Irma’s wrath brings floods, wind damage

Chris Sweat stood in the middle of Beach Drive early Monday afternoon on high ground, looking down at the Atlantic Ocean surging over the section of College Drive he calls home. But Sweat had already managed to move his prized Jeep Wrangler, with its Dukes of Hazzard paint job, to higher ground.

Traffic on Interstate 95 northbound Thursday morning, Sept. 7.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency for 30 counties ahead of any potential impacts of Major Hurricane Irma. The 30 counties under a state of emergency are: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jenkins, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne and Ware Counties.

Jury: Railroad to pay $3.9M for train death of film worker

An extended family that lost nine people to a roaring flash flood in an Arizona canyon was a tight-knit group that gathered in big numbers for nearly every occasion. Federal records show former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been released from prison in Minnesota and transferred to a Chicago re-entry facility.