Alleged violent night in the hospital leads to arrest
The suspect and unidentified victim were at Baptist Golden Triangle.
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John Boehner joins marijuana firm’s board
As Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is heading for the door, his predecessor John Boehner, once a critic of marijuana legalization, is joining the board of a pot company. Boehner, who is joining the board of Acreage Holdings, says his “thinking on cannabis has evolved,” noting his belief that pot can help with the rampant opioid epidemic. Acreage Holdings…
Arizona teachers demanding raise protesting at schools across the state
Arizona teachers protest for higher pay 3TV/CBS 5 PHOENIX — Teachers wearing red shirts, chanting and carrying signs protested outside Arizona schools Wednesday to show solidarity in their demand for higher salaries. “Walk-ins” planned at approximately 1,000 schools statewide are part of a grassroots movement pushing for a 20 percent raise and more than $1 billion in new education funding. …
DNA leads to arrest in 2015 murder of medical sales rep
Allison Feldman AP Photo/Scottsdale Police Department SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Police have arrested a Phoenix man in the death of a 31-year-old woman found beaten to death in her Arizona home three years ago. Her death is the first mystery to be solved by Arizona police through the use of familial DNA testing, a controversial emerging technique, officials say. Allison Feldman, a…
John Krasinski on his emotional connection to “A Quiet Place”
John Krasinski hates horror movies. Or, he used to. The actor, writer and director of new thriller “A Quiet Place” told “CBS This Morning” Wednesday he nearly passed up the opportunity altogether because of his distaste for the genre. “They said, you should just read it. It’s about a family who can’t make noise and you have to figure out…
Man who hid girlfriend’s body, drowned her cats sentenced
ROANOKE, Va. – A man who dumped his girlfriend’s body and drowned her cats has been sentenced to a decade in prison. How 38-year-old Edme Merle-Perez died remains a mystery. Twenty-three-year-old Dayshaun Keith Kent says the mother of five overdosed on Benadryl. Kent and Merle-Perez were living together when she was reported missing last March, according to CBS affiliate WDBJ….
Trump signs online trafficking bill
U.S. President Donald Trump receives a briefing from senior military leadership at the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. April 9, 2018. Carlos Barria / REUTERS Last Updated Apr 11, 2018 11:40 AM EDT President Trump signed bill Wednesday intended to permit victims of sex trafficking to sue online platforms that knowingly facilitated the trafficking. The…
America’s most expensive zip code revealed
Fisher Island seen in the distance, just off the coast of Miami, Florida. Getty Forget about Beverly Hills, 90210. America’s most expensive zip code is actually 33109 — Fisher Island, just south of Miami, Florida. Fisher Island is so exclusive, you can only reach it by ferry or private boat. The private island is home (in some cases, a…
Border Patrol agent who called 911 charged with murder
Ronald Anthony Burgos Avila KHOU DALLAS – A supervisor for the U.S. Border Patrol killed a woman with whom he was romantically involved and her 1-year-old child before calling 911 claiming to have discovered the bodies near a park along the border with Mexico, Texas authorities said Tuesday. Ronald Anthony Burgos Aviles, 28, was being held without bond in the…
Effort to move former president’s remains is resurrected
45 Photos James K. Polk, the 11th U.S. president, served from 1845-1849 and died three months after leaving office. AP Photo/Painting by Miner Kellogg NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The body of former President James K. Polk has been moved three times since he died of cholera in 1849, and now an effort to move it again has taken on a…
Video shows passengers moments before deadly Ariz. plane crash
A new video has emerged showing passengers on a small plane before it crashed on an Arizona golf course Monday night, killing everyone onboard, CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV reports. The Piper PA-24 Comanche was carrying six people when it crashed in Scottsdale. In the video, Mariah Coogan, a model who had been training horses in San Diego, turned her cellphone’s camera…
Tesla CEO describes “painful” process in Model 3 production
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32-year-old rookie gets “MVP” chants with record-breaking NBA debut
Los Angeles Lakers guard Andre Ingram celebrates after making a 3-point shot during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill / AP LOS ANGELES — Chris Paul warmly greeted Andre Ingram when the 32-year-old guards both arrived at the Staples Center scorers’ table…
School district arms teachers with baseball bats
One of the bats the Millcreek School District in Pennsylvania distributed to teachers for protection in light of the Parkland, Florida school shooting WSEE-TV In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a school district in a suburb of the northwest Pennsylvania city of Erie is arming its 500 teachers with baseball bats, reports CBS Erie affiliate WSEE-TV. “It…
Family goes missing in same county where SUV plunged off cliff
An undated photo of the Thottapilly family. Facebook LEGGETT, Calif. — A vehicle fell into a rain-swollen river and vanished last week in the same region of California’s far north coast where a family that vanished during a road trip is last known to have been, authorities said. Mendocino County sheriff’s Lt. Shannon Barney told The Press-Democrat of Santa Rosa…
Georgia man sues former boss after butt dial costs him his job
The dreaded butt dial or pocket dial at best can be embarrassing– at worst, it could cost you your job. James Stephens and his wife were at home one night complaining about his boss who overheard because James had pocket dialed him. The next day, James says he was given a choice: resign or be fired. He resigned. Now, he…
Bill Hybels out at leading megachurch amid misconduct allegations
Bill Hybels, senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago, in July 2010 Charles Dharapak / AP SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — The founder of Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago, one of the nation’s largest evangelical churches, has stepped down six months ahead of schedule. The Tuesday announcement by the Rev. Bill Hybels to his congregation comes after…
More Active Weather This Weekend. Cool Start To Next Week.
TODAY: Sunny and mild. Highs in the low 70s. Light wind out of the north in the morning becoming southerly in the afternoon. Clear and calm overnight, with lows in the mid to upper 40s. THU/FRI: Rather warm, with calm weather Thursday into Friday afternoon and evening. Highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. A bit breezy Friday. A cold…
Visitors Stop By Historic Church For Quilt Exhibit
The event was tied in with this year’s Pilgrimage, which has already drawn people from over 30 states and 8 countries in its first week.
Lowndes County Residents Finally Get Their Wish, A Brand New Community Center
The Shady Lane community Center is under construction right now, and is expected to be ready by July.
Tupelo ‘CryptoBallers” Advance In National Senior Olympics
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A men’s basketball team will keep practicing their skills after advancing to the next round of the Senior Olympics. Five Tupelo area men calling themselves the “Crypto Ballers” advanced at this weekend’s Senior Olympics in Biloxi. The CryptoBallers beat the Clinton Arrows in the final round. Team members say they learned a lot about how the…
