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Search for Tennessee tornado victims continues

(NBC News) Search and rescue efforts continued in Tennessee Wednesday, where at least 20 people remain unaccounted for after Monday night’s deadly tornadoes. At least 24 people were killed when tornadoes swept across the Nashville area, reducing homes and businesses to rubble. At least one EF-3 twister with winds of 160 miles per hour lifted debris more than 20,000 feet…

Democratic showdown shapes up

(NBC News) Former Vice President Joe Biden staged a Super Tuesday comeback considered unimaginable just days ago. Biden walked away from the Super Tuesday primaries with the most delegates after voters turned out in force. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave up the overall lead, but won with younger and Latino voters. “I am excited about where we are,” Sanders said….

Molson Coors Shooting: Noose Placed On Gunman’s Locker

(WTMJ) Molson Coors executives spoke with reporters Tuesday night for the first time since the hours following last week’s mass shooting at the company’s Milwaukee headquarters, addressing the mood at the brewery right now and the gunman’s past. “The trauma that people went through and experienced and are still experiencing is something a lot of people will never really understand,”…

Amazon employee tests positive for Coronavirus

An Amazon employee at the company's Seattle headquarters has tested positive for coronavirus. KING's Ted Land reports.

SEATTLE, Wash. (NBC News) — An Amazon employee at Seattle’s South Lake Union headquarters has tested positive for coronavirus, the company announced Tuesday. In an email sent to workers based in Seattle and Bellevue, the company said an employee went home sick on Tuesday, February 25th and has not returned to work since. Amazon officials said they learned Tuesday that…

Dozens still missing after deadly Tennessee tornadoes

Search and rescue crews worked through the night in hardest hit areas near Nashville, where 24 people were killed and dozens more injured. NBC's Jay Gray reports.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NBC News) — Search and rescue efforts continued in central Tennessee Wednesday morning, where dozens remain missing following Monday night’s deadly tornadoes. Dozens are still missing after the storms. At least 24 people were killed when tornadoes swept across the Nashville area, reducing homes and businesses to rubble. At least one EF-3 twister with winds of 160 miles…

Police: 6-year-old locked in closet, starved to death

Parents and grandmother charged after admitting they kept children locked in closet as punishment for stealing food. KPNX's Bianca Buono reports.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KPNX/NBC News) — Police in Flagstaff, Arizona arrested three people after the death of a 6-year-old boy who’d been locked in a closet and deprived of food. Anthony Jose Archibeque-Martinez, 23, Elizabeth Archibeque-Martinez, 26, and Ann Marie Martinez, 50, were all booked into the Coconino County Jail for first degree felony homicide and two counts of child abuse….

Utah schools go high-tech with coronavirus prevention

Custodial crews in one Salt Lake City area district are using a special, hospital-grade cleaning tool to prepare their schools for a potential outbreak. KSL's Tania Dean reports.

UTAH (NBC News) — Crews at one Utah school district are using a special, hospital-grade cleaning tool to prepare their schools for a potential outbreak. Custodians working for the Canyons School District are cleaning every surface that students touch. That means desks, tables, the cafeteria, restrooms, handrails, drinking fountains and doors. “This chemical we’re using here is hypochlorous acid. It’s…

Tornado flattens Nashville school

Elementary wing of Nashville's Donelson Christian Academy completely destroyed when deadly tornadoes swept through the area overnight. WSMV's Shelby Sansone reports.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/NBC News) — At least 22 people are dead after a string of tornadoes ripped across central Tennessee overnight. Nashville took a direct hit from the storms. Dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed across the city. Among them was the Donelson Christian Academy. The entire elementary wing of the school was flattened. Neighbors of the school say…