Associated Press journalist Jeff Martin poses for a photo, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

JEFF MARTIN

Breaking news reporter

Martin covers breaking news in the southeastern U.S. for The Associated Press. He is based in Atlanta.
Mark Nelson, of Wis., waits with his tractor-trailer after it overturned during high winds and a possible tornado on Interstate 44 westbound at Villa Ridge, Mo., Friday, March 14, 2025. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Saturday’s extreme weather gets rarely used ‘high risk’ designation
 
Fans and friends gather to celebrate the life of singer and actress Angie Stone, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Austell. Ga. (AP Photo/Olivia Bowdoin)
Memorial service held for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone
 
Traffic backed up for more than 15 miles on a westbound stretch of Interstate 40 between Flagstaff, Arizona, and Williams, Arizona on Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
 
This image released by Disney shows contestant Slater Nalley, left, embracing his English teacher Mrs. Davis during auditions for the singing competition series "American Idol" in Nashville, Tenn. (Eric McCandless/Disney via AP)
After her son was killed, a Georgia mom finds comfort in hawks, butterflies and a song
 
In this photo provided by the Iowa State Patrol, a jackknifed semi truck blocks both eastbound lanes on U.S. 20 east of Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Trooper Paul Gardner/Iowa State Patrol via AP)
Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes
 
A downed power line rests on the road near an apartment building damaged during early morning storm that hit the Dallas region Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Powerful US storm threatens to create a blizzard, tornadoes and fires
 
The Krewe of Bacchus rolls through the streets of New Orleans, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Storms and possible twisters threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
 
Baltimore Ravens guard Ben Cleveland looks on during pre-game warm-ups before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dec. 21, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File)
Baltimore Ravens’ Ben Cleveland is arrested on a charge of drunken driving in Georgia
 
Sheriff hopes search for body can solve mystery of 2 boaters who went missing on Georgia lake
 
A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after a school shooting, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
In rare case, Georgia father jailed after his son was accused of a school shooting is granted bond
 
Philadelphia Eagles' Cooper DeJean walks off the field before the NFC Championship NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
In Iowa’s farm country, small towns rally around a native son in football’s biggest game
 
Family members and activists protest the death of Cornelius Taylor, an unhoused man killed when the city cleared an encampment last week, in front of City Hall in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Atlanta rethinks clearing homeless camps after a man is crushed inside his tent
 
Alex Spiotta, from the Isle of Palms, S.C., uses a boogie board to sled across the beach after a winter storm dropped ice and snow Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, on the Isle of Palms, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Once-in-a-lifetime southern snow eclipses records that stood for decades
 
Kristyn Tramel walks her dog Bluey with her 8-year-old son Penn in the French Quarter, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
How to survive snow and bitter cold that’s reached all the way to the Gulf Coast
 
Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
MLK Day at King’s Atlanta congregation features daughter’s warning about anti-woke rhetoric
 
This photo provided by Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew Law Firm shows Joshua Armour, ( Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew Law Firm via AP)
Sealy Mattress company is sued after Georgia man was found dead inside a locked trailer
 
Fans watch an NFL football game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
How Atlanta is adjusting security plans for college football game after deadly New Orleans attack
 
A "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning appears on the National Weather Service's website for Los Angeles due to the extreme risk of wildfires in the region, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rachel Leathe)
‘PDS’ warnings were made to grab attention in tornadoes, hurricanes, and now wildfires
 
A JetBlue plane takes off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
2 bodies are found in the landing gear of JetBlue plane at Florida airport
 
The St. Louis Cathedral is seen on Orleans St is seen in the French Quarter where a suspicious package was detonated after a person drove a truck into a crowd earlier on Bourbon Street on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced
 
The entrance to Tuskegee University is seen, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Man jailed after Tuskegee University shooting says he fired his gun, but denies shooting at anyone
 
This image taken from video provided by WSFA shows people standing near the scene of an earlier shooting at Tuskegee University, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. (WSFA via AP)
A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made
 
FILE - Actor Tony Todd, from "Sushi Girl", poses for a portrait at the LMT Music Lodge during Comic Con in San Diego, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Actor Tony Todd, known for his role in the movie ‘Candyman’ and other films, dies at 69
 
Shoppers load cases of water at the Costco at Costco, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Altamonte Springs, Fla., as residents prepare for the impact of approaching Hurricane Milton. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Ahead of hurricane strike, Floridians should have a plan, a supply kit and heed evacuation advice
 
Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift
 
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, center, of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division speaks about a new Department of Justice report about the state of Georgia's prisons at a press conference at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. On her left is U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan for the Northern District of Georgia and on her right are U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary for the Middle District of Georgia and U.S. Attorney Jill E. Steinberg for the Southern District of Georgia. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons
 
Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert
 
Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire
 
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County courthouse during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool)
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
 
A student weeps at a makeshift memorial after a shooting Wednesday at Apalachee High School, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder
 
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