Movie tragedy: Lives vs. box officeSavannah Morning NewsTHE SENSELESS tragedy in rural southeast Georgia that killed a young movie crew worker and injured seven others last week sent a shock wave through the local film…
Christian Science MonitorWith Russian military forces now in Crimea and the regional government claiming loyalty to impeached President Viktor Yanukovych, it looks as if the new government in Kiev may have already lost any influence…
The GuardianIn an interview with the Guardian, Irakli Alasania said that the drama in Kiev over the weekend meant that Ukraine had turned irreversibly towards the west and the EU, and that the impact would…
Burger 21 opening more metro Atlanta locationsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy Christopher Seward. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Burger 21, a Tampa fast-casual restaurant chain that opened its first metro Atlanta location near the Mall of Georgia in Buford…
CNN(CNN) — Police searching Justin Bieber’s limo found illegal drugs and paraphernalia Tuesday, a police report said. “Less than an ounce of suspected marijuana and two large glass smoking pipes containing suspected marijuana residue were…
The general conscious from NFL draft experts and other Media outlets, is that South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is the most talented player in this year’s draft class. The talent level, it seems is…
Atlanta Snow Melted In Two Days Atlanta Snow melted and went away in just two days here in Northern Georgia on February 15th. http://ift.tt/1c3MDbt
New York Daily NewsThe people of Buckhead, Georgia are protesting Justin Bieber’s interest in their neighborhood, after the Canadian singer looked at a few houses in the area, according to NBC Atlanta. Buckhead residents fear…
FOXSports.comWelcome to the 2014 FOX Fantasy Racing season! Be sure to create your team, join a group and get ready to kick things off with the season-opening Daytona 500. Throughout the entire season, we’ll help…
Cycle NewsJames Stewart will be looking to tie Ricky Carmichael’s all-time wins record of 48 when he takes to the track tomorrow night inside Atlanta’s Georgia Dome for round eight of the Monster Energy AMA…
CNN (blog)Nathan Deal of Georgia–two governors associated with recent traffic controversies–will appear together at a fundraiser next month for the Republican Governors Association. Christie will continue his fundraising swing as RGA chairman, traveling to …A…
Hindustan TimesA Miami judge on Thursday temporarily blocked media access to any more video images of a semi-clad Justin Bieber filmed while the teenage pop singer was in police custody last month after his arrest…
Atlanta weather | Tornado watch issued for parts of north GeorgiaWSB AtlantaSevere Weather Team 2 saysa tornado watch has been issed until 5 a.m. Friday for the northern part of the Atlanta metro. Severe Weather…
MyFox AtlantaThe earth shook again on Sunday, two days after the Valentine’s Day earthquake just across the South Carolina border. Sunday’s event was a smaller aftershock gaining a 3.2 magnitude happening around 3:23 p.m. Exactly…
WGCL AtlantaPeople reported feeling it as far west at Atlanta and as far north as Hickory, North Carolina. “It was not ‘heart attack’ scary, but more like ‘definitely got my attention’ scary….What’s coming next?” Jacquelyn…
Macon Telegraph (blog)Fowler, 31, is the director of marketing and publications for Georgia College & State University, and it’s part of her job to integrate social media into how the school markets itself. With Facebook…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionTremors were felt all over metro Atlanta, from Gwinnett to Paulding counties and areas south. Dozens of people used Twitter to ask The Atlanta Journal-Constitution what caused the tremors, which some described as…
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionWith Augusta representing the lion’s share of outages remaining, Georgia Power has promised to have electricity restored to 99 percent of its metro Atlanta customers by noon. That includes Clayton County, which had…
CNNAtlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Bruised by the embarrassing 2 inches of snow that crippled Atlanta two weeks ago, the city rallied this week to make sure a repeat wasn’t in store. Here are five reasons…
