Jeff Martin

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  • ice stormNorth America

    The winter storm is so big that over 170 million Americans are under an ice and snow advisory

    By Jeff Martin and The Associated Press
  • MonkeysInnovation

    3 monkeys still on the loose after research transport truck crashes in rural Mississippi

    By Jeff Martin and The Associated Press
  • This photo provided by Scotty Ray Boyd shows an escaped monkey sitting in the grass Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Heidelberg, Miss. (Scotty Ray Boyd via AP)Innovation

    Research monkeys got loose after a truck overturned on a highway. Their owner, destination, and exact purpose remain shrouded in mystery

    By Jeff Martin and The Associated Press
  • Gregory Kehoe, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, speaks to reporters during a press conference regarding Leo Govoni at the United States Attorney’s Office on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)Finance

    Florida man and his accountant charged with stealing over $100 million from a trust fund he founded for people with special needs

    By Jeff Martin and The Associated Press
  • Grant Hardin, the former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks"Lifestyle

    A former police chief, sentenced to 30 years in prison for first-degree murder, escaped jail by wearing a disguise. Now police are searching caves and forests to find the ‘Devil in the Ozarks’

    By Jeff Martin, Andrew DeMillo, and others
  • Workers walk outside a damaged warehouse after storms moved through Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Lewisville, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Environment

    Powerful storms kill 2 in Mississippi and launch wildfires and blizzard conditions across the U.S.

    By Jeff Martin, Jack Brook, and others
  • Louisiana festival queens from across the state ride in a float during the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)Environment

    New Orleans scrambles to rework Mardi Gras in the face of severe storm and tornado warnings

    By Jeff Martin, Jack Brook, and others
  • This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 11:36pm ET on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, shows Hurricane Milton. (NOAA via AP)Environment

    Florida gears up for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Tampa and Orlando

    By Jeff Martin, Freida Frisaro, and others
  • A woman kneels on the ground in reflection in front of a small memorial of flowers. She appears to be mourning, with her hands clasped and head bowed.Politics

    Father of teen in Georgia school shooting faces second-degree murder charges

    By Jeff Amy, Jeff Martin, and others
  • A BMW sedan is stalled in high water along southbound US Alt 19 in Tarpon Springs, Fla., Monday morning, Aug 5, 2024, as Hurricane Debby passes the Tampa Bay area offshore. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)Environment

    4 die and over 1,600 flights cancelled after Tropical Storm Debby slams Florida

    By Jeff Martin, Christopher O'Meara, and others
  • WEEHAWKEN, NJ – AUGUST 27: The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City on August 27, 2023, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Environment

    Hurricane Lee shatters rapid-intensification standard, suggesting higher vulnerability for Boston, New York

    By Jeff Martin and The Associated Press
  • Jimmy CarterPolitics

    Flood of tributes pour in for 98-year-old Jimmy Carter as former president enters hospice care

    By Jeff Martin, Maysoon Khan, and others
  • Swelling Numbers Of Migrants Overwhelm Southern Border CrossingsPolitics

    Sites in 3 States Eyed for Permanent Child Detention Centers

    By Jeff Martin and The Associated Press