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8 injured after lightning strikes Florida beach

(WFLA) Eight people were injured in Florida Sunday after lightning struck the sands of Clearwater Beach. Authorities say a man in his 40s took a direct hit, and suffered cardiac arrest. He is currently in critical condition. The seven other people who were also injured in the strike are expected to be ok. Read more: http://bit.ly/2Yb3yS2

Ole Miss student Ally Kostial found dead

(WREG/CNN) Authorities say a woman was found dead in Lafayette County, Mississippi. According to a release from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, deputies found the woman’s body around 10:30 a.m. Saturday while on patrol in Harmontown.

VA: 80 year old survives 2 days alone in mowing accident

(WCYB/CNN) Package delivery driver, Ryan Fleming, was working his usual route, dropping off a package to one of his the regulars on his route 80-year-old, Juanita Mullins. Ryan Fleming, Rescued Juanita Mullins: “I thought I heard a goat mistakenly. It was her after realizing.” Fleming worked off a hunch that something felt off, especially that mullins’ dog was outside the…

Trump tells ‘the squad’ to ‘apologize to America’

(NBC News) President Donald Trump continued his attacks against four Democratic congresswomen of color on Twitter Sunday, calling them “weak” and “insecure” minutes after blasting a Washington Post story on the fallout over his initial comments about the members a week earlier. “I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country,” Mr. Trump tweeted. “They should apologize…

Annual event raises funds in memory of local athlete

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A brownie eating competition and a duck derby are just a few of the fun things that took place at the annual Duncan Hines Festival this weekend. Chaney’s Dairy Barn partnered with the Bowling Green Junior Woman’s Club to host the festival. The event featured live music, a vendors market with arts and crafts and balloon…