New York Daily NewsRELATED: SNOW SLAMS NEW YORK CITY AREA AGAIN. Two more weather-related traffic deaths were reported in Mississippi. And in Georgia and South Carolina, icy wind gusts snapped powerlines and caused outages for…
Georgia Snow Storm Now Georgia Ice Storm The Georgia Snow Storm of two weeks ago gives way to the Georgia Ice Storm projected for Wednesday. And all schools in 14 counties are closed Tuesday but…
Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)While some point the finger at Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed for lack of preparedness, Atlanta transit blog MARTA Rocks! says they don’t deserve the blame. After all,…
Fewer than 15 cars remain in emergency lanes – CBS Atlanta NewsWGCL AtlantaGeorgia State Patrol said that less than 15 cars remain in emergency lanes after over 2000 cars were reported stranded Thursday. The agency…
Atlanta and Georgia’s governments were clearly not prepared for Winter Storm Leon, and the residents should have remained at home, to be sure. But that didn’t happen, and the result was thousands stranded and in…
Atlanta weather | Abandoned cars can be retrieved ThursdayAtlanta Journal ConstitutionIf you left your vehicle on an Atlanta interstate, you’ll need to head to one of two spots Thursday at 10 a.m. so various state…
Was Atlanta asleep at the wheel?CNNAtlanta (CNN) — We’re world-class, Greater Atlanta boasts. We’re home to the world’s busiest airport, to the Braves and Georgia Tech. To CNN and the Weather Channel. We’re a mecca…
Atlanta Mayor Kaseem Reed just became a Twitter trend moments ago, and not for a good reason: the massive snow storm that hit the city and pretty much all of the State of Georgia has…
USA TODAYATLANTA — The Georgia National Guard was out in force Wednesday to rescue motorists trapped all night in their cars on Atlanta’s icebound freeways from a harsh winter storm that forced many drivers to…
Atlanta Snow: Sun Comes To Burn It Away Atlanta and all of Georgia was hit and paralyzed by a giant snow storm. But on Wednesday the sun has come to burn it off. http://ift.tt/1njJ2Is
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionWhile the winter storm watch is no longer in effect for metro Atlanta, the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for part of north Georgia that includes the metro area…
Wind chills to drop to single digits in AtlantaWGCL AtlantaA fast-moving weather system moved across the southeast Tuesday producing snow in the north Georgia mountains, and a few flurries in metro Atlanta. Dangerously cold wind…
WXIA-TV(WXIA) — Metro Atlanta residents are celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in many ways Monday. Ambassador Andrew Young will join King’s family for a special service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where bells will…
Tottenham NewsResearchers at Georgia State University’s Language Research Center understand how two language-trained chimpanzees communicated with a human experimenter to find food. “It allows the chimpanzees to communicate information in the manner of their …Chimpanzees…
Pinewood Studios Atlanta Fayetteville, Georgia – the near-300-acre movie studio complex slated to open this month as production of MARVEL’s Ant-Man with Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd gets underway – has already got off on…
Atlanta musicians celebrate the GrammysAccess Atlanta (blog)Though high-profile names 2 Chainz (up for Best Rap Song) and T.I. (noted several times for his work on Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”) were unable to attend, many artists…
USA TODAYFresh off winning a national title with Florida State, defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt is expected to be hired for the same position at Georgia, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to USA TODAY…
Headlines & Global NewsThe chlorine is found in sea salt and deposited into the atmosphere by melting sea-ice. It can cause oxidation in “methane and elemental mercury, as well activate bromine chemistry,” a Georgia Tech…
Atlanta football star cleared to play at Georgia TechAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)One of Atlanta’s top high school football players began classes at Georgia Tech on Tuesday after being approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse. Travis Custis…
WSB AtlantaTemperatures will finally rise above freezing on Wednesday after the Atlanta metro hit a record-breaking low Tuesday. The Atlanta metro set a new record low of 6 degrees Tuesday morning. Some areas in north…
