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  • Shoplifting suspect sought in Conyers

    CONYERS, Ga. -- Police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who caused multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. His name has not been ...

  • Seed money advances GA-400 I-285 interchange project

    ATLANTA -- More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta. "I avoid it as much as I can," said Anna Trad of Cobb County. "I end up going a longer way to work just because you can sit there for quite a long time trying to get through it." Political and ...

  • Unusual Sendoff for WWII Veteran

    ROSWELL, Ga. -- The front lawn of Saint Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell is the chosen spot. Eighty-eight year old Frances Kruer looks up at the blue sky. "I think it's the perfect day." All of Robert Kruer's family is here, waiting. His wife. His six children. His nine grandchildren. His six great grandchildren. Inside the church, they will say a final goodbye to ...

  • Police search stolen car to learn who took 1-year old girl

    FOREST PARK, Ga. -- It was a reunion filled with kisses. A 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park was found nearly seven hours after the girl's mother says her car was ...

  • Minnesota Twins need time machine to beat Atlanta Braves... on Twitter

    The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves engaged in a Twitter flame war Wednesday. In an effort to best the Braves, the Twins pulled out an old ...


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The Shootist [DVD]

The Shootist [DVD]

When, at the age of 69, the legendary John Wayne starred in The Shootist as John Bernard Books, an aging gunslinger dying of cancer at the turn of the 20th century, he himself was dying of cancer. Having already had half a lung removed to stop the spread of what he referred to as "the Big C," Wayne was in poor physical health during the shooting of the movie, constantly sick with gout, flu ... ...

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  • Wounded soldier celebrates his birthday in a new home

    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga - A wounded war veteran got quite a birthday present on Wednesday as he and his family prepare for a new life. Army Sgt. Ben Graham earned two Purple Hearts during tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. His new home will stand as a tribute to his service. "This house is freedom to us," said Lori Graham, Ben Graham's wife. "It's freedom from stress, a lighter ...

  • Two boys recovering from fox bites outside Covington school

    COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a grey fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two students at play, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. The fox bites punctured the skin of both students. Brian Stephen, who teaches 4th grade at Rocky Plains, told 11Alive that when the ...

  • Savannah Man Pleads Guilty to Two Armed Robberies

    SAVANNAH, GA-Rico Lavon Edwards, 30, of Savannah, Georgia, pled guilty earlier this month before United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield for his role in the armed robberies of the Savannah Postal Credit Union and of Barnett Educational Supplies. According to evidence presented during his guilty plea hearing, on November 8, 2012, Edwards, along with an accomplice, committed an ...

  • DeKalb Co. recruit dies during jail certification training

    DECATUR, Ga. -- A detention officer recruit died on Tuesday during his second day on the job. The recruit became ill during officer training at the DeKalb County Sheriff's office. According to DeKalb Co. authorities, 29-year-old George Ward began to show signs of illness during a routine morning physical fitness training session. The officer was transported to the DeKalb Medical Center ...

  • Shoplifting suspect saught in Conyers

    CONYERS, Ga. -- Police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who caused multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. His name has not been ...

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