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  • 285 NB at Covington Hwy blocked by vehicle fire

    (WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation says one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 285 near Covington Highway is getting by after a vehicle fire. The fire was in a tractor-trailer carrying linen, GDOT says. Traffic is now getting by in the left lane, but GDOT says the roadway should be back to normal by 11 a.m. No injuries have been ...

  • Overheated fan motor sparks Corner Tavern fire

    Corner Tavern fire The fire broke out around 1:45 p.m. at the Corner Tavern at the corner of Moreland and Euclid avenues, Janet Ward of AFD said. Atlanta Fire Rescue cleared the scene a few minutes after 10:00 that night. Ward said smoke and water damage reached nearby businesses including Village Coffee, L5P Pizza and Crystal ...

  • Hotel shuttle bus wrecks at Hartsfield 16 injuries reported

    Eighteen people were injured late Friday morning when a hotel shuttle bus and tractor-trailer wrecked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, according to authorities.The state Department of Transportation said the wreck happened on Loop Road near the exit from I-85 northbound.Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said 18 people were on the shuttle bus. Nine people were ...

  • 18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

    ATLANTA - Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport.Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward says the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it's not immediately clear what caused the accident.Ward says there were 18 people on the bus at the time of the ...

  • Middle school in Savannah evacuated after suspicious package found

    SAVANNAH (WSAV) -- Officials with the Chatham County Public School System say a suspicious package was found at West Chatham Middle School. As a precaution, all students were evacuated to West Chatham Elementary School while Law Enforcement Officials, including the bomb squad, investigate the situation. Officials say all students are safe and accounted for and parents are not being told to ...


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Movie Review

The Ladykillers (1955) [DVD]

The Ladykillers (1955) [DVD]

Because England is a country well known for its cultural refinement, black comedy has always been a natural fit there because it can play off those proper manners in absurdly comic ways. Take, for instance, Alexander Mackendricks The Ladykillers, a wonderfully macabre comedy about a gang of professional criminals who meet their demise because their plan is inadvertently foiled by a little ... ...

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  • Michael Parson sentenced to 35 years in prison

    ATLANTA -- Michael Parson was sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday morning. After just more than an hour of deliberations Thursday, a jury found Parson guilty on all counts in the trial. The counts included attempted murder, aggravated assault and battery, making false statements to police and possession of marijuana. The sentence was broken down as 30 years for attempted murder and five ...

  • Census Data Alpharetta is 6th fastest growing city in US

    ATLANTA (AP) - A new estimate shows a North Georgia city is among the fastest growing in the country. The estimate released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Alpharetta had the sixth-highest rate of growth among U.S. cities with populations of at least 50,000 people. The city had an estimated population growth rate of 4.37 percent during the one-year period starting July 1, 2011. By ...

  • National Association of Real Estate Editors Atlanta Conference to Deliver News …

    Top industry leaders will generate headline news as they address scores of real estate journalists from across the nation in Atlanta June 5-8 at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) 47(th) Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference. NAREE University sessions at the conference will offer journalism workshops focusing on topics ranging from digital and social media to radio ...

  • Missing Sumter Co. woman found safe

    DESOTA, Ga. -- The Sumter County Sheriff's Department says an elderly and disabled woman has been found safe. The agency had issued a Mattie's Call for 83-year-old Lucy Bell Sneed who last seen Thursday evening at a Tarver Street address in Desota. 11Alive ...

  • Matties Call for missing Sumter Co. Woman

    DESOTA, Ga. -- The Sumter County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help is finding an elderly and disabled woman who was last seen Thursday evening at a Tarver Street address in Desota. 83-year-old Lucy Bell Sneed is an African-American who is 5' tall and weighs 160 lbs. She has short gray hair and was wearing blue jeans and possibly a brown jacket. Authorities ...

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