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Atlanta Motor Speedway Weather Forecast: Waiting Game with Mother Nature

Conditions in Atlanta, GA: Click here for Current Weather Conditions – Look at Doppler Radar | Mobile Friendly Site | Mobile Radar All day Saturday and most of the day Sunday look fair and dry with a mix of clouds and sunshine. High pressure remains in control for another day as temperatures reach the low 90s for the afternoon Saturday. Fair weather is expected for the Nationwide Race Saturday …

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Atlanta Motor Speedway Weather Forecast: Waiting Game with Mother Nature

Shooting suspect’s charges dropped

The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that it had no choice but to dismiss charges — at least for now — against a shooting suspect rather than disclose the names of its key witnesses and potentially expose them to retaliation.

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Dream inch closer to playoffs with win over Mystics

Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) – Armintie Price scored 19 points to help the Atlanta Dream dominate the Washington Mystics, 95-73. Angel McCoughtry added 16 points for the Dream, who need one more victory to secure a playoff spot.

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Smoke feeling the heat with NASCAR Chase looming

Driver Kevin Harvick looks on in the garage during preparations for Sunday’s NASCAR Spint Cup auto race, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Ga.

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Woman’s car plunges 35-50 feet off I-75 overpass

Authorities say a woman in her car plunged 35 to 50 feet into a construction site while along Interstate 75 south of Atlanta.

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Trucks get Atlanta weekend rolling

NASCAR’s Truck series will kick off NASCAR’s triple-header weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Friday mailblog: Ga. Tech’s passing fancy

Tis’ the season … Nick in Atlanta, Ga., writes : Hi Heather. Even though parts of the GA Tech game were sloppy last night, I was still quite surprised. Do you have an updated predicted ranking on them in the ACC or are you going to leave them 9th? I mean, come on… We can pass for more yards then we rush now??? HD: Ha … I was impressed by the emergence of the passing game, Nick, but we have …

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Ga. Aquarium launches TV show on ‘Ocean Mysteries’

The Georgia Aquarium has joined forces with Emmy Award-winning host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin to launch a new half-hour television show that will premiere this weekend on more than 200 ABC affiliates.

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I traded transit for a car. Don’t blame MARTA.

For most of the past decade, I commuted by MARTA, taking the train from our house in Avondale Estates to Atlanta magazine’s offices first in Midtown , later Downtown.

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Retro Racing: Atlanta Motordrome south’s first superspeedway (NASCAR.com)

Retro Racing: Atlanta Motordrome south’s first superspeedway

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Retro Racing: Atlanta Motordrome south’s first superspeedway (NASCAR.com)

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