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Fisherman lands 1,368 pound marlin off Kona
KONA COAST, Hawaii (MEDIA GENERAL) – The big one didn’t get away from an angler off the Kona coast yesterday. Guy Kitaoka landed a 1,368 pound marlin. The 14-and-a-half foot marlin with an 84-inch...
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Best-selling vehicle in the U.S. put to the crash test
ARLINGTON, Va. (MEDIA GENERAL) – The Ford F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. and the first mass-market vehicle with an all-aluminum body, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway...
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Florida police trying to identify 6th victim of ‘The Happy Face Killer’
PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNN) – Palm Beach County residents are being asked to help detectives solve a 21-year-old cold case. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says it is trying to identify the 6th...
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How legislatures, parents are responding to Common Core
(MEDIA GENERAL) – The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been a controversial topic from the start. Now that exams are being administered, parents and legislatures are making strides to amend the...
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Parents give daughter, 5, visual bucket list after diagnosis
BELLVILLE, Ohio (AP) – The parents of a 5-year-old in central Ohio have created a visual bucket list for their daughter after she was diagnosed with a condition that will eventually cause her to go...
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2 sentenced to prison for mob-controlled takeover of company
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Two Texas men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a mob scheme to take control of a financial company. William Maxwell of Houston was sentenced to 20 years and his...
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Jury awards $47.8 million in NYC crane collapse civil case
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City jury has awarded $47.8 million to the families of two men killed in 2008 when a construction crane collapsed. The jury Thursday ordered the owner of the crane and his...
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Protesters forced from river after Arctic-bound ship blocked
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities forced protesters in kayaks from a river Thursday in Portland, Oregon, where the demonstrators were trying to stop a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from leaving dry...
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APNewsBreak: Man confesses in fatal shooting of Vegas mother
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The 19-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a mother in a Las Vegas neighborhood said he mistook her for drug thugs who had threatened him and his family, according to a taped...
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Accused Charleston church killer has court date
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The man accused of slaying nine parishioners as they worshipped at a South Carolina church was expected in court Friday to face dozens of federal charges, including hate crimes...
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New Windows open to 14 million users
PALO ALTO, California (AP) – Microsoft says its’ new Windows 10 operating system is now running on more than 14 million computers, two days after the software was released as a free download. That’s a...
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Doctor: Heavy backpacks lead to back problems for kids
This story is courtesy of our sister station WTNH in New Haven, CT. (WTNH) — The weight of a child’s backpack can be really bad for their back, possibly leading to chronic back pain. Physicians say...
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Zimbabwe seeking extradition of American lion killer
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe intends to seek the extradition of an American dentist who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park and shot with a bow and a gun, and the process has...
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Beijing selected to host 2022 Winter Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Beijing was selected Friday to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city awarded both the winter and summer games. Beijing narrowly defeated Almaty,...
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VIDEO: Italian rock fans use video to woo Foo Fighters
CESENA, Italy (MEDIA GENERAL) – Attention, Dave Grohl. A few fans want your attention. A team, dubbed Rockin’ 1,000, filmed a unique viral video with hopes of wooing the Foo Fighters to their corner of...
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Police: Tennessee man bites, beats girlfriend for liking photo on Instagram
This story is courtesy of our sister station WKRN in Nashville, TN. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Clarksville police are searching for a man after they say he bit and beat his girlfriend for liking a...
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Stolen Tennessee bounce house returned with ‘I’m sorry’ note
This story is courtesy of our sister station WATE in Knoxville, TN. CROSSVILLE (WATE) – A stolen bounce house turned up with a note attached and police in Crossville are trying to figure out who stole...
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Judge blocks release of recordings by anti-abortion group
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge has blocked the release of any recordings made at meetings of abortion providers by an anti-abortion group that previously revealed secretly recorded videos of a...
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Man who died in police fight wanted for beating 97-year-old
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A man who died after a fight with San Francisco police Thursday was wanted in the beating of a 97-year-old who employed him as a caretaker and later died from the attack,...
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Newborn girl found alive in dumpster in Kentucky; 1 charged
A newborn baby girl who was found alive in a dumpster in western Kentucky remained in a hospital Friday, and a teenager was charged with attempted murder, a law enforcement officer said. The McCracken...
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