GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ISSUES “BLUE ALERT” FOR SUSPECT
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has issued a Blue Alert after a suspect allegedly shot a Whitfield County deputy during a traffic stop on I-75 late last night. Dalton Lee Potter, age 29, of Leaky ...
EARTHQUAKE RATTLES NORTHWEST FLORIDA, ALABAMA; NO DAMAGE REPORTED
Parts of the Gulf Coast were rattled yesterday morning after an earthquake struck along the Alabama-Florida line. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about two miles northwest of M ...
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MONITORING AT LEAST THREE DISTURBANCES
While the cleanup from Hurricane Laura has only just begun along the Gulf Coast, forecasters are monitoring at least three disturbances for tropical development heading into the busiest month of hurri ...
‘BLACK PANTHER’ STAR CHADWICK BOSEMAN PASSES AWAY AT AGE 43
Chadwick Boseman, an actor who embodied icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown on his way to becoming the face of the venerable Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe has died. He was 43. The ...
HURRICANE LAURA BRINGS TORNADO THREAT AFTER LOUISIANA LANDFALL, LAKE CHARLES ‘SEVERELY DAMAGED’
Heavy rains and winds battered Louisiana this morning as a weakening Hurricane Laura roared northward, threatening to spread further damage well inland after slamming the Lake Charles area. The histo ...
LAURA NOW FORECAST TO BE A CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
An intensifying Hurricane Laura is growing stronger by the hour today (Wednesday, August 26, 2020) over the Gulf of Mexico as forecasters warn the powerful system will be a "catastrophic” Category 4 s ...
HURRICANE LAURA PROJECTED TO HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON LOUISIANA
Tropical Storm Laura reached hurricane status this morning and is projected to become a major hurricane over the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico tomorrow, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. Laura, ...
TROPICAL STORM MARCO WEAKENING; LAURA TO BECOME HURRICANE HEADING TOWARD GULF COAST
Tropical Storm Marco is weakening today (Monday, August 24, 2020) yet it still brings the risk of heavy rain, storm surge, strong winds and tornadoes as the system moves inland. Marco is forecast to ...
POLICE: MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS SHOT INSIDE LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY MALL
Three people were shot inside a Kentucky mall yesterday. The Lexington Police Department responded around 4 p.m. outside of a store at the Fayette Mall. Authorities said later that the shooting did n ...
HURRICANE MARCO SPARKS WARNING OF ‘LIFE-THREATENING’ STORM SURGE
Tropical Storm Marco, which is making its way toward Louisiana, has become a hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. “#Marco has become a hurricane, according to data from the Air Forc ...
TROPICAL STORMS POSE RARE DOUBLE THREAT TO GULF COAST
Newly formed tropical storms Laura and Marco pose a double threat for the Gulf Coast this weekend. The storms could potentially interact with each other, making it difficult to predict the potential ...
GULF COAST COULD BE HIT BY TWO HURRICANES…WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD
The National Weather Service is watching two tropical depressions this morning approaching the Gulf of Mexico. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13 – As of 8 a.m. eastern this morning (Friday, August 21, 2020) the ...
