A Walk In The Park With Parker | Tombigbee State Park
Sitting 6 miles south of Tupelo, this state park has been providing an outdoor getaway to visitors for nearly 80 years.
Archives: 2018
Couple unknowingly both plan proposals the same day
Becky McCabe planned to propose to her girlfriend at the Memphis Zoo, but as she dropped to one knee, her girlfriend didn’t say yes — she turned around and pulled out a ring, too. Jessa Gillaspie They both liked it, so they both put a ring on it. When one Tennessee couple went to the Memphis Zoo on Friday, they…
Study: Maria likely killed 4,600 people – 70 times higher than official tally
Graves damaged by Hurricane Maria stand in the Villa Palmeras cemetery on December 23, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mario Tama/Getty Images Hurricane Maria, which pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2017, is likely responsible for the deaths of more than 4,600 people — some 70 times higher than official estimates, U.S. researchers said Tuesday. The government-provided death toll stands…
Hawaii officials go door to door to get holdouts to flee fast lava
Hawaii County officials were knocking on doors on several streets in the Leilani Estates subdivision alerting residents to flee fast-moving lava from the Kilauea volcano. Evacuation orders were issued Monday evening for anyone in the area east of Pomaikai Street to avoid being isolated by the flow. The neighborhood was already under evacuation orders, but emergency officials said they had…
Howard Schultz on Starbucks’ anti-bias training, “fracturing of humanity”
Every company-owned Starbucks store in the U.S. will close for a time this afternoon for racial bias training after the arrest of two black men inside a Philadelphia outpost in April. The incident, caught on video, showed Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson being placed in handcuffs after a store manager called 911 when they asked to use the bathroom without…
Border Patrol changes its account of shooting that killed woman
RIO BRAVO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol has revised its description of an agent-involved shooting in Texas that killed a woman who was part of a group that illegally entered the country. The agency initially said Wednesday that the lone agent fired his gun after being attacked “by multiple subjects using blunt objects.” But Border Patrol said Friday that…
Judge in Brock Turner rape case on whether he’d make same ruling today
Aaron Persky is speaking out one week before voters decide if he should be removed over his handling of a sexual assault trial. The California judge gave former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a short jail term after Turner was found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. The sentence generated global outrage and raised questions about judicial independence and…
5G service is coming – and so are health concerns
Wireless carriers have announced plans to roll out 5G service to a handful of cities later this year.
As Alberto drenches the Gulf Coast, inland flooding is now the focus
Millions of people in the South are waking up in the middle of a powerful storm. Alberto made landfall along the Florida panhandle as a subtropical storm yesterday. Some areas got more than four inches of rain in 24 hours. Wind gusts of around 50 miles an hour knocked down trees and created large waves. The system is moving north,…
“Respect”: Braves fan holds umbrella for Marine Corps JROTC member
A powerful image of a man at an Atlanta Braves game holding an umbrella over a Junior ROTC member has gone viral Atlanta Braves A photo from an Atlanta Braves game is going viral online. The photo did not capture the action of the game, but instead, a random act of kindness on Memorial Day. The photo of the kind…
Mayor sheds light on video showing cops punching woman on beach
WILDWOOD, N.J. — Police officers have been reassigned to administrative duty amid an investigation into a video posted online showing an officer punching a woman on a beach in New Jersey. Wildwood police said on their Facebook page that 20-year-old Emily Weinman, of Philadelphia, faces several charges, including two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct and…
Large fire sweeps through section of Fla. condo complex
Firefighters are seen battling blaze in Cedar Pointe Villages condominium complex in Stuart, Florida on night of May 28, 2018 WPEC-TV STUART, Fla. — A large fire at a Florida condominium complex engulfed one section in flames, authorities said. The Martin County sheriff’s office said firefighters contained the blaze, which hit the Cedar Pointe Villages complex in Stuart Monday night….
Some Heavy Rain in Spots Today
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALCORN, TISHOMINGO, FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES TODAY. As Alberto Passes on by us, we’ll have the chance for some heavy showers and storms in far East Mississippi and West Alabama. TUESDAY: Areas of rain and embedded storms are expected as the remnants of Alberto push north through Alabama. The best potential for any heavy rain in our…
Chicago Fire Dept. diver killed searching for man in river
Scene where Chicago Fire Dept. diver was killed on night of May 28, 2018 while aiding in search for man who fell off boat into Chicago River CBS Chicago CHICAGO — A fire department diver looking for a man who fell off a boat into the Chicago River Monday night was separated from his partner underwater and was killed, authorities…
Josh Holt returns home to Utah, days after being freed from Venezuelan prison
SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly two years after a trip to meet the woman he loved turned into an imprisonment in a Venezuelan jail, an exhausted but grateful Utah man arrived home with his wife Monday. Josh Holt arrived at the Salt Lake City airport to a tearful, cheering crowd holding signs in his favorite color, green, with messages such…
Golden Knights win Game 1 of Stanley Cup Finals
Tomas Nosek #92 of the Vegas Golden Knights is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a third-period goal against the Washington Capitals in Game One of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on May 28, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The Golden Knights defeated the Capitals 6-4. Isaac Brekken / Getty Images LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights’…
Warriors defeat Rockets, will face Cavaliers in NBA finals
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates a three pointer in the third quarter of Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on May 28, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images HOUSTON — Stephen Curry and Golden State turned all those Houston bricks…
Woman dies after falling in fire pit outside home
A woman died after falling in a fire pit outside her home in Worcester, Massachusetts. CBS Boston WORCESTER, Mass. — A woman who fell into a fire pit outside her Worcester home has died. Masslive.com reports 71-year-old Jacqueline Cardinal was found by her son-in-law in the pit Saturday night. Worcester fire officials responded to the home and pronounced Cardinal dead…
Bruce Remembers Fallen Soldiers On Memorial Day
Friends and family of Veterans gathered at the town square in Bruce, Monday morning.
Search continues in Yalobusha County for a drowning victim
“If it would’ve happened to one of us, he never would’ve left at night… That’s the kind of person he is, big heart. He wouldn’t leave you.”
A Lowndes County Man Pleads Guilty To Murder
A Lowndes County man will spend the next 35 years in prison for a deadly shooting.
Aberdeen Turns To Remember The Fallen On Memorial Day
American Legion Post 26 hosted the ceremony.
A Car Crash Takes The Life Of A Louisville Woman
She died on the way to the hospital.
A Shooting Investigation Is Underway in Starkville
A teenager in Starkville is recovering in a Jackson hospital Monday night, after being shot.