Nancy Sidebotham is a name known only to Oakland political junkies and Oakland City Council District Six dwellers who voted over the last 12 years, at the least. For this blogger, it seemed Nancy, the…
Atlanta weather | Metro Atlanta gripped by freezing temperaturesWSB AtlantaSevere Weather Team 2 meteorologist Karen Minton is tracking the cold front bringing bitter cold wind chills to metro Atlanta and snow and black ice to…
Los Angeles TimesAuburn quarterback Nick Marshall is probably best known for heaving the last-minute pass that was tipped by a Georgia defensive back and resulted in a game-winning touchdown for the Tigers. But Marshall’s talents…
AP photographer Dave Martin collapses at Chick-fil-A Bowl, diesUSA TODAYATLANTA (AP) — Dave Martin, a longtime Associated Press photographer based in Montgomery, Ala., died after collapsing on the Georgia Dome field after the Chick-fil-A Bowl…
News & Observer… DUKETEXAS14SP113113CEL. Duke quarterback Anthony Boone (7) reacts after throwing a game-ending interception and Texas A&M wins 52-48 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. CHUCK LIDDY — [email protected] |Buy…
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USA TODAYNASHVILLE — Bo Wallace wanted redemption for his poor play in the Egg Bowl. The Mississippi quarterback made sure the Rebels finished the season as winners. Wallace ran for two touchdowns and threw for…
Manhunt Comes to and End For Atlanta, Tupelo Bank Robbery Suspectwhnt.com“We believe that this suspect is the same individual who is responsible for the attempted bank robbery in Atlanta, the robbery of the BancorpSouth in…
Charlotte ObserverThe last time the Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome, Barack Obama was a senator from Illinois. Remember last season? Time is running out, the Falcons have no timeouts and…
USA TODAYATLANTA — Every Monday night from October to December, they had come for a little eating, a little drinking and a lot of laughing. Some of them had been doing it for more years…
MARVEL’s Ant-Man, is the “tentpole” movie reportedly headed to Pinewood Studios Atlanta, Fayetteville, GA. This blogger has made a series of videos chronicling the construction of what will be the largest studio in the state,…
Georgia Investigating Videotaped Day Care Center FightCBS LocalMCDONOUGH, Ga. (CBS Atlanta) — State investigators are looking into a report of a fight at a suburban Atlanta day care center after a surveillance video was aired…
Pinewood Studios Atlanta, Fayetteville, GA has reached several major construction milestones on its way to an anticipated January 2014 opening. The sprawling entertainment production complex, the latest in a group of new buildings the UK-based…
STLtoday.comATLANTA • We’re about six hours away from the SEC championship game at the Georgia Dome, and there’s more to share here on the blog. This week I caught up with Auburn beat writer Brandon…
Calgary HeraldATLANTA — It’s been more than a year since the son of Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Raymond died in a boating accident on a Georgia lake. Raymond is working to keep the memory of son…
Contactmusic.comUsher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster is taking part in a charity run on Saturday (30Nov13) to raise funds for the foundation she created in her late son’s name. Foster’s 11-year-old child Kile Glover was killed in…
Ohio State Football is, as of this writing, enjoying its 21st straight win, and is undefeated again this year. Who can beat Ohio State Football? Is it Alabama, the current number one ranked team in…
The Kendrick Johnson story has reached Google Trends status, and for good reason: after he died, which was declared an accident related to the use of climbing ropes, his body was found inside a rolled-up…
Pinewood Studios Atlanta Fayetteville GA Construction Update As reported here, Pinewood Studios Atlanta is being built in Fayetteville, Georgia. Now, to add to that news, here’s a video from the construction site itself: Pinewood Studios…
Pinewood Studios, the UK-based home of the James Bond movie series, which is the longest running in film history, is poised to move production of its latest entry, tentatively called “Bond 24,” out of Britain,…
Ted Cruz, the junior United States Senator from Texas, is so outrageous I think of him as a Congressman. Senator Cruz fancies himself something of a darling of what he thinks is the intellectual right,…
