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Stories to talk about this evening:

'Stranger Things' Season 2 Casting Extras Now

If you're a big fan of "Stranger Things," or maybe if you've just always wanted to time-travel back to the 1980s, now is your chance.

The hit Netflix series is now holding open casting calls in metro Atlanta for extras to appear in Season Two. >>> Read more.

Traffic Deaths Climb in Early 2016

A projected 17,775 people died in U.S. car wrecks in the first six months of the year, according to national highway safety data — a 10.4 percent increase over the first half of 2015.

The newly released national figures come as Georgia wrangles with its own spike in highway fatalities, suggesting 2016 may again be an increasingly tragic year on the state's roadways. >>> Read more.

Buckhead Executive's Shooting: Police Searching for Cell Phone

• The investigation is continuing into the death of Diane McIver, who was shot to death last month in Midtown.

Georgia Power: 100 Percent Power Restored to Customers By Wednesday

• There are still about 70,000 customers without electricity in coastal Georgia.

Donald Trump Jr. In Atlanta on Friday

• He will be appearing at a fundraiser for his father's presidential campaign.

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