Georgia declares emergency as floods strike Summerville area
Severe storms in northwest Georgia spawned flash floods in Chattooga and Floyd Counties. Governor Kemp activated state resources as rainfall neared 12 inches locally, with a flash flood emergency for Summerville, Lyerly, and Floyd State Park. Authorities urged no travel and residents boiled tap water due to contamination risk from the Raccoon Creek Filter plant.
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Summerville
Georgia
Brian Kemp
Chattooga
Floyd
National Weather Service
Kemp
Lyerly
James H. Floyd State Park
Chattooga County
Floyd County
Raccoon Creek
Mill Fire in Weed Kills Two in Northern California
Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue announced two deaths in the Mill Fire near Weed during a Sunday community meeting. About 1,000 residents remained evacuated as flames burned about 6.6 square miles with 25 percent containment, while the Mountain Fire grew nearby and illnesses and power outages added to the town's anxiety.
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Weed
Calif
California
Siskiyou County
Jeremiah LaRue
LaRue
Moun
Tain
Nesses
Cal
Mercy Medical Center
Mount Shasta
Siskiyou
Phil Anzo
UC Davis Medical Center
San Francisco
Mt. Shasta
Cal Fire
Anzo
Florida
Louisiana
West
Los Angeles
Sacramento
California Independent
Contested maps dilute Black power in Congress
In Alabama Florida and Louisiana new congressional maps drawn after the 2020 census are challenged as diluting Black voting power. Courts intervention looms with potential shifts to two Black majority districts in Louisiana and a contested second district in Alabama. Civil rights leaders urge fairer representation ahead of midterms.
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Baton Rouge
Press Robinson
South Carolina
Robinson
South
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Capitol Hill
Congress
White House
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. House
State Senate
State House
Louisi
Ana
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Ron DeSantis
Robert Hogan
Louisiana State University
GOP
Troy Carter
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Hogan
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Billings Avenue
Susan Tavalero
Kim Greene
Busi
Dominique Mathes
Wakefield Ave
Denise Marcelle
Black Caucus
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