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Georgia News Anchor Dies Falling Over Waterfall

A Georgia news anchor fell to her death after being swept over a waterfall while vacationing in North Carolina. Taylor Terrell, 24, was a morning news anchor for 41NBC in Macon.

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Terrell was wading in a stream that flows over Rainbow Falls in Transylvania County when she lost her footing and was swept over the falls by the current, according to the U.S. Forest Service. >>> Read more.

Georgia Man Arrested After Allegedly Bringing Gun, Ammo into Theater

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A Georgia man was arrested Saturday after allegedly bringing a handgun and a box of ammunition into a Pennsylvania movie theater.

The Covington man was walking around the theater in Center Township, Penn., when police reportedly noticed he was carrying a large bag and wearing long-sleeved army fatigues on a 94-degree afternoon.

Police reportedly followed Gossett into a restroom and got his permission to search his bag, where they found the gun and ammo. >>> Read more.

Georgia Weather Forecast: Not Cooling Down Soon
  • Heat will take some of the attention away from storms, at least for the beginning of the forecast. Here's the latest on weather in Georgia.
Waze, GDOT Team Up For Real-Time Traffic Program
  • Waze will provide slow down and traffic incident information to GDOT while the state will provide construction, crash and road closure data.

Deputy Charged With Taking Drugs From Evidence Room

  • An audit of the Cherokee Sheriff's Office's evidence repository revealed missing narcotics marked for destruction.

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