Thieves are getting craftier these days.

According to WSB-TV 2 Atlanta, two thieves made off with a hefty amount of cash from the infamous Onyx Gentlemen’s Club in Atlanta, Georgia with the help of some power tools.

The burglary reportedly occurred around 4:15 a.m. on Monday when the two suspects, wearing white ski masks and gloves, cut a hole into the roof and made their way into the business. They used power tools to break into the safes and stole $250,000.

Anonymous sources connected to the strip club told Channel 2’s Michael Seiden station that the heist was recorded on “multiple” surveillance cameras. The burglars were also recorded leaving the premises just before 6 a.m., but their escape route was not specified in the report.

If Onyx in ATL rings a bell, it’s because it’s the same strip club Drake showed up to last September with a large plastic bin full of stacks of cash while he was in town for his It’s All a Blur Tour. 

For the first time since 2020, the Atlanta Hawks did not qualify for the NBA Playoffs and were sent home by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. After being the most talked about team leading up to the trade deadline, the Hawks decided to stand pat and not make any moves. That is not likely to be the case this summer.

It seems like most around the league are expecting the Hawks to split up the duo of Dejounte Murray and Trae Young, but that might not be the only thing that happens. It seems like the only player that won’t be traded is forward Jalen Johnson, who showed he has massive potential. While they might not be the most talked about team this summer, they will be near the top.

And that is why they ranked in the top ten of Bleacher Report’s offseason drama rankings of all 30 teams. Here is what analyst Grant Hughes had to say about the Hawks being ranked No. 9:

“The Atlanta Hawks can’t blame their disappointing season on Trae Young’s injury, as they were only 24-32 when he went out with a torn ligament in his hand shortly after the trade deadline.

The hoped-for improvement with a full season of Quin Snyder as head coach didn’t materialize, every piece of the supporting cast not named Bogdan Bogdanović or Jalen Johnson underwhelmed, and the Young-Dejounte Murray backcourt pairing flopped.

Atlanta lost the minutes those two played together by 6.3 points per 100 possessions, and the most-used lineup with Young and Murray posted a whopping minus-15.3 net rating in 628 possessions.

Murray could be the one to go as the Hawks try to reshape the roster, but Young’s departure would be a more significant change. Either way, GM Landry Fields seems to understand the verdict is in on his backcourt tandem.

He told reporters after the season: “The sample size is getting larger and larger and larger and assuming you’re looking at specific lineups, and defensive and offensive ratings … Yeah, you’re starting to see that more and more. And yeah I can’t lie to you, the numbers speak to themselves on that.”

Johnson’s extension negotiations could get interesting, and several other role players could be on the block. But the potential for a deal that sends away Young, long viewed as a franchise cornerstone, would be a seismic change.”

It should be noted that the Hawks have not made Young available for trade and Young has not asked to be traded. This is all just speculation and I still think Young will remain in Atlanta when all is said and done this summer. It seems that Atlanta is heading towards breaking up their backcourt of Young and Dejounte Murray, but that could mean that Murray is the one who is traded. Atlanta was shopping Murray this season.

While the trade talk is what will dominate this offseason, the first big day of the offseason will be on Sunday. The 2024 NBA Draft Lottery is this Sunday and for the first time since 2020, the Hawks will be involved. It could be the Hawks last pick for the forseeable future due to the Murray trade with the Spurs, making it that much more important. Atlanta’s predraft position is 10th and they have a 13.9% chance to leap into the top four picks and a 3.0% chance to land the No. 1 pick. The Hawks have never been able to have much luck in the lottery, but that could change starting tomorrow.

This summer has the potential to be one of the craziest NBA offseasons in recent memory. There are a lot of teams that could be remaking their rosters and Atlanta could be one of them.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced northern lights in Georgia Friday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects were due to last through the weekend and possibly into next week.

NOAA alerted operators of power plants and spacecraft in orbit to take precautions, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“For most people here on planet Earth, they won’t have to do anything,” said Rob Steenburgh, a scientist with NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

The northern lights that appeared over Georgia were not be the dramatic curtains of color normally associated with the northern lights, but more like splashes of greenish hues.

“That’s really the gift from space weather — the aurora,” said Steenburgh. He and his colleagues said the best aurora views may come from phone cameras, which are better at capturing light than the naked eye.

Snap a picture of the sky and “there might be actually a nice little treat there for you,” said Mike Bettwy, operations chief for the prediction center.

The most intense solar storm in recorded history, in 1859, prompted auroras in central America and possibly even Hawaii. “We are not anticipating that” but it could come close, said NOAA space weather forecaster Shawn Dahl.

See photos captured by Atlanta News First staff and viewers below!

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