MEAD, Neb. (WOWT/NBC News) Reports of mysterious drones have been in the news since late December. On Tuesday night, a crew from NBC affiliate WOWT experienced and recorded such an encounter first-hand on a rural road a few miles outside of Omaha. The crew was just outside of Mead, Nebraska when a 4- to 6-foot drone flew overhead. The drone…
UTAH (NBC News) — Some people might go to Utah’s Great Salt Lake and see nothing. But all that nothing sure filled up Brittany Kieger’s camera. “Yeah, I just can’t get over the view,” she said while taking another picture. “I see beauty. It’s just so calm and peaceful out here.” Sharing that feeling with visitors is why Allison Thompson…
(NBC News) — More people than ever are winning the fight against cancer. The American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer rates and trends finds death rates have declined 29 percent in 26 years. That figure includes a 2.2 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017, the largest one year decline of cancer deaths ever reported. “It’s highly significant we’re seeing…
(NBC News) — A horrific car crash changed a man’s life, leaving him with severe trauma and an incredible gift: painting. “I’m 42 years old. I restarted at 38,” said Scott Mele. Four years ago, Mele suffered a traumatic brain injury after a driver hit him at an intersection going 70 miles per hour. Four months later, he woke up feeling…
WASHINGTON (NBC News) — Flanked by his top generals, President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday, playing down Iran’s missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces. “Iran appears to be standing down…which is a good thing for all parties concern and good thing for the world,” Mr. Trump said. Prior to President Trump’s statement Iran’s Supreme Leader bragged the strikes…
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