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Tallahassee mass shooting leads an unconfirmed Sunday; Alaska marine warnings and Four Corners flooding are the confirmed weather threats
Good morning. A mass shooting near Florida A&M University in Tallahassee is reported but not confirmed by any agency. CBS News reports people shot, some of them children, with police searching for a gunman. The Tampa Bay Times reports injuries near the football stadium during homecoming. Fox News reports victims released from hospital, with others still hospitalized. These counts come from the outlets, not from an agency, and early counts change. For EMS and dispatch, that spread is the usual sign of a scene where casualty accounting is still moving.
In EMS abroad, The Oregonian reports injuries, some serious, in a Sunday bus crash near Barcelona, Spain. That figure is the outlet's.
Fire and EM: NBC News and ABC News report evacuations under way in coastal Oregon over feared ammonia contamination after a fire at a Newport seafood processing plant. Treat smoke that may carry ammonia as a chemical exposure, not just a structure fire. Separately, satellite fire detections are reported—unconfirmed by any agency—over Tennessee (29), South Carolina (26), Alabama (70), Mississippi (72), Louisiana (52) and Ohio (66); these are heat signatures, not confirmed working fires. Wildfire Today reports the UK unveiled a future wildfire plan at its first wildfire summit. A reported, unconfirmed account also has wildfire, construction and $80K monthly rent pushing a California café into bankruptcy.
Zoom out: Much of Sunday's picture is outlet reporting that no agency has confirmed, so treat every casualty number below as provisional.
Alert in force
Hurricane Force Wind Warning (Warning) — Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line.
Severity Extreme, urgency Immediate, certainty Observed.
Issued by NWS Anchorage AK, in force until 2026-10-27T01:00:00.000Z.
Elsewhere
- NPR: Four Corners region faces flood threat after days of heavy rain Read it
- Tampa Bay Times: They survived a hurricane in Tropicana Field. Now these rays are in the World Series outfield Read it
- NPR: How AI is transforming hurricane forecasts Read it
- New York Post: Adorable runaway cow sparks police chase through NY town Read it
- New York Post: Florida woman set man on fire, burning over 80% of his body following argument: cops Read it
- Cleveland.com: Timberlake officer escapes injury in crash during traffic stop Read it
- Los Angeles Times: Man is found dead near entrance to Disneyland, police say Read it
- CBS News: At least 11 wounded, some children, in Tallahassee shooting near Florida A&M Read it
- The Oregonian: 83 injured in Spain bus crash near Barcelona Read it
More from the desk
Sources
- At least 11 wounded, some children, in Tallahassee shooting near Florida A&M CBS News
- 83 injured in Spain bus crash near Barcelona The Oregonian
- Fears of ammonia contamination prompt evacuations after fire at Oregon sea food plant NBC News
- Ex-NYPD cop charged in George Washington Bridge road rage killing free on $1M bail New York Post
- Man arrested in fatal stabbing of woman in Geneva, police say Cleveland.com
- Oregon coastal city issues evacuation order after fire at seafood plant ABC News
- UK unveils future wildfire plan: military aircraft, specialist fire teams and landscape transformation Wildfire Today
- US south-west braces for more flooding after stretch of heavy rain and storms The Guardian (US)
- Off-duty N.J. cop fatally strikes pedestrian early Sunday, prosecutor says NJ.com
- 5 victims released from hospital after Florida A&M University shooting, 1 remains critical Fox News
- At least 12 injured in shooting near football stadium at Florida A&M Tampa Bay Times
- THREE FIREFIGHTERS KILLED DURING ARSON TRAINING AND LIVE FIRE EXERCISE IN ABANDONED FARMHOUSE – MILFORD, MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 25, 1987 – USFA TECHNICAL REPORT TR-015 Firefighter Close Calls
- Catastrophic floods force evacuations across the West NBC News
- Woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Central Park, police say NBC News
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