Flu Season Peaks In Mississippi
Despite the decline in flu related illness, doctors are still urging residents to get vaccinated.
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‘Monster Jam’ Revs Up In The Bancorpsouth Arena
Monster Jam partnered with the United Way of Northeast Mississippi for a book drive.
U.S. utilities find water pollution at coal-burning power plants
BILLINGS, Mont. — Major utilities have found evidence of groundwater contamination at coal-burning power plants across the U.S. where landfills and man-made ponds have been used for decades as dumping grounds for coal ash, according to data released by plant owners under a Friday deadline. Heightened levels of pollutants — including arsenic and radium in some cases — were documented…
K9 Unit Sniffs Out Drug Arrest
Deputies say they found just over 48 grams of weed.
Woman pleads guilty to killing kids found in storage unit
Delylah and Shaun Tara Redding Police Department via CBS Sacramento SAN FRANCISCO – A California woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to torturing and murdering two young children who had been left in her care and disposing of their bodies in a rented storage unit. Tami Joy Huntsman, 42, entered the pleas to two counts each of murder and torture in a…
Sunny & Pleasant Weekend
The weekend will be picture perfect. Rain returns Monday.
Kelly says WH staff “didn't cover ourselves in glory” in handling Porter situation
White House chief of staff told reporters Friday White House staffers “didn’t cover ourselves in glory” in their handling of the Rob Porter situation. But Kelly said there was “nothing to even consider resigning over,” despite criticism of his handling of the situation. Porter left the White House last month after allegations surfaced that he abused his two ex-wives. The…
No new murder trial for Conn. man freed by DNA tests
Alfred Swinton in court in 2017 WFSB HARTFORD, Conn. – A judge has dismissed a murder charge against a Connecticut man who was imprisoned for 18 years on a conviction that was dismissed as the result of DNA tests. Alfred Swinton was released from prison last June after the new evidence showed he was not the source of bite marks on…
‘Big Bitcoin Heist’: 2 Held Over Stolen Computers In Iceland
Bitcoin is a kind of digital money that isn’t tied to a bank or a government.
State Representative Enters U.S. Senate Race in MS
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A longtime state representative is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi. Omeria Scott (D), U.S. Representative, 80th districtSource: MS State Representatives Democratic Rep. Omeria Scott of Laurel filed qualifying papers just before a deadline Thursday. She joins five other Democrats in the race for the Senate seat held by Republican Roger Wicker. President Donald…
Former student accused of squatting in NYC dorm
NEW YORK — A New York City college is trying to evict a former student who it says is illegally squatting in her dorm room. Hunter College has filed the suit against 32-year-old Lisa Palmer, saying the woman owes more than $94,000 in unpaid residence hall fees since she dropped out in 2016. According to CBS New York, Palmer hasn’t…
Mother of 2 killed by nanny yells that defendant is “evil”
LuLu Krim (left) and Leo Krim Personal Photos via CBS New York NEW YORK – The mother of two children slaughtered by the family’s nanny yelled that the defendant is “evil” as she left court. Marina Krim shouted at Yoselyn Ortega on Friday after grueling testimony about discovering her children dead in their Manhattan apartment on Oct. 25, 2012. “You’re…
“The Good Girl,” accused of murder, insisted she was a victim
Murray Weiss is a “48 Hours” producer. He investigated the Noriella Santos case for the episode, “The Good Girl,” airing Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. As a tragic parade of female athletes stepped up to a courtroom podium in Michigan this month revealing years of pain caused by sports doctor Larry Nassar, investigators were baffled explain how this…
Pilot flying through storm: “Pretty much every one on the plane threw up”
High winds and driving rain are causing thousands of flight cancellations at East Coast airports. But what about the planes that did manage to take off? One pilot who landed at Dulles Airport reported it was not a pretty scene. “Very bumpy on descent,” the pilot reported, according to a transcript on aviationweather.gov. “Pretty much every one on the plane…
U.S. makes Cuba staffing cuts permanent in wake of “health attacks”
A cart with flowers is seen next to the US Embassy in Havana on December 17, 2015. Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The United States said Friday it was making permanent its decision last year to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Cuba, citing a need to protect American personnel from what the State Department calls “health attacks” that…
Report: Deputies Ordered To Form Perimeter, Not Confront Florida Gunman
Florida Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the actions of officers responding to the shooting.
Fla. man not seen since 2015 was just reported missing
CLERMONT, Fla. – Deputies are looking for a man who wasn’t reported missing until recently, but who hasn’t been seen since 2015, reports CBS affiliate WKMG. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, a friend of Michael Shaver, 35, recently contacted them and said he and Shaver’s family were concerned because they haven’t heard from him since 2015. When deputies went…
Ex-CIA chief: ISIS followers could make chemical weapons in U.S.
A new report warns that ISIS followers in the Middle East may be plotting a chemical attack on the U.S. Based on intercepted conversations, the report shows a desire by ISIS to use chlorine or other weapons of mass destruction on American soil. U.S. officials are working to disrupt the plan and a homeland security official said, “the bottom line…
New Mexico Bus Stop Bust Puts Area Man In Federal Prison
Drugs Were Headed From California To Tupelo.
Full List Of Oscar Nominations
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 90th Oscars, Sunday, March 4 at 7 p.m. CST.
Long Beach Man Accused Of Embezzling From Boy Scout Troop
The police chief says Gibson was ultimately caught when another scout leader found discrepancies in the checking account and reported it to police.
Dramatic takedown of men allegedly plotting armored truck heist
Law enforcement agents in Martin County, Fla., arrested three men who were allegedly plotting to kill and rob employees of an armored bank vehicle Martin County Sheriff’s Office via WPEC MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A fleet of law enforcement vehicles stopped traffic on a major highway Tuesday morning as part of a dramatic takedown of three men accused of plotting…
Trump looks to Supreme Court to stop judges who interfere with his policies
The Trump administration is looking for ways to deal with a recurring frustration: individual federal judges who have put the brakes on one major administration policy after another. The administration is telling the Supreme Court in a case about President Trump’s travel ban that judges are increasingly using what are called nationwide injunctions to stop “a federal policy everywhere.” The…
Avalanche kills 4 skiers, leaves another missing
File photo shows snow in the French Alps. PARIS — French authorities say four skiers have been killed, one is injured and another is missing after an avalanche in the southern Alps. The French gendarmerie said the avalanche happened Friday in Entraunes, near the Italian border. The cause of the avalanche is unknown. During a visit to the southern city…