5 things to know tonight: No word on Macy's closings in Atlanta

1. Macy's is closing up to 40 stores but its Atlanta plans are unsure. [Read more]

2. Hawks player Thabo Sefolosha will go to trial Oct. 5, determined to prove his innocence in a case stemming from an incident outside a New York nightclub. [Read more]

3. In a shuffling of personnel, the Atlanta-based Weather Channel is taking Sam Champion off mornings and giving him a less defined role during prime time starting Nov. 2. [Read more]

4. When the Falcons hired Dan Quinn as head coach, against the backdrop of 22 losses and too many exploding game plans and body parts the past two seasons, nobody expected things to remain status quo. But this late roster scramble is not a good sign. [Read more]

5. Tonight's forecast: Mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms this evening and a low of 69. [Get more weather info]

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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.