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60 million on alert for severe weather on Wednesday
WKBN is your source for the Valley’s latest weather information. Download our app for Apple and Android devices and sign up for weather text alerts. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The nation’s midsection is...
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Video: While in Indiana, Cruz calls hoop a ‘basketball ring’
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. (WISH) — Sports fans might cringe at a slip of the tongue by presidential hopeful Ted Cruz on Tuesday, especially given where it happened. While campaigning in the Knightstown,...
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Video: Pilot escapes fiery crash in Alabama
FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG/Media General) — An Alabama pilot is OK after crashing shortly after takeoff Tuesday. WKRG-TV reported the pilot clipped some trees shortly after takeoff from Foley Municipal...
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Ted Cruz names Carly Fiorina as running mate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Ted Cruz is calling his new running mate in the race for the GOP nomination an “extraordinary leader” who has “shattered glass ceilings” in business and politics. Cruz introduced...
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Analysis: Cruz names Fiorina running mate but will it matter?
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced Wednesday businesswoman Carly Fiorina would be his vice presidential nominee should he get the Republican nomination. The question: does it...
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Bob McDonnell, convicted VA governor, gets boost from Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The next two years of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s life now rests in the hands of the Supreme Court’s eight sitting justices. McDonnell, once a GOP heavyweight...
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Negative message disguised in LA yearbook uncovered
PORT BARRE, LA (KLFY) — In St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, an attempt to cover-up a disturbing message in a high school yearbook has at least one parent speaking out. Its the Port Barre High School...
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Gov’t launches new website for student loan borrowers
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Department of Education has launched a new website to help people with student loans find a repayment option that best suits their needs. The move is part of an effort the Obama...
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Former speaker Hastert sentenced to more than year in prison
CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in...
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Bob Knight: ‘There has never been a more honest politician than Donald Trump’
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Former Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight spoke at a rally on behalf of Donald Trump Wednesday evening at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Related: Trump sweeps five...
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Steelworkers protest TPP trade deal in DC
WASHINGTON- Nearly 700 members of the United Steelworkers union came to Capitol Hill this week to lobby against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, saying the proposal is hurting American jobs....
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The Latest: Local hero Butkus kicks off Round 2 of NFL Draft
CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on the second day of the NFL draft (all times local): CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on the second day of the NFL draft (all times local): 10 p.m. Some numbers from the first two...
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Steelers take defensive back Sean Davis in 2nd round
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers took another step toward overhauling their secondary, taking defensive back Sean Davis out of Maryland in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night....
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1 teen killed, 1 hurt after being ejected from carnival ride
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – One teenage girl has been killed and another is injured after they were ejected from a whirling ride at an El Paso church carnival. Police say the girls were at a parking lot...
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Photos: Faces of heroin, opioid abuse
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – If you are viewing Photos: Faces of heroin, opioid abuse, you can view it at WKBN.com.
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Police: Gun-wielding man fatally shot by Florida officers
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Police say two officers fatally shot a man carrying a gun after he ignored orders to drop the weapon. Orlando Police Sgt. Wanda Miglio said in a news release that officers...
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Ted Cruz to rally in Lafayette Sunday
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Sen. Ted Cruz is scheduled to rally in Lafayette Sunday. The free event will take place at Faith Church on State Road 26 East from 2:30-4 p.m. It is open to the public. Doors...
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Photos: Death of Osama bin Laden
(AP) – Five years ago: Osama bin Laden was killed by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea after a decade on the run. If you are viewing this on the WKBN app, you...
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Kids found chained in backyard of Texas house
San Antonio, Texas (AP) — A late-night phone call to police about a crying child led to the discovery of eight children unsupervised at a San Antonio home, including a 2-year-old boy chained in the...
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New Tennessee law allows guns on college campuses
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities to be armed on campus has become law without Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature. Haslam...
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