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Mid-Week Cool Down With Showers – Home – WCBI TV
SUMMARY: Skies will be overcast today and tomorrow with isolated showers. Temperatures will reach the low 90s, but a cold front will bring cooler temperatures in the mid 80s on Wednesday. Rain chances return for Friday with a 20% chance of rain through the weekend. Skies will be partly cloudy with highs in the middle 80s and overnight temperatures in the low 60s.
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Man pleads guilty after body found in Madison County home
SUMMARY: In Madison County, Mississippi, 19-year-old Dawton Gage Whatley pled guilty to second-degree murder after the body of Lemetrius Hollins was found in a local home on February 5, 2024. Whatley, who had been living with Hollins, was in custody in Washington County on unrelated charges when he confessed to shooting Hollins on February 3, 2024. Madison County deputies discovered Hollins' body during a welfare check. Whatley was charged and later indicted on June 7, 2024, ultimately pleading guilty on June 24. His sentencing is set for June 16. The motive for the murder remains unclear.
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‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ offers reward for DeSoto County fugitive
SUMMARY: Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman is offering a $20,000 reward for fugitive Joshua Zimmerman, a 31-year-old accused of murder who escaped from the DeSoto County courthouse. Zimmerman removed his shackles and changed into street clothes to flee the building. Chapman posted the reward details on social media, urging people to contact 833-TELL-DOG with tips. Zimmerman is accused of attacking an elderly man and murdering a 23-year-old woman in a Houston motel last year. The U.S. Marshals Service and Houston Police are actively searching for him. DeSoto County is investigating the escape, but is not affiliated with the reward.
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Hurricane Beryl live tracker
SUMMARY: Hurricane Beryl has intensified into a Category 5 storm, making it the strongest storm recorded this early in the season. It boasts maximum sustained winds of 165 mph and is moving west-northwest at 22 mph. Beryl is expected to pass near Jamaica on Wednesday and the Cayman Islands on Thursday, with some weakening anticipated but still maintaining significant strength. The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane and tropical storm warnings for various Caribbean regions due to potential heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Additionally, another area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms has a 30% chance of developing over the next week.
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