Archives: 2018

A house painting job for the starry-eyed

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Welcoming autism into the workplace

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Companies open doors to talent with autism

We like to think that good work is always rewarded. But what if some people who could do good work can’t get their foot in the door in the first place? That’s where recent hiring initiatives that look beyond unfair stereotypes come in, as Lee Cowan reports in our Cover Story (Originally broadcast on February 11, 2018): Twenty-seven-year-old Christopher Pauley…

John McCain memorial: Remembering a political friend, foe, and father

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John McCain: Remembering a political friend, foe, and father

A week of mourning will end later this afternoon, when Senator John McCain is buried at the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis. It comes after a memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington Saturday, where he was honored by friend and foe alike. Those who spoke came to the National Cathedral at Sen. McCain’s request. They sat where he…

Authorities identify 5 of 8 victims killed in New Mexico crash

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities have identified five of the eight people who were killed when a semi-trailer veered across a median and smashed into a Greyhound bus, The Albuquerque Journal reported.  The state Office of the Medical Investigator said Saturday night that five of the people killed in Thursday’s crash near Thoreau, New Mexico, are Sadie Thomas, 50, Charla Bahe, 34,…

Remembering Ian

Michael ‘Ian’ Reed was a beloved colleague and member of the WCBI family.  He was someone who was filled with compassion for others.  While he worked at WCBI, he made us all smile. Just a few months ago, Ian took his passion and talent to Starkville High School, where he could work with students every day. Given the tragic circumstances…

Ole Miss Takes Down Texas Tech In Season Opener

Houston, Tx (Ole Miss Athletics) — Ole Miss scored early and often in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff en route to a 47-27 win over Texas Tech to open the season at 1-0. It took just 33 seconds for the Rebels to reach the end zone to kick start the 2018 season. Jordan Ta’amu found D.K. Metcalf for a 58-yard scoring…

Indiana wrong-way crash leaves 4 dead, including child

Four people were killed, including a child, in a wrong-way crash Saturday morning on Indiana Toll Road near Gary, state police said. Three children are critically injured.  According to CBS Chicago, a driver in a Toyota with no headlights was heading west in the east bound lane of the Indiana Toll Road here near Grant Street in Gary. The Toyota…

Funeral held for slain pregnant mom, 2 daughters

PINEHURST, N.C. — Shanann Watts will be remembered as a “woman of love” and her two young two daughters as being filled with life and joy, a priest said Saturday during a funeral service for the slain Colorado family found at an oil work site. The hour-long service in Pinehurst, North Carolina, included no reference to 33-year-old Christopher Watts, the…

Meghan McCain's husband slams Twitter for waiting hours to remove tweet threatening wife

Meghan McCain’s husband, Ben Domenech, slammed Twitter for letting a tweet stay up for hours that included an image doctored to show a gun pointed at Meghan McCain as she approached her father’s casket. The account has since been suspended, Domenech said on Friday, but not until after he had to “raise a ruckus.” On Thursday, Domenech, who is a conservative…

Judge blocks grizzly bear hunts in Idaho, Wyoming

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New Mexico truck company accused of negligence after deadly crash

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Trucking company invovled in deadly collision has history of crashes

A California-based trucking company — and one of its drivers — are being accused of negligence after eight people were killed in a crash. The collision happened Thursday on a busy New Mexico highway. Two surviving passengers are suing. Lawsuits show the trucking company has a history of crashes.  Federal investigators worked for a second day at the scene of…

Trump absent from McCain's memorial service

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Mollie Tibbetts' father: “Please leave us out of your debate”

This undated photo released by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation shows Mollie Tibbetts. Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation via AP Rob Tibbetts, the father of slain college student Mollie Tibbetts, is calling on politicians to stop using his daughter to advance views “she believed were profoundly racist.” Tibbetts’ op-ed was published Saturday in the Des Moines Register, one day…

Family, friends deliver tributes to John McCain at service

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“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Saturday, September 1, 2018

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Trump visits golf course as Washington mourns John McCain

STERLING, Va. — For President Trump, it was just like any other Saturday. As political dignitaries gathered in Washington to memorialize Sen. John McCain, the president tweeted familiar grievances and headed to the golf course. McCain’s family had made clear the president was not welcome at the funeral for the six-term senator and decorated war veteran at the Washington National…