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  • Slight risk for severe weather Wednesday in NW Georgia

    ATLANTA - A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for parts of northwest Georgia Wednesday afternoon and evening, as a cold front pushes into the Metro area. 11Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil says that while storms can be expected across the entire area, the northwest corner of the state bears special attention in that ...

  • Fire burns at 50-year-old Atlanta business

    United Transmission Service fire The two-alarm fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Fire spokeswoman Janet Ward said the fire was fully involved and the building is a total loss. The fire has since been put out, but a portion of Marietta Street is still closed as fire officials investigate the cause. Ward said Joe Barton, ...

  • Auto repair shop burns in Atlanta

    Atlanta firefighters were battling a large blaze Wednesday morning at an auto repair shop just west of downtown.The two-alarm fire broke out just before 7 a.m. at United Transmissions in the 300 block of Marietta Street.Atlanta fire spokeswoman Janet Ward told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the building was "fully involved" in flames.Ward said that according to the shop's ...

  • Korean American Association building catches fire

    GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The Korean American Association building on Buford Highway in Gwinnett County caught fire Tuesday evening. The president of the Korean American Association said organization members met at the location "earlier Tuesday night and had only been gone a short while when they learned about the fire." Fire officials shut down Buford Highway in both directions as ...

  • MARTA bus hit by train in Decatur

    DECATUR, Ga. -- A freight train slammed into a MARTA bus in downtown Decatur Wednesday morning. Witnesses said the bus got stuck on the train tracks on North McDonough Street near Decatur High School before it was hit at around 6:30 a.m. No passengers were on the bus at the time. No injuries were ...


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Mad Max [Blu-Ray]

Mad Max [Blu-Ray]

George Millers Mad Max is a B-movie pushing the limits of its potential. You can sense what the filmmakers were trying for--a post-apocalyptic road rage epic--and you can almost picture them counting the change in their pockets, trying to figure out how they could translate the visions in ... ...

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  • Home invasion in southwest Atlanta

    ATLANTA -- A home invasion suspect held a homeowner at gunpoint and robbed him early Wednesday. The incident happened at around 3:45 a.m. at a home on Blayton Circle NW. Atlanta Police Capt. Tim Peek said a slim black man broke into the home. Despite having a "pretty pleasant" attitude, he pointed a gun at a man inside and made off with a television, computer and cell phone. Peek ...

  • Fire burning at Atlanta business

    ATLANTA -- A fire at United Transmission Service in downtown Atlanta is producing heavy smoke. The fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Police have blocked a portion of Marietta Street as fire officials work to control and put out the blaze. The cause of the fire has not been ...

  • AMBER Alert for 1-year-old girl

    FOREST PARK, Ga. -- Police have issued an AMBER Alert for a 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park. Police say the child, Annya Buchannon was in the back seat of a 1994 green Honda Accord with Georgia tag PBB 5559 that was stolen from the daycare at around midnight Tuesday. The child was wearing a pink top with pink sandals. The suspect is described as a ...

  • AMBER ALERT for 1-year-old child

    FOREST PARK, Ga. -- Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing one-year-old female taken from the Playskool daycare located at 887 Conley Rd. Police say the child was in the back seat of a 1994 green Honda Accord bearing GA tag "PBB 5559" that was stolen from the daycare around midnight Tuesday. The child was wearing a pink top with pink sandals. The suspect of the theft is ...

  • Georgians need for speed - Advice - Slow down

    ATLANTA -- As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety is urging drivers to buckle up and slow down. A recent survey shows drivers in the South have a need for speed and we were able to prove it's ...

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