Vanderbilt grad student stabbed to death in Israel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A student at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management was stabbed to death Monday in Israel. Taylor Force, 28, was visiting Tel Aviv on an Owen school trip...
View ArticleSwastika, anti-Semitic slur found on Purdue’s campus
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — A swastika and anti-Semitic slur were found on Purdue’s campus. The messages were located outside an office for the American Studies Program. It was written on a...
View ArticleUIndy: Swastika scratched into statue on campus
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The University of Indianapolis president is denouncing offensive vandalism found on a campus statue. President Robert Manuel sent an email to students Tuesday morning explaining...
View ArticleHotel guests consider safety measures after Erin Andrews trial
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Travelers are thinking twice about security measures after a jury reached a landmark decision in a Nashville courtroom Monday. The jury awarded Erin Andrews $55 million in her...
View ArticleStudy: Smartphones to blame for many pedestrian traffic fatalities
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – So-called distracted walking is likely leading to more pedestrian deaths in traffic crashes. According to a study by the Governors Highway Safety Association, pedestrians account...
View ArticleClinton emails: Attorney General grilled by Senate, GOP sues for access
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – It took 20 minutes for senators to finally introduce Attorney General Loretta Lynch at today’s Judiciary Committee hearing. First things first, they had to set the stage....
View ArticleFlorida’s 1st sexually-transmitted Zika virus case diagnosed in Polk Co.
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida’s first sexually-transmitted Zika virus case involves a Polk County resident, the governor’s office said on Wednesday. The governor’s office also said the person who...
View ArticleNHL considers case closed against Patrick Kane
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — According to the National Hockey League, an independent investigation into potential wrongdoing by Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is officially over. The league based its...
View Article48 Elizabethkingia cases now confirmed in Wisconsin
(WBAY) – Elizabethkingia is spreading in Wisconsin and traveling north, with four new cases reported in Sheboygan County, according to an update from the Department of Health Services (DHS) Wednesday...
View ArticleGeorgia boy bullied about shoes gets surprise from Harlem Globetrotters
MACON, Ga. (WATE/AP) – The rubber soles of Adam Flowers’ tattered black tennis shoes had begun to separate after two years of wear and tear. Adam, a 9-year-old who attends Vineville Academy in Macon,...
View ArticleSurvey: Increasing skills gap vs. college degrees earned
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)– College students have a lot to think about as they inch closer to the working world. “I think salary is part of the equation, but I also think the fulfillment of what your...
View ArticleSen. Brown sponsors bill encouraging quick development of Zika vaccine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKBN) – A bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to encourage the timely development of a Zika virus vaccine and treatment advanced to the Senate on Wednesday. The bill...
View ArticleCouple who took in Ukrainian imposter student defend actions
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A couple who housed a 23-year-old Ukrainian man who was attending a Pennsylvania high school under a fake name say he told them he was much younger, and they deny they took...
View ArticleHow to spot fake debt collectors making threatening calls
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – There is a scam flourishing around East Tennessee where con artists pose as debt collectors. They claim they’re form a collection agency and try to get you to pay them through...
View ArticleAll-female engineering team at New York state HS inventing device for the...
BERLIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A new invention is in the works at Berlin High School. The device will allow people who are disabled to still be able to participate in physical activities. It’s being created...
View ArticleUniversity of New Mexico: research shows promise in possible stomach cancer...
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Officials at the University of New Mexico say research being conducted by a UNM School of Medicine team is showing promise in the prevention of one of the world’s most common and...
View ArticleConstruction materials catch fire in downtown Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Wooden frames used to pour concrete and other materials somehow caught fire at a building in downtown Nashville Wednesday evening. Heavy flames and smoke were seen from a...
View ArticleAs trees start to bloom, pollen can cause allergy problems
ROANOKE (WSLS10) – Doctors say it’s time to prepare for spring, and the seasonal allergies that come along with it. Allergy Specialist Dr. Aneysa Sane, who works at Carilion, told us about 30% of all...
View ArticleMore Americans are getting back to work
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Since September the labor force participation rate, which is the measure to how many people are working or looking for work, has increased. Yet September was also the lowest...
View ArticleCorona recalling beer that may have glass particles in it
CHICAGO (WKBN) – Constellation Brands Beer Division announced Thursday a voluntary recall of select Corona Extra 12-packs and 18-packs that may contain small particles of glass, according to a press...
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