Archives: 2018

Cops: Drugged dad leaves boy in woods; search ends in relief

One-year-old Bradley Michael Thomas was found by sheriff’s officials in central Oregon woods after his father, allegedly on drugs, abandoned him Thursday Deschutes County BEND, Oregon — Police in central Oregon found a missing toddler naked and covered in dirt after his father, who was allegedly on drugs, left him in the woods, according to police and news reports. The…

Sports world reacts to Supreme Court decision on sports gambling

The sports world is reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a federal law that banned gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. Major League Baseball (MLB) issued a statement Monday saying the ruling will have “profound effects” on the league and that it’s most important priority is protecting the integrity of our games.”…

Four face hate crime charges in Florida gay pride parade attack

Juan Lopez (left), Luis Alonso (center left), Adonis Diaz (center right) and Pablo Reinaldo Romo (right) CBS Miami MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Hate crime charges have been filed against four men accused of attacking two men and shouting anti-gay slurs following Miami Beach’s gay pride parade. Charged in the attack are Juan Carlos Lopez, 21; Luis M. Alonso Piovet, 20;…

After outrage over caged tiger at prom, high school responds

A still from a Facebook video shows a caged tiger at a Miami high school prom.  Facebook MIAMI — A Florida high school said Monday that it regretted having a caged tiger on display at a jungle-themed prom. Students, parents and teachers from Christopher Columbus High School took to social media to say that the tiger at Friday’s prom was…

New details revealed about 911 call from teen who died in van

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The father of a 16-year-old Ohio boy who died despite calling 911 while trapped in a minivan asked authorities Monday why responding officers didn’t get out of their cruiser to search, and whether exact GPS coordinates existed for his son’s location. Appearing at a Cincinnati City Council meeting on the response to his son’s death, Ron Plush…

Conservationists say Nestle’s pumping of well water unsustainable

Conservationists are trying to stop Nestlé from pumping more water from a well in rural Michigan. Nestlé got a permit last month to increase production from the well in Evart, Michigan. The company says it is environmentally sustainable. But residents claim pumping more water will further damage the area’s resources. Nestlé Waters’ brands, including Poland Spring, Ice Mountain and Arrowhead,…

Son steals the show in parents' proposal video

When Kevin Przytula dropped to one knee, his son Owen dropped his pants, stealing the show in this proposal video.  Kevin Przytula Kevin Przytula planned to propose to his girlfriend, Allyssa, over the weekend in Bay City, Michigan. He brought their 3-year-old son Owen along, as well as a friend to film the moment as he popped the question. Przytula stopped…

Head of Orthodox safety patrol arrested on sex abuse charges

Jacob Daskal is led into a Brooklyn courthouse Friday CBS New York NEW YORK — Prosecutors say the leader of a safety patrol in Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community has been arrested on charges he sexually abused a teenage girl. Jacob Daskal is the head of the Shomrim – a patrol that is not part of the New York Police Department…

3 months after attack, Parkland survivor celebrates milestone

MIAMI — Samantha Fuentes, one of the Parkland school shooting survivors who gave emotional speeches at the March for Our Lives in Washington, has something to celebrate: Three months after the attack, she says “My face is finally shrapnel free!” My face is finally shrapnel free! Regardless of the fact I look like I lost a fight, inside I’m winning…

Woman’s body found hanging from tree outside Walmart in Georgia

  Police say a woman’s body was found hanging from a tree outside a Walmart location in South Fulton early Monday, May 14, 2018. WGCL  Authorities have responded to a disturbing discovery in Georgia. CBS affiliate WGCL in Atlanta reports that police say a woman’s body was found hanging from a tree outside a Walmart location in South Fulton early…

Bear drags girl outside her home; officials warn it may “come back”

MESA COUNTY, Colo. – Authorities in Grand Junction have set up three traps for a bear that attacked a 5-year-old girl outside her home early Sunday morning. CBS Denver reports the girl ventured outside at 2:30 a.m. Sunday to “investigate noises in the yard she may have thought was her dog,” a news release from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife stated. The girl’s…

Southwest flight loses pressure, makes emergency landing

Southwest Flight 861 was forced to make an emergency landing in Dallas after the cabin started losing pressure. CBS DFW DALLAS – A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing Saturday after the cabin started losing pressure. CBSDFW reports the plane is now undergoing a maintenance review. Flight 861 was headed from Denver to Dallas Saturday night, and…

Volcano buff streams live video of “lava bombs” raining down

Demian Barrios records himself reaching out to touch a “lava bomb” hurled by a fissure caused by the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, May 13, 2018. Facebook/Demian Barrios A self-described “lava chaser” documented the jaw-dropping fury of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island Sunday in a Facebook live stream. Demain Barrios was live on the scene Sunday morning for…

Hot Today; Wetter Pattern This Week.

TODAY: Hot and sunny. Highs in the low 90s with heat index values in the mid 90s. Calm wind in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Clear and mild overnight. Lows in the mid 60s. TUESDAY: Isolated to widely scattered showers and storms possible in the afternoon. Highs in the low 90s, with heat index values in the mid…