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JEFF MARTIN

JEFF MARTIN

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Environment|Science|US

Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used 'high risk' designation

A dynamic storm system threatening to spawn powerful tornadoes and hail as big as baseballs has earned a relatively rare designation from forecasters

Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used 'high risk' designation
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

Musical artists and loved ones on Friday mourned Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone at a memorial service near Atlanta

Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone
Environment|US

A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states

As near temperatures climbed to near records in parts of the central United States, a potent storm system was setting up to wallop the nation later

A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
Crime|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US

Hawks, butterflies and a song for her murdered son help Georgia mom reclaim joy after killings

Ever since a hawk hovered over a vigil for her murdered son and lifted her spirits, Georgia mother Michele Davis has found joy in unexpected ways

Hawks, butterflies and a song for her murdered son help Georgia mom reclaim joy after killings
Environment|US

Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather

Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes
Arts|Entertainment|Political|US

Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions

Powerful storms have killed two people in Mississippi, torn the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in Oklahoma and threatened communities across the nation

Powerful US storms kill 2 and bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions
Arts|Entertainment|US

Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras

Powerful storms bearing a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday

Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
Uncategorized

Baltimore Ravens' Ben Cleveland is arrested on a charge of drunken driving in Georgia

National Football League player Ben Cleveland of the Baltimore Ravens has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia

Baltimore Ravens' Ben Cleveland is arrested on a charge of drunken driving in Georgia
Crime|Education|US

In rare case, Georgia father jailed after his son was accused of a school shooting is granted bond

A judge has granted a $500,000 bond for the father of a 14-year-old boy who is accused of a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school

In rare case, Georgia father jailed after his son was accused of a school shooting is granted bond
Entertainment|Sports|US

In Iowa's farm country, small towns rally around a native son in football's biggest game

In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays for his friends in elementary school, residents are planning a huge party for the Super Bowl

In Iowa's farm country, small towns rally around a native son in football's biggest game
Crime|Political|US

Atlanta rethinks clearing homeless camps after a man is crushed inside his tent

Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps

Atlanta rethinks clearing homeless camps after a man is crushed inside his tent
Arts|Political|US

MLK Day at King's Atlanta congregation features daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric

MLK Day at King's Atlanta congregation features daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric
Business|Crime|US

Sealy Mattress company is sued after Georgia man was found dead inside a locked trailer

The Sealy Mattress company is being sued for wrongful death after a man was found dead inside a locked trailer at a company facility in Georgia

Sealy Mattress company is sued after Georgia man was found dead inside a locked trailer
News|Opinion|US

MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turn

Communities across the nation have been celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with acts of service, prayer services and parades

MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turn
Crime|Education|US

Court documents shed new details in killing of nursing student at University of Georgia

The suspect in the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus used an object as a weapon in the crime, and he’s also accused of “disfiguring her skull."

Court documents shed new details in killing of nursing student at University of Georgia
Election|News|US

Killing of Laken Riley is now front and center of US immigration debate and 2024 presidential race

With an unscripted clash between President Joe Biden and a Georgia congresswoman at Thursday night’s State of the Union speech, the killing of a Georgia nursing student was further cemented as a political rallying point in the 2024 race for president

Killing of Laken Riley is now front and center of US immigration debate and 2024 presidential race
Crime|News|US

Man seeks clemency to avoid what could be Georgia's first execution in more than 4 years

Lawyers for a Georgia man who's set to be executed this week say he should not be put to death because he is is intellectually disabled and feels remorse for killing his former girlfriend three decades ago

Man seeks clemency to avoid what could be Georgia's first execution in more than 4 years
Crime|Education|News|US

Man indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate

A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by a grand jury that said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus

Crime|News|US

Experts say gun alone doesn't justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman

The killing of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman by a Florida sheriff's deputy responding to a phoned-in complaint about an argument has the airman's family calling for charges, saying the shooting was completely unjustified

Experts say gun alone doesn't justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman
News|Crime|US

Lawyer for family of slain US Air Force airman says video and calls show deputy went to wrong home

A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson says the bodycam footage of the Florida sheriff’s deputy who killed the Black U.S. Air Force airman and police radio traffic reinforce their assertion that the deputy was directed to the wrong apartment while responding to a domestic disturbance call

Lawyer for family of slain US Air Force airman says video and calls show deputy went to wrong home
News|Crime|US

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues have joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
Environment|Health|News

What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe

What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand
Americas|Crime|Health|News|World

Florida authorities warn of shark dangers along Gulf Coast beaches after 3 people are attacked

Authorities are warning of shark dangers this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where three people were hurt in two separate shark attacks

Florida authorities warn of shark dangers along Gulf Coast beaches after 3 people are attacked
News

38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. But some fishermen had quite a catch

A trio of fishermen have saved almost 40 dogs that were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake

38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. But some fishermen had quite a catch

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