I’m a avid auto racing fan, but only like the NCWTS in NASCAR, it’s my favorite series these days and the series reminds me of old school NASCAR. I’m talking NASCAR 20+ years ago, like the mix of the young talent, with the wily veterans, the small …

The 5-foot-11, 179-pound former Stanford standout has played four NFL seasons, including stints with Atlanta and Washington. Loomis did not disclose the financial terms of Torrence’s deal.

In the end, NASCAR got exactly what it wanted: The re-injection of danger — and the specter of death — into its sport. Let’s review. This past offseason, NASCAR announced it would no longer vigorously police the on-track behavior of drivers. If one …

ATLANTA — Auto and industrial parts distributor Genuine Parts Co. says its CEO’s pay package in 2009 fell 40 percent to $1.8 million. The Atlanta-based company gave Thomas Gallagher a base salary of $875,000, unchanged from 2008. Gallagher received …

HAMPTON, Ga. — Kurt Busch survived a couple of restarts and 16 extra laps to win again Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a race marred by accusations of an intentional crash that sent a car hurtling toward the main stands upside down. Busch won the …

SHEFFIELD – A Sheffield City Council member will get her wish for a new crosswalk on South Atlanta Avenue in the hopes it will help make it safer for school children crossing the busy street. Councilwoman Mary Stevens said she’s been trying to get a …

NEW ORLEANS — Warren Buffett leads a troop of officials, reporters and a guy with a boom mike into the just-finished new apartment. Five years ago, after the levees failed, this area was 10 feet underwater. Now, on this bitterly cold morning early …

The woman whose body was found Sunday in a parked car at the Camden Dunwoody Apartments has been identified as 40-year-old Trina Brown.

Metro Atlanta saw the warmest day Monday in five months, WSB meteorologist David Chandley said. But clear, blue skies won’t be around long, he said.

The Atlanta school board voted Monday to affirm “a transparent and independent investigation” of more than two-thirds of the city’s public elementary and middle schools for possible cheating on state tests.

A revised gun bill would end a ban on guns within 1,000 feet of any campus — and Georgia college officials remain opposed.

Vazquez, who was traded from Atlanta during the offseason, threw fastballs on about 85 percent of his pitches, according to Jorge Posada, which is standard for an early-spring outing. Both the catcher and Vazquez mentioned, however, that one of the …

Carl Edwards (left) could be suspended or might just lose points for wrecking Brad Keselowski (right) last weekend. The frightening crash sent Keselowski’s car flying toward the stands. ATLANTA — Carl Edwards posted a multiple-choice quiz on his …

Iverson had been mostly absent from the 76ers for a month, returning to Atlanta to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah. Iverson and the Sixers decided last Tuesday he would not return for …

LAKELAND, Fla. — Jason Heyward homered during a five-run first inning today, and the Atlanta Braves went on to a 12-4 exhibition victory over the Detroit Tigers. The 20-year-old outfielder, considered one of the top prospects in baseball, blasted a …