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Hurricane Francine makes landfall, moves inland
SUMMARY: Hurricane Francine is currently impacting New Orleans, with severe rain and rising floodwaters. Over 175,000 people in Louisiana are without power as the storm, now a category 2 hurricane with winds reaching 100 mph, brings the threat of widespread flooding and destructive winds. Drivers have ignored evacuation warnings, prompting concerns for safety. A state of emergency has been declared, and over 2,000 National Guard troops are deployed. Officials express confidence in the city‘s pump system to manage water. The storm is moving inland, posing an increasing threat of tornadoes as it heads toward Mississippi while leaving Louisiana in turmoil.
Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than 245,000 customers and threatened widespread flooding as it sent a potentially deadly storm surge rushing inland along the Gulf Coast.
SUMMARY: Kentucky State Police have discovered a body in Laurel County near Exit 49 on I-75, close to the area where a gunman, identified as 32-year-old Joseph Couch, opened fire on 12 vehicles, injuring five people. Authorities are still working to confirm the identity of the body, which was found by a group of YouTube live streamers who were tracking vultures and noticed a foul odor. Couch remains at large in a rural area of Southeastern Kentucky. Further details about the investigation are forthcoming, as police continue to piece together the events surrounding the gunfire and the body discovery.
The body was found in the area where authorities are searching for the I-75 shooter.
News from the South - Tennessee News Feed
Body found in Laurel Co. near location of I-75 shooting, KSP says
SUMMARY: Good evening, this is 10 News at 5. Kentucky State Police have discovered a body near the site of a mass shooting along I-75 in Laurel County, which occurred two weeks ago. Detectives are currently investigating to confirm the identity of the body. This discovery comes amid an ongoing 12-day manhunt for Joseph Couch, who is accused of opening fire on individuals on the interstate, injuring five people during the incident on September 7th. Authorities are focused on both identifying the body and apprehending Couch.
Kentucky State Police said the body was found near Exit 49 on I-75, near where Joseph Couch was accused of wounding five …
SUMMARY: The musical “Knoxville,” currently at the Clarence Brown Theater, is an adaptation of James Agee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “A Death in the Family.” Born in Knoxville, Agee’s life greatly influenced his work, shaped by the tragic loss of his father in a car accident when Agee was just six. The musical revisits themes of death and memory while celebrating Knoxville’s landmarks. Agee, a multifaceted talent as a novelist, journalist, poet, and screenwriter, left a lasting legacy, including a street and park named after him. “Knoxville” runs through Sunday, complementing the exploration of Agee’s profound connections to East Tennessee.
“Knoxville” is a musical adaptation of Agee’s “A Death in the Family.”
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