Georgia high school placed on precautionary lockdown
GEORGIA — Beach High School was placed on a precautionary lockdown Friday morning after a reported threat, according to the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.District officials said campus police began searching the school after administrators were notified of a threatening message.As of 10:08 a.m., officials said there is no active shooter and no evidence that the threat is credible.The...
Heavy police presence reported after crash near I-40 in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A heavy police presence was reported Friday near Interstate 40 in Raleigh following a crash involving at least one vehicle.Multiple police units responded to the area of Jones Sausage Road near the I-40 exit. Officers were seen surrounding what appeared to be a crashed vehicle.Authorities said one person was removed from one of the vehicles involved...
Two people injured following shooting incident in Ohio
OHIO — Two people were injured in a shooting on the southeast side of Columbus Thursday evening, according to police.Officers with the Columbus Division of Police responded around 9:20 p.m. to the 5600 block of Xebec Drive near Winchester Lakes Boulevard on a report of a shooting.When officers arrived, they found two victims in separate locations suffering from gunshot...
Multiple homes and businesses in Kentucky without power
KENTUCKY — Nearly 1,800 homes and businesses across Kentucky are without electricity as of Friday morning, according to the latest outage data.PowerOutage.us reports that 1,739 customers are currently without power statewide, representing about 0.07% of the more than 2.4 million customers tracked.Boyd County is reporting the highest number of outages, with 678 customers affected. Jefferson County follows with 568...
Multiple homes and businesses without power in Florida
FLORIDA — Nearly 2,000 homes and businesses across Florida are without electricity as of Friday morning, according to the latest outage data.PowerOutage.us reports that 1,884 customers are currently without power statewide, representing about 0.02% of the more than 10.9 million customers tracked.Hillsborough County is reporting the highest number of outages, with 473 customers affected. Other counties with notable outages...
Thousands without power in Ohio
OHIO — More than 11,000 homes and businesses across Ohio are without electricity as of Friday morning, according to the latest outage data.PowerOutage.us reports that 11,671 customers are currently without power statewide, representing about 0.22% of the more than 5.4 million customers tracked.Allen County is reporting the highest number of outages, with 3,622 customers affected. Other counties with significant...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Alabama
ALABAMA — A Theodore man has died following a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Mobile County, according to authorities.The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported that the crash occurred around 5 p.m. on Williams Road, less than a mile south of Mobile.Officials said 70-year-old Donald L. Johnson was driving a 2022 Ram 1500 pickup when the vehicle left the roadway...
One person dead following shooting incident in Louisiana
LOUISIANA — A 22-year-old man from Coushatta was killed in a shooting early Friday morning in Natchitoches, according to police.Officers responded shortly before 3 a.m. to the 3800 block of University Parkway after receiving reports of a gunshot victim.When officers arrived, they found Douglas Roberson, 22, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police provided medical aid until first responders arrived,...
Three people arrested, one injured following shooting incident in Georgia
GEORGIA — Three people are in custody following an overnight shooting in Cordele that left a woman injured, according to the Cordele Police Department.Officers were dispatched to the area of Flint Drive just before 11 p.m. in response to reports of gunfire.Police said an initial investigation indicates that two vehicles, each carrying multiple people, exchanged gunfire.During the incident, a...
One person injured following shooting incident in Tennessee
TENNESSEE — A 7-year-old boy was injured in an overnight shooting in South Memphis, according to the Memphis Police Department.Officers responded around 1:30 a.m. Friday to reports of gunfire in the 2300 block of Douglass Avenue.When officers arrived, they found the child had been struck by gunfire while sitting inside his living room. The boy was transported to Le...
