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FILE - This undated file photo originally released by Richard Jones shows Sarah Jones on location for the television series, "The Vampire Diaries." Jones was killed during a film shoot on a train trestle in Georgia in February 2014.

Jury: Railroad To Pay $3.9M For Train Death Of Film Worker

A railroad owner must pay $3.9 million to the family of a movie worker killed on a Georgia railroad trestle in 2014, a jury decided Monday in civil...

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By:
  • Russ Bynum and
  • Associated Press
John Bernecker, stuntman for "The Walking Dead," died Wednesday after an accident on-set.

Coroner: 'The Walking Dead' Stuntman Dies After On-Set Fall

A stuntman for "The Walking Dead" has died from injuries suffered in a fall on the Georgia set of the hit television show, the first on-set death in the...

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By:
  • Kate Brumback and
  • Associated Press
Midnight Rider star actor William Hurt waits outside a courtroom before being called as a witness during a civil trial at the Chatham County Court House in Savannah, Ga, Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

Jury Sees Video Of 'Midnight Rider' Film Crew Fleeing Train Before Crash

The civil trial of a railroad company accused of negligence in the 2014 death of a movie worker opened Tuesday with jurors watching video of the film...

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By:
  • Russ Bynum and
  • Associated Press