1. Winter storm watch issued ahead of snow. A watch was issued Thursday in metro Atlanta ahead of 1 to 2 inches of snow likely Friday through Saturday. "A winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel," the National Weather Service said in a statement. [Read here]
2. Uber driver shot as he dropped off passengers. Police are looking for two people who followed a father and daughter to their southeast Atlanta home, held them at gunpoint and shot their Uber driver. [Read here]
3. Eddie Long tells church that the devil wanted him to stay home. After periodic absences from the pulpit during 2016, a very thin and sometimes frail-looking Bishop Eddie L. Long attended several services during the holiday period. [Read here]
4. Alleged serial rapist arrested in Atlanta. A man accused of raping a juvenile and three women in the Mechanicsville area was arrested early Thursday in Atlanta. U.S. Marshals arrested the man about 6 a.m. at a house on Memorial Drive, according to Channel 2 Action News. [Read here]
5. Lawsuit alleges Coca-Cola covered up soft drink health threats. Coca-Cola and an industry group face accusations in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that they tried to cover up links between drinking sugary beverages and harmful health effects such as obesity and diabetes. [Read here]
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