1. Confirmed: 4 tornadoes touched down in metro Atlanta on Wednesday. So far there are four confirmed tornadoes from Wednesday: One in Cobb County, one in Atlanta near Buckhead, one in north Fulton/south Forsyth, and one in Commerce, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz. [Read more]
2. Woman opens emergency exit door, jumps out of plane. A woman who flew to Houston from New Orleans didn't follow disembarkation instructions, but rather took matters into her own hands. [Read more]
3. J. Anthony Brown leaving Tom Joyner after 20 years. Former Atlantan J. Anthony Brown is leaving the Tom Joyner Morning Show after 20 years with the popular syndicated program. [Read more]
4. Georgia Tech bowl projections, computer rankings after week 13. Georgia Tech's strong finish was reflected in various rankings and bowl projections, which includes two forecasts that the Yellow Jackets will go bowling in Jacksonville, Fla., at the TaxSlayer (formerly Gator) Bowl. College Football News gave the Jackets a 13-spot jump, from No. 41 to 28. [Read more]
5. Cops: Fetus dies after mother tied up, smothered in DeKalb murder. With zip ties binding her hands and feet, Ashley Mays, a 20-year-old Lithonia woman, drew her last breath in a hotel room. Police believe she was suffocated with a pillow. [Read more]
