One Dead After Underground Mine Incident
THE TENNESSEE FLYOVER – A Nyrstar worker at a Jefferson County mine died on Saturday following an early morning “underground incident,” prompting a full evacuation and federal investigation. The mine was cleared after the 4:30... Read more
Musk Moves Power Plant Overseas to Memphis
THE FLYOVER TENNESEE – Elon Musk’s xAI confirmed it’s buying an overseas power plant and shipping the entire thing to Memphis to power a massive new data center. The facility could soon house up to 1 million Nvidia GPUs and consume nearly... Read more
Sniper Opens Fire on Idaho Firefighters
THE FLYOVER – Two people were killed Sunday after a sniper ambushed firefighters responding to a blaze on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Authorities said the shooter, who remained at large Sunday night, unleashed gunfire for... Read more
Schools Bring Back Cursive
THE FLYOVER GEORGIA – Georgia public schools will reintroduce cursive writing into the grades 3–5 curriculum as part of the state’s new English language arts standards. The standards also require the teaching of print handwriting sta... Read more
Trump Vows to Phase Out FEMA
THE FLYOVER – President Trump announced Tuesday that his administration plans to “wean” states off Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance after the 2025 hurricane season and direct disaster relief funds directly to states in... Read more
Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82
THE FLYOVER – Brian Wilson, the visionary co-founder of The Beach Boys whose melodic genius crafted iconic hits like Good Vibrations and the groundbreaking album Pet Sounds, has died at 82, his family announced. Wilson led the band to glob... Read more
Trump Celebrates Army’s Birthday at Fort Bragg
THE FLYOVER – President Trump visited Fort Bragg Tuesday afternoon to launch the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary celebration. Joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Trump honored past and present service me... Read more
State Opposes Sunday Hunting Appeal
THE FLYOVER – State government lawyers are urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to reject an appeal filed by plaintiff Tim Oates challenging restrictions on Sunday hunting. North Carolina banned firearm hunting on Sundays until 2017, wh... Read more
19 Nabbed in Mall Shoplifting Sting
THE FLYOVER – Gwinnett County police arrested 19 people and recovered more than $5,300 in stolen goods during a retail theft sting in late May at the Mall of Georgia in Buford. The crackdown, supported by 11 retailers and 19 officers, resu... Read more
FDA Issues Highest Alert on Tomato Recall
THE FLYOVER – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has upgraded a May 2 recall of tomatoes sold to wholesalers and retailers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to a Class I salmonella risk. The upgraded designation, added to t... Read more
