By KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene could cause a “nightmare” scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the enormous storm, which is expected to cause significant damage hundreds …
Read More »A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a major storm with a surge that could swallow entire homes, a chilling warning …
Read More »Hazardous Weather Outlook for UTC
From UTC officials: The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook and Flood Watch until Friday, September 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM for the Chattanooga area. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop today, Wednesday, September 25, 2024, and are expected to increase in intensity as the day progresses. There is currently …
Read More »Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Heavy rains and big waves already lashed the Cayman Islands, and some Florida residents began to evacuate or …
Read More »Schools are heating up and so is the race to cool them down
By Delaney Holman CHATTANOOGA (mocsnews.com)- Schools and playgrounds are reaching dangerously high temperatures, leaving students at risk. Students are facing heat illness and difficult environments to learn in due to the temperatures in and around schools. Some schools are taking the initiative to fix this but there are still underlying …
Read More »New safety rules possible for U.S. vehicles
By: Brandon Ngeth CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (mocsnews.com) – The NHTSA is pushing for new rules requiring automobile manufacturers to redesign some of their vehicles in the U.S. market. This rule is mainly targeting the ever-growing SUVs and trucks that are responsible for nearly half of all pedestrian deaths when struck by …
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Miami Dolphin QB has concussion again
Tua Tagovailoa’s Third Concussion Raises Concerns About His Future in the NFL By Eli Dibrell CHATTANOOGA—Tua Tagovailoa The Miami Dolphins quarterback has unfortunately once again gotten a concussion making this his third one in the last couple of years and is now under medical scrutiny for it. Questions are rising …
Read More »Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs presided over a sordid empire of sexual crimes, coercing and abusing women for years, threatening them to keep them in line and enlisting a cast of aides to cover it up, according …
Read More »Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into former President Donald Trump’s golf club and was arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials …
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