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August 31, 2023

Florida police respond to stabbing at Tampa-area high school

Florida police say a stabbing at a Clearwater high school left two students injured and a suspect is in custody. Both students are in stable condition.

August 31, 2023

Biden calls on Congress to provide more funding for disaster relief after Idalia pummels Florida

President Biden visited FEMA's headquarters Thursday and called on Congress to provided for disaster relief aid after Hurricane Idalia pummeled Florida.

August 31, 2023

College professor pressured students into bizarre 'clown fetish' fantasies: report

Joseph Tokosh, a former geography professor at Nicolls State University in Louisiana, admitted to using his students as subjects to satisfy his clown fetish.

August 31, 2023

Raphael Warnock's church resumes low-income evictions after election season

Ebenezer Baptist Church, which gives Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., a sizable allowance each month, has resumed evicting residents from its low-income housing at Columbia MLK Towers.

August 31, 2023

Georgia Power customers may see monthly bills rise $9 to pay for new nuclear reactors

Plant Vogtle in Georgia has constructed two new reactors. Customers of Georgia Power Co. may see monthly utility bills rise to pay for the new units.

August 31, 2023

West Virginia coal-fired power plant targeted for deactivation to be restarted for hydrogen use

The new owner of a West Virginia coal-fired power plant has pulled the facility from planned deactivation. The plant may be retrofitted to use hydrogen to generate electricity.

August 31, 2023

NC Republican Rep. Erin Paré runs for Democrat-controlled US House seat

Paré of Wake County will pose a challange to North Carolina’s Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel

August 31, 2023

West Virginia newspaper publisher G. Ogden Nutting dies at 87

G. Ogden Nutting, a pivotal figure in the expansion of his family's newspaper enterprise, which grew to encompass over 50 daily publications across 18 states, has died at the age of 87.

August 31, 2023

Gov Kemp says special session to remove DA Willis isn't going to happen

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is asking state Republicans to cease attempts to call a special session against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis without legal standing.

August 31, 2023

600 students at University of North Carolina rally for gun safety after shooting leaves faculty member dead

Following a shooting that left a professor dead at the University of North Carolina, hundreds of grieving students went to the campus bell Tower to rally for stricter gun laws.