Harvey Kills 47 • Sheriff Clarke Resigns • Wells Fargo Security: Patch Morning Briefing

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Harvey Death Toll Reaches 47; Door-To-Door Search Begins In Houston, Could Boost Death Toll

Rescuers began the grim house-to-house search Thursday to find survivors of Hurricane Harvey, which battered the Texas Gulf Coast, first as a Category 4 hurricane and later as a tropical storm that pounded Houston with more rain in five days than the nation's fourth-largest city typically gets in a year. Thirty-nine people are confirmed dead in the record floods, and the number could go higher as receding waters reveal the full extent of Harvey's wrath. (Patch)

David Clarke, Controversial Milwaukee Sheriff, Resigns

What will he do next? The Stetson-wearing Sheriff's star rose as a virtual surrogate for now-President Donald Trump. Appearances at 2016 campaign events — including a starring role in the Republican Convention — brought Clarke to a national audience. A message received by Patch from Clarke via email states, "Thank you for your interest in Sheriff Clarke's future plans. He has some exciting new projects to announce after the Labor Day holiday so please check back with us then." (Patch)

Wells Fargo Review Finds 1.4 Million More Suspect Accounts

The findings brought the number of potentially unauthorized accounts to 3.5 million — a nearly 70 percent increase over the bank’s initial estimate. (The New York Times)

Naked Brothers Vandalize Orange County Church, Cops Say

Two brothers, one naked, the other partially clothed, were found breaking into and seen vandalizing the Harvest Church in Orange County. (Patch)

Quick Hits

Sean Spicer Finally Gets To Meet The Pope (Photo) (Patch)

Lizard Captured By Yorkville Police After 10-Hour Standoff (Patch)

Hurricane Harvey: Best Buy Busted Trying To Sell $42 Water Bottle Cases Amid Natural Disaster (Patch)

Sexually Suggestive Emojis Join NYC's Fight Against STDs (Patch)

Nazi Salutes Jewish Deli Menu

An Illinois deli's catering menu for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur was adorned with caricatures of a Nazi and a Sasquatch in response to the hate and violence on display this month in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Patch)

'Rapidly Intensifying' Hurricane Irma Now A Category 3 Storm

As Tropical Depression Harvey fizzles out, Hurricane Irma is drawing the spotlight. The National Hurricane Center upgraded Irma to a Category 3 storm early Thursday evening, saying she would likely remain a powerful storm for the next few days at least. (Patch)

What's New On Netflix: September 2017

Fall is coming and summer is beginning to fade — but don’t despair. Autumn will bring you a ton of Netflix cheer! Featuring a slate of Disney favorites, binge-worthy originals and some cult classics from the '80s and '90s, the popular streaming giant is all set for you to Netflix and chill. (Patch)

Bees Swarm On Akron-area Mom's Belly For Dramatic Maternity Photos

Emily Mueller has no fear of honey bees. They’re as much a part of her life as her three kids — and her fourth that’s due in November. So, it seemed only natural that bees would be a part of the New Franklin mom’s latest maternity photos. (Patch)

These animals are BFFs! pic.twitter.com/93R7h6pzJR
— Mercy For Animals (@MercyForAnimals) August 31, 2017

Deadly Florida Seawater Bacteria Claims 3rd Life

The Florida Department of Health on Thursday confirmed the third Vibrio vulnificus bacteria-related death in 2017. Fifteen other people have been sickened by the seawater bacteria in counties across the state since the year began. (Patch)

Confederate Statue Debate: GOP Lawmaker Warns Democrat She Could 'Go Missing'

A Republican lawmaker from Georgia has caused a brouhaha after reportedly posting on social media that a former state lawmaker "will go missing in the Okefenokee" — a 400,000-acre wildlife refuge — if she doesn't tamp down her support for the removal of Confederate monuments. (Patch)

Hurricane Harvey Texas: Trump To Pledge $1M Of Own Money For Relief

President Donald Trump will pledge $1 million of his own money to help Hurricane Harvey-related relief efforts. (Patch)

President Trump, Defense Secretary James Mattis At Odds Over North Korea?

One day after President Trump and his Defense Secretary James Mattis appeared to publicly disagree on how to deal with ongoing military threats from North Korea, Mattis said he didn't "contradict anything the president said." (Patch)

This Date In History

1715 – King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch.

1894 – Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.

1914 – The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.

1939 – Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.

1991 – Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.

Famous Birthdays

1951 – Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician

1957 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress

1959 – Kenny Mayne, American football player and journalist

1970 – Padma Lakshmi, Indian-American actress and author

1996 – Zendaya Stoermer Coleman, American actress and singer

Photo: Port Arthur, Texas. Credit: Joe Raedle/ Getty Images News/ Getty Images