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A Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was arrested and charged with murder after an hourslong lockdown Monday.

Hurricane Idalia will move into waters that NOAA says are warmer than normal today, getting a burst of energy that could make the storm more dangerous

Hurricane Idalia threatens to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast sometime Wednesday as a major hurricane.

Brother mourns Jacksonville victim A.J. Laguerre after he was killed in a hate-driven shooting at a Dollar General where he worked.

Today in History for August 29th

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter visited the Navy headquarters, a day before Navy Day. (Aug. 29)

A weeklong camp in Washington’s Olympic National Park convened tribes from across Western states to share knowledge, successes and challenges as climate change intensifies. There have been six of these climate camps, hosting more than 70 tribes. (Aug 2…

The vote came as Tennessee lawmakers returned for a special session that was called in response to the deadly elementary school shooting in March.

A.J. Laguerre worked at a Dollar General store after finishing high school to help support the grandmother who raised him. Angela Michelle Carr was an Uber driver beloved by her children. Jerrald Gallion relished weekends with his 4-year-old daughter. …

Hawaiian Electric broke its silence on Monday following several allegations of causing the deadly Maui fires that swallowed Lahaina.