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Hurricane Milton: Why Tampa Bay is especially vulnerable to storm surge

Hurricane Milton: Why Tampa Bay is especially vulnerable to storm surge

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — It has been more than 100 years since Florida’s Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding – faced a direct hit by a hurricane. But Hurricane Milton is now heading straight for Florida’s Gulf Coast, with landfall and […]

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New trial date set for Ralph Yarl shooting suspect pending mental health evaluation

New trial date set for Ralph Yarl shooting suspect pending mental health evaluation

Jason Marz/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Andrew Lester, the man charged in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, got a new trial date on Tuesday, pending the outcome of a mental health evaluation, ABC’s Kansas City affiliate KMBC reported. […]

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Hunters Should Use Caution Near Water With Algal Blooms

Hunters Should Use Caution Near Water With Algal Blooms

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is cautioning hunters that they need to keep themselves and animals away from harmful algal blooms. The waterfowl hunting season began this past weekend just as 24 water bodies in the state issued a warning or danger advisory for […]

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Amid Adams scandal, former city hall official arrested, charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence

Amid Adams scandal, former city hall official arrested, charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence

seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday from his job in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, was arrested Tuesday for obstructing the investigation into the mayor and his campaign. Bahi, 40, is charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence. Bahi had served as […]

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Amid Adams scandal, former city hall official arrested, charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence

Amid Adams scandal, former city hall official arrested, charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence

Alex Kent/Getty Images Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday from his job in the Adams administration, was arrested Tuesday for obstructing the investigation into the mayor and his campaign. Bahi is charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.   Copyright © […]

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Florida hospitals, health care centers close ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall

Florida hospitals, health care centers close ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital/Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — Dozens of health care facilities in Florida are suspending services and/or preparing to evacuate as Hurricane Milton approaches. On Sunday, Pinellas County – located on the west central Florida coast and including Clearwater and St. Petersburg – issued mandatory […]

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Hurricane Milton tracker and forecast: Record-breaking storm surge expected

Hurricane Milton tracker and forecast: Record-breaking storm surge expected

NOAA (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 4 storm Monday morning as it takes aim at Florida’s west coast. Landfall is expected as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by […]

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Investigation into roadside zoos finds risks to guests and animals at some facilities

Investigation into roadside zoos finds risks to guests and animals at some facilities

Karine Aigner for the Washington Post Magazine (NEW YORK) — Meeting an exotic animal at a public attraction can fill us with wonder, but critics say that this can also be dangerous. Dana Garber said she had just such an encounter at the Endangered Ark Foundation in Hugo, Oklahoma, in […]

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Hurricane Milton: Evacuation orders grow as storm reaches Category 5

Hurricane Milton: Evacuation orders grow as storm reaches Category 5

Bryan R. Smith via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Florida officials are urging residents to evacuate now as Hurricane Milton intensifies and sets its sights on the state’s west coast. Hours before the storm strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents to take […]

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Accidental Death In Sevier County

Accidental Death In Sevier County

Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, Sevier County Dispatch received a call reporting an individual in a UTV was in an accident and emergency medical help was needed. Upon arrival it was discovered that 82-year-old James Allen of Richfield had been struck by a bullet. He was airlifted by […]

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