Authorities: Cobra that may have killed TX teen found dead
This story is courtesy of our sister station, KXAN, in Austin, TX. AUSTIN (KXAN) — As authorities wait on an official cause of death for a teenager who might have died from a snake bite, the Austin...
View ArticleTennessee father ‘overwhelmed’ by support from strangers after beating solicitor
This story is courtesy of our sister station WKRN in Nashville, TN. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Maury County father says he’s “overwhelmed” by the support he’s received from strangers after he beat up...
View ArticleMan arrested after failing lie detector test on “Steve Wilkos” show
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with child molestation and statutory sodomy after police say he failed a lie detector test on a nationally syndicated television...
View ArticlePhotos: Disneyland opening day was 60 years ago
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View ArticleGirlfriend of slain Marine says last text message to her said ‘active shooter’
This story is courtesy of WKRN from Nashville. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Lance Cpl. Squire Wells, who was known as Skip, was swapping text messages Thursday with his girlfriend of two-and-a-half years...
View ArticleTennessee shooter failed background check at Ohio nuke plant
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – A man who gunned down four Marines in Tennessee and injured a sailor from Ohio briefly worked at a nuclear plant near Cleveland but was let go after failing a background check....
View Article4-year-old cancer patient ‘marries’ nurse at Albany Med
This story is courtesy of NEWS10 of Albany, N.Y. ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A 4-year-old little girl who’s battling cancer got to “marry” the man of her dreams. The knight in shining armor who stole her...
View ArticlePhotos: From Apollo 11 to Pluto
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View ArticleIraq: Suicide car bomb kills at least 80 in eastern province
BAGHDAD (AP) – A suicide car bombing in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province killed at least 80 people gathered at a marketplace to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Iraqi police officials said at...
View ArticleThunderstorm brings snow to Hawaii in July
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) – An overnight thunderstorm dropped 1½ to 2 inches of snow on the summit of Hawaii’s tallest peak in July. Cameras at Mauna Kea’s summit showed some snow still on the ground...
View ArticleUtah police arrest 15-year-old boy in young girl’s death
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) – Police arrested a 15-year-old boy Friday in the death of a young neighbor whose body was found in an overgrown horse pasture near her home in suburban Salt Lake City....
View ArticleArizona woman sentenced in death of her 5-year-old daughter
PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona mother was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for the death of her 5-year-old daughter whose body was never found. Jerice Hunter was convicted in April of...
View ArticleMotorists flee as wildfire races across California freeway
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A fast-moving wildfire swept across a Southern California freeway in a mountain pass, destroying 20 vehicles and sending motorists running to safety before burning at least five...
View Article35,000 gallons of oil spills after Montana train derailment
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Four tank cars leaked an estimated 35,000 gallons of oil after a train hauling fuel from North Dakota derailed in rural northeastern Montana, authorities said. The spill marked...
View ArticleColombia to begin large-scale excavation of mass grave
BOGOTA (AP) – Colombian officials will soon begin exhumation of a mass grave that could prove to be the largest in the country’s history, authorities said Friday. The grisly work of unearthing the mass...
View ArticleChattanooga shooter: Investigators scratching their heads
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Investigators have painted a picture of a heavily armed, bearded man massacring two military sites in an attack that left four Marines and the gunman dead. Those who knew him...
View ArticleDeath toll now 5 in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – The U.S. Navy says that the sailor who was shot earlier this week at a military support center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has died. The death was announced Saturday, two days...
View ArticleObama girls and Dad spend a day in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) – It’s inevitable: At some point, teenage kids just aren’t that into their parents anymore. President Barack Obama, parent to two teenage daughters, set out to combat that trend by...
View ArticleCalifornia freeway reopens after wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A wildfire that swept across a busy California freeway, sending people running for their lives, has calmed down as some crews shifted focus to another blaze that forced hundreds of...
View ArticleDallas birthday celebrant fires gun; kills himself
DALLAS (AP) – Authorities say a Dallas man accidentally killed himself while firing his gun in celebration at his 21st birthday party. Joseph Perez was pronounced dead early Saturday after being taken...
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