Clik here to view.
March, moment of silence mark anniversary in Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – One year after the shooting that cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities, the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, was marked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Social Security at 80: Modest changes could save program
WASHINGTON (AP) – As Social Security approaches its 80th birthday Friday, the federal government’s largest benefit program stands at a pivotal point in its history. Relatively modest changes to taxes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Push for higher minimum wage ignites worry about enforcement
NEW YORK (AP) – As a campaign to raise the minimum wage as high as $15 has achieved victories in such places as Seattle, Los Angeles and New York, it has bumped up against a harsh reality: Plenty of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Juvenile court decision due in Slender Man stabbing case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin judge is set to make a key decision this week regarding the two 13-year-old girls charged with stabbing a classmate to please online horror character Slender Man....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gator captured after attacking, biting off swimmer’s arm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A woman is recovering after being attacked by an alligator that bit off her arm while she swam in central Florida. Rachael D. Lilienthal, 37, was swimming in Wekiva River on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
US Forest Service firefighter killed while battling blaze
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service says one of its firefighters was killed Saturday evening in the Lake Tahoe area after he was struck by a tree while battling a wildfire. The agency says...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Catholics wrestle with teachings as gay employees dismissed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The pope’s vision for an “open door” church is bumping up against sometimes wrenching decisions involving gay employees at Catholic schools and institutions. The issue has stirred...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thousands of mines with toxic water lie under the West
DENVER (AP) – Beneath the western United States lie thousands of old mining tunnels filled with the same toxic stew that spilled into a Colorado river last week, turning it into a nauseating yellow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trooper shoots, wounds 14-year-old boy on Trenton street
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – State police say a trooper shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy who authorities believe was firing gunshots on a Trenton street. The teen was shot in the lower extremities and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police: Vermont mom killed 3 relatives, then social worker
BARRE, Vt. (AP) – A woman who lost custody of her 9-year-old daughter killed three relatives in a Vermont home and then headed to a nearby state office to gun down the social worker involved in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sydney Seau pays tribute to Hall of Fame father
CANTON, Ohio (AP) – The rules prevented Sydney Seau from honoring her Hall of Fame father Junior with an induction speech from the stage alongside the rest of the Class of 2015 on Saturday night. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Families calls off private search for missing teens
TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) – The families of two Florida boys who disappeared at sea say they’ve called off their search. The Coast Guard spent a full week looking for Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos, who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
8 people including 6 children killed in Houston home
HOUSTON (AP) – A family of six children and two parents were fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a contentious relationship...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police sweep Wrigley Field after ballgame
CHICAGO (AP) – Wrigley Field is open again after a bomb threat prompted police to evacuate the ballpark for about an hour. The Cubs say they received the threat after Sunday’s game and “took swift...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LA hit-and-run driver injures 7 including 2 small children
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who ran off and left his family behind after allegedly causing a crash that injured seven people, including two small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
13 treated for CO poisoning at Florida Walmart
AVALON PARK, Fla. (AP) – Thirteen people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a 24-hour Walmart in central Florida was evacuated. Orange County Fire Rescue officials say the gas had reached...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police: Man shot near Ferguson protest critically injured
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photos: Ferguson protests turn violent
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All Wi-Fi is not created equally: BBB issues warning on public Wi-Fi
This report is from our sister station WTHI in Terre Haute, Indiana. TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – A new warning from the Better Business Bureau. This one involves free wifi. More and more places offer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dozens evacuated from Dollywood roller coaster
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (WATE) – Dozens of riders were stuck on Dollywood’s Wild Eagle roller coaster Sunday afternoon. Each person had to be evacuated from one of the steepest parts of the track....
View Article