Koko, the 230-pound gorilla who converses in sign language, admires her new kitten in this April 2, 1985 file photo. AP (file) WOODSIDE, Calif. — Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died. The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in its sleep at the foundation’s preserve in California’s Sana Cruz mountains on Tuesday. Koko was…
In a rare reversal, President Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will maintain “zero-tolerance” at the border but will allow migrant families to stay together temporarily, backing down on his own administration’s policy separating children from their parents who have come to the U.S. illegally. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are taking “immediate steps” to implement the president’s new…
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A government-provided video released Wednesday night is giving a first look inside a shelter for unaccompanied children in Homestead. U.S. Health & Human Services released the video and says it was recorded Wednesday, CBS Miami reports. Approximately 1,000 children are being held there. Several dozen of those kids were separated from their families while trying to enter…
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- An Amber alert issued for a five-year-old Clay County girl is canceled. UPDATE: Child found safe after Amber Alert, mother arrested Shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said Baylee Elizabeth Emison was found. An amber alert was originally issued earlier Thursday morning after Baylee was last seen late Wednesday night. Investigators said the…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities in Alaska’s largest city said they believe the same brown bear killed a hiker who had gone missing and attacked a volunteer who was looking for him Wednesday. The hiker, Michael Soltis, had been missing for two days before being found dead close to where the unidentified searcher was mauled. The volunteer had serious leg injuries…
“Right now, we have the lawful authority to detain family together for up to 20 days.”
The Phillie Phanatic is seen performing during game at Citizens Bank Park in May 2018 in Philadelphia Rich Schultz / Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia Phillies fan says a hot dog launched by the baseball team’s mascot hit her in the face and left her with a black eye. Kathy McVay says she was at a game against the…
TODAY: Numerous showers and storms, some of which could be strong with gusty winds, heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and small hail. An isolated severe storm isn’t out of the question, but the vast majority of storms will be below severe limits. Most of the showers and storms move through this morning, with scattered showers and storms in the afternoon and evening….
UPDATE: Child found safe after Amber Alert, mother arrested CEDAR BLUFF, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is issuing an AMBER Alert for 5 year old Baylee Elizabeth Emison. She is accompanied by Martha Ann Poss. They were traveling in a 2012 Nissan Frontier, Silver, 4 door pick up truck with Mississippi license plate #CYA 605. They were…
Forgetting your little one in the car during the hottest time of the year.
Circuit Court judges typically preside over probable cause hearings.
Master Sgt. Criss Turnipseed says the motor scooter went around a vehicle pulling out of Pate Road.
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The app-based car service is expanding their partnership with the American Cancer Society, bringing more free rides to cities across the country. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto People battling cancer shouldn’t have to worry about how they’re going to get to treatment. Lyft and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to help more patients so they don’t have to worry about it. …
Jennifer Prather has been with the Partnership since January of 2013.
Father James Martin, S.J., a Jesuit Catholic priest and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America, called the Trump administration’s defense of its aggressive immigration policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border “insane,” “sinful” and “close to obscene.” In response to the explosive headlines that have emerged this week, Martin told CBSN’s Elaine Quijano on “Red & Blue” that “it…
WATCH: How does Mississippi State stay loose while also staying focused? We talked to the Bulldogs about that PLUS the players visited Omaha Children’s Hospital on Wednesday as they made new Bulldog fans with the kids. Catch up on all of the fun on Wednesday above! Categories: College Sports, Local Sports, Sports, Top Sports Story
WATCH: Mississippi State went back to work at practice but is also enjoying the time off away from TD Ameritrade Park. Hear from the Bulldogs and if they fully understand the position they’re in being one win away from the National Title series below. . Categories: College Sports, Local Sports, Sports, Top Sports Story
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest and far more powerful than Old Faithful, is roaring back to life. Often dormant for decades, it has now erupted nine times in the past few months. It can do what Kilauea has done on Hawaii’s Big Island, only much bigger. Because the geyser field at Yellowstone National Park lies on…
In the last year, two-separate shootings have taken place, one of them fatal in August of 2017.
Winston County investigators are trying to find the person that started a church fire.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Many are women and children who say they’re fleeing violence, including one Mexican grandmother who talked to CBS News two days ago.
The president of the redevelopment authority says they plan on transferring the deed over to the new developer quickly.