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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
TVA asking Jackson County residents for input on proposed Pumped Storage Hydro project
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Soon, Jackson County residents will have the opportunity to give their input on a proposed Pumped Storage Hydro project. On June 12, TVA will host a public meeting from 6 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2025, at Pisgah High School located at 60 Metcalf Street, Pisgah, Alabama, 35765. The Pumped Storage Hydro, or PSH, stores energy by pumping water to a higher elevation and releasing it back through turbines when energy demand is high. TVA currently operates a PSH facility near Chattanooga, Tenn., the 1,700-megawatt Raccoon Mountain. The public is encouraged to provide input on TVA's Pumped Storage Hydropower Draft Environmental Impact Statement, either at the public meeting, online or through the mail. You can find the DEIS on the TVA website. 'All comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and will be available for public inspection,' TVA said. You can submit comments on the DEIS in person at the public meeting or via email to nepa@ TVA said that any written comments should be sent to this address: Tennessee Valley Authority, ATTN: Elizabeth Smith, NEPA Specialist, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT-11D, Knoxville, TN 37902. The public can provide feedback on the four options for the project below: TVA would not develop or expand PSH facilities at any of the project sites. TVA would continue to operate the existing Raccoon Mountain PSH with no changes to current operations. TVA would not develop or expand PSH facilities at any of the project sites. TVA would continue to operate the existing Raccoon Mountain PSH with no changes to current operations. A new PSH located at Widows Creek, near Stevenson and Fabius, Alabama with an energy generation capacity ranging from 1,200-megawatt (MW) up to 1,600 MW. An 800-MW expansion of the existing Raccoon Mountain PSH, located near Chattanooga, Tennessee. DEIS comments must be received or postmarked no later than July 14, 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
19-05-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Maryland communities still cleaning in the aftermath of powerful storms
Baltimore and the surrounding areas are still recovering from an EF-1 tornado on Friday, leaving a wake of destruction. The tornado brought wind gusts up to 110 mph, while damaging trees, buildings, and power lines. Surveyors followed the storm damage along a corridor from Federal Hill to Canton, to Brewer's Hill, Dundalk, and Sparrows Point. "It's typically nice, but a lot of the storm can destroy a part of the land, and lots of trash will get built up," said Baltimore's Elizabeth Smith. The sounds of chainsaws gnawing through tree limbs were heard on Monday as crews and homeowners cleaned up for the powerful storms. "Typically, we get those tornado warnings, not a good amount, but to the point where you can just ignore it, and it will just be rain," Smith said. "But the fact that it was 70 mph winds ripping off the roofs of buildings, and the area went completely dark, it's pretty scary." The storms left 74,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) customers in the dark. Dundalk Pumping Station overflow In Dundalk, the Department of Public Works said a power outage from the storm caused the Dundalk Pumping Station to overflow sewage. "So it wasn't rain water or storm water coming through here, it was just the normal operations of people flushing, using dishwashers, washing their hands, and it coming through the pipes and coming through the station," said Lauren Buckler, the Baltimore County public works director. The power outage only lasted about three hours, but this is the first time they've had a complete outage at the plant. Operations are now back to normal. Lightning strike sparks fire in Harford County Perhaps the most devastating damage happened in Harford County, where the State Fire Marshal's office says a lightning strike caused a home in Jarrettsville to burn to the ground. "I was at my house looking down the driveway and I seen a bunch of smoke coming from the house," said Harford County resident Tony Cogswell. "When I got to the scene, the porch was on fire." Cogswell attempted to save the family's two dogs, but the smoke was already too thick. "It's a terrible loss to go through," Cogswell said. "I'm telling you when I came out of the house, I was covered in soot head to toe."
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Langcliffe Quarry inspires artists for Skipton exhibition 'Slow Burn'
Craven Arts House in Skipton has announced a new exhibition, 'Slow Burn,' which will run from May 22 until June 15 and showcase the work of four local artists. Drawing inspiration from Craven Lime Works in Langcliffe, Tim Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Luke Thompson, and Rose Wheeler have created visual, and written, responses to the historic site that will be featured in the exhibition, with media ranging from drawing and poetry through to painting and photography. Ms Smith said: "Langcliffe Quarry carries the weight of time. "Art allows us to reclaim forgotten landscapes, turning remnants of industry into moments of reflection and beauty." In the words of a spokesperson for Craven Arts House, the artists' works concern the "transformation of the land" - which includes three preserved kilns that were part of the region's lime industry in the 19th and 20th centuries - "where human legacy fades into the embrace of time, and nature slowly reclaims its space." Entry to 'Slow Burn' is free, with the exhibition to be open from Thursday through to Sunday, from 11am to 4pm, during the period. An open viewing will take place on Friday, May 23, from 5pm to 8pm, to mark the exhibition's launch. The artists will be present at the open viewing, and drinks and nibbles will be served. A spokesperson for Craven Arts House added: "Craven Arts House warmly invites all art lovers, historians, and community members to experience 'Slow Burn' and reflect on the profound connections between industry, landscape, and artistic expression." More information is available at
The Sun
12-05-2025
- The Sun
