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ROBIN TRIMARCHI/rtrimarchi@ledger-enquirer.comA rafter waves to the crowd gathered on the rocks as the raft enters the Heaven's Gate wave-shaper rapid Tuesday.

Cut Bait reopened after additional training

The Chattahoochee River whitewater course rapid that one West Virginia safety expert called "notorious," was reopened to paying customers by outfitter...

Sports

FILe - In this March 22, 2013 file photo, Alabama athletic director Bill Battle gestures during a news conference in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Battle isn't sure any football program has ever topped the Crimson Tide's current run of dominance. Battle's background and perspective make that high praise, indeed. He played for coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's first national championshp team at Alabama in 1961 and was a successful Southeastern Conference head coach himself. "I think what they've done is unprecedented," Battle said Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in an interview with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Robert Sutton)

Alabama athletic director: Tide football on unprecedeented run

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama athletic director Bill Battle isn't sure any football program has ever topped the Crimson Tide's current run under Nick... 3 hours ago

Living

Anchorman 2 trailer: Watch and react

Naturally, I couldn't resist watching the newest "Anchorman 2" trailer. The movie stars Will Ferrell and is slated for a December release.

The Voice winner results: The Swon Brothers, Michelle Chamuel or Danielle Bradbery?
Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted 46 minutes ago
Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51 56 minutes ago
Leading 3-D printer firms to merge in $403M deal 1 hour ago

David Passman’s work to put Carmike Cinemas on solid financial footing, while upgrading the chain’s existing theaters and adding more have earned him an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Southeast.