Sunday, January 24, 2016

Atlanta weather | Goodbye ice and snow, hello 60 degrees and other top stories.

  • Atlanta weather | Goodbye ice and snow, hello 60 degrees

    Atlanta weather | Goodbye ice and snow, hello 60 degrees
    It’s getting warmer, Atlanta.As much as two inches of snow and a tenth of an inch of ice fell across the metro area Saturday morning, bringing along sporadic power outages, icy patches of road and downed trees. Sunday started with similar temperatures — 20s across the region — but the similarities end there.The day will remain clear, sunny and mostly wind-gust free, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said, and the afternoon will bring a high temperature of 48 degrees in Atlanta. T..
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  • Does former Falcons LB Sean Weatherspoon want to come back to ...

    Does former Falcons LB Sean Weatherspoon want to come back to ...
    Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports Sean Weatherspoon signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals, and he's not ruling out a return to the Falcons. Former Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is currently focused on the Arizona Cardinals and their impending NFC Championship appearance, but with free agency on the horizon, he's not ruling out a return to the team that drafted him. Weatherspoon sighed a one-year, $3.85 million contract with the Cardinals after the Falcons reportedly offered be..
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  • Man killed during home robbery in NW Atlanta identified

    Authorities have identified a man found shot to death in an Atlanta home late Friday.The dead man is 27-year-old Anthony Chalmers of Atlanta, Mark Guilbeaux, an investigator in the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office said Sunday.Chalmers was among three people found shot at a home in the 300 block of Lanier Street NW. Police, who arrived at the home around 10:20 p.m. Friday, described the case as a potential home robbery.Chalmers was found dead on the kitchen floor with multiple gunshot woun..
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  • Hawks vs Suns final score: Atlanta falls flat in Phoenix

    Hawks vs Suns final score: Atlanta falls flat in Phoenix
    Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Hawks put up a disappointing performance in a 98-95 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Archie Goodwin knocked down a long three-pointer with 0.1 seconds remaining to send the Atlanta Hawks to their second straight defeat in a 98-95 loss to the Phoenix Suns. While the scoreboard showed a slim three-point margin, Atlanta was outplayed for most of the game and were very fortunate to have a chance at the end. The Hawks took a 23-20 lead with 1:44 remai..
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  • HBO not moving forward with 'Brothers in Atlanta' comedy

    HBO not moving forward with 'Brothers in Atlanta' comedy
    Lorne Michaels attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, January 22, 2016 HBO shot a pilot called “Brothers in Atlanta” last year here in Atlanta but the network decided to shelve the project. It was created by Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin and “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels. “After assessing our programming needs we talked to Bashir and Diallo and de..
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  • Tryouts for Spirit of Atlanta Drum, Bugle Corps held at Coosa High ...

    Tryouts for Spirit of Atlanta Drum, Bugle Corps held at Coosa High ...
    Musicians from all over the country are at Coosa High school this weekend to participate in the call-back camp for Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. “This is the camp where we set the official line,” said Coosa High School band Director Adam Daniel. Only a certain number of musicians can march in a drum corps. Daniel is on staff with Spirit as a brass instructor and it was his idea to have Coosa host the call-back camp. A drum corps is a marching band at its highest level, with a slight..
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  • 2015 Position Review: Special Teams

    Stats of Note: P Matt Bosher kicked off
 74 times this season with 
52 touchbacks, which was 
seventh-best in the
 NFL this season
. Prior to being placed on injured reserve in Week 14, K Matt Bryant connected on six field goals over 40 yards this season. Veteran kicker Shayne Graham
 was signed to fill in for Bryant, and he was 11 of 12 on field goal attempts this season. He 
was also three of three on field goal 
attempts from 50-plus yards, which was tied for first in
 field goal percentage f..
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  • Updated: 5 observations from Georgia Tech's loss to Louisville

    Updated: 5 observations from Georgia Tech's loss to Louisville
    Another game, another failed upset attempt.This time, Georgia Tech couldn’t steal the win against No. 17 Louisville as the Yellow Jackets permitted a second-half comeback in a 75-71 defeat Saturday at McCamish Pavilion.The loss dropped Tech to 11-8 overall and 1-5 in the ACC. Four of the league losses have been to teams in the RPI’s top 40, each by eight points or fewer. The Jackets, trying to make the postseason for the first time since 2010, released another opportunity for a resume-building r..
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  • Family of mailman killed in accident: 'It really threw us for a loop'

    Family of mailman killed in accident: 'It really threw us for a loop'
    DeKalb County authorities are investigating the possible storm-related death of a postal worker on Saturday.DeCarlo Allen, 36, was killed when part of a dead tree fell on his mail truck as he was delivering mail in the 6000 block of Shadow Rock Drive at the Mystery Valley Golf Club in Lithonia around 12:30 p.m. The tree crushed the roof of the truck right above where Allen was sitting.DeKalb County fire Capt. Eric Jackson said Allen’s vehicle careened off the road, down a short hillside and into..
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  • Atlanta Tech Edge 1/24/16

    Atlanta Tech Edge 1/24/16
    Titania Jordan takes us through this week's Tech Headlines. 3Ci President Rob MacLane with the Deal Flow Wrap-Up, Roadie Founder Marc Gorlin, Roundtable guests Atlanta Planning Commissioner Tim Keane and UBER Atlanta GM Keith Radford, and Jerry Slutzky ta
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Strong winds now biggest winter weather threat for metro Atlanta .Atlanta braces for winter weather, advisory expands to south metro .
Atlanta weather | Snow flurries possible Friday night .Sleet-rain mixture moving across metro Atlanta; temps will warm .

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