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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A more typical late-August pattern will set up across the area today and continue into next week. Slightly above normal temperatures and afternoon and evening thunderstorm chances, with a mainly mountain focus, can be expected each day. A cold front may push into the area from the north midweek and usher in some drier air toward the end of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 61.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Showers and thunderstorms are once again expected today, peaking in strength and coverage in the afternoon and early evening hours. These slow moving storms could result in brief heavy rainfall leading to isolated flooding, and strong winds.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Easrern Caribbean Sea:
A trough of low pressure located over the eastern Caribbean Sea is producing minimal shower and thunderstorm activity. This system is expected to move westward at about 15 mph during the next several days, and environmental conditions could become more conducive for slow development when it moves across the central and western Caribbean Sea by early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
2. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located near and south of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system through early next week while it moves westward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic at 15 to 20 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - August 25, 2022: Watching a Couple of Areas
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.
Air quality is in theextreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in thelower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range 8.3 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.89 inches in Franklin in 2008
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 79.7°F Wilmington, New Hanover County
Coldest Weather Station 59.6°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.74 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 3.12 in Lexington, Davidson County
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• NC commission rejects proposal for tighter restrictions on poll watchers [WRAl-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Meadows, Powell testimony sought in Georgia election probe [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 319 Biltmore Ave: City Council approves purchase agreement for 215-unit development [Asheville Citizen Times]
• Blinded by the light: WNC clogger becomes social media sensation [Smoky Mountain NewsE]
• School board honors top personnel [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• Town of Franklin Request for Proposal (RFP) Consultant to Perform Classification And Compensation Survey [Macon Media]
• 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour from North Carolina to Washington, D.C. Nov. 5-18 [Macon Media]
State Budget Details
• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]
• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]
• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]
• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]
• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 25 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 25th]
Is Ukraine Winning? | Funker 530
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 183 [Al Jazeera]
Ukrainian nuclear plant briefly without power | DW News
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 148-158)
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 159-172. The first half of August has seen an emerging shift in the strategic initiative moving decidedly away from the Russia to that of Ukraine. With fall fast approaching the next several weeks may prove as critical as the early days of the war. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/VNNpW6pynB
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) August 17, 2022
• Putin orders Russian military to increase its forces as Ukraine war passes the six-month mark [NBC News]
• Russia uses cluster bombs 'extensively' in Ukraine, report says [DW News]
• Ukraine war, six months on: FRANCE 24 meets families reunited after Russian retreat [France 24]
• Biden Urged to Act Swiftly on Ukraine Nuclear Plant [Wall Street JournalE]
• Climate change: Russia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Zuckerberg says Facebook censored Hunter Biden story after FBI warning [Russia Today]
• The scorpion and the frog: Will Germany and Russia ever truly reconcile? [Pravda ]
• Russian embassy slams US accusations of war crimes as another fake [TASS Russian News Agency]
The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• U.S. judge orders release of redacted affidavit in Trump search by Friday [Reuters]
• Trump appears to concede he illegally retained official documents [Yahoo! News]
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘swatted’ for second time in two days, police say [CNBC]
• Putin signs decree to increase size of Russian armed forces [Al JazeeraE]
• Ex-football star Herschel Walker's woes hurt Republican chance of taking U.S. Senate [Reuters via Yahoo! News]
• Florida political activist plans to donate Arabic "In God We Trust" signs to Texas school districts [CNN]
• Auto crash survivors can’t have lifetime benefits cut retroactively, Michigan Court of Appeals rules [MLIVE]
• Cellphone video shows MDPD officers blocking pregnant woman from entering emergency room in Doral [WSVN-TV (Miami, FL)]
• $480,000 awarded to inmate who suffered miscarriage after sheriff's deputies stopped at Starbucks while driving her to hospital [CBS News]
• Remembering the terror attack on the 1972 Munich Olympic Games [DW News]
• UN rights chief under ‘tremendous pressure’ over Xinjiang report [Al Jazeera]
• IRS Revenue Boost From Stronger Enforcement Is Scaled Back in CBO Estimate [Wall Street Journal]
Washington Today (8-25-22): Judge orders release of redacted FBI Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit | C-SPAN
8/25 |: CBS News Prime Time
Global National: Aug. 25, 2022 | Trudeau, NATO's Stoltenberg visit Canada's Arctic to talk defence
Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 25
PBS NewsHour Full Episode August 25th, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 5:10pm CEST, 23 August 2022, there have been 594,367,247 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,451,016 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 17 August 2022, a total of 12,409,086,286 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:10pm CEST, 23 August 2022, there have been 92,364,032 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,029,936 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 12 August 2022, a total of 598,074,864 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Your first brush with coronavirus could affect how a fall booster works [Washington Post]
