The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for metro Atlanta until 6 p.m., on top of the flood watch and wind advisory issued earlier.

Firefighters recovered a body at a Dunwoody home destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Relatives told firefighters an elderly woman lived in the ranch-style house on Houghton Court, according to DeKalb County Fire Capt.

Police say a man was killed early Friday by shots fired into his bedroom.

Embattled DeKalb County school official Patricia “Pat” Pope cost the school system nearly $1 million in state matching funds when she awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to a construction company without competitive bids, a move that resulted in more work for her architect husband.

Colts vs. Jets: rematch with a Super Bowl at stake 7:41 a.m. Jim Caldwell traded the perfect season for what he hoped would be the perfect ending.On Sunday, Caldwell and Indianapolis will play it by the book.Nearly a month after the Colts coach …

Andrew Quarless caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Mike Kafka with 6 seconds remaining, lifting the East to a 13-10 win over the West on Saturday in the annual showcase for college all-stars looking to make an impression on NFL scouts. The …

The Florida State Seminoles wrap up a three-game homestand today, as they take on the 19th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in an ACC showdown at the Tucker Center. After losing to North Carolina (88-81) in the first game of their current homestand …

Rangers vs Montreal, 7 p.m. Phoenix vs Washington, 7 p.m. Toronto vs Florida, 7 p.m. Atlanta vs Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim vs St. Louis, 8 p.m. Columbus vs Minnesota, 9 p.m. Chicago vs Vancouver, 10 p.m. Buffalo vs San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Top 25 …

Detroit at New York, 1 p.m. Portland at Washington, 1 p.m. Sacramento at Charlotte, 2 p.m. Oklahoma City at Atlanta … 3:30 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Memphis, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 8 p.m. Orlando at LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m …

Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Columbus at Minnesota, 9 p.m …

The Atlanta Thrashers have assigned goalie Kari Lehtonen to Chicago of the American Hockey League for conditioning as he comes back from two back operations. Lehtonen has yet to play this season. He had surgery in July to repair a herniated disc …

The players taking part, all clients of the Wasserman Media Group, included Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose(notes), Atlanta All-Star Joe Johnson(notes), rookie Tyreke Evans(notes) of Sacramento and Washington veteran Antawn Jamison(notes).

Jeff Halpern scored the game-winner in the fifth round of the shootout, as the Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Atlanta Thrashers, 2-1, at St. Pete Times Forum. Steven Stamkos scored in regulation for the Lightning, who were coming off a 3-2 overtime …

The woman accused of forcing her child to kill his pet is a hard-working, dedicated mother of four and a PTA president, a friend and co-worker says.

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that a man from Texas supplied former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick with steroids when he played for the team.