Emergency Preparedness

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (279+ words) BEN HILL COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - A 36-year-old Fitzgerald man died after his bicycle was struck by a commercial truck on Rhine Road late Friday, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The crash happened at 11:24 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in the area of…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (158+ words) The Barnstable County Superior Courthouse is temporarily closed while renovation work is underway. Information from: Children’s Cove, the Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center Calls for Internal Audits, Education, and Expanded Survivor Support Organizations seeking child…...

15+ min ago   (334+ words) FLORIDA — A Florida woman was arrested after Anthropic’s Claude chatbot flagged conversations in which she allegedly threatened to attack the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, according to an arrest report and subsequent media reports. Carli Michelle Heller, 30, of Bonita Springs, was…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (76+ words) A crash has closed all lanes of South Roscoe Boulevard in Palm Valley along the Intracoastal Waterway, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies are on scene near the road’s 300 block, in the vicinity of Palm Valley Outdoors. The…...

36+ min ago   (243+ words) Circleville Herald COLUMBUS, Ohio – Samuel A. Griffith, 35, of Ashville, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 270 months in prison. As part of the case against Griffith, investigators seized 18 firearms, tens of thousands of dollars in cash and…...

45+ min ago   (341+ words) More than 20 children were found living in an Arcadia home, all who came from surrogate mothers. A husband and wife have been arrested in a child abuse investigation that centered on a home in Arcadia where authorities said nearly two…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (528+ words) LONG ISLAND, NY — A total of 34 missing children and teens across Long Island have been rescued in an intense three-day operation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Children and Family Services…...

45+ min ago   (130+ words) CENTRAL — A two-vehicle crash Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. has shut down a portion of Magnolia Bridge Road. The roadway is currently blocked from Greenwell Springs to Village Crossing. According to Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran, the crash happened around 11:26 on Oct....

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (178+ words) (10/05/2026) - Press Releases Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Email: [email protected]JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS - October 5, 2026 - Just after 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office captured 26-year-old Tarqi Jefferson. Earlier that evening, Jefferson had reportedly shot a vehicle in the area of Sulphur…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (109+ words) BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Brunswick Police Department is seeking community support as they search for a missing teen. Police say that 15-year-old Evelyn Sheppard was last seen near her home on Monday, Oct. 5, at around 10 a.m. Some details about Evelyn include:…...