Archives: 2018
Violent road rage incident involving a car jack caught on camera
WASHINGTON — Police in Washington, D.C., are looking for the person responsible for a road rage incident that was caught on video. Witnesses on a Greyhound bus were stunned by what unfolded in front of them Thursday night. A woman with a silver car jack in her hands started pounding on the driver’s side window, then took a shot at…
Aretha Franklin honored by military band at Buckingham Palace
Last Updated Aug 31, 2018 5:00 PM EDT Aretha Franklin is being remembered Friday at a funeral service in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. But more than 3,700 miles away, she was honored by a military band at London’s Buckingham Palace. Troops from the British Army’s Household Division performed Franklin’s 1967 hit “Respect” for attendants of the annual Changing of…
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Brooks and Yearwood say building Habitat homes brings them together
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have gotten very handy over the years thanks to their time working with Habitat for Humanity. Brooks and Yearwood talked to CBS News from a Habitat for Humanity home-building site in Mishawaka, Indiana, last week where they were working alongside former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter. Though the couple are country music…
Juveniles make short run to freedom
Lee County escapees free for less than 2 hours
99-year-old walks 6 miles a day to see wife in hospital
A 99-year-old man from Rochester, New York, may restore your faith that true, lasting love does exist. His name is Luther Younger, and after 55 years of marriage, he is still deeply devoted to his wife, Waverlee, whom he calls the sweetest cup of tea he ever had. Luther walks six miles round-trip every day — in the heat, rain and…
Grandparents step in to raise kids amid opioid crisis
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West Point Drug Bust Nets Two Arrests
Two West Point men are arrested after a drug bust.
Lee County Juvenile Escapees Back In Custody
Four juvenile detainees are back in custody, after escaping from the Lee County Juvenile Detention Center.
Grandparents raising grandkids amid opioid epidemic
The nation’s opioid epidemic has sent an alarming number of children into the foster care system, but the numbers would be even worse if it weren’t for grandparents. They’re stepping in to stepping in to raise grandkids while their own children battle substance abuse — and it’s not easy. Sharon and Terri Beckett know that all too well. At 65 and…
Judge blocks trophy hunt of Yellowstone grizzlies
Grizzly bears of Yellowstone National Park are safe — for now — after a Montana federal judge issued a 14-day restraining order Thursday evening preventing the start of trophy hunts. The hunts were to be the first since the grizzly bear was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1975 due to threats of extinction. U.S. District Court Judge Dana…
Vanessa Marquez, former “ER” star, shot dead by police
Vanessa Marquez as nurse Wendy Goldman on “ER.” NBC Vanessa Marquez, who starred on “ER” as nurse Wendy Goldman, was shot and killed by South Pasadena, California, police in her home on Thursday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The 49-year-old actress pointed what appeared to be a handgun at officers before they shot her, the sheriff’s department said…
Two lawyers leave special counsel's office
Last Updated Aug 31, 2018 3:09 PM EDT Reporting by CBS News’ Andres Triay Two lawyers working for special counsel Robert Mueller’s office have departed, the office confirmed to CBS News. Lawyers Ryan Dickey and Brian Richardson left the special counsel’s office recently, leaving the team with 15 attorneys. CNN first reported the departures. It is unclear where they went…
Eminem drops surprise album “Kamikaze”
Eminem performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcasted on March 11, 2018 in Inglewood, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia Eminem dropped new surprise album “Kamikaze” late Thursday night, the follow-up to 2017’s “Revival.” At midnight on the East Coast, he tweeted the link to the album and wrote, “Tried not 2 overthink this 1… enjoy” along…
Death toll rises to 8 in New Mexico bus-truck crash
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A blown tire on a semi-truck may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a commercial passenger bus along Interstate 40 in New Mexico near the Arizona border, according to authorities. At least eight people were killed, and many of the 49 passengers aboard the Greyhound bus were injured, although authorities couldn’t immediately provide an…
Esports shooting survivor files lawsuit against game developer and venue
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jacob Mitich had made it to Round Two of the “Madden NFL 19” tournament in Jacksonville, and had almost scored a touchdown when shots rang out. Vaulting over a table, he scrambled to exit the crowded room. At first he ran outside to the waterfront where he and friends had watched dolphins the day before. Thinking the…
CBS News Special Report: Honoring Sen. John McCain at U.S. Capitol
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Trump to campaign for former rival Ted Cruz
In 2016, Donald Trump nicknamed Sen. Ted Cruz “Lyin’ Ted,” and among other insults, posted an image that appeared to call Cruz’s wife ugly. Cruz, in turn, called Mr. Trump a “sniveling coward” and told him to leave his wife “the hell alone.” But that was then. Now, Mr. Trump will be hitting the campaign trail for his former arch-rival…
Stolen Car Leads To Two Lowndes County Arrests
Two Lowndes County men are accused of taking a car and selling it for scrap.
Oil disaster to help preserve Tupelo landmark
TPSD gets settlement funds from BP
Lowndes Man Sentenced To Life In Prison
Johnny Lee Saddler was sentenced to life in prison on Friday morning.
Scott to address immigration reform in Washington, DC
Clay Sheriff among 50 asked to make Capitol Hill appearance
Trump disapproval hits 60 percent in new poll
Disapproval of President Trump reached 60 percent in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, the highest those outlets have recorded throughout his tenure. The results, released Friday, come at a challenging time for the Trump presidency, after his former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in federal court, and his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight…