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5 things to know: High school football player suspended for 'praising God'
Dysart High School running back Pedro Banda (15) raises his finger to sky after scoring a touchdown.
Nov 3, 2015
Here are five things you need to know tonight:
1. Seventeen-year-old Pedro Banda, a high school football player in Arizona, may miss his school's first playoff game because an official deemed his gesture of "praising God" as "excessive celebration." [High school football player suspended for 'praising God']
2. According to authorities, prisoner awaiting trial on charges of felony murder in the death of Georgia's Montgomery County Sheriff Ladson O'Connor escaped Tuesday as deputies were trying to transfer him to another jail. [Georgia official: Man charged with killing sheriff escapes]
3. Sen. Curt Thompson, D-Tucker, spent Monday night in the Douglas County Jail after a judge found him in contempt of court. [Georgia senator jailed on contempt charge in Douglas County]
4. Election Day: Polls close at 7. Click here for election results after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Results will be available on the AJC Breaking News app, ajc.com and myajc.com.
5. Expect cloudiness with a chance of drizzle and some dense fog in tonight's forecast. [See the complete forecast]
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