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  • Top Ports Savannah Replaces Charleston

    In 2003 the Port of Charleston, S.C. was the world’s 42nd largest – and the fifth largest in the nation. Today? Charleston has surrendered its coveted spot on the world’s top fifty ports list to its closet rival, the Port of Savannah. Don’t believe us? Take a look ...

  • Collapsed retaining wall trapped Buford man underground

    BUFORD, Ga. -- Gwinnett Fire Rescue Team members are at a home in Buford, where a retaining wall collapsed and left a construction worker trapped in a ditch. It happened at the rear of a home off Camp Branch Road, just next to the back patio. Tommy Rutledge of the Gwinnett Co. Fire Department said the man was resuced but could not get out on his own. Crews believe a large piece of heavy ...

  • 11Alive is coming to Alpharetta

    ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- The 11Alive News Today morning show is bringing its "This is Home" tour to Alpharetta. The morning crew will broadcast live from the city's beautiful historic downtown this Friday, May 24 from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Everyone is invited to come out, mingle with their neighbors and say good morning to Ted Hall, Melissa Long and Commuter Dude. Alpharetta is the 5th ...

  • Falcons new stadium money approved by NFL owners

    Falcons new stadium concepts The Falcons received the money Tuesday at the NFL's spring meetings. The multipurpose stadium could cost as much as $1 ...

  • Chief Keef arrested for disorderly conduct near Atlanta

    South Side rapper Chief Keef was arrested near Atlanta this week for disorderly conduct, two months after he was released from custody in Chicago for a probation violation. Chief Keef, 17, was arrested in Dunwoody north of Atlanta Monday afternoon and booked under his real name, Keith Farrelle Cozart, on one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. He was released on his own recognizance from ...


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Movie Review

Simon Birch

"Simon Birch" is about a little boy who believes God intends for him to someday be a hero. Because this is a Hollywood film, we know that his day as hero will arrive before the final reel is over, but unfortunately, his heroic deed turns out to be so strikingly conventional that it is ultimately a let-down (and the atrociously bad deathbed scene that follows doesn't help matters). As a matter of f ... ...

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  • How to help those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes

    (WXIA) -- As Moore, OK recovers from the devastating tornadoes that leveled portions of that community, many people are asking how they can help. Many organizations are working to marshal resources and help for those directly affected by the disaster. They are accepting donations and other forms of ...

  • Andrea Sneiderman to have third arraignment Tuesday

    DECATUR, Ga. -- Andrea Sneiderman heads back to court Tuesday. The Dunwoody widow will have her third arraignment at 1:30 p.m. in DeKalb County Superior Court. Sneiderman is accused of plotting with her boss and alleged lover Hemy Neuman to murder her husband Rusty in ...

  • SLIDESHOW Greater Houston bigger than metro Atlanta but is it better

    Houston Mayor Annise Parker with civic leader Ann Cramer. HOUSTON As the delegation of 110 metro Atlanta leaders got off the AirTran charter plane in Houston on the morning of May 15, one of the flight attendants parting words were: Everything is bigger in Houston. That line became a metaphor for the 17th annual LINK trip an opportunity for regional leaders to view how other cities address ...

  • Grieving parents seek help finding stolen ashes of infant son

    MARIETTA, Ga. -- A burglar broke into a couple's Cobb County home Monday morning, stole the usual collection of valuables that burglars usually take -- and, sadly, stole much, much more. The burglar also stole a silver box that contains the ashes of the couple's son, who died at birth. Monday evening the father, Jody Hughey, through his tears, showed 11Alive's Jon Shirek a photo ...

  • Family loses home in Flowery Branch flood

    FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Monday evening, much of Flowery Branch was beginning to return to normal after heavy flooding over the weekend. The city's boil water advisory was lifted at 9pm Monday. Around the city, crews were beginning to reopen roads damaged by the heavy rain. But one family still has a long way to go. 15-year-old Anna Alba and her family escaped their home with their lives, ...

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