New York City, NY

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Florida State

USA TODAY

Images from Florida showed crashing waves along Florida's beach, cars attempting to navigate flooded streets and damage from Debby.

Hurricane Debby: Photos show destruction, flooding in Florida caused by Category 1 storm

Georgia State

Savannah, GA

The Associated Press

Tropical Storm Debby drenched Savannah, Georgia, stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets with waist-high floodwaters Tuesday. In one Savannah neighborhood, firefighters used boats to evacuate some residents . (AP video by Stephen Morton and Russ Bynum/ production by Javier Arciga)

Tropical Storm Debby hits Georgia with rain and floods

The Mirror US

One woman is dead and thousands more are in danger as Tropical Storm Debby races toward Florida, bringing with it the chance for immense flooding and a storm surge of several feet

Florida woman dies after being electrocuted in heavy rain as Storm Debby barrels toward state

Pennsylvania State

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate disappointed fans of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was one of Harris’ finalists for the job and seen as someone who could help Democrats win a key swing state and make history by electing the first Jewish vice president. With his history of winning three statewide elections in Pennsylvania, Shapiro was seen as someone with particular appeal to moderate voters. His state’s 19 votes in the Electoral College have long been critical for candidates trying to reach the necessary 270 to win. But the same things about Shapiro that appealed to moderates angered some on the left in his party: his support for a private school voucher program and natural gas infrastructure as well as particularly his support for Israel’s war in Gaza after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.  Some Democrats lamented what they said was a missed opportunity by bypassing Shapiro. Republicans, meanwhile, tried to paint Harris’ choice as a snub to Jewish voters, a traditionally Democratic constituency that former President Donald Trump has tried to court in this year’s race. 

Some Democratic backers of Josh Shapiro see a missed chance for a Jewish vice president

Milwaukee, WI

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was Black. The incident has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died in 2020 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for about nine minutes. Floyd’s death sparked a national reckoning on race relations marked by multiple protests around the country.

4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

South Carolina State

Live Oak, FL

Tropical Storm Debby has drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina and is not finished bringing heavy rain to the region. Small businesses in Live Oak, Florida, have been hit hard by the heavy rain. (AP Video by Daniel Kozin and AP Production by Ao Gao)

Small businesses reflect on heavy rain after Tropical Storm Debby drenches Florida

Virginia State

AccuWeather

Debby will dump a tremendous amount of rain that may exceed 2 feet in some locations, triggering life-threatening flooding and immense property damage. Slow-moving Debby is positioning itself to cause catastrophic flooding in the southeastern United States this week. Inches of rain will pour down in hours, and feet of rain will drown some communities over several days. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that life-threatening flooding will expand from coastal to inland locations and from urban areas to small streams and major rivers.

Slow-moving Debby threatens catastrophic flooding to Carolinas, Virginia

People attach a towline to a stranded vehicle on a flooded street after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Tropical Weather Debby

Akeena

Wow, that's a tough situation for UKG employees in Florida. Imagine gearing up for a holiday weekend and then getting blindsided with news of massive layoffs. It's not just the number—2,200 employees, which is 14% of their workforce—but also how abruptly it was done, right before the Fourth of July.

Thousands of workers in Florida laid off by a major company

Minnesota State

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities said Tuesday they have indicted 15 people on charges of trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico and distributing them in Minnesota, including a man from that state they identified as the leader of the operation. Clinton James Ward, a 45-year-old Minnesota native, is charged...

Federal indictment accuses 15 people of trafficking drugs from Mexico and distributing in Minnesota

Memphis, TN

Omaha, NE

WK Kellogg Co. is closing one U.S. cereal plant and downsizing another as part of a plan to consolidate its operations in newer facilities. The company said Tuesday it will close its Omaha, Nebraska, plant by the end of 2026. It also plans to scale back production at its plant in Memphis, Tennessee, starting next year.

WK Kellogg to close Omaha plant, downsize in Memphis as it shifts production to newer facilities

Southern Maryland 0, Lancaster 0, susp. due to rain. Lexington at Charleston, 12:05 p.m. York at Hagerstown, 6:30 p.m. Staten Island at Long Island, 6:35 p.m. Southern Maryland at Lancaster, 6:45 p.m. High Point at Gastonia, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. York at Hagerstown, 6:30 p.m. Lexington at Charleston, 6:35...

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

PARIS (AP) — The “Redemption Tour” did not end with a golden encore for Simone Biles. By the time she entered Bercy Arena for the beam and floor exercise finals on Monday, she was drained. Mentally. Physically. All of it. It’s what this event does. What this sport does. No one knows that better than the 27-year-old who has spent the last decade relentlessly propelling gymnastics — both competitively and culturally — forward.

Simone Biles caps Paris Olympics 'Redemption Tour' with one last medal — silver in floor routine

NBC News

A storm hovering over Cuba will take aim at Florida's west coast and the Gulf of Mexico, with federal forecasters saying it's likely to become a tropical storm by late Saturday. Until then, the front is being called Tropical Depression Four, with the name Debby available should it graduate to...

Tropical Depression 4 expected to strengthen over southeastern Gulf of Mexico

Brooklyn, NY

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain caused widespread flooding across New York City and parts of the Tri-State area on Tuesday, according to WABC-TV.

Drenching downpours cause flooding across New York City

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