• COVID vaccination in kids under 5 remain low as US hospital admissions steadily rise [USA TODAY]
• The pandemic changed what it means to have a ‘good death’ [The Conversation]
• Long Covid costs Australia millions of working days [France 24E]
• Trump’s Truth Social Accused of Stiffing Internet Hosting Firm Out of $1.6 Million (Report) [Yahoo! News]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• EPB Launches America’s First Community-Wide 25 Gig Internet Service [The Chaattanoogan]
• Meta's big problem: Everything about VR looks supremely uncool [CNN]
• The Latest Webb Observations Don’t Disprove The Big Bang, But They Are Interesting [Universe Today]
• SpaceX, T-Mobile to Connect Satellites to Cellphones in Remote Areas [Wall Street Journal]
• Scanning students' rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules [National Public Radio]
• US government to make all research it funds open access on publication [ARS TECHNICA]
• LastPass confirms breach, says user data is safe [Neowin]
• Apple, Honda, and Mazda reportedly consider diversifying manufacturing away from China after supply-chain chaos [Fortune]
• DuckDuckGo opens up its free email privacy service to everyone [Engadget]
• Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Mouse Embryo – With Brain and Beating Heart – From Stem Cells [SciTechDaily]
• Working from home is here to stay [Computer World]
• 'No Other Material Behaves in This Way': Scientists Identify A Compound With A Memory [Science Alert]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Artemis 1 Launch Tests NASA’s Mission to Return Humans to the Moon | WSJ
The Level1 Show August 26 2022: The Restaurant at the End of Humanity
Does Amazon Care About Healthcare? - DTNS 4341 | Daily Tech News Show
Exclusive: Inside NASA’s Johnson Space Center Ahead Of The Artemis Launch | NBC News
China to use geoengineering to combat historic drought | DW News
Linux Action News 255 | Jupiter Broadcasting
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukrainian nuclear plant briefly without power | DW News
Zelensky says world narrowly avoided nuclear disaster | FRANCE 24 English
At least 25 died in Russian attack on Ukraine station | Al Jazeera
Zaporizhzhia: Russia occupied nuclear plant briefly disconnected from grid says Ukraine | BBC News
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On This Day
August 26th is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 127 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
• [Battle of al-Harra]
• [4 Khilafah of Yazīd : Incident of al-Harra]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarmouk, al-Qadisiyyah DOCUMENTARY]
• [Second Fitna]
1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.
1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.
1303 – Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate, after which thirty thousand Hindu inhabitants are killed.
1346 – At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.
• [Battle of Crécy]
• [Battle of Crecy 1346 - Hundred Years' War ]
• [The Battle Of Crécy]
• [Crécy campaign]
1444 – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.
1542 – Francisco de Orellana crosses South America from Guayaquil on the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast.
1748 – The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
1767 – Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
1768 – Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour.
• [First voyage of James Cook]
• [Wikipedia: HMS Endeavour]
• [Seafaring Tales Presents: Captain James Cook's First Voyage]
• [Captain Cook - Voyage of Exploration (1768-1771)]
• [James Cook (Documentary)]
1778 – The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
1789 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
• [Wikipedia: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]
• [Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (French Revolution: Part 4)]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen 1789 -- 17 Articles--Hear and Read the Full Text]
• [Avalon Project: Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789]
• [The History of Basic Human Rights: The Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1789 - Jonathan Israel]
1791 – John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
1810 – The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution.
1813 – War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).
1814 – Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.
1833 – The great 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake causes major damage in Nepal, northern India and Tibet, a total of 500 people perish.
1863 – The Swedish-language liberal newspaper Helsingfors Dagblad proposed the current blue-and-white cross flag as the flag of Finland.
1883 – The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
1914 – World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
1914 – World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
1920 – The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
• [Wikipedia: Women's Equality Day]
• [On This Day August 26, 1920: The Significance of Ratification of the 19th Amendment]
• [(US CENSUS) Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2021]
1922 – Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: Santander falls to the nationalists and the republican interprovincial council is dissolved.
1940 – Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1942 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
• [Museum of the Jewish Peoples]
1944 – World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
1966 – The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
1970 – The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
1977 – The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
1978 – Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
1980 – After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.
1997 – Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
1998 – The first flight of the Air Force Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X satellite.
1999 – Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
• [Wikipedia: War of Dagestan]
• [Second Chechen War]
• [Babitsky's War - Chechen War Documentary (2000, narrated by Alan Rickman, 60FPS)] (English subtitles)
2003 – A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.
2009 – Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido are apprehended.
2011 – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
2014 – The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.
2015 – Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.
2018 – Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL '19 video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
• [Jacksonville Landing shooting]
• [3 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting at Jacksonville Landing]
• [Shooting at the Jacksonville Landing]
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, August 26, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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