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Gatlinburg attraction’s owners aren’t sure if their building survived
People who escaped the fast-moving wildfire that came scorching through Gatlinburg at nearly 90 miles per hour keep using the same word to describe it: Hell. “There was fire everywhere. It was like we...
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Chewbacca Mom’s Facebook video is #1. At 38 million views mine is #4
Facebook is just out with 2016’s top 10 global Facebook Live videos. The hilarious clip posted by Candace Payne, aka “Chewbacca Mom,” topped the list. Her video showing her donning that famous...
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Will the I-85 bridge collapse affect Braves traffic near SunTrust Park?
The potential for major-league traffic tie-ups in the Atlanta Braves’ new neighborhood has long weighed on the minds of wary commuters and officials tasked with addressing it. The county and the state...
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Stuntman injured on “The Walking Dead” set declared brain dead
The stuntman seriously injured on the set of AMC hit “The Walking Dead” has been declared brain dead. John Bernecker had been seriously injured in a fall and was taken by medical helicopter to the...
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“Walking Dead” stuntman’s mom retains Sarah Jones’ family attorney
Susan Sherlock Bernecker, whose son John Bernecker died after an attempted stunt on the metro Atlanta set of “The Walking Dead” went horribly wrong, has retained the lawyer who secured an $11.2 million...
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People are criticizing and defending Joel Osteen amid Houston deluge
Author and evangelist Joel Osteen, senior pastor of Houston’s enormous Lakewood Church, came in for criticism in the early days of Hurricane Harvey aftermath, with many including fellow clergymen...
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Atlanta History Center to host panel on Confederate statues
The Atlanta History Center will host a panel discussion, “Confederate Memorials: De-Mythologizing the Iconography of the South,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. PAST...
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What Joel Osteen told us during a recent interview
By Jennifer Brett and Shelia M. Poole Megachurch leader and author Joel Osteen, currently trending on Twitter amid a social media firestorm over whether his enormous Houston church should be housing...
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PHOTOS: Joel Osteen’s church opens as a shelter as volunteers sort donations
Joel Osteen’s huge Houston church is open to those needing shelter and volunteers are delivering and sorting donations for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey’s devastating impact. “Thank you Houston!...
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There’s a copy of the U.S. Constitution in Savannah. It’s safe, don’t worry
I’ve been coming to Savannah on the regular for more than 20 years but I didn’t know this: There’s a draft copy of the U.S. Constitution down here. I’m in town this week on hurricane duty, and made the...
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U2 cancels St. Louis concert after Friday night riots
U2 decided to cancel a concert planned for tonight in St. Louis after Friday night protests following a former police officer’s acquittal in a shooting death became violent. Former officer Jason...
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Georgia Tech student launches fundraiser to aid campus cops
A Georgia Tech student has launched an online fundraising effort to aid campus police officers affected by Monday night’s riots. What began as a peaceful vigil in memory of fellow student Scout Schultz...
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Trump to meet with victims, responders as Vegas plead for patience
President Donald Trump is on the way to Las Vegas, where he and First Lady Melania Trump will meet with victims of Sunday night’s deadly massacre as authorities work diligently to continue processing...
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Sadly, covering mass shootings is starting to feel routine
Here’s how you cover a big story like the massacre in Las Vegas. 1. Stay ready for all hell to break loose. An editor called at 7 a.m. on Monday, asked “Can you go to Vegas?” and in under two hours I...
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In Atlanta, there’s suddenly more interest in gun control than gun shows
In Atlanta, which in May hosted the National Rifle Association’s national convention, searches for “gun control” took a leap over searches for “gun shows” in the days since the worst mass shooting in...
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Girls can now join the Boy Scouts from Cub through Eagle Scout level
Alexander Robbins II was a Boy Scout den leader when his sons Alex III and Conner started as Cub Scouts. Little sister Camille never missed out. “She’s essentially been in the Boy Scouts since she was...
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Heightened security in place at many metro Atlanta churches
Every Sunday, parishioners at Marietta’s First United Methodist Church pass Marietta Police Department cruisers, their officers exchanging greetings while keeping watch. The church’s recent capital...
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Sen. Al Franken announces he’ll resign
“Saturday Night Live” comic turned U.S. Sen. Al Franken says he’ll resign following growing calls for him to do so sparked by broadcaster Leeann Tweeden’s accusations that Franken left her feeling...
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Twitter reacts to Sen. Al Franken’s resignation announcement
Reactions to Sen. Al Franken’s Thursday announcement that he will resign following accusations of improper behavior were swift and varied, with Donald Trump Jr. immediately cackling over the...
View ArticleLawsuit filed in the death of “Walking Dead” stuntman John Bernecker
The mother of stuntman John Bernecker, who died following an accident on the Coweta County set of “The Walking Dead” has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Susan Bernecker is represented by Jeff Harris of...
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