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Spring storm season kicks in early in the US
Concern is rising that the first major storm outbreak in the run-up to spring could strike the nation's heartland, putting millions of Americans from Texas to Iowa at risk of potentially strong tornadoes. kAm$@>6 D42EE6C65 D6G6C6 E9F?56CDE@C>D H6C6 6IA64E65 E@ 368:? 7:C:?8 FA =2E6 %9FCD52J :? E96 %6I2D !2?92?5=6 2?5 24C@DD H6DE6C?
Father of accused Ga. school shooter found guilty of murder
WINDER, Ga. - A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he's accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
US South braces for another blast of dangerous cold
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi dispatched 500 National Guard troops to clear roads blocked by fallen trees and Tennessee had nearly 1,000 linemen scrambling to restore power to thousands of Nashville homes as the Southern states raced to recover from a crippling winter storm before another blast of dangerous cold hits Friday. kAm%96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46 D2:5 2C4E:4 2:C >@G:?8 :?E@ E96 $@FE962DE H:== 42FD6 2=C625J 7C:8:5 E6>A6C2EFC6D E@ A=F?86 :?E@ E96 E66?D uC:52J ?:89E :?
Millions prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm
ATLANTA - Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston could see enough snow to make travel very difficult or nearly impossible, forecasters say.
Smallwood, gospel singer, dies at 77
Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. kAm$>2==H@@5 5:65 %F6D52J @7 4@>A=:42E:@?D @7 <:5?6J 72:=FC6 2E 2 C6923:=:E2E:@? 2?5 ?FCD:?8 46?E6C :?
Monkey escape in Miss. gives a glimpse into animal research
The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the processes that allow key details of what happened to be kept from the public. kAm%9C66 >@?<6JD 92G6 C6>2:?65 @? E96 =@@D6 D:?46 E96 4C2D9 @? %F6D52J :? 2 CFC2= 2C62 2=@?8 x?E6CDE2E6 dh[ DA:==:?8 H@@56? 4C2E6D =236=65 “=:G6 >@?<6JD” :?E@ E96 E2== 8C2DD ?62C E96 9:89H2J] $:?46 E96?[ D62C496CD :?
Video shows deputies punching, dragging man from his car
A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report. kAm(:==:2> |4}6:= yC][ aa[ H2D D:EE:?8 :? E96 5C:G6CVD D62E[ 2D<:?8 E@ DA62< E@ E96 y24<D@?G:==6 56AFE:6DV DFA6CG:D@C[ H96? 2FE9@C:E:6D 3C@<6 9:D H:?5@H[ AF?4965 9:> :? E96 7246[ AF==65 9:> 7C@> E96 G69:4=6[ AF?4965 9:> 282:?
Ex-police chief captured after prison escape
A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the prison he escaped from following a massive, nearly two-week-long manhunt in the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced Friday. kAmvC2?E w2C5:?[ 2 7@C>6C A@=:46 49:67 :? E96 D>2== E@H?
'Devil in the Ozarks' has Arkansas residents on edge
As law officers search Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend, the sister of one of his victims is on edge. kAmvC2?E w2C5:?[ E96 7@C>6C A@=:46 49:67 :? E96 D>2== E@H? @7 v2E6H2J ?62C E96 pC<2?D2D\|:DD@FC: 3@C56C[ H2D D6CG:?8 =6?8E9J D6?E6?46D 7@C >FC56C 2?5 C2A6 2?5 3642>6 <?@H? 2D E96 “s6G:= :? E96 ~K2C<D]”k^Am kAmw2C5:? 6D42A65 $F?52J 7C@> E96 }@CE9 r6?EC2= &?:E :?
Tornado prep could mean the difference between life and death
With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance. During tornado season, forecasters try to get the word out about staying safe during a storm — but also planning for it ahead of time. Tornado seasons typically begin at different times in different parts of the United States. kAmx? H92E 92D 9:DE@C:42==J 366? <?@H? 2D %@C?25@ p==6J — 2 56D:8?2E:@?
Convicted killer who was mistakenly released from jail is caught 2 weeks later
ATLANTA — The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that a convicted killer who was mistakenly released from a Georgia jail has been caught two weeks later in Florida — ending days of anxiety for the victim’s family outside Orlando who feared he might harm them over their role in the trial. kAmz2E92? vFK>2?[ aa[ H2D DFAA@D65 E@ DA6?5 E96 C6DE @7 9:D =:76 :? AC:D@? 27E6C 25>:EE:?8 96 DEC2?8=65 9:D 8:C=7C:6?5[ `h\J62C\@=5 s6=:=2 vC2JD@?[ H9@ H2D 7@F?5 5625 :? 2 32E9EF3 :? pF8FDE a_aa[ r=2JE@?
Tornadoes touch down with golf ball-sized hail as storms wallop Midwest, South
Tornadoes touched down in parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off of homes, while golf-ball sized hail fell in a region being hit by a violent swath of severe storms. kAmp E@C?25@ 6>6C86?4J H2D :DDF65 :? ?@CE962DE pC<2?D2D[ H:E9 E96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46’D @77:46 :? |6>A9:D E6==:?8 C6D:56?ED @?
Storms could unleash floods, tornadoes in large part of US
Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South. kAm%96 A@E6?E DE@C> DJDE6> H:== 3C:?8 E96 E9C62E @7 “D:8?:7:42?E[ =:76\E9C62E6?:?8 7=2D9 7=@@5:?8” DE2CE:?8 (65?6D52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 (62E96C !C65:4E:@? r6?E6C[ 2 A2CE @7 E96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46]k^Am kAm%96 ?6H 7=@@5 E9C62E 2=D@ 4@>6D 2D C6D:56?ED :? A2CED @7 |:49:82?