We live in Crossbow Cannibal flats – there's a reek of death and rotting BODIES… there must be more hidden victims
HORRIFIED locals living in the same grim flats once stalked by the Crossbow Cannibal say they believe the monster left more victims behind - with their remains yet to be discovered. Serial killer Stephen Griffiths was jailed for life in 2010 for the "wicked and monstrous" murders of three women in Bradford. 13 13 13 The brute, who introduced himself in court as " the Crossbow Cannibal", told police after his arrest: "I've killed loads". Fifteen years on from his horrific crimes, residents living in the notorious social housing flats where Griffiths killed are convinced there are more grisly secrets hidden within its cracked brickwork. Elizabeth Smith, 28, who recently moved into the apartments on troubled Thornton Road, said: "Everyone knows there are more bodies. "He said there were more bodies. I 100% believe they need to search this place again. Something's not right. 'I've bleached the lift so many times because of the smell. It's rotten. "They just replaced all the carpets, but the smell is still there. It's been playing on my mind for months. "I genuinely believe there are other bodies in there." Griffiths, now 55, was locked away for life in 2010 after admitting to the murders of sex workers Susan Rushworth, 43, Shelley Armitage, 31, and Suzanne Blamires, 36. 'It was a slaughterhouse' The monster had a twisted fascination with death from an early age. His father saved up to send him to a private school, but Griffiths dropped out before his A-Levels. He went on to earn a degree in criminology at the University of Bradford, where he treated murder cases like blueprints, meticulously studying the methods of the most notorious killers in history, including Jack the Ripper and Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe. Griffiths' first known victim was Susan Rushworth, 43 who disappeared around June 2009. Her body has never been found, and cops believe he dismembered her in his bathroom. Shelley Armitage, 31, disappeared in April 2010. Her body, too, was never recovered, but a small piece of her flesh was found in the River Aire. His final victim was Suzanne Blamires, 36. Suzanne was seen on CCTV running out of Griffiths' flat followed by the killer who was then seen dragging her by the leg. She was killed with a crossbow before Griffiths "gestured" to a nearby CCTV camera looking towards his flat. Griffiths later taunted police, saying he had eaten part of her, calling it 'part of the magic.' The monster admitted using power tools to dismember victims and told detectives: "It was just a slaughterhouse in the bathtub". Bethany Horne, 26, who also resides at Griffiths' former complex, said: 'The place gives me the chills, especially when I'm on my own - knowing what happened there. 'It's a really scary thought to think they could be other bodies there. 'The whole place just smells rotten." Dean Hutchinson, 38, lives underneath Griffiths' former flat and is convinced his apartment is haunted. 'I've had cups and glasses fall off the shelves for no reason whatsoever. They just smash on the floor. 13 13 13 13 'I've never believed in ghosts or spirits, but it's like there's a bad energy around the place. 'You walk around the flats and it just smells. It's a smell I can't describe - like rotten. 'My mum thinks I'm crazy but I can't explain it.' 'I've killed a lot more' Griffiths, of Thornton Road, was arrested on 24 May, 2010, when the CCTV footage of him attacking Ms Blamires at the flats was discovered by a caretaker at the complex. He told the officers arresting him: "I've killed a lot more than Suzanne Blamires - I've killed loads. "Peter Sutcliffe [the Yorkshire Ripper] came a cropper in Sheffield. "So did I but at least I got out of the city." Fifteen years on, locals say the area around the flats – part of Bradford's notorious red-light district – still attracts the same characters who might have crossed paths with the Crossbow Cannibal's victims. When The Sun visited the area, we saw sex workers brazenly walking the afternoon streets, with cars slowing to roll down their windows to negotiate a price. Elizabeth, who grew up in Bradford, added: "When I told my mum I was moving in she wasn't happy at all, and since I've moved here, I hate it. 'I don't like living around here. You can't walk down the street without cars beeping and windows being rolled down, and men asking if you're working. 'We've had men in the building knocking on doors trying to find a sex worker." Bethany continued: "I get asked for business all the time. Cars will pull up and men will try and get me to get in. It's terrifying. 'You walk down this road in the evening and you'll see all the young girls going with men down the back roads. 'After what happened with the Crossbow Cannibal you would think they'd be too scared to work around here but it hasn't put them off." 13 13 Garth Durkin, 65, who has run Aloha Sunbeds on nearby Grattan Road for nearly 10 years, told how his client list had plunged by a third with customers too scared of being accosted by beggars, drug addicts and prostitutes. He said: 'You'd think after something like that, it might scare the scene into changing, but it hasn't. "The street corners are still dotted with sex workers, and drug addicts lurk around. "You'd think that kind of horror would be a wake-up call, but here we are.' Griffiths was linked to the unsolved murders of two Bradford women but has refused to be interviewed by detectives. The Sun revealed last year that he was attacked in max-security HMP Full Sutton by the friend of Ms Blamires after they were housed in the same wing. West Yorkshire Police responded to a comment saying: "West Yorkshire Police continue to work in partnership to manage on-street sex working in Bradford with a focus on the vulnerabilities of sex workers and the wider community. "We are aware of some issues that have been raised by residents and businesses in certain areas and are working with our partners to proactively tackle these issues. "There has been a significant amount of positive progress in Bradford to reduce the impact of on-street sex work and the impact it can have on communities as well as ensuring that we continue to support the, often vulnerable, individuals who are engaging with on-street sex work."
