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'Senior Skip Day' Wreck: Car Went Airborne, Crashed Into Tree

The Georgia State Patrol has released new details about the fatal, single-vehicle crash that killed one teenager and seriously injured another late Monday morning in Clayton County. McDonough resident Makayla Penn, 18, died in the collision while the driver, 17-year-old Cristina Pavon-Baker of Jonesboro, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

3 Presidents Speak At Zell Miller Memorial

Three former U.S. presidents joined thousands of others at a memorial service Tuesday morning for Zell Miller, the former governor and United States senator who died Friday at his north Georgia home.

Here’s The Most Important Historical Event In Georgia

America is relatively young compared to other nations at 242 years old, but that doesn't mean it's short on historical contributions. And just as the U.S. has played a key role in shaping the world, Georgia has helped shape America into what it is today.

I’m Glad Today's Over, Reads Tripp Halstead's Mom's Funeral Post

Tripp Halstead, the Jefferson boy whose family garnered support from across the Atlanta area five years ago when he suffered a serious brain injury from a falling tree branch that struck him, had his funeral March 18.

Georgia's Best Waffles Aren't At Waffle House: List

OK, breakfast lovers, don't shoot the messenger here. But Food Network has put out a list of the best waffles in every state and Waffle House — born in Avondale Estates and now headquartered in Norcross — isn't the big winner in the Peach State.

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