Archives: 2018

Rare August Tornado strikes Jackson Metro

Jackson, MISS. (WCBI) – A rare August tornado touched down in the Jackson Metro on Friday Evening after 5PM. The tornado was rated an EF1 and tore through the northern suburbs of Madison and Ridgeland between I-55 and the Natchez Trace. Damage occurred to numerous homes in the Sandalwood Subdivision.  Numerous homes had roof damage and many trees were flattened. …

Nashville police warn residents to be on guard after two killings, string of shootings

Nashville police are warning local residents to be on guard as the search for two suspected killers intensifies.  Other shootings in the same area of East Nashville over the past week have shaken the community. Officials are trying to determine if the crimes are connected.  “These are two just senseless, cold-blooded homicides,” said Don Aaron, public affairs manager of the…

Researchers working on machine that fights “red tide” algae bloom

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Nashville police searching for 2 suspected killers

Nashville police are warning residents to be on guard as they search for two suspected killers. Other shootings in the same area of east Nashville over the past week have shaken the community. Officials are trying to determine if the crimes are connected. Kenneth Craig reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Shooting Reported in Columbus

Columbus, MISS. (WCBI) – Columbus Police is investigating a shooting at 13th St. N and 9th Avenue in town, at the Eveningside Apartments. The victim received what is believed to be a non-life-threatening injury close to 5 p.m. on Saturday.  The shooting is reported to be accidental, according to police. The victim is being treated at Baptist Memorial Hospital in…

2 injured at Florida high school football game

Last Updated Aug 18, 2018 5:06 PM EDT WELLINGTON, Fla. — A high school football stadium was evacuated after gunshots rang out during a practice football game in South Florida on Friday night in what authorities say stemmed from an altercation between students. Two people were injured in the shooting at Palm Beach Central High School, authorities said.  The victims,…

More Storms, but Change is Coming

SATURDAY NIGHT: A few scattered showers and storms will persist into the overnight hours.  Look for low to be in the low 70s with south winds 5-10 mph. SUNDAY: More scattered showers and storms are expected.  Highs should be in the upper 80s in most spots with lows Sunday night in the low 70s. MONDAY-TUESDAY: Look for highs in the upper 80s along…

ICE detains father driving pregnant wife to hospital to deliver baby

Joel Arrona is taken into custody by federal agents, left, and Maria del Carmen Venegas, right, reacts inside a California gas station.  CBS Los Angeles SAN BERNARDINO — A California woman says her husband was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while he drove her to the hospital to deliver their baby this week. Joel Arrona was arrested…

Meet the YouTuber who became chief curiosity correspondent at a Chicago museum

Emily Graslie comes alive talking about dead things. As the star of her own YouTube channel, “The Brain Scoop,” the 29-year-old is part comedian and part science tutor. Her warm and witty delivery turns the most unappealing topics into entertaining science lessons, and her channel as almost half-a-million subscribers.  She also holds one of the coolest job titles: chief curiosity…

Cancer patient who was awarded $289M in Monsanto case speaks out

A former school groundskeeper dying of cancer who won a landmark judgment against agriculture giant Monsanto says the lawsuit was never about the money. Dewayne “Lee” Johnson alleges that his use of Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup contributed to his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Last week, a California jury agreed, and awarded Johnson $289 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The jury also…

Court filing requests that DNA swabs be taken from slain girls' necks

FREDERICK, Colo. — The bodies of two young girls were submerged in crude oil for four days before authorities discovered them, according to court documents filed by an attorney defending the girls’ father against accusations that he killed his children and wife. The motion filed Friday by Christopher Watts’ attorney, James Merson, also asked that DNA swabs be taken from…

16 nurses at an Arizona hospital are pregnant

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Marilyn Monroe memorabilia going up for auction

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Major Food Group restaurants turn the familiar into extraordinary

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Heat wave reveals WWII U.S. military plane in Switzerland

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Meet the chief curiosity correspondent at Chicago Field Museum

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