Powerful storms create blizzard conditions and tornadoes
ATLANTA (AP) — Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged eastward Wednesday, spawning tornado warnings near the East Coast while heavy snow struck the Midwest and dry, windy weather fanned wildfires in Texas. kAm|62?H9:=6[ 7@C642DE6CD H2C?65 E92E 2 !24:7:4 DE@C> H2D 6IA64E65 E@ 3C:?8 H:56DAC625 C2:? 2?5 >@F?E2:?
Man jailed after Tuskegee shooting denies shooting at anyone
A man accused of having a machine gun at Tuskegee University during a hail of gunfire that left one man dead and at least 16 others hurt told a federal agent that he fired his weapon during the shooting, but denied aiming at anyone. kAm%96 ?6H 56E2:=D 2C6 4@?E2:?65 :? 2 ?6H=J F?D62=65 7656C2= 4@>A=2:?E E92E 56D4C:36D 9@H @?6 @77:46C C2? E@H2C5 E96 8F?7:C6] %92E @77:46C 7@F?5 2 5625 3@5J[ 2?5 E96?
Gunshots at Tuskegee sent terrified students running
TUSKEGEE — Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his Alabama campus amid homecoming celebrations, then ran back to his dorm, frightened by what sounded to him like a machine gun. kAm“xE H2D E6CC:7J:?8j x 4@F=5?’E 7:?5 >J A9@?6 @C >J 3C@E96C[” vFJ?? D2:5] w:D 3C@E96C :D ?@E 2 DEF56?E 2E E96 F?:G6CD:EJ[ 96 D2:5[ 2?5 H2D G:D:E:?8 H96?
Chemical smoke projected to spread toward Atlanta
MARIETTA, Ga. — Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals continued spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility, and emergency officials warn that smoke from the disaster scene is projected to move toward Georgia's capital city after sunset Wednesday. kAm%9C66 52JD 27E6C 2 496>:42= 7:C6 2E E96 q:@{23 A=2?E :? r@?J6CD[ v6@C8:2[ D6?E 2 9F86 A=F>6 @7 @C2?86 2?5 3=24< D>@<6 :?E@ E96 D<J @?
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting, his father to stay in custody after hearings
WINDER, Ga. — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will stay in custody after their lawyers decided not to seek bail Friday. kAmr@=E vC2J[ H9@ 92D 366? 492C865 H:E9 7@FC 4@F?ED @7 >FC56C[ :D 244FD65 @7 FD:?8 2 D6>:2FE@>2E:4 2DD2F=E\DEJ=6 C:7=6 E@ <:== EH@ 76==@H DEF56?ED 2?5 EH@ E62496CD (65?6D52J 2E pA2=24966 w:89 $49@@= :? (:?56C[ @FED:56 pE=2?E2] w:D 72E96C[ r@=:?
Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia, Carolinas
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida on Monday with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths in the state and causing flooding before turning menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatened to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities. kAm#64@C5\D6EE:?8 C2:? H2D 6IA64E65 E@ 42FD6 7=2D9 7=@@5:?8[ H:E9 FA E@ b_ :?496D A@DD:3=6 :? D@>6 2C62D[ E96 }2E:@?2= wFCC:42?6 r6?E6C D2:5] &A E@ `g :?496D H2D 7@C642DE :?
38 dogs rescued from drowning on a Mississippi lake
ATLANTA — By the time fishermen spotted the first head bobbing above the water, the 38 dogs were exhausted and struggling to stay alive. kAm%96 9@F?5 5@8D 925 A=F?865 :?E@ 2 =2C86 |:DD:DD:AA: =2<6 H9:=6 492D:?8 2 566C[ 2 5:G6CD:@? 5FC:?8 2 7@I 9F?E] q@3 v:DE[ H9@ H2D 7:D9:?8 @? E96 =2<6[ <?6H E96J 925 ?@ 492?46]k^Am kAm“p 566C 42? DH:> E96 |:DD:DD:AA: #:G6C[ 2?5 E9@D6 5@8D 2C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 42E49 2 566C :?
38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. But some fishermen had quite a catch
ATLANTA (AP) — By the time fishermen spotted the first head bobbing above the water, the 38 dogs were exhausted and struggling to stay alive. kAm%96 9@F?5 5@8D 925 A=F?865 :?E@ 2 =2C86 |:DD:DD:AA: =2<6 H9:=6 492D:?8 2 566C[ 2 5:G6CD:@? 5FC:?8 2 7@I 9F?E] q@3 v:DE[ H9@ H2D 7:D9:?8 @? E96 =2<6[ <?6H E96J 925 ?@ 492?46]k^Am kAm“p 566C 42? DH:> E96 |:DD:DD:AA: #:G6C[ 2?5 E9@D6 5@8D 2C6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 42E49 2 566C :?
Experts say gun alone doesn't justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman
On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an argument. kAmu@CED@?VD DFAA@CE6CD A@:?E E@ E96 56AFEJVD C2A:5 564:D:@? E@ @A6? 7:C6 2?5 9:D >6C6 AC6D6?46 2E E96 2A2CE>6?E — H96C6 E96 p:C u@C46 D6?:@C 2:C>2?
Spartan golf wins on Senior Night
The Connersville Spartan boys golf team outdistanced the visiting Shiners of Rising Sun by 41 strokes in a 167-208 win for Senior Night on Thursday evening at Willowbrook Country Club. Spartan seniors Copper Kinney and Will Chalker have had a positive impact on the success of the Spartan golf team for the past 3 seasons. Unfortunately, both were robbed of their freshman year due to COVID-19.
At least 6 killed in state as storms slam South
SELMA — A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South killed at least six people Thursday in central Alabama, authorities said, and spawned a tornado that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma. SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Get Unlimited Access $3 for 3 Months Subscribe Now Support local journalism reporting on your community
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