What do the odds know? According to various odds websites, the Hawks rank third or four among the four remaining teams to win the NBA title. The consensus favored matchup is Cleveland (East) vs. Golden State (West). The consensus long shot: Hawks (East) vs. Houston (West). Read Jeff Schultz's blog here.
Big Dawg! Chad Clay — a four-star recruit from Peachtree Ridge High School and the state's No. 22 overall prospect — committed to UGA on Monday. Read why he picked the Bulldogs here.
NTSB issues report on plane crash. A witness told the National Transportation Safety Board the plane that crashed on to the Perimeter earlier this month was "moving extremely slow and only 75-100 feet above ground level when it went over his head," according to the preliminary report, issued Tuesday. Read more here.
Move over. An update to the law on impeding traffic says a driver has to move out of the far left lane if approached from behind by a vehicle going faster. In a little more than nine months, the Georgia State Patrol has written 269 "Slow Poke Law" violations, mostly in the metro area. Read more about the change here.
GBI arrests 22: Among those arrested in a child-predator sting were a soldier, a jailer, an actor and a funeral director. They and others were charged with attempted child molestation. Read more about the GBI sting here.
Plan your Memorial Day route now: The good news is, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending lane closures on interstate and major state system highways beginning at noon Friday until 5 a.m. Tuesday. The bad news is, AAA is predicting the heaviest auto travel for the holiday weekend in 10 years — a 5.3 percent increase compared to last year. Find out more about Memorial Day travel expectations here.
