Baltimore officer acquitted in Freddie Gray case
BALTIMORE (AP) – A Baltimore police officer has been acquitted of assault and other charges in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died a week after he was critically injured in police...
View ArticleAAA predicts increased travel this Memorial Day
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – AAA projects more than 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend — the second-highest Memorial Day travel volume on record and the most since 2005. Spurred by...
View ArticleTraveling this holiday weekend? TSA facing questions over long lines
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — The head of the Transportation Security Administration is set to testify before a committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday after long lines last week...
View ArticleForensic expert: EgyptAir human remains suggest explosion
CAIRO (AP) — Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 have burn marks and are very small in size, suggesting an explosion on board may have downed the aircraft in the east...
View ArticleFive killed after skydiving plane crashes in Hawaii
(KHON) – Fire officials have confirmed that five adults have died in a plane crash that occurred just outside the fence line of Port Allen Airport, also known as Burns Field, in Hanapepe. The FAA...
View ArticleSupreme Court upends all-white jury verdict, death sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court upended the conviction and death sentence of a black Georgia man Monday because prosecutors violated the Constitution by excluding African-Americans from the...
View ArticleReport: NFL sought to influence study on brain injuries
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Football League officials improperly sought to influence a government study on the link between football and brain disease, according to a senior House Democrat in a report...
View ArticleComing soon to Twitter: More room to tweet
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is making some big changes, at least in the context of 140 characters or less. The social media service said Tuesday that in coming months, photos, videos and other media won’t...
View ArticleSanders campaign requests Kentucky vote recanvass
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is requesting a recanvass in Kentucky’s presidential primary, where he trails Hillary Clinton by less than one-half of 1 percent of the...
View ArticleBill Cosby ordered to stand trial in decade-old sex case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged on a decade-old police report in which a woman said the comedian gave her...
View ArticleUS seeking death penalty in Charleston church massacre case
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department intends to seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the man charged with killing nine black parishioners last year in a church in Charleston, South Carolina....
View ArticlePHOTOS: The many faces of Casey Anthony
The many faces of Casey Anthony through the years, including her trial and life following the case. If you are viewing this on the WKBN app, you can view Photos: The many faces of Casey Anthony on...
View ArticleFormer Investigator: Casey Anthony’s lawyer said Casey murdered Caylee,...
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A private investigator who worked for Casey Anthony’s defense team is making shocking claims in court documents. Former private investigator Dominic Casey claims that...
View ArticleCalm turned to chaos: ‘Unlawful’ protests continue after Trump rally ends
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Several police officers are recovering after being treated for injuries they received Tuesday night during a violent protest. It all unfolded outside the Convention Center...
View ArticleThe Avengers heed call to visit teen battling cancer
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Each night, 18-year-old Ryan Wilcox sleeps under a portrait of himself dressed as Captain America — the pinnacle of human strength and endurance. The Marvel Comics fan knows a...
View ArticleShots ring out at T.I. concert in NYC, 1 dead, 3 wounded
NEW YORK (AP) – A shooting inside a concert venue in New York City where hip-hop artist T.I. was getting ready to perform has left one person dead and three others wounded. The shooting happened...
View ArticleFord recalls 271K pickups to fix brake fluid leak
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling some of its top-selling vehicles in the U.S. to fix a fluid leak that can reduce braking power. The recall covers about 271,000 F-150 pickups in North America from the...
View ArticleTrump wins the Republican nomination for president
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape...
View ArticleAll 4 Naval aviators survive F/A-18F Super Hornet crash
OREGON INLET, N.C. (WAVY) – Four Naval aviators based at NAS Oceana survived a crash during training Thursday morning. The Navy confirms an in-flight mishap involving two F/A-18F Super Hornets 25...
View ArticleNYC rapper arrested in shooting at concert hall
NEW YORK (AP) – Police say they’ve arrested a Brooklyn rapper in connection with a deadly shooting at a New York City hip-hop concert. Police say 30-year-old Roland Collins was arrested Thursday on...
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