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  • Atlanta Highway in Flowery Branch reopened

    FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Georgia Department of Transportation reports State Route 13/Atlanta Highway was reopened at midnight Sunday. The road, from Spout Springs Road to Wade Orr Road in Flowery Branch had been closed to traffic Sunday due to flooding. GDOT said a 1/4 mile section of the road was covered by approximately six feet of water because drainage pipes meant to redirect rainwater ...

  • State of emergency boil water advisory in Flowery Branch

    FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The severe weather that slammed southern Hall County Saturday night and Sunday morning caused considerable damage in Flowery Branch. Roughly 7.5 inches of rain fell in the city within six hours, washing out roads and flooding buildings. Hall County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dick Mecum issued a declaration of local emergency for the area Sunday evening. This means ...

  • Man found dead at Atlanta airport

    ATLANTA -- A man's body was found Sunday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Atlanta Police spokesman John Chafee confirmed the unidentified man, who may be an airport or Delta Air Lines employee, was found dead in the seat of a vehicle on airport property. The man's cause of death has not been determined, but there were no immediate signs of foul ...

  • Obama touts second term agenda in Atlanta

    US President Barack Obama, in a rousing speech to graduating college students has touted his second term agenda, steering clear of scandals that have engulfed the White House in recent days. "My job, as president, is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody -- policies that strengthen the middle class and give more people the chance to climb their way into the ...

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ends

    PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Most of Georgia to the south of Atlanta is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 p.m., but all Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have ...


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Wizards [Blu-Ray]

Wizards [Blu-Ray]

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  • Severe T-Storm Warning until 230 p.m.

    PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of central and west central Georgia under 2:30 p.m. Most of Georgia to the south of Atlanta is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 ...

  • WATCH LIVE President Obama speaks at Morehouse

    President Obama visits Atlanta, Morehouse The president is also scheduled to attend a fundraiser while he is in Atlanta. Morehouse's graduation ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. 11Alive will stream President Obama's ...

  • Flooding closes Dawsonville Road for 2 weeks

    May 19 severe weather Dawson County Emergency Management confirmed that Etowah River Road was washed out at the place where the road runs parallel to the Etowah ...

  • Weekend storms result in flooding mudslide

    ATLANTA -- Heavy rain throughout much of metro Atlanta resulted in flooding Sunday morning. 11Alive meteorologist Allison Chinchar said certain areas in northeastern Georgia got 4 or 5 inches of rain, including Forsyth, Hall and north Fulton ...

  • Two dogs attack Douglas County family

    DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. -- A father and two of his children were taken to area hospitals on Saturday following an attack by a boxer and Boston ...

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