Samford president shares emotional letter to community after ...
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Samford University President Andrew Westmoreland has shared a lengthy, at times emotional letter to the university community following the printing of an t-shirt with depictions of slavery.The t-shirts printed for the Kappa chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority’s formal include a map of Alabama with a depiction of an African-American person eating a slice of watermelon, with people picking cotton in the background.Westmoreland writes in detail of the "gaps, misc..>> view originalLong TSA lines snake through Atlanta airport
by: Brett Rosner Updated: May 16, 2016 - 6:59 PM ATLANTA รข€” Travelers faced a rough Monday morning at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as security wait times climbed to over an hour. People took to social media to post photos of the line snaking through the main security area and into baggage claim. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach reported lines were over an hour long. Some travelers tweeted saying the lines were longer. The south security checkpoint has been closed for..>> view originalJournalist says Atlanta cops detained her son during Craigslist sale
An editor for an online news site said her adult son was targeted by Atlanta police officers as he attempted to sell a laptop computer he advertised on Craigslist. But officers were only acting on a tip that the laptop may have been stolen, an Atlanta Police Department spokeswoman said Monday.In an emailed statement released Monday to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Goldie Taylor, editor-at-large for “The Daily Beast,” said her 25-year-old son, Josh, was attempting to sell his MacBook when he ..>> view original'The Wire' star Wendell Pierce arrested after political chat boils over
68 photos: Celebrity mugshots68 photos: Celebrity mugshotsAmerican soccer star Abby Wambach was arrested on a driving under the influence charge Sunday, April 3, in Portland, Oregon. Wambach, who recently retired, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. ET, according to the Multnomah County Jail. She was released on her own recognizance.68 photos: Celebrity mugshotsAustin Lee Russell, aka "Chumlee" from the TV show "Pawn Stars," was arrested Wednesday, March 9, in Las Vegas. He was charged with posses..>> view originalAre music festival patrons using the Atlanta Streetcar?
Are music festival patrons using the Atlanta Streetcar? Are people really using Atlanta's Streetcar? Jeremy Campbell, WXIA 4:16 AM. GMT May 17, 2016 ATLANTA (WXIA) – Along the Atlanta Streetcar line downtown, where another music festival is coming this week, one question is being asked: will festival patrons actually use it? Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Atlanta for the Shaky Knees Music Festival this past weekend. And even during the mass exodus after the ..>> view originalThree abandoned structures burned in northwest Atlanta Monday ...
Three abandoned structures burned in northwest Atlanta Monday afternoon WXIA 3:31 AM. GMT May 17, 2016 Firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned northwest Atlanta home Monday afternoon, May 16, 2016 (photo: AFD) (Photo: WXIA) ATLANTA (WXIA) – Atlanta Fire officials said three vacant homes went up in flames in the English Avenue area of northwest Atlanta Monday afternoon.The blaze spread from an initial fire in one structure to two others on one side of the home...>> view originalSomeone brought a corpse through the Atlanta TSA checkpoint ...
Shiba Russell to join Atlanta Alive as morning co-anchor
Shiba Russell to join Atlanta Alive as morning co-anchor WXIA 8:20 PM. GMT May 16, 2016 Shiba Russell will join the Atlanta Alive News team starting June 23. Russell joins WXIA from NBC 4 in New York City. (Photo: WXIA) ATLANTA -- 11Alive is proud to announce the hire of Shiba Russell as the newest morning anchor on Atlanta Alive. Beginning July 2016, Shiba will co-anchor Atlanta Alive from 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on WXIA-TV, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on WATL-TV, a..>> view original
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