GEORGIA MAN FLEEING AUTHORITIES LEAVES BEHIND WINNING LOTTERY TICKET
A sheriff’s office in Georgia had a message this week for a suspect who fled during a traffic stop in Cherokee County, north of Atlanta. “To the suspect who ran on foot from our deputies on a traffic ...
NORTH CAROLINA DEPUTY FATALLY SHOT AFTER RESPONDING TO VEHICLE BREAK-IN
Henderson County, North Carolina Deputy Sheriff Ryan Hendrix was shot and killed yesterday when he responded to a vehicle tampering and shooting call. The incident took place in the area of Bethea Dri ...
600,000 HYUNDAI AND KIA VEHICLES RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE RISK
Over 600,000 Hyundai and Kia vehicles are being recalled to address a brake fluid leak that could start an engine fire. The recall affects more than 440,000 Kia Optima midsize sedans, model years 201 ...
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 ...
