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A judge will allow attorneys who filed a lawsuit against a Waffle House in Tennessee after a mass shooting to access some of the files that have been sealed in the criminal case against the gunman.

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One man was killed early Sunday in a shooting in the parking lot of a Waffle House near a South Carolina interstate that also injured four people inside the restaurant, Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon said. The employee and three customers inside the restaurant at the U.S. Highway 15 exit on Interstate 20 in Bishopville are expected to survive the shooting around 4 a.m., the sheriff told The Associated Press. Surveillance footage from the parking lot shows a small white sedan pull out of the parking lot and head north on U.S. 15 toward Bishopville, the sheriff said.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in identifying a man who was seen using a handgun to rob a Waffle House in Orange Park last week.

Health officials schedule vaccination clinic for anyone who visited the restaurant over 10 hours in late June 2021.

Lee O. Sanderlin took his last-place finish like a champ, live-tweeting nine waffles and three shift changes. “This is not the way I wanted to get into The Washington Post,” he said.

"No kid should miss their high school graduation,” said Waffle House store manager Cedric Hampton.

Timothy Harrison showed up to work the night of his high school graduation.

Several people showed up at Jacksonville hospitals early Monday morning around the same time police were investigating reports of a shooting near a Waffle House on the city’s Westside, authorities said.

GREENSBORO, Ga. – Bacon and beer. If those are two of your favorite things... we have some great news! Waffle House and Oconee Brewing Company in Georgia have created a new product: Bacon-infused red ale. The brewer says it will be available in six packs, draft, or growlers December 18. The company says its smells like bacon, and pairs well with breakfast foods.

Waffle House anticipates operating with limited dine-in service for "some time" as some U.S. states lift restrictions on businesses, CEO Walt Ehmer told CNBC on Tuesday. "I think we'll gradually start welcoming more and more customers back," Ehmer said on "The Exchange." Waffle House on Monday began to offer limited dine-in capacity at 330 of its restaurants in Georgia and around 70 in Tennessee, following the relaxation of some coronavirus-related restrictions in those states. The locations that now have partial dine-in service had remained open for carryout during the Covid-19 crisis, Ehmer said. Waffle House has instituted a variety of new operating procedures in order to keep customers and employees safe, according to Njeri Boss, director of public relations for the company.

ATLANTA, Ga. – A worker at a Georgia Waffle House has tested positive for the new coronavirus, prompting co-workers to quarantine themselves in their homes, company officials said Tuesday. Meanwhile, five more people in Georgia have tested positive for the new virus strain, as coronavirus fears spread to schools and the Georgia Capitol. At the Georgia Capitol, Republican House Speaker David Ralston on Tuesday announced that the House page program will be suspended and visitors to the House floor will be limited. A child care center in Acworth also closed after a worker tested positive, and Cobb County closed a library branch where a worker had contact with a child from the day care. Two other Georgia school systems told parents that employees had gone into self-quarantine after potential contact.

If you really want to impress your valentine this Friday, or if you waited too late to book a table at a nice restaurant, consider going to Waffle House. The 24-hour diner is now accepting Valentine’s Day reservations. Reservations... for waffle house. Participating locations are adding holiday-themed specials for the occasion --- in addition to their regular menu. The company promises the special menu will be quote “love at first bite.”Click here to see all participating locations.

Get to know this Jacksonville neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a breakfast spot to a Chinese eatery. Waffle HousePhoto: waffle house/YelpTopping the list is diner, traditional American and breakfast and brunch spot Waffle House. Located at 11844 Lem Turner Road, it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting four stars out of 14 reviews on Yelp. Larry's Giant Subsphoto: james j./yelpNext up is fast-food spot Larry's Giant Subs, which offers sandwiches and more, situated at 12001 Lem Turner Road. Yelpers give the business, located at 12123 Lem Turner Road, four stars out of 10 reviews.

Mark Wallheiser/Getty ImagesNORCROSS, Ga. - "If Waffle House is open, keep driving, said Pat Warner, director of public relations and external affairs for Waffle House. "If Waffle House is on limited menu there's probably limited resources, keep driving, and drive to the first Waffle House that's closed. It's part and parcel for a team that's been at it for 30 years, keeping employees safe and restaurants open. Waffle House 'Jump Teams' mobilize to bring extra team members, power, supplies, and general relief. So, we want to be there for them cos they're coming back to get our communities up and running," said Warner.

The Waffle House on State Road A1A was serving customers early Tuesday as outer bands from the major hurricane swept through the area. "And if they're not, they should run, because if there's not a Waffle House open, do not be in that area." [FLASHBACK: Waffle House closes in Panama City Beach during Hurricane Michael]The Federal Emergency Management Agency coined the "Waffle House Index" to measure the toll of a natural disaster. Waffle House spokesman Pat Warner said FEMA came up with the test during the 2004 hurricane season in Florida. Waffle House is headquartered in Georgia, and has more than 2,000 restaurants, most of them in the South.

Waffle House waitress nearly loses $1000 tip On Mother's Day, a generous customer at a Waffle House in Raleigh, N.C., decided to give waitress Shaina Brown a $1000 tip. And, as CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz reports, restuarant policy nearly caused her to lose it all.