4. Tom Joyner to rotate five comics to replace J. Anthony Brown. Sherri Shepherd and Arsenio Hall are among those who will fill in one day a week, the veteran radio host announced. [Read more]

5. Georgia's Nick Ayers still in running for RNC head. Allies of Georgia Republican strategist Nick Ayers, 34, are boosting his bid to lead the Republican National Committee as President-elect Donald Trump nears his decision. [Read more]

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From the sound of the presses to framing special front pages, those who helped build the AJC share their memories.

PSC won’t delay key Georgia Power vote after Democrats’ election wins

The Georgia Public Service Commission has rejected a bid to delay a key vote on whether to allow Georgia Power to execute a historic expansion of its generation fleet.

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Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.