By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to become a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after …
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Kris Kristofferson was ‘a walking contradiction,’ a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson’s life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible.He was a Texas-born Golden Gloves boxer and star football player, a Rhodes Scholar and a helicopter-flying U.S. Army captain who walked away from a West Point faculty gig …
Read More »Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark …
Read More »Why Tuesday’s vice presidential debate could matter more than history suggests
By WILL WEISSERT Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their first and only debate. Vice presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of political attack dog, laying into opponents so that their running mate can …
Read More »Asheville has been isolated after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service
By ERIK VERDUZCO, TRAVIS LOLLER and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath of destruction across southern …
Read More »Artopoeus and Whatley combine for 3 TDs and Chattanooga gets 1st win 45-30 over Portland State
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Artopoeus threw four touchdown passes, three to Javin Whatley, and Chattanooga rolled to a 45-30 win over Portland State on Saturday night.The Mocs (1-3) scored on all four possessions of the first half, three of four in the second.The Vikings (0-4) managed to tie the …
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Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 40 in 4 states
By STEPHEN SMITH, KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 40 people in four states, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews …
Read More »Campus Operations Resume at 5pm Friday
Updated Modification to Campus Operations and Weather Advisory (9/27/2024)UTC Community:The National Weather Service (NWS) has continued the High Wind Warning until today (September 27, 2024) at 8:00 PM and a Flood Watch until today (Friday, September 27, 2024) at 2:00 PM for the Chattanooga area, as well as Flood Warninguntil Sunday, September 29, 2024 for certain …
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