Missing in Georgia: Police searching for 14-year-old boy who disappeared
Travis Royal was last seen Wednesday afternoon.
Missing in Georgia: Police searching for 14-year-old boy who disappeared
Travis Royal was last seen Wednesday afternoon.
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ALL FOUR SOLDIERS ... WHO DIED IN LITHUANIA DURING A TRAINING MISSION ... HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. WHEN THEIR BODIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BACK ON U-S SOIL. AND FOUR PEOPLE... INCLUIDNG TWO CHILDREN ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A LATE NIGHT APARTMENT FIRE IN SAVANNAH. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT A HOME. PLUS ... THE FUTURE OF RINCON. HOW THE CITY PLANS TO TACKLE ISSUES CAUSED BY BOOMING GROWTH DURING TONIGHT'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. ABERCORN AT EISENHOWER THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M EMMA HAMILTON. METEOROLOGIST CATHERINE LIBERTA IS JOINING US NOW IN THE STUDIO. AND LIVE FROM THE LANDINGS GOLF AND ATHLETIC CLUB... IT'S FRANK AND JONATHAN. NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. SOUTH WIND 9 TO 16 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 24 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 67. SOUTHEAST WIND 7 TO 11 MPH. FRIDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 13 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH. FRIDAY NIGHTPARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 8 MPH. SATURDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 87. SATURDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 67. SUNDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88 AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING ... ALL FOUR OF THOSE THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION SOLDIERS ... WHO DIED DURING A TRAINING MISSION IN LITHUANIA ... HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE U-S ARMY IDENTIFIED STAFF SERGEANT TROY KNUTSON COLLINS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. HE WAS 28 YEARS OLD FROM MICHIGAN ... AND SERVED FOR OVER 7 YEARS. ALL FOUR SOLDIERS WERE IN THEIR 20'S. THEIR UNIT SAYS FRANCO, DUENEZ AND KNUTSON- COLLINS WERE ALL POSTHUMOUSLY PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. EARLY THIS MORNING IN LITHUANIA ... OFFICIALS HELD A FAREWELL CEREMONY TO HONOR THE FALLEN SOLDIERS. THE U-S ARMY SAYS THEIR BODIES WILL BE BACK ON U-S SOIL BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. AS FOR THE INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR DEATHS... OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR BEFORE A FINAL REPORT IS RELEASED. THIS MORNING ... TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE COLONIAL VILLAGE APARTMENTS ON QUEEN ANN COURT IN SAVANNAH. THAT'S JUST OFF TIBET AVENUE NEAR WHITE BLUFF ROAD. WHEN SAVANNAH FIRE ARRIVED ON SCENE THEY FOUND HEAVY SMOKE. HOWEVER ... THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE TO JUST A KITCHEN AND LIVING AREA. NINE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NEW THIS MORNING ... A LYONS POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON FELONY CHARGES ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ...OFFICER DUSTIN MATEJCIK MUH- IS ALLEGED TO HAVE TAKEN A SUSPECT'S MONEY AND PROPERTY AFTER A MARCH ARREST. THOSE ITEMS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TURNED INTO EVIDENCE BUT NEVER WERE. HE IS NOW FACING FELONY CHARGES OF THEFT BY TAKING AND VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE. HE IS CURRENTLY BOOKED IN THE TOOMBS COUNTY DETENTION CENTER . MORNING ... AFTER A LONG WAIT...THE WINDSOR FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD IS FINALLY GETTING A COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND CENTER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAVANNAH. WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX IS IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. KYRON, WHAT WAS THE PUSH FOR THIS NEW FACILITY? THIS SECOND FACILITY WILL BE MUCH LARGER AND WILL BE IN A MORE CENTRALIZED LOCATION - MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR MORE RESIDENTS. THE CENTER IS A PART OF THE CITY'S GOAL TO RE-IMAGINE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE DESIGN. THE SELECTED LOCATION IS AT THE OLD POOL AND SKATE PARK ON WINDSOR ROAD - WHICH FOR MANY RESIDENTS IS ROOTED IN MEMORIES. THAT'S ACCORDING TO MAYOR JOHNSON. THE CITY IS AIMING FOR THE SPACE TO SERVE AS A SPACE FOR CONNECTIONS, GROWTH, AND COMMUNITY. THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS MADE WITH MORE THAN SIX COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE SURE THE SITE IS WHAT WINDSOR FOREST RESIDENTS WANT. A DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET FOR A GROUNDBREAKING OR COMPLETION. THIS WEEK ... RINCON MAYOR KEVIN EXLEY WILL PRESENT THE STATE OF THE CITY ... SHARING THE CITY'S FUTURE PLANS AND UPDATES ON THE PROJECTS ALREADY UNDERWAY. AND THESE ARE BUSY TIMES IN RINCON AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO SEE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. IT HAS BECOME A VITAL PART OF NOT JUST EFFINGHAM COUNTY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ... BUT THE ENTIRE REGION. MAYOR EXLEY AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS URGING STATE LEADERS TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE HEADACHES THAT COME WITH IT, ESPECIALLY ON THE ROADS. THAT THE KEY TO FUTURE SUCCESS IN RINCON IS WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS LIKE PORT WENTWORTH. "WE PRESSED OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES ON ON MOVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS UP THAT THEY HAVE, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE WIDENING OF THE HIGHWAYS. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE GO REGIONAL AND WE WORK ACROSS STATE LINES TALKING TO PORT WENTWORTH, BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT WE DO IN OUR COUNTY, IF PORT WENTWORTH DON'T DO THE SAME THING, THEN WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEAD IN THE WATER." 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OTHER NAMES ARE BEING RETIRED. THE NAMES BRIANNA, HOLLY, AND MIGUEL WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF BERYL, HELENE, AND MILTON ON THE ATLANTIC BASIN LIST. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION HURRICA
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Missing in Georgia: Police searching for 14-year-old boy who disappeared
Travis Royal was last seen Wednesday afternoon.
Above video: Your Thursday headlinesPolice in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage boy.Travis Royal, 14, was last seen Wednesday afternoon on the 1900 block of Nina Street in Columbus.He is described as 5 feet 9 inches, 100 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, contact the CPD Special Victims Unit at 706-225-3449. Honoring the Heroes: Military identifies all 4 Fort Stewart soldiers killed in LithuaniaThree hurricane names retired from the destructive 2024 Atlantic hurricane season'It doesn't feel real': Hometown mourns Fort Stewart soldier killed in Lithuania
COLUMBUS, Ga. —
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Police in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage boy.
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Travis Royal, 14, was last seen Wednesday afternoon on the 1900 block of Nina Street in Columbus.
He is described as 5 feet 9 inches, 100 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.
If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, contact the CPD Special Victims Unit at 706-225-3449.
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