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Eugene-based writer and climate activist Mary DeMocker joins Brendan O'Meara to talk about the climate and what big swings need to happen.

Check out her latest guest view "North Pole is going green."

[Apologies are in order: There were some audio issues and, as a result, this episode isn't as polished as it could be. But I still want to share it.]

Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office located the individual and shots were fired. As of 1:30 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office could not confirm who was shot or their condition. The second shooting took place at or near the Timberlake Pond Recreation Area, which is at Lewis-Turner Boulevard and Timberlake Road. According to OCSO Major Ken LaPee, the FWB police put out a request for assistance in locating the suspect. LaPee is the investigation’s bureau chief.

For the final month of the final year of the decade, Texas-based filmmaker Tiffany Warren joins Andrew for a look back at what he considers to be the most consistent horror movie franchise of all time: FINAL DESTINATION. This episode covers the first 2 movies in the series, but plans are in the works to do the 3 others.

Congresswoman Kendra Horn talks to Chris Casteel about her decision to vote for impeachment and the reasoning behind her vote.

A Milton man was captured Monday after stealing a car from the Santa Rosa Mall, leading deputies on a low speed pursuit, and crashing into a yard.He faces nine separate charges, according to a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

A tornado watch will remain in effect until 1 p.m. today in Bay County and other Florida Panhandle counties, according to the National Weather Service forecast office in Tallahassee.The other Panhandle counties affected by the tornado watch are Jackson, Calhoun, Washington and Gulf counties, according to the National Weather Service announcement.A tornado watch is issued when conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes in and close to the watch area, and are usually issued between four and eight hours, usually well in advance of any actual severe weather.

As bands of thunderstorms moved through the area Monday morning, Bay District Schools reported power outages and even one closing.

Central High School, 1250 W. 17th Street, closed shortly after 9 a.m. due to a lightening strike. All students were reportedly safe, however, the school advised parents that students “must be picked up at this time.”Hutchison Beach Elementary, 12900 Hutchison Blvd., and Surfside Middle School, 300 Nautilus St., both located on the beach, reported power outages early on in the school day. Officials reported around 9:15 a.m. power had been restored.The school district also reported shortly thereafter that phone service was being disrupted “intermittently throughout the district.”

AUDIO EXTRA: Horse deaths in Upstate

Story in the Public Square: Each year since 2013, the Pell Center has announced the public narrative that has had the biggest impact on public affairs in the previous twelve months, the “Story of the Year.” This year, co-hosts Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller agreed the story of the year is not a single story, but a greater phenomenon: The fracturing of America’s public narrative. But there was plenty of competition, and Brown University professor of sociology and international and public affairs Michael Kennedy joins us as we break a momentous year in the U.S. and abroad down.

Coach Saban with an injury update ahead of the Citrus Bowl

See You In The Morning -Daily Savannah Morning News Headlines - December 17, 2019

Airman Apprentice Cameron Walters was laid to rest today

Pooler council meeting recap

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