Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Atlanta weather | Storms coming, isolated tornado possible and other top stories.

  • Atlanta weather | Storms coming, isolated tornado possible

    Voters who got out to the polls early Tuesday beat a line of storms heading east into metro Atlanta, expected to bring damaging winds.After-work voters — especially those north of I-20 and pushing up against that 7 p.m. poll-closing deadline — may have to shake open umbrellas on the walk from their cars to polling locations, Channel 2 Action News meteorologists said.Atlanta faces a slight risk for severe storms, wind gusts blowing in at more than 60 mph, large hail and frequent lightning, but Ch..
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  • Super Tuesday: What to watch

    Super Tuesday: What to watch
    Voters of both parties in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia go the polls or caucus Tuesday. Democrats also caucus in Colorado and Republicans will do the same in Alaska.Trump is cruising nationally -- with 49% support compared to Rubio's 16% and Cruz's 15% in a new CNN/ORC poll, giving him his largest lead yet. He's likely to blow out the competition in Massachusetts, Tennessee and Alabama, polls there show. But it's also possi..
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  • 2016 NBA Power Rankings Roundup: Atlanta Hawks climbing after ...

    2016 NBA Power Rankings Roundup: Atlanta Hawks climbing after ...
    Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Check out the latest power rankings from writers from across the NBA nation. Hey look, the Hawks managed to win a couple of games. This is something that the fan base desperately needed. So as we all know, when the team wins we can hope to see them move up in the rankings. John Schuhmann of NBA.com moves the Hawks back up to No. 10. The Hawks lost their first three games out of the break, but won their two most important games on their five-game homestand..
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  • Feds: Food stamp scheme netted millions for metro Atlanta store ...

    Feds: Food stamp scheme netted millions for metro Atlanta store ...
    Two more metro Atlanta convenience store clerks have pleaded guilty to participating in food stamp schemes that netted them millions, federal authorities said Tuesday.From January 2008 through January 2011, Sholondrell Taylor, the operator of Dandes Food Center in Forest Park and Shop Rite Food Mart in Atlanta, allowed customers to exchange their food stamp benefits for cash at a rate of 50 cents on the dollar, U.S. Attorney John Horn said.Many of the customers who illegally sold food stamp bene..
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  • Storms forecast for some Super Tuesday states

    Storms forecast for some Super Tuesday states
    A low-pressure area gathered strength in the Plains on Tuesday morning, with cold winter-like air to the north and warm, moist air to the south. Like the clash of political parties, the two air masses colliding will kick off several rounds of thunderstorms through the Ohio River Valley and the Southeast. This will bring heavy rain and strong winds, and could spawn a tornado or two. Voters in the Super Tuesday states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia may have to dodge storms as they hea..
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  • If SEC football coaches were candidates in the 2016 election

    If SEC football coaches were candidates in the 2016 election
    Tuesday’s Republican and Democratic primaries were aptly dubbed the SEC primaries since seven southern states are participating. The loose tie-in with the Southeastern Conference got us thinking: Which remaining presidential candidates match with the SEC’s colorful coaches?Below are our choices.     Photo by Christina CannonAlabama head coach Nick Saban is Hillary Clinton. You know what you’re going to get from both Saban and Clinton. Both have been in their business for a long time. The two al..
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  • Atlanta-native dies after collapsing at football practice in New York

    Atlanta-native dies after collapsing at football practice in New York
    Communities in DeKalb County and in Buffalo New York are mourning the death of a popular athlete.   Solomon Jackson, a native of Stone Mountain and 2013 Tucker High School football player, collapsed during football practice at the State University of New York Buffalo on Feb. 22.   The 20-year-old later died on Feb. 29. The cause of death was not immediately released.   The University at Buffalo athletics director Allen Greene released a statement following his death:"It is with deep sadness that..
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Atlanta weather | More warm weather, rain on the way .Atlanta weather | Breezy and chilly before warmer weekend .
Kids Practice Reading to Shy Shelter Dogs at Missouri Humane Society .Metro Atlanta under wind advisory until 1 a.m. Thursday .

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