Alabama Law Enforcement Agency(DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.) — An 11-year-old Georgia girl was found dead after she went missing from her aunt’s Alabama home, according to officials. The body of Amberly Barnett was found Saturday morning, DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said. Amberly was last seen on Friday at her aunt’s DeKalb County home, reported ABC …
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Mar 04
Supreme Court punts on taxpayer funding for historic preservation of churches
mdulieu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a closely-watched New Jersey case in which churches have been barred from receiving tax dollars meant for preservation of historic structures. Religious rights advocates, who had asked the court to take up the case, argued that excluding houses of worship from the preservation program …
Mar 04
Yelp and other apps highlight female-helmed restaurants for International Women’s Day
andresr/iStock(NEW YORK) — We are living in an age where women are supporting women more than ever. So it’s about time we reserve a seat at their restaurant’s tables! An influx of leading ladies have popped up on the culinary scene over the years and their prominence in the mix is more than ever. Now, …
Mar 04
Mitchell sets record cold temperature for March 3rd
Thanks to Mother Nature, Mitchell set a record low temperature for March 3rd. “Mitchell hit eighteen below which broke the old record of fourteen below from 1916,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Kyle Weisser. “So some truly Arctic air out there for early March.” Weisser says if you think that’s cold, an observer in Alexandria …
Mar 04
Alabama tornadoes live updates: At least 23 killed, including a 6-year-old; death toll expected to rise, official says
clintspencer/iStock(BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — At least 23 people were killed in southeastern Alabama when a slew of tornadoes ripped through the area Sunday, leaving behind “catastrophic” damage, said Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones. The death toll in rural Lee County likely will rise as rescue crews sift through the debris Monday morning. So far, all of …
Mar 04
Tornadoes in Alabama kill at least 23; death toll expected to rise
clintspencer/iStock(BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — At least 23 people were killed in southeastern Alabama on Sunday after a slew of damaging tornadoes ripped through the area, officials said. The death toll in Lee County likely will rise as search and rescue crews go back out Monday morning. So far, all of those killed are from the town …
Mar 04
Helicopter crash in Kenya kills four Americans, police say
omersukrugoksu/iStock(LONDON) — Four Americans were killed Sunday night when their helicopter crashed on a remote island in northern Kenya, authorities said. Their Kenyan pilot also was killed. The helicopter went down around 8 p.m. local time at Central Island National Park, which sits on a small volcanic island in the middle of Lake Turkana, according …
Mar 04
More snow slams Northeast as tornadoes ravage Alabama
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As tornadoes in Alabama killed at least 23 people, much of the U.S. was buried in snow. Thirty-six tornadoes across four states were reported as 107 total damaging storms were reported from Lousianna to Virginia, as heavy snow fell in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska out West. Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, New …
Mar 04
Man facing federal charges over 23-year-old woman found dead in his car
Released by Boston Police(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — A Rhode Island man is facing federal kidnapping charges for allegedly abducting a young woman who was found dead in his car. Louis Coleman III, 32, of Providence, Rhode Island, faces one count of kidnapping, which resulted in the death of Jassy Correia, a 23-year-old Massachusetts woman last seen …
Mar 04
Tornadoes in Alabama kill at least 23, a figure officials expect to rise
clintspencer/iStock(BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — At least 23 people were killed in southeastern Alabama on Sunday after a slew of damaging tornadoes ripped through the area, officials said. The death toll in Lee County likely will rise as search and rescue crews go back out Monday morning. So far, all of those killed are from the town of …
