Bad Checks Are Still A Thing
Even though most people tend to pull out the plastic at the cash register, Food Giant in Columbus, still takes at least 10 to 12 checks a day.
Archives: 2018
Double Arrest Has Water Operators Urging People to Pay Their Utility Bills
While jail time is a last resort for these rural utility companies, it’s not out of the question.
Mexico travel warning linked to warring drug cartels
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Patience runs thin for residents after nor’easter knocks out power
Last Updated Mar 8, 2018 6:58 PM EST NEW JERSEY — A one-two punch of nor’easters has left more than 800,000 homes and businesses in the dark Thursday evening. Trees and wires are down from the mid-Atlantic to Maine. Some have been struggling to stay warm for almost a week. Thousands are without power in Morris County, New Jersey, because…
‘Women Of Distinction’ Honored During Awards Luncheon
NEWMS offers a number of programs, seminars and classes to help women and men achieve success in all areas of life.
MHP Troop G’s “Trooper Of The Year”
The state’s trooper of the year will be decided at a later date.
“You need to play dead”: Frantic 911 calls from Florida shooting released
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — New audio recordings and an updated timeline from the Florida school shooting give a clearer picture of how the Valentine’s Day attack unfolded. Fourteen students and three adults were killed in the massacre, and 16 others were wounded. The first cries of help from inside had to be whispered. “911, what is your emergency?” a dispatcher asked. “Someone…
Webster County Shooting Investigation
Attorney Carlos Moore says he has been retained by Robert Salley, who was shot during the incident.
Interior Dept. spent $139K on secretary’s office doors
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke seen Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Getty Last Updated Mar 8, 2018 6:37 PM EST The Interior Department is spending nearly $139,000 to upgrade three sets of double doors in the office of Secretary Ryan Zinke, the Associated Press reported. The contract for the doors was sole-source, according to documents CBS News reviewed, meaning there…
Cop in baggy pants was actually 14-year-old teen, police say
VICTORVILLE, Calif. — In San Bernardino County outside Los Angeles, a 14-year old boy is in trouble with the sheriff’s department for pretending to be a deputy. Recently, he pulled up to a home with red and blue flashing lights, a uniform and a realistic-looking gun. Sharon Khawlid wanted to help because the teen told her he was responding to…
High School Students Explore Opportunities At Career Fair
Several of the businesses in attendance had employees at the tables who were Caledonia graduates.
Starkville Pride Lawyer Drops Lawsuit
The group may still seek fees and and costs.
Mississippi Man Indicted In Shooting Deaths Of 8 People
Godbolt has been jailed without bond since his arrest May 28.
I was Martin Shkreli’s prison pen pal
Wishing “A pox on the Dorsey house!” and “With disdain and pity,” Martin Shkreli wrote me from his Brooklyn jailhouse last fall while awaiting his sentencing hearings. He was convicted last August of defrauding investors in hedge funds he oversaw by misleading them about his track record, along with a fraud scheme related to Retrophin, a company he founded. In…
Abortion Bill Passes Through Mississippi’s Legilature
Attorney General Jim Hood says it may be hard to defend in court.
“If I do a campaign, I'm going to do it my way”: Richard Painter on his possible Senate bid
Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer under former President George W. Bush and outspoken critic of President Trump, announced Wednesday he is forming an exploratory committee as he considers a U.S. Senate bid in Minnesota — but he hasn’t yet decided what party he would attach his name to if he runs. Speaking with CBSN Thursday night on…
Sunny Friday, Soggy & Stormy Saturday
More wet weather is likely as we start the weekend.
Israeli leader opens exhibition at U.N., calls out 125 nations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his wife Sara Netanyahu and Danny Danon, Permanent Israeli Representative to the United Nations, at the U.N. on March 8, 2018. Getty UNITED NATIONS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened an exhibition on Jerusalem Thursday to reinforce Israel’s claim to the historic city as the Jewish people’s “eternal capital” — and rebuke over 125…
Clay County Murder Trial Beginning To End
Three men are charged in the shooting death of James White.
False Stories Travel Faster Than Truth On Twitter, Study Finds
The MIT study took the 126,285 stories and checked them against six independent fact-checking sites.
Banned in North Korea, K-pop's impact still felt across the border
SEOUL — Momoland is the new sensation in the world of Korean popular music, the $5-billion-a-year genre known as “K-pop.” Momoland’s latest song, “Boom Boom,” is a hit with their legions of fans. It’s also an unlikely weapon against North Korea, where K-pop is reportedly banned. The South Korean military blasts music across the border to let North Koreans know…
Therapist takes stand in “killer nanny” trial
NEW YORK — The New York City nanny who fatally stabbed two children appeared to dispute a therapist’s testimony in her murder trial. A lawyer for Yoselyn Ortega says she is too mentally ill to be responsible for the 2012 killing of 6-year-old Lucia and 2-year-old Leo Krim. Leo and Lucia Krim CBS New York Therapist Thomas Caffrey testified Thursday that…
“Fearless Girl” turns 1, but her fate remains undecided
The Charging Bull and Fearless Girl statues are shown on Lower Broadway in New York on March 22, 2017. Mark Lennihan, AP The “Fearless Girl” staring down Wall Street’s iconic Charging Bull is celebrating her first birthday on International Women’s Day, but New York City officials have yet to decide her long-term fate, despite the impact she’s made in the…
Cops: Man drives stolen car to court for stolen car charge
HARTFORD, Conn. – A man who was in court facing a stolen car charge is accused of driving another stolen car to the courthouse. According to the Hartford Courant, Jonathan Rivera, 25, was in Superior Court to appear on first-degree larceny and tampering with a motor vehicle charges stemming from an alleged Feb. 17 car theft. While Rivera was inside…