Archives: 2021

FEMA continues to assist area flood survivors

MIDDLE Tenn. — Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to help flood survivors. According to a news release received from FEMA, there are MARC offices opened in three counties to assist those who were affected by the floods that occurred on Aug. 21 These Multi-Agency Resource Centers are located in Humphreys, Hickman, and Dickson Counties. Residents can apply for FEMA assistance…

Cooler and Sunnier Weather In Store Next Week

Weather Update – Saturday, September 4 – 4:00 PM TODAY: We saw some partly cloudy skies and plenty of sunshine across most of the region today. Highs reached into the mid to upper 80’s this afternoon and winds remained fair. Over the next few hours, we could see some showers pop up. A warm front is moving into West Tennessee…

River closes after California family dies nearby

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mysterious deaths of a Northern California family of hikers and their dog have led federal officials to close 28 miles along the Merced River. The closure on Friday came after test results of water samples downstream from where the family died showed high levels of toxic algae. The Bureau of Land Management says the algae…

ABBA’S back!

LONDON (AP) – It’s a case of back to the future for ABBA. The Swedish pop group is releasing its first music in four decades – and is launching a new concert series that will be done in digitized form. The album, titled “Voyage,” will be released Nov. 5. And a virtual version of the band will begin a series…

Man arrested after MSNBC reporter covering storm is accosted

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Federal marshals have arrested an Ohio man accused of accosting an MSNBC journalist doing a live report by a Mississippi beach after Hurricane Ida. The U.S. Marshals Service says 54-year-old Benjamin Dagley of Wooster, Ohio, was sought by police in Gulfport, Mississippi, for assault and the sheriff’s department in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County for a probation violation….

Former Pro Bowl lineman, broadcaster Tunch Ilkin dies at 63

(AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and broadcaster Tunch Ilkin has died. Ilkin was 63. Ilkin played 13 of his 14 seasons for the Steelers, making a pair of Pro Bowls in the 1980s for Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll. Ilkin spent 23 years as part of the organization’s radio broadcast team. He revealed last fall that he…

9/11 Memorial Ride planned for military and first responders

LEXINGTON, TENN. — Lexington non-profit to honor military and first responders. The American Legion Riders Post 77 will host an appreciation ride for the Military and First Responders on Saturday, September 11. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration at the American Legion Post located at 901 E. Church St. in Lexington with coffee and donuts. There is…

Navy declares 5 missing sailors dead after helicopter crash

SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Navy has declared five missing sailors dead nearly a week after a helicopter crashed in the ocean off San Diego. The Navy has shifted the search for them to a recovery operation on Saturday. The move follows more than 72 hours of coordinated rescue efforts and nearly three dozen search and rescue flights to look…

The Latest: German man attacks health workers giving shots

BERLIN — A man has injured two members of a vaccination team in eastern Germany after he demanded a vaccination certificate without wanting to get vaccinated and was denied it. German news agency dpa reported that the man, whose identity was not given due to national privacy rules, attacked and injured a nurse and an assistant during a vaccination event…

Ford plant caused benzene vapor in Detroit suburb’s sewers

FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — Ford and Michigan environmental officials say one of the automaker’s plants is the source of benzene vapor in sewers that forced the evacuation of 10 homes and a school in the Detroit suburb of Flat Rock. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy confirmed Friday that a fuel leak at the Ford Flat…