Shipwreck Cleanup Leaks Oil Onto Popular Georgia Beach August 4, 2021 By Russ Bynum More oil gushed into the water Monday from the remains of an overturned cargo ship being dismantled along the coast...
Tropical Storm Elsa Leaves One Dead in Florida, Several Injured at Georgia Navy Base July 9, 2021 By Russ Bynum and Curt Anderson Tropical Storm Elsa was carving a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast after killing at least one person...
Surfside, Florida Condo Collapse Death Toll Rises to Nine June 28, 2021 By Joshua Goodman and Russ Bynum The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue,...
Tropical Depression Claudette Triggers Flash Flooding in South June 21, 2021 By Kevin McGill and Russ Bynum Jun 20 2021— Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as...
Tropical Storm Claudette Pounds Gulf Coast with Rain, Floods June 20, 2021 By Kevin McGill and Russ Bynum Jun 19 2021 — Thunderstorms and high winds on the east side of Tropical Storm Claudette battered the Florida panhandle...
Georgia City Offers $350K to Settle Claim Over Police Takedown of Wrong Man June 14, 2021 By Russ Bynum Officials of a Georgia city have offered a $350,000 legal settlement to a Black man injured last year when a...
Halfway Done, Georgia Shipwreck Demolition Still Months Away from Completion April 29, 2021 By Russ Bynum Demolition of a cargo ship that overturned on the Georgia coast reached the halfway mark Monday as a towering crane...
Crews Remove 3rd Giant Piece of Shipwreck off Georgia Coast March 23, 2021 By Russ Bynum Salvage crews cutting a wrecked cargo ship into giant chunks along the Georgia coast last week lifted away the third...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Lawsuit by Transgender Fire Chief Over Technicality February 26, 2021 By Russ Bynum A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit by a transgender fire chief who led a rural Georgia city’s fire...
Coast Guard Expert Testifies Heavy Loads Left Cargo Ship Unstable September 23, 2020 By Russ Bynum A U.S. Coast Guard analysis found that a cargo ship overturned after departing a Georgia seaport because of unstable loading...