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Archives: 2018
Wash. man pleads guilty to murder, rape of 6-year-old girl
Gabriel Gaeta in an undated photo CBS affiliate KIRO PORT ORCHARD, Wash. – A Washington man has pleaded guilty to the rape and killing of a 6-year-old girl and faces a minimum 40-year sentence. The Kitsap Sun reports that 21-year-old Gabriel Gaeta of Bremerton pleaded guilty Friday in Kitsap County Superior Court to first-degree murder and first-degree rape in the 2014…
Gunman who shot family outside Texas restaurant still at large
SAN ANTONIO — A masked shooter opened fire on a family waiting to be seated at a San Antonio restaurant, wounding a 6-year-old boy and four of his relatives, police said Monday. Police Chief William McManus said shortly after the Sunday night shooting that the boy was shot in the leg and was expected to survive, but that two of…
Severe Weather Tips with Amanda
Meteorologist Amanda Reynolds is here to tell us about severe thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorms can produce damage similar to tornadoes and far more widespread. That’s why it’s important you pay attention if a severe thunderstorm warning is issued for your area. Be sure to download the WCBI App for your mobile device. You can get push alerts sent to your phone…
NYC rape case highlights loophole for police sex charges
A New York City police car is seen in a 2013 file photo. Fernando Carniel Machado / Getty Images ALBANY, N.Y. – The 18-year-old woman was driving with two friends near Coney Island in September when the two plainclothes detectives pulled her over and found marijuana. The officers released the two male passengers, handcuffed the woman and told her she…
Cops: Man shot dead in dispute with Uber Eats driver
A man was allegedly shot dead by an Uber EATS driver outside this Atlanta condo complex WGCL ATLANTA — Authorities in Atlanta say a 30-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday night following a dispute with an Uber Eats driver. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. outside a condo building, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. Witnesses told police the victim had placed…
New York woman falls 5 stories to her death out of apartment window
NEW YORK — Police are investigating the death of a woman who fell from a fifth-floor window of a Harlem housing development. CBS New York reports Quanneisha Baskerville stopped at her estranged boyfriend’s apartment Saturday to drop off her children, ages 4, 9 and 10. Baskerville was possibly violating a restraining order by being there. She was facing assault charges…
No move to oust judge who approved probation for child rapist
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma lawmaker isn’t pushing for a vote on a resolution to oust a judge who approved probation for a man who admitted raping a 13-year-old Texas girl at a church camp in southern Oklahoma. Republican Rep. Mike Ritze tells The Oklahoman newspaper he’s putting the resolution on hold so lawmakers can focus on other issues, including…
Alabama Possibly Making Changes Juvenile Justice System
Alabama lawmakers looking to a possible over haul in the states juvenile justice system.
FBI joins search for missing Kansas boy, 5
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities searching for a missing 5-year-old Kansas boy have scoured a nature park and set up a tip hotline. The Wichita Eagle reports that police said they received a call at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday to report Lucas Hernandez was lost in southeast Wichita. When officers arrived, Lucas’ 26-year-old stepmother said he was last seen at about…
Alabama Exported $21.7B In Autos, Other Goods During 2017
Alabama exported goods and services to 189 countries last year. Its biggest foreign customer was Canada, which bought $4.14 billion in exports.
Lawsuit: Girl raped after school allowed felon to pick her up
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy KCTV KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A lawsuit filed last week alleges a Kansas City school allowed a violent felon to pick up a 14-year-old student. The suit alleges he then took the girl to a motel and raped her, reports CBS affiliate KCTV. The now 21-year-old plaintiff is suing Kansas City Public Schools, a former Lincoln…
Doctors blast Trump's mental illness focus to fight violence
Frustration is mounting in the medical community as the Trump administration again points to mental illness in response to yet another mass shooting. “The concept that mental illness is a precursor to violent behavior is nonsense,” said Dr. Louis Kraus, forensic psychiatry chief at Chicago’s Rush University Medical College. “The vast majority of gun violence is not attributable to mental…
‘Bulldog Way’ Coming Soon to Starkville
Oktibbeha County had proposed taxing area properties to make improvements in 2014, but never moved forward.
Youth baseball team to hold AR-15 raffle despite outcry
NEOSHO, Mo. — A Missouri youth baseball team is moving ahead with a raffle of an AR-15 rifle despite criticism it received after a similar gun was used to kill 17 in a Florida high school. Coach Levi Patterson told the Kansas City Star the fundraiser for the third-grade team in Neosho, Missouri, had been planned before last week’s shooting…
2 Mississippi Students Arrested After Social Media Threats
The arrests came days after a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, killed 17 people.
Florida school shooting suspect appears in court – live stream
Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is expected to appear in court Monday afternoon. A status hearing was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. The hearing will be livestreamed in the player above. Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder following last week’s deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. © 2018 CBS…
First African-American press secretary to Detroit mayor dead at 61
DETROIT — Cliff Russell, a former reporter and anchor for CBS station WWJ-TV, has died, the station reported Monday. Russell worked at the station in the mid-’80s until 1994, when he became Detroit’s first African-American press secretary to the mayor. He was appointed to the position by former Mayor Dennis Archer. Russell was 61. Family members said he had a…
U.S. Freestyle Skier Goes From “Brink Of Death” To Olympics
Just two months after his near-death scare, he won the gold medal at the X Games in Oslo, Norway.
New details emerge about shooting suspect's gun purchases
Last Updated Feb 19, 2018 11:41 AM EST The Florida school shooting suspect bought seven rifles in the last year, a federal law enforcement source has told CBS News. The revelation about Nikolas Cruz comes as agencies apparently missed a number of warning signs about him. The Florida Department of Children and Families investigated Cruz in 2016, and police records…
Sheriff visits teen shot five times in Florida school shooting
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Broward County Sheriff on Sunday visited a teen who was shot five times during the school shooting last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Fla. According to a GoFundMe page, 15-year-old Anthony Borges was attempting to close and lock the door to a classroom to shield fellow classmates from the gunman when…
Here are 5 things that are harder to obtain than a gun in Florida
The 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people on Valentine’s Day at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, allegedly bought seven rifles in the last year, a federal law enforcement source has told CBS News. The mass shooting has renewed a nationwide debate about gun ownership. Police say 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz allegedly used an AR-15 when he opened fire on his teachers…
“Cunning” dark web pedophile gets 32-year prison sentence
This handout photo issued by the National Crime Agency shows Dr Matthew Falder. A judge in Britain sentenced Falder, a prolific pedophile, to 32 years in prison on Feb. 19, 2018. AP LONDON — A judge in Britain has sentenced a prolific pedophile to 32 years in prison in what is being described as a watershed moment for authorities coming…
At least 12 arrests in spate of “copycat” school threats
BROWARD, Fla. — Authorities have reported a number of “copycat” threats against schools across the country in the wake of last week’s deadly shooting at a Parkland, Fla. high school last Wednesday, prompting several arrests around the country. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters on Thursday that a number of threats had been made against other schools since the mass…