ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is welcoming Hurricane Dorian evacuees with open arms, camping spaces and America’s favorite pastime. News outlets say Atlanta Motor Speedway and the Atlanta Braves are offering free services to residents from mandatory evacuation areas throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The Speedway can handle thousands of campers and is…
SANTA BARBARA, CA (AP) — At least 25 people were confirmed dead and nine others still missing after a tragic boat fire early Monday near an island off the Southern California coast. The dive-boat Conception, far out to sea in the middle of the night, became fully engulfed in flames as 30 passengers on a…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) A St. Charles County man is in jail after he allegedly fired a gun following an altercation. 40-year-old Christopher Sauer of O’Fallon, Missouri has been charged with one count of unlawful use of a weapon. O’Fallon Police responded to a call at a residence in the 200 block of Oakhurst Circle Sunday…
McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — In a slow, relentless advance, a catastrophic Hurricane Dorian kept pounding at the northern Bahamas early Monday, as one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded left wrecked homes, shredded roofs, tumbled cars and toppled power poles in its wake. The storm’s top sustained winds decreased slightly to 175…
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a suburban St. Louis police officer fatally shot an armed man near a large shopping mall. The shooting happened Saturday afternoon near the St. Louis Galleria. Police on Sunday identified the man who was killed as 23-year-old Terry Tillman of St. Louis. St. Louis County police…
By TIM AYLEN Associated Press McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian shut down most major resorts in the Bahamas and forced authorities to evacuate much of the northern shore and low-lying islands Saturday as the fierce Category 4 storm prepared to unleash torrents of rain and howling winds but was projected to spin…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A University of Mississippi student has been indicted for capital murder in the killing of a fellow student whose slaying shocked many in and around the Ole Miss community. The indictment accuses Brandon Theesfeld of Fort Worth, Texas, of kidnapping and killing Alexandria “Ally” Kostial of Kirkwood, Missouri. Her body was…
MIAMI (AP) — Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Donald Trump said could be an “absolute monster” of a storm. “All indications are it’s going to hit very hard and it’s going to be very…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is charged in Sunday’s shooting death of 15-year-old Sentonio Cox. 54-year-old Joseph Renick is facing first-degree murder and other charges after allegedly shooting the teenager in the head as he was retreating with his hands raised. The incident occurred Sunday morning in the 7300 block of Vermont in the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two women are dead after a shooting in St. Louis. The shooting happened Thursday in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis. Names of the victims have not been released. Police say a possible suspect is in custody. He was captured soon after the shooting following a foot chase. A witness…