Good morning, it's Friday, April 24th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 73 and a low tonight of 52. Our top story: The state Department of Labor said yesterday that nearly a quarter of a million more Georgians filed jobless claims last week, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the economy.

Good morning, it's Thursday, April 23rd. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: We could see some severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, and hail today. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 69 and a low tonight of 57. Our top story: A new statewide initiative that will open 4 more novel coronavirus testing sites in metro Atlanta will process as many as 260 people an hour at each location.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, April 22nd. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and a low tonight of 55. Our top story: A MARTA employee has died from COVID-19 — the agency’s first fatality from the coronavirus pandemic. 53-year-old Derrick Ferguson cleaned rail stations for the agency. And MARTA spokeswoman Stephany Fisher confirmed that he died Monday.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, April 21st. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and a low tonight of 45. Our top story: Governor Brian Kemp outlined plans yesterday to allow some businesses shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic to reopen by the end of the week, as he starts to ease restrictions that have ravaged the state’s economy to stem the spread of the disease.

Good morning, it's Monday, April 20th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 70 and a low tonight of 49. Our top story: A small group protested in Canton yesterday and called on Georgia to roll back its shelter-in-place order and reopen the economy. Photos showed some of the attendees wearing face coverings and carrying firearms.

Good morning, it's Friday, April 17th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be partly sunny, with a high of 73 and a low tonight of 59. Our top story: MARTA will eliminate most of its 110 bus routes indefinitely, and restrict service to 40 of its busiest and critical routes, as the agency struggles with declining ridership and revenue amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Good morning, it's Thursday, April 16th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will host plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and a low tonight of 44. Our top story: Growers of Vidalia onions battled too much rain this winter, causing some losses of the signature Georgia crop. Now, as the official first day of shipping arrives, farmers are keeping an eye on the coronavirus.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, April 15th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and a low tonight of 39. Our top story: Cautious. Hopeful. Realistic. Those are words that medical experts are frequently using to describe the results of a recent test, of the drug Remdesivir, for patients hospitalized with severe infections of COVID-19.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, April 14th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be partly sunny, with a high of 68 and a low tonight of 42. Our top story: The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the United States, which now leads the world in cases, is raising fresh questions about how much air travel contributed to the nation’s outbreak.

Good morning, it's Monday, April 13th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are today's headlines from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Today will be partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 74 and a low tonight of 45. Our top story: The state will convert a part of the Georgia World Congress Center into a 200-bed hospital to handle an influx of coronavirus patients. That’s what Governor Brian Kemp said yesterday.