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CBS board says it will launch independent investigation; Moonves remains CEO

July 30, 2018

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Leslie Moonves, Chairman and CEO, CBS Corporation, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 3, 2017. Reuters The board of CBS Corporation said Monday that it is in the process of selecting a firm to conduct an independent investigation focusing on Chairman and CEO Les Moonves in the wake of sexual assault accusations made against…

States to sue Trump administration to block 3D-printed gun blueprints

July 30, 2018

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At least eight states are rushing to sue the Trump administration over its decision to allow a Texas company to publish blueprints for untraceable 3D-printed homemade guns. But it may already be too late. Five years ago, Cody Wilson launched what he now calls “the era of the downloadable gun,” a time when anyone can use a 3D printer to…

Lee County Deputies search for suspect in drug investigation

July 30, 2018

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Agents seized over a pound of meth, 200 grams of cocaine, over 500 tablets of ecstasy, and around $12,000 in cash believed to be from drug activity.

Acts of kindness emerge amid deadly California wildfires

July 30, 2018

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REDDING, Calif. — California is plagued with 17 major fires, forcing thousands from their homes and leaving at least eight dead. But social media posts from the front lines are telling a story of survival and hope. There are the firefighters working 24 hour shifts to contain the flames, and families expressing their thanks. Volunteers have collected water, food and supplies. Celebrity…

Search on for shooter in Okolona, police give description

July 30, 2018

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Officers are looking for a black male, medium built, driving an ’05 to an ’09 black Charger with a Lee County tag.

Trump says he'd “have no problem doing a shutdown”

July 30, 2018

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President Trump again threatened to shut down the federal government over border security funding if Congress doesn’t act. Sunday, he blamed congressional Democrats for failing to support his administration’s immigration policies. “As far as the border is concerned and personally, if we don’t get border security after many, many years of talk, I would have no problem doing a shutdown. It’s time…

Truck smashes guard-rail, injuries unknown

July 30, 2018

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A dark colored truck appeared to cross one of the lanes hitting a guard rail.

Lawmakers want answers from TSA about program that tracked Americans

July 30, 2018

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ARLINGTON, Va. — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are demanding answers from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) about a controversial program that targets airline passengers, including many who are not on any watch list. Federal air marshals are trained to protect an airliner from a terrorist. But for the first time, the public is learning about another use of the air marshals…

Barack Obama, Joe Biden spotted at bakery in D.C.

July 30, 2018

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Their surprise stop at Dog Tag Bakery in Georgetown led to a frenzy among onlookers, all trying to take photos with the political luminaries.

NFL concussion claims hit $500 million in less than 2 years

July 30, 2018

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PHILADELPHIA — More than $500 million in claims were approved as of Monday under the NFL’s concussion settlement, nearly a decade earlier than league officials estimated they would reach that amount. Claims administrators in the settlement released an updated report on the concussion settlement information website saying $502,465,098 had been approved in less than two years of the settlement. The original actuarial estimates…

Storm chances continue this week

July 30, 2018

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The pattern will remain a bit unsettled this week

CBS board to launch independent investigation, makes no comment on CEO Les Moonves

July 30, 2018

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“CBS Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors is in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation.”

Guy Fieri serves barbecue to hundreds of California wildfire evacuees

July 30, 2018

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When you hear the words “Guy Fieri” and “fire” in the same sentence, your mind probably goes to one of two places: spicy food or his famous shirt covered in yellow and red flames. But this week, the celebrity chef is making headlines for a red-hot good deed; serving barbecue to hundreds of people evacuated from Northern California’s deadly wildfires,…