Shelter Order Lifted for 90,000 Georgia Residents After Chemical Plant Fire October 2, 2024 By Jeff Martin Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical...
Lee’s Rapid Growth Rewriting Hurricane Rule Book September 11, 2023 By Jeff Martin Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category...
What Is it About Named Storms That Start With the Letter ‘I’ ? August 30, 2023 By Jeff Martin Floridians, Georgians and others in the path of Idalia are hoping that the hurricane won’t join the long list of...
Documents Reveal Extent of 2019 Georgia Coast Cargo Shipwreck August 3, 2021 By Jeff Martin When the giant cargo ship began to tip over off the Georgia coast, harbor pilot Jonathan Tennant found himself on...
Weeks After Storms, Water Crisis Continues in Mississippi March 5, 2021 By Jeff Martin, Leah Willingham and Emily Wagster Pettus Frustrations are mounting in Mississippi’s largest city, more than two weeks since winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the city’s...
Misery Lingers for Many Without Water in Mississippi Capital March 2, 2021 By Jeff Martin Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi’s capital city – more than 10 days after...
Mississippi Gov Allows Stay-at-Home Order to Expire but Urges Vigilance April 27, 2020 By Jeff Martin Mississippi’s governor said the state’s stay-at-home order to curb the spread of the coronavirus will expire Monday, but he urged...
2 People Injured After Ceiling Collapses Inside Atlanta Airport Restaurant February 18, 2020 By Jeff Martin Part of a restaurant ceiling collapsed inside Atlanta’s airport Thursday, leaving a large chunk of it draped over countertops in...
Lawsuit Claims Poor Information About Pipeline Led to Fatal Blast in Alabama September 17, 2019 By Jeff Martin and Jay Reeves A federal lawsuit accuses a major pipeline company based in Georgia of failing to tell work crews where a major...
Flooded Mississippi River Still a Threat as Hurricane Season Heats Up August 19, 2019 By Jeff Martin and Janet McConnaughey The river that drains much of the flood-soaked United States is still running far higher than normal, menacing New Orleans...