Archives: 2018

$3 billion project hopes to turn Hoover Dam into giant battery system

Hoover Dam is one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century. Built during the Great Depression, it was the biggest public works project in the country. Now as California and the West expand into renewable energy, there’s a $3 billion plan to bring the power plant into the 21st century. Jamie Yuccas reports. Categories: National, US & World…

Kavanaugh and his accuser testify in emotional, fiery hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination Friday morning, barely 14 hours after a fiery and emotional day of testimony. Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who claims he sexually assaulted her in high school, told their contradicting stories to a worldwide TV audience. Nancy Cordes reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Eye Opener: Republicans push forward with Kavanaugh nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote today on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination after an extraordinary hearing lasting nearly nine hours. Also, investigators in North Carolina believe they found the body of a missing 6-year-old boy who has autism. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Get the Eye Opener delivered…

Drier Weather Finally Here.

TODAY: Patchy fog and some drizzle in the early morning. Clouds decrease in the afternoon. Highs around 80°. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: High School games will kick off in the low 70s and end in the mid 60s. BULLDOG BASH: Pleasant in the afternoon, with temperatures around 80° when the event kicks off. Temperatures decrease through the evening, with temperatures in the low to…

MUW Holds Campus Safety Day

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi University For Women Office of Housing and Residence Life joined together with The W’s police department to put on “Campus Safety Day.” The event took place in the parking lot behind Peyton Hall. Different agencies talked with students and handed out information on how they can stay safe. Some of the agencies involved included the…

Fatal Wreck in Lowndes County on Highway 45

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – One person is dead and another injured after an 18-wheeler and SUV collide on Highway 45. It happened just before 7pm on Highway 45 North between Airbase Texaco and the Dollar General. A 2005 Chevy Trailblazer headed southbound collided with an 18-wheeler. The truck ran off the road, landing on its side. The driver of the…