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Dallas cop is 24th officer killed this year in the line of duty
DALLAS — Dallas officer Rogelio Santander, a three-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, was one of two officers shot Tuesday at a Home Depot. When the 27-year-old died Wednesday morning, he became the 24th officer killed this year in the line of duty. Twenty-five officers in total have been gunned down in 2018 in the line of duty. At this…
How to watch the 2018 NFL Draft
Who will be picked first? How many teams will trade their selection?
Skull found on Armistead Road identified
It was determined that the remains located are that of Selvain McQueen II of Columbus, Mississippi.
Jackson leaders try again to fix water billing problems
Jackson’s water system is running low on money and could be unable to pay debts.
Lee lawyer seeks to block suit over ‘Mockingbird’ production
Rudinplay is seeking $10 million from Lee’s estate and threatening to cancel the play.
Document: Democratic candidate was Republican in California
Sherman registered as a Republican there for 16 years and voted in 2012 and 2016 Republican presidential primaries.
Endangered/Missing Child Alert cancelled for Oak Grove child
The subject of that alert has been located and is safe.
Dog allegedly attacks passenger on NYC subway amid confrontation
NEW YORK — The NYPD and the MTA are searching for the owner of a dog that was seen on video attacking a woman on the subway, CBS New York reports. It happened around 3 p.m. Friday on a train approaching Wall Street. Tahysi Kyng, who recorded the video, said it began when the dog’s owner had the pit bull…
Report details new allegations against Ronny Jackson
Ronny Jackson, President Trump’s embattled pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, allegedly provided a large supply of pain pills to a White House Military Office staffer, wrote his own prescriptions, and drunkenly crashed a government vehicle, according to a summary of unverified accusations compiled by Democrats on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. The new accusations are more specific than…
Two EMCC leaders considered for Meridian Community College position
MCC President Dr. Scott Elliott is retiring at the end of the year.
MUW uses ‘Denim Day’ to raise awareness on sexual assault
The U.S. Department of Justice says only 30% of all sexual assault cases are reported.
Students, faculty & staff come together to spruce up ‘W’ campus
The clean-up comes just a few days after Earth Day, which was on Sunday.
Ex-cop IDed as “Golden State Killer,” officials say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former police officer is suspected of being an elusive serial killer who police say committed at least 12 homicides, 45 rapes and dozens of burglaries across California in the 1970s and 1980s, officials announced Wednesday. 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested Tuesday, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones announced. Sacramento County jail records show DeAngelo was arrested overnight….
Showers On the Way
TONIGHT: Showers with an occasional rumble of thunder will move in this evening. The best chance for rain will hold off until after 6 PM for many areas. Look for lows in the mid to upper 50s with a cloudy sky and variable winds 5 to 10 mph. THURSDAY: Rainy and cool. Highs in the mid 60s. Rain will begin to taper…
“Bones beach”: Erosion at island graveyard unearths human remains
Bones are seen along the shoreline of Hart Island in New York City in this photo provided to CBS station WCBS-TV. Greg Gulbransen courtesy the Hart Island Project NEW YORK — Hart Island, a massive burial ground near the Bronx borough of New York City, is eroding, unearthing human bones along the shoreline, CBS New York station WCBS-TV reports. Advocates…
Boy overcomes autism to build Titanic replica
Brynjar Karl, who is on the autism spectrum, built a massive Titanic replica out of Legos. BrynjarKarl.com The world’s largest Lego Titanic replica is 24 feet long and five feet tall — and it was built by a very special boy. Fifteen-year-old Brynjar Karl Birgisson is on the autism spectrum, and he developed a passion for learning about the Titanic…
8-year-old with brain tumor meets koalas, fulfilling wish
Kate Higginbotham is an 8-year-old girl with a special wish. She loves koalas and dreamed of meeting her favorite animal. But Katie was diagnosed with a brain tumor about a year and a half ago, and her prognosis was not good. Though her dream was to fly to Australia to meet koalas, because of her condition, the long flight from…
Sessions testifies before Senate panel
Last Updated Apr 25, 2018 2:55 PM EDT Attorney General Jeff Sessions is testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday afternoon. The topic is the Department of Justice’s budget, but he is sure to face an array of other, unrelated questions, particularly from Democrats. Sessions, who has recused himself from the FBI’s Russia investigation, isn’t recusing himself in the federal…
13 semi trucks line highway to save suicidal man
Early Tuesday morning, police in Detroit received a call that there was a man threatening to kill himself by jumping off an overpass above Interstate 696. As several local law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene with negotiators, police came up with an unexpected plan to safeguard against the worst-case scenario. Just after 1 a.m., Michigan State Police began flagging…
Waffle House suspect’s former boss asked feds to help him
SALIDA, Colorado — The co-owner of a Colorado crane company that once employed the Waffle House shooting suspect said they urged the Secret Service to try to help him after he was arrested at the White House last year. Police say Travis Reinking, 29, killed four people and wounded four others with an AR-15 rifle Sunday as he stormed the…
Lax vetting of Trump nominees begins to frustrate some senators
As President Trump’s pick to lead Veterans Affairs skids to a halt, senators from both parties are voicing frustration that the White House is skipping crucial vetting of nominees and leaving lawmakers to clean up the mess. That sentiment was evident Tuesday on Capitol Hill after senators delayed hearings for White House physician Ronny Jackson, Mr. Trump’s surprise pick to…
Teen bystander shot in head at Alabama recreation center
Police say about 40 people were outside of the center when two women began to fight over a man.
Police: Manhunt for gunman who killed deputy, stole cruiser
Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole, left, and murder suspect John Williams WGME NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine — A gunman in Maine killed a sheriff’s deputy, stole his cruiser and robbed a convenience store early Wednesday, triggering an intensive manhunt in a heavily wooded rural town, officials said. Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole was killed around 1:45 a.m. on U.S. Route 2 in…