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Horry County, SC

COLUMBIA, SC – As Tropical Storm Debby sweeps through South Carolina, the region is witnessing unusual wildlife activity, with alligators and catfish exploring new territories—from puddles to backyards and even roads. Alligators on the Move in South Carolina. In a viral video making the rounds on social media,...

Alligators Storm South Carolina Streets as Tropical Storm Debby Unleashes Wild Mayhem!

Florida State

A tropical depression making its way toward the Florida coast is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby Saturday before delivering heavy, flooding rainfall and dangerous storm surge to the state starting this weekend. CNN’s Allison Chinchar reports.

See expected tropical storm’s path

North Carolina State

The Independent

 The remnants of Debby picked up the pace Friday, moving north and northeast from the Carolinas and still packing a punch with heavy rains, flash flooding and the threat of tornadoes.The Mid-Atlantic states and parts of New York and New England will see significant rainfall that could cause dangerous flooding into the weekend, such as on parts of Interstate 95 near bigger cities, said Jon Porter, Accuweather’s chief meteorologist. From eastern Virginia up to Vermont there may be an active stretch of tornadoes on Friday, he said.“There will be multiple threats in Debby’s final chapter, and it’s a dangerous...

Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend

Fox Weather

Tropical Storm Warnings remain in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to pound the islands with flooding rain and damaging wind gusts, and forecasters warn that the storm is expected to become a hurricane sometime Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Ernesto to soon become hurricane after lashing Puerto Rico with flooding rain, damaging winds

Tropical Storm Debby made its second U.S. landfall in South Carolina early Thursday (August 8), bringing with it life-threatening floods and a deadly tornado in North Carolina. The storm, which had already caused significant rainfall in parts of the South, made landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, with winds of 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Death Toll Rises As Tropical Storm Debby Makes Second U.S. Landfall

Louisiana State

AccuWeather

Tropical moisture flowing into the southeastern United States will continue into this weekend, but some areas will be hit harder than others in terms of downpours and the risk of flash flooding. While sunshine and typical late-July heat will continue to interrupt a pattern strewn with showers and thunderstorms in...

Showers, storms to continue in Southeast, but will hammer 2 main areas

The Mirror US

A tropical depression moving into the Gulf of Mexico is growing better organized, forecasters said Saturday, and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida's Gulf Coast

Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida as Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Debby

Lincolnton, NC

The US Sun

A GRANDMOTHER won millions after winning the lottery but lost half her money after she made a tough decision all lottery winners need to make. Rachel Sadler from Lincolnton, North Carolina, won the jackpot $4 million prize on a $30 scratch-off. Sadler bought her winning ticket from the Save Mart...

I won a $4m lottery jackpot but walked away with less than half – after my grandkids’ share there’s not much left for me

The circulation around Tropical Storm Emilia absorbed the circulation of former Tropical Storm Fabio on Wednesday afternoon. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday the center of Tropical Storm Emilia was located at latitude 19.1°N and longitude 117.7°W which put the center about 565 miles (910 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Emilia was moving toward the northwest at 18 m.p.h. (30 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 65 m.p.h. (105 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 80 m.p.h. (130 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 990 mb.

Tropical Storm Emilia Absorbs Fabio

Tampa, FL

A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Florida as a strengthening tropical system, soon to become Tropical Storm Debby, approaches the state over the weekend. Tropical Depression Four is forecast to strengthen while moving northward along the Florida Peninsula's Gulf coast this weekend, spreading rain, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms slowly northward. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that not only may the feature become a hurricane, but it may also later stall along the southeastern United States coast next week.

Upcoming tropical storm has Florida, southeast US on alert

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J. Souza

A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Georgia State

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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

Atlanta, GA

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Pompano Beach, FL

Akeena

In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

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Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Forecasters are shifting attention to a potential tropical threat in the Atlantic Ocean, likely named "Ernesto." This tropical wave is expected to move toward the Antilles by Monday and now has a 70% chance of developing into an organized system. The tropical wave is located over...

Tropical Storm Ernesto could form next week as forecasters increase chance of development for Atlantic system

Denver, CO

David Heitz

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

USA TODAY

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave that could become a tropical depression and possibly a tropical storm named Ernesto.

Storm tracker: Tropical wave in Atlantic could become Tropical Storm Ernesto

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

NewsBreak

SC climatologist speaks on drought, flooding after Tropical Storm Debby

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Rainfall in South Carolina has seen increasing levels compared to recent years, and some record rainfall helped the Pee Dee region...

SC climatologist speaks on drought, flooding after Tropical Storm Debby

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