1. "I lurched and the gun fired." Atlanta attorney Claud "Tex" McIver told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday that he accidentally shot and killed his wife as they rode in their SUV near Piedmont Park last week. [Read more]
2. Evacuations, cancellations as Hurricane Matthew approaches. Hurricane Matthew, which has already killed more than 100 people and forced millions to flee from their homes, regained its status as a powerful Category 4 storm Thursday. [Read more]
3. Brenda Wood retiring from 11 Alive. The veteran anchor announced that her final newscast will be in February after 20 years at the station and 40 years in the news business. [Read more]
4. Cobb County Schools Superintendent: Kneeling athletes would be benched. Chris Ragsdale is against student-athletes taking a knee in protest during the national anthem. [Read more]
5. Falcons sell about 33K personal seat licenses. The PSLs for the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium have generated about $181 million. Tens of thousands of seats are left for the Falcons to attempt to sell before the start of next season. [Read more]