Archives: 2018

Shipwreck in Lake Erie could be almost 200 years old

Sonar image of what’s believed to be Lake Serpent Indiegogo/Tom Kowalczk TOLEDO, Ohio — Shipwreck hunters are planning to excavate around a Lake Erie wreck this summer that they think could be the remains of a schooner that went down nearly two centuries ago. Its size, design and location point toward it being a sailing ship called the Lake Serpent,…

Ruling deals blow to Cosby defense as trial nears end

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Jurors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial won’t hear old deposition testimony from a confidante of his chief accuser, a judge ruled Monday, dealing a blow to his lawyers’ effort to undermine her credibility.  As the trial entered its home stretch, Judge Steven O’Neill said there’s “no persuasive” reason to let Cosby’s lawyers read Sheri Williams’ deposition…

Video shows passenger tased, removed from flight in Miami

MIAMI – An unruly passenger was removed from a Miami to Chicago flight after being tased by Miami-Dade Police, according to authorities. CBS Miami reports another passenger on the plane posted video of the incident on Twitter. Warning: This Twitter video contains profanity. #AA2246 – from my POV pic.twitter.com/JvLugLLKCs — Jabari Ennis (@PoleVaultDream) April 23, 2018 According to American Airlines,…

Reported tornado in Alabama flips trailers, injures 5

Several trailers were overturned at an RV park and some people there received medical attention. WKRG FOLEY, Ala. — An Alabama sheriff says five people have been injured during a reported tornado. Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack tells WALA-TV that one of the five people hurt Sunday is in serious condition. There were dozens of reports about damage after a…

New disturbing video of Syracuse frat brothers comes to light

A second disturbing video of Syracuse University fraternity members was published online over the weekend, as 18 students face possible expulsion for the videos showing them engaged in offensive behavior. The newest video surfaced appears to show Theta Tau brothers pretending to sexually assault a disabled man in a wheelchair. The first video released last week apparently showed members joking…

Judge punished for berating ailing woman who later died

Circuit Court Judge Merrilee Ehrlich, left, was overseeing the first appearance court recently when she snapped at 59-year-old inmate Sandra Twiggs. CBS Miami FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward judge is facing criticism after a video captured her angry exchange with a frail inmate in a wheelchair who died a few days later. Circuit Court Judge Merrilee Ehrlich was overseeing…

Waffle House shooting: Neighbors on alert amid intense manhunt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As an intensive manhunt continues for the suspect in a Waffle House restaurant shooting that killed four people, police are warning residents of a Nashville neighborhood to beware of the alleged killer. More than 80 Nashville police officers continued to search for Travis Reinking early Monday, authorities said.  Agents with the FBI, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,…

New details emerge in “crazy” murder-incest case

DOVER, N.Y. — What started out as a joyful reunion of a young woman with her birth parents soon turned sour, then shocking, and finally deadly. A young woman named Katie married her birth father, had a baby with him and, after she decided to leave him, lost her life to him along with that of their child and her…

Man who says he survived bear attack is bitten by shark

Dylan McWilliams in April 2018 KGMB-TV POIPU, KAUAI — Dylan McWilliams was paddling into the line-up at Shipwreck’s Beach off Poipu Thursday morning when he felt something bite down on his leg. “I was looking around and saw a bunch of blood,” the 20-year-old visitor from Colorado told CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB-TV. That’s when he saw the culprit: A shark…

Police use dead man’s finger to try to unlock his cellphone

LARGO, Fla. — Florida authorities went to a funeral home and used a dead man’s finger to try to unlock his cellphone as part of an investigation. Thirty-year-old Linus Phillip was killed by a Largo police officer last month after, authorities say, he tried to drive away before an officer could search him. At the funeral home, two detectives held…

Showery And Cloudy Week Ahead; Weekend Looks Great.

Today: As the low spins northeast of our area, some wraparound moisture will keep things cloudy and give us the chance for a few scattered showers through the day. Highs in the upper 60s and perhaps low 70s. A few showers will remain possible overnight. Lows in the 50s. Chance of rain around 30%. Rest Of Week: Upper 60s and low…

Shania Twain apologizes for saying she’d vote for Trump if she could

  Shania Twain seen June 16, 2017, in New York City. Getty NEW YORK — Shania Twain has apologized for saying if she were American she would have voted for Donald Trump for president, even though he’s offensive. Twain made the comments in an interview with The Guardian that was published over the weekend. She told the British newspaper: “I would…

Tupelo Con

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Fans of comic books, anime, cosplay, and more came together at the Tupelo Con. Thomas Simpson helped put the Con on and said the event can be enjoyed by anyone. “We are putting 200 percent to have everybody and anybody to come. From the smallest kid to the oldest adult they can come and cosplay and…

Hundreds gather for memorial of mother killed on Southwest flight

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Family and friends gathered Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was on blew an engine in midair. Nearly a thousand people attended the evening service for Jennifer Riordan, the Albuquerque Journal reported . The service was held at Popejoy Hall on the University of New Mexico campus, her alma…

Waffle House shooting victims ID’d as worker, star athlete

Authorities have identified the victims of Sunday’s shooting that left four people dead at a Waffle House in Tennessee. They were identified as 29-year-old Taurean C. Sanderlin, 20-year-old Joe R. Perez, 21-year-old DeEbony Groves and 23-year-old Akilah Dasilva. Two patients were receiving care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Sunday, one was listed in critical condition and the other in…

New York State health officials issue measles warning for tri-state area

NEW YORK — Authorities issued a new warning Sunday about possible measles exposures across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. CBS New York reports state health officials are concerned about people who may have come into contact with two tourists from Europe who have the disease. Authorities say the tourists visited a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Brooklyn last Sunday…

Police: Man killed himself after firing 121 rounds into hunting cabin

MEYERSDALE, Pa. — State police say a man believed to have fired scores of rounds into a Pennsylvania hunting cabin before fleeing has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Somerset County said Donald Smodic, of Apollo, was drinking in the Larimer Township cabin with a friend but left early Saturday after a brief altercation. Police said…