Author: Savannah Herald

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There were three gas stations in cities across Charlton County selling midgrade gas at the lowest price of $3.39 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 14, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of midgrade gas in cities within Charlton County was $3.42 per gallon. Of the 12 reported gas stations in cities within Charlton County, four offer midgrade gas. The average reported price of midgrade gas in Georgia was $3.37, compared to $3.46 the…

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The defending champion Las Vegas Aces and Aโ€™ja Wilson will look to threepeat while sensation rookie Caitlin Clark makes her postseason debut when the WNBA playoffs begin Sunday. Those are just two of the storylines to follow when the leagueโ€™s postseason tips off. This is the third straight postseason the league will use a best-of-three format in the first round with the better seeded team hosting the first two games. A decisive third game would be played at the home of the lower-seeded team. Many players and coaches weren’t thrilled with the format especially now that the league provided charters…

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(NewsNation) โ€” Mammogram providers are now federally required to tell their patients about their breast density, which not only increases the risk of cancer but makes it harder to detect. The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards for the procedure were first released in March 2023, with an implementation deadline of Sept. 9, 2024. According to the FDA, around half of women 40 or older in the United States have dense breast tissue. “Dense breast tissue can make cancers more difficult to detect on a mammogram. Additionally, dense breasts have been identified as a risk factor for developing breast…

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The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday he hoped the silver lining of the disaster would be that it inspires a renewed interest in exploration, including the deepest waters of the world’s oceans. โ€œThis canโ€™t be the end of deep ocean exploration. This canโ€™t be the end of deep-diving submersibles and I donโ€™t believe that it will be,โ€ said businessman Guillermo Sohnlein, who helped found OceanGate with Stockton Rush. Sohnlein ultimately left the company before the Titan disaster in June 2023.…

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To build confidence in voting rolls, Georgia digitized a cancellation process. Instead, they exposed voter data to exploitation.The website launched this week by Georgiaโ€™s secretary of state intended to help individuals to cancel their voter status and to increase confidence in the stateโ€™s electoral rolls has instead exposed private personal data of voters, according to an investigation by The Current.ย Oversights by IT workers during a test phase meant that for at least two days vital data such as driverโ€™s license information or partial Social Security numbers would have been visible to malicious actors.ย  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger unveiled…

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Charlton County selling premium gas at the lowest price of $3.69 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 14, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of premium gas in cities within Charlton County was $3.75 per gallon. Of the 12 reported gas stations in cities within Charlton County, five offer premium gas. The average reported price of premium gas in Georgia was $3.74, compared to $3.83…

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(NEXSTAR) โ€“ Itโ€™s not unheard of for concertgoers to toss flowers or even their undergarments on the stage for their favorite performer. But when someone spits at the singer? That sends a different message entirely. Country artist Lainey Wilson, the Country Music Associationโ€™s most recent recipient of the Entertainer of the Year award, revealed during a recent appearance on โ€œTaste of Country Nightsโ€ that an attendee at one of her 2023 concerts pulled an especially gross move while she was performing. Wynonna Judd โ€˜comes cleanโ€™ after fans express concern over CMA performance โ€œWe were just on a club tour, somebody…

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(NEXSTAR) — What’s better than one Monday Night Football game? Two Monday Night Football games – at least that’s what the NFL thinks. Unlike the first two weeks, the third week of the NFL season will conclude with the first Monday night doubleheader of the season. It will start with the Jacksonville Jaguars taking on the Buffalo Bills, then the Washington Commanders will face off against the Cincinnati Bengals. Why do football fans get to enjoy two games on a night traditionally reserved for a single prime-time matchup? Why some NFL helmets look different this season It all traces back…

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(NEXSTAR) — A new Consumer Reports study has found elevated levels of lead in one dozen brands of cinnamon powders and multi-spice blends. The nonprofit, which evaluates the safety of various goods and services, purchased the cinnamon products from 17 stores in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and online. Twelve of the 36 products tested by Consumer Reports had lead levels exceeding 1 part per million. That concentration is high enough to trigger a recall in New York, the only U.S. state that regulates heavy metals in spices, according to the nonprofit. Cinnamon powder from Paras had the highest levels…

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NEW YORK (AP) โ€” Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried โ€™s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, faces the possibility of years in prison when she is sentenced Tuesday for fraud, but prosecutors said she deserves leniency for her โ€œextraordinary cooperationโ€ as they investigated the company. Ellison, 29, pleaded guilty nearly two years ago and testified against Bankman-Fried for nearly three days at a trial last November. In a court filing, prosecutors said said her testimony was the โ€œcornerstone of the trialโ€ against Bankman-Fried, 32, who was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Asking…

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