Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sworn in for 2nd term NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee kicked off his second term on Saturday, promising to focus over the next four years on improving aging transportation systems, advocating for better conservation efforts and protecting the state’s most vulnerable children. Lee, a Republican, took the oath of office in front of the Tennessee Capitol on […]
Defendant: God issued threat to Kansas lawmaker through … TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man told jurors Thursday that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God, prompted by the Kansas Republican ignoring concerns about sorcery, wizards, extraterrestrials and a war for people’s souls. Federal prosecutors say Chase Neill, 32, from Lawrence in northeastern Kansas, fixated on LaTurner before […]
OSHA cites Amazon for safety hazards at three warehouses … According to OSHA, the citations are part of a larger investigation that includes inspections at three other warehouses that are still underway.
Tornado Watch issued across Memphis area, Mid-South UPDATE, 8:04 p.m: The Tornado Watch has been extended for Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, and Tippah counties until 10 p.m. UPDATE: A Tornado Watch has been issued for the following counties until 8 p.m. Wednesday: Tennessee Mississippi Arkansas Fayette Benton Crittenden Hardeman Coahoma Lee Haywood DeSoto Phillips Shelby Lafayette St. Francis Tipton Marshall Panola Quitman Tate […]
5 children injured by broken window during storm … Newport City Schools director Sandra Burchette said the school lost 1/3 of its new roof, causing guttering to shatter a 4th grade classroom window.
Memphis weather: Slight risk of severe storms this … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Most of the News Channel 3 viewing area is under the SLIGHT risk category for severe storms possible Wednesday afternoon into the evening. Damaging winds and heavy rainfall are the primary threats; however, hail, flash flooding, and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out. The risk for these storms is between 3 […]
In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Leading Sunday services on the lawn outside his tornado-damaged Crosspoint Christian Church, the Rev. David Nichols told his congregation there was much for which to be grateful despite the destruction around them. The tornado that ravaged Selma hit the church’s daycare. It destroyed much of the building, collapsing walls and leaving […]
As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping … MARBURY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. The harrowing stories of David Hollon and other survivors of Thursday’s storm are emerging as residents comb […]
As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping … MARBURY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. The harrowing stories of David Hollon and other survivors of Thursday’s storm are emerging as residents comb […]
In Alabama, tornadoes rattle historic civil rights … Zakiya Sankara-Jabar’s cellphone buzzed relentlessly as a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes throughout the U.S. South laid waste to relatives’ homes and churches across a part of Alabama known as the Black Belt. Text messages and calls from loved ones, many of them hysterical, provided her with devastating updates of Thursday’s storms, which tore […]
In Alabama, tornadoes rattle historic civil rights … Zakiya Sankara-Jabar’s cellphone buzzed relentlessly as a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes throughout the U.S. South laid waste to relatives’ homes and churches across a part of Alabama known as the Black Belt. Text messages and calls from loved ones, many of them hysterical, provided her with devastating updates of Thursday’s storms, which tore through her […]
