Archives: 2018

BMW theft solved too late to prevent deadly Waffle House rampage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After Travis Reinking allegedly stole a BMW from a Nashville area car dealer last week, police say they found it outside the apartment where he lived. Authorities recovered the car but didn’t figure out who had stolen it until too late. By then, police say, the 29-year-old with a troubled past had shot four people to death…

Alabama child found safe

SYLACAUGA, Ala. (WCBI)- A missing child alert is cancelled late Monday night in Sylacauga, Alabama. Police say 5-year-old Malachi Silva Quintanilla was last seen at his home Monday at 3:45 pm in Sylacauga. The child was found safe and the alert was cancelled shortly before midnight. Categories: Regional

Cops: Video of controversial Waffle House arrest doesn’t tell whole story

SARALAND, Ala. —  Police and Waffle House corporate executives are defending police intervention at an Alabama restaurant where a black woman’s arrest, captured on video, raised questions about mistreatment. In a Monday news conference, police in Saraland, a suburb of Mobile, said that they responded when employees called them reporting trouble with a woman who appeared drunk and had been…

Cops responding to reported brush fire make gruesome find in Pa.

Authorities found a burned body behind a dumpster in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. CBS Philadelphia BETHLEHEM, Pa.  – A gruesome discovery was made Tuesday morning in Bethlehem, Lehigh County. CBS Philadelphia reports authorities responded to what they thought was a brush fire near the Parkhurst Apartments on Watkins Street. What they found was a burned body behind a dumpster. Right now investigators…

Explosion obliterates Philly house with father and son inside

A home collapsed following a possible gas explosion on Monday night, April 23, 2018, in Philadelphia. CBS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — A father and son escaped with minor injuries after a home collapses following a possible gas explosion on Monday night. CBS Philadelphia reports it happened around 7:35 p.m. in the 1200 block of S. 20th Street. Police say they received calls…

Cooler and Unsettled Weather Continues Through Work Week.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy, with a slight chance of a shower. Highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. Chance of rain around 20%. Winds out of the northwest at 5-15 mph. Lows in the low 50s. WED/THU/FRI: Highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. A couple of waves of rain will be possible Wednesday night into Thursday and Friday. Lows…

Unarmed black man was shot 10 times by police in Calif., kin say

Diante Yarber in undated photo Lee Merritt/Facebook LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for the family of an unarmed black man killed by police in a busy Southern California parking lot said Monday an autopsy found he was shot 10 times and died from choking on his own blood as police delayed getting him medical help. Police say he was wanted for…

TPSD ‘Rotary Scholars” Recognized For Academic Achievements

TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Top achievers in the Tupelo Public School District were recognized during a luncheon.  It’s part of the annual “Rotary Scholars” celebration. Each name represents a student in the top 30 of his or her grade.  For years the Rotary Club of Tupelo has partnered with the school district to recognize the top academic achievers. “We’re blessed in…

Mistrial announced for U.S. border agent charged with killing teenager

PHOENIX — A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of a U.S. Border Patrol agent after an Arizona jury acquitted him of a second-degree murder charge in the killing of a teen from Mexico but deadlocked on lesser counts of manslaughter. The decision by U.S. District Judge Raner Collins means prosecutors could seek another trial for Agent Lonnie Swartz on…

Trump welcomes France’s Macron to White House — live stream

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte to the White House on Monday ahead of their formal state visit on Tuesday. The couples planted a tree on the White House grounds before they depart for a tour and dinner at Mount Vernon, President George Washington’s residence in Virginia. Along with…