Shelly Ramsammy poses with a representation of “Apu,” fictional owner of the Kwik-E-Mart from the long-running televsion cartoon show “The Simpsons” at the 7-11 store at 345 W 42nd Street, converted to a Kwik-E-Mart to promote “The Simpsons Movie,” in this July 2, 2007 file photo taken in New York City. Getty “The Simpsons” briefly addressed Sunday criticism of its…
TODAY: Sunny skies and more pleasant weather. Highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s. North wind at 6-14 mph. Clear and calm overnight. Lows in the upper 30s and low 40s. WED/THU: Sunny weather continues. Highs in the low 70s Wednesday and upper 70s and perhaps a few low 80s Thursday. Overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. FRIDAY: We will…
Emergency services can be seen at the site of a small plane crash at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course, near Scottsdale, Arizona, April 10, 2018. KPHO/3TV/CBS 5 A small plane crashed onto an Arizona golf course Monday evening, bursting into flames. CBS News affiliate KPHO said more than half a dozen emergency vehicles were at the scene of the…
DALLAS — Some Dallas Police Officers and city leaders are pleased that perimeter fencing is finally being installed at some of the police substations, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. The President of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, Terrance Hopkins says, “Safety and security is just number one right now.” Crews are putting up fencing at the department’s northeast and…
Telling the stories of the men and women from the grave.
JA members help students throughout the Tupelo and Lee County area through a variety of projects during the year.
The new building for the humane society should be ready this summer.
Montannah Kenney, 7, became the youngest female to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro on March 16, 2018. Hollie Kenney A 7-year-old girl from Texas broke the world record as the youngest female to climb the 19,341-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro — the tallest mountain in Africa. Her motivation? Her late father. Facing high altitudes, constant rain and snow, Montannah Kenney ascended one of the…
She will serve in the seat until the November 6th special election.
Last Updated Apr 9, 2018 7:00 PM EDT President Trump expressed his displeasure about the FBI raid on the home and office of his personal attorney Michael Cohen. “I just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys,” the president said during an evening meeting with his military advisers. He called Cohen “a good man”…
WASHINGTON — Facebook is displaying advertisements for well-known American corporations on group pages operated by overseas wildlife traffickers illegally selling the body parts of threatened animals, including elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger teeth. In a secret complaint filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, wildlife preservation advocates allege that Facebook’s failure to stop illicit traders using its service for illegal…
Mayor’s race moves to the courtroom
State Representative recuperating from stroke scare.
BOONEVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – A Northeast Mississippi bank has set up a fund to help the family of a utility worker killed last week as he was restoring power to homes in Prentiss County. Jamie Guin was killed just after midnight April fourth, after he had climbed a pole to repair a downed power line after storms blew through the area….
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Volunteers with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi spent part of their day getting their hands dirty at a Tupelo Elementary School. It’s a hands on lesson for these second graders at Joyner Elementary as they plant beans and squash, at the “Discovery Garden” with help from workers at the Blue Springs Toyota plant and Mississippi Young Professionals. “Partnerships…
School resource officers are becoming more and more common across school districts.
Caleb Schwab (inset) and the Verruckt waterslide. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The designer of a waterslide where a 10-year-old Kansas boy was decapitated has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the boy’s death. John Schooley, who designed the Verruckt slide for the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas, made his first court appearance Monday in the 2016 death of…
BOSTON — A remarkable memorial opens later this month in Alabama, dedicated to victims of lynching. Oprah Winfrey was given an exclusive tour for “60 Minutes,” and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice honors thousands of victims, including one man who was murdered in 1936. Lent Shaw was accused of harassing a white woman and lynched when he was…
WASHINGTON — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met one-on-one with a series of key lawmakers on Monday. This could be the most important stop on Zuckerberg’s apology tour. The Facebook founder swapped his trademark T-shirt for a suit Monday and waded through throngs of reporters. He ignored a question about what his message to lawmakers was. His goal is to grease…
Reports of “zombie-like” raccoons across northeast Ohio baffled police and began attracting national headlines. The animals have been spotted exhibiting bizarre behavior around the city of Youngstown since January 2018. Credit: Robert Coggeshall Local wildlife photographer named Robert Coggeshall managed to catch a few examples of the strange phenomenon on film. Credit: Robert Coggeshall Coggeshall was outside playing with his dogs near…
Widow Of Jamie Guin Delivers Twin Girls
Deputies say the charges in Georgia stem from instances involving three different children.
TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall into the low 40s. Look for a slight up-tick in cloud cover and light north winds. TUESDAY: Plenty of sunshine on Tuesday again as temperatures push into the upper 60s again. We’ll look for a north wind to continue but keep most of the clouds away. Overnight lows in the upper 30s and low 40s. WED/THU: We climb into…
