Archives: 2018

Man dead in roadside dispute ID’d as Missouri Air National Guard member

  Cody Harter Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Police Dept. LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Authorities are looking for a suspect in fatal roadside stabbing that may have resulted from an argument between two drivers. Lee’s Summit Police say that 23-year-old Cody Harter of St. Joseph, Missouri, died after being stabbed Saturday evening near the junction of Missouri 291 and Interstate 470. Witnesses told…

3-month-old baby dead after dog mauling in Los Angeles, police say

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. — An infant girl died Saturday after she was mauled by a dog in a Sherman Oaks home, police said. CBS Los Angeles reports that the attack happened at 3:25 p.m. local time. The 3-month-old was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Authorities later announced that the baby died at the hospital from her injuries. According…

Woman missing since December found dead, authorities say

PATTERSON, N.J. — A vehicle registered to a Paterson woman missing since December was discovered with a body in the back seat Sunday morning, according to prosecutors. CBS New York writes that Shanaya Coley, 24, was last seen leaving her apartment for work at a health facility around 11 p.m. Dec. 5. Police said Coley may have been carjacked or…

Lava from Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 21 homes

PAHOA, Hawaii — The number of homes destroyed by lava shooting out of openings in the ground created by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has climbed to 21, authorities told CBS affiliate KGMB-TV. Some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated prepared for the possibility they may not return for quite some time. “I have no idea how soon we can get…

Waffle House shooting victim’s mother receives daughter’s diploma

The mother of one of the victims fatally shot at a Waffle House in Nashville last month accepted her daughter’s diploma this weekend at Belmont University, CBS affiliate WTVF-TV reports. DeEbony Groves, 21, majored in social work and was among the four young people killed after a gunman opened fire at the restaurant April 22. Shirl Baker walked across the…

A Few Isolated Showers Tonight

TONIGHT: A few spot showers will pass through the area, and a flash of lightning or a rumble of thunder can’t be ruled out.  Most stay dry as temperatures fall into the upper 50s. MONDAY: A weak cold front may spark a few showers and storms but the odds aren’t high as most stay dry.  The best chance for this to occur…

AP: More than 30 mishaps from armed adults at schools

They are the “good guys with guns” the National Rifle Association says are needed to protect students from shooters: a school police officer, a teacher who moonlights in law enforcement, a veteran sheriff. Yet in a span of 48 hours in March, the three were responsible for gun safety lapses that put students in danger. The school police officer accidentally…

Pastor searches for owner of wedding dress lost in tornado

After a tornado ravaged his church, one pastor from Greensboro, North Carolina, is not dwelling on what he lost but, rather, what he found. After the April storm wreaked havoc on the town, Pastor Lester Woodard went to check on the damage at Living Hope Missionary Baptist Church. In the woods behind his church, he saw downed branches and debris. Then…

Boy regains consciousness after parents sign papers to donate organs

Trenton McKinley Courtesy of Jennifer Reindl A 13-year-old boy who suffered severe brain trauma in an accident regained consciousness after his parents signed paperwork to donate his organs, WALA-TV reports. Trenton McKinley of Mobile, Alabama, suffered the injury two months ago when a small utility trailer he was riding flipped over. “I hit the concrete, and the trailer landed on…

Grim photo shows why 191 horses “couldn’t escape” death in Arizona

CAMERON, Ariz. — Off a northern Arizona highway surrounded by pastel-colored desert is one of the starkest examples of drought’s grip on the American Southwest: Nearly 200 dead horses surrounded by cracked earth, swirling dust and a ribbon of water that couldn’t quench their thirst. Flesh exposed and in various stages of decomposition, the carcasses form a circle around a…

Lowrider bikes: Latino street life on wheels

Lowrider bicycles are all but the official vehicle of one California community. We get the lowdown from Mireya Villarreal: Compton, California, is one of the roughest cities in America. This South L.A. city has a history of gang violence, crime, and the music that was born from that lifestyle: rap. But there is another art form that grew from these…

The “Godfather” of lowrider bikes

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Small town America in renewal

We hear it over and over again: America is a house divided, split between trendy metropolitan areas enjoying a boom, and smaller cities and towns stuck in a downward spiral. It’s a familiar story, but is it entirely true? Not according to a pair of travelers who’ve taken flight to towns on the rebound, as Lee Cowan reports in our…

Hawaii braces for long upheaval from volcano as new vents open

PAHOA, Hawaii — The number of homes destroyed by lava shooting out of openings in the ground created by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano climbed to five. Some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated prepared for the possibility they may not return for quite some time. “I have no idea how soon we can get back,” said Todd Corrigan, who…

Suspect Who Allegedly Shot At Officers Now In Custody

TISHOMINGO COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – A suspect is in custody in connection with an officer involved shooting. UPDATE: Charges released in officer involved shooting case Tishomingo County Sheriff John Daugherty says Brian Turner was arrested by Wayne County  Tennessee Sheriff’s Deputies around 1 Saturday morning. Turner is a suspect in a shooting Thursday evening in Dennis.  Authorities say the Tishomingo County…

Alabama Walks Off in Extras to Defeat Mississippi State and Even Series

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (MSU Athletics) – Keith Holcombe’s RBI-single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Alabama to a 4-3 win over Mississippi State Saturday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. MSU carried a 3-2 lead into the home half of the ninth inning. However, John Trousdale connected for a one-out home run and the teams played extra innings for a second straight night….