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Tropical Storm Michael nears hurricane strength, state of emergency declared in Florida

Tropical Storm Michael nears hurricane strength, state of emergency declared in Florida

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Michael has strengthened overnight and is nearing hurricane-force winds Monday morning as it sets its sights on the Florida Panhandle. On Sunday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 26 counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has mobilized resources from the federal […]

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SpaceX launch lights up night sky in Southern California

SpaceX launch lights up night sky in Southern California

SpaceX Twitter(SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.) — SpaceX lit up the night sky in Southern California on Sunday, and sent gawkers from across the region craning their necks to the sight. Officially, the rocket company owned by Elon Musk was launching its Falcon 9 rocket into space to deliver SAOCOM 1A, […]

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20 people killed in ‘horrific’ limousine crash in upstate New York, authorities say

20 people killed in ‘horrific’ limousine crash in upstate New York, authorities say

WTEN(SCHOHARIE, N.Y.) — The crash occurred just before 2 p.m. Saturday, at the intersection of State Route 30 and State Route 30A, police said. Chris Fiore, first deputy superintendent of the New York State Police, said the limousine, which was headed southwest on State Route 30, failed to stop at […]

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Death of Maine teacher who went missing ruled a suicide, authorities say

Death of Maine teacher who went missing ruled a suicide, authorities say

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office(NORTH YARMOUTH, Maine) — The death of a Maine teacher who was reported missing on Monday has been ruled a suicide, according to local authorities. A body found Friday morning in a wooded area roughly 500 feet off Gray Road in North Yarmouth, Maine, has been identified […]

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Authorities increase reward to $16,000 in Chicago manhunt

Authorities increase reward to $16,000 in Chicago manhunt

Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — The reward for the capture of a masked gunman who allegedly killed two people in Chicago is up to $16,000, authorities said. The city’s office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives added $5,000 to the reward for information about the suspect, the agency […]

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20 people killed in limousine accident in upstate New York, authorities say

20 people killed in limousine accident in upstate New York, authorities say

iStock/Thnkstock(ALBANY, N.Y.) — Twenty people were killed in a limousine accident in upstate New York, police said Sunday. The deadly crash happened Saturday afternoon in Schoharie, which is about 40 miles from Albany, and led to several people killed, according to the New York State Police. The department did not […]

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Possible hurricane, now a tropical depression, could impact Gulf Coast by midweek

Possible hurricane, now a tropical depression, could impact Gulf Coast by midweek

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new tropical depression formed approximately 90 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico, early Sunday and it could develop into a hurricane with a direct impact to the Gulf Coast later this week. Maximum sustained winds were at 35 mph at 5 a.m. and the depression […]

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Driving instructor charged with drunk driving while teaching students

Driving instructor charged with drunk driving while teaching students

WABC(RIDGE, N.Y.) — Police arrested a Long Island man on Saturday after four driving students asked their instructor to pull over and they called 911 suspecting he was driving drunk. Russell Cohen, an instructor for the Suffolk Auto Driving School, was arrested after the students managed to get him to […]

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Flash flood concerns increasing as several rounds of heavy rain target central US

Flash flood concerns increasing as several rounds of heavy rain target central US

ABC News(NEW YORK) — An active weather pattern across the U.S. will bring several weather events over the coming days, including a multiday heavy rainfall event, possible severe weather in the Plains, the season’s first widespread snow in parts of the Northern Rockies and a drastic difference in temperatures across […]

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Vintage plane crash lands on highway in Mississippi

Vintage plane crash lands on highway in Mississippi

Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp(MERIDIAN, Miss.) — Highway 45 in Mississippi became a landing strip for one pilot on Friday afternoon as he set down his vintage plane right on the road after it experienced engine difficulties. Miraculously, the pilot walked away completely unharmed and no one on the ground […]

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