JEFF MARTIN
FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 file photo, running back Ronnie Brown (23) runs against New Orleans Saints linebacker Sedrick Hodge (52) gives chase during the fourth quarter, in Baton Rouge, La. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, that former New Orleans Saint Hodge sold oxycodone pills in Cartersville, Georgia, just northwest of Atlanta. The 40-year-old Hodge is accused of illegal distribution of controlled substances, among other charges.(AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)
Ex-NFL player, doctor are arrested in Georgia opioid case

By Jeff Martin Sep. 11, 2019 02:39 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — A former NFL football player and a Georgia doctor face charges of

FBI Special Agent John Cronier holds one of a half-dozen drones which have been confiscated for being flown in the no-fly zone over Mercedes-Benz Stadium Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Atlanta, just days before Super Bowl 53. The FBI says the air space around the stadium has been deluged with drones, despite a ban on them due to the game. (AP Photo/Jeff Martin)
A deluge of drones fly over Super Bowl stadium, despite ban

By Jeff Martin Feb. 01, 2019 03:50 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — The sky above the stadium that will host Sunday's Super Bowl is being

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen speaks during a security news conference for the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
NFL security chief: No threats to Super Bowl have surfaced

By Jeff Martin Jan. 30, 2019 07:58 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — The National Football League is not aware of any security threats

FILE-In this Jan. 29, 2014 aerial file photo, abandoned cars at I-75 headed northbound near the Chattahoochee River overpass are piled up in the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm, in Atlanta. A winter storm watch goes into effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, for Atlanta, a city known for its ability to grind to a halt even in relatively light snowfalls. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)
Atlanta sounds alarm over snow; New England fans unfazed

By Jeff Martin Jan. 29, 2019 04:30 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta got a mere spritzing of rain Tuesday, hours after a winter

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2014 file photo, taken with a fisheye lens looking south toward downtown Atlanta, the ice-covered interstate system shows the remnants of a winter snow storm, in Atlanta. The National Weather Service projects that up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of snow is possible Tuesday in Atlanta, with up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) in far northern suburbs. Forecasters warn of the possibility of ice-glazed roads and highways. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)
5 years after 'snow jam,' storm takes aim at Super Bowl city

By Jeff Martin Jan. 28, 2019 08:16 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Five years after cars, trucks and school buses became marooned on

FILE-In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 file photo, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric L. Alexander listens to a question during a news conference in Tucker, Ga. Legions of police and federal agents will be protecting the stadium as Atlanta hosts Super Bowl 53, but recent attacks in the U.S. and around the world underscore how terrorists are striking less-secure areas outside sports stadiums, arenas and airports, experts say. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Security inside stadium and out for Super Bowl in Atlanta

By Jeff Martin Jan. 23, 2019 04:16 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — When Super Bowl 53 kicks off less than two weeks from now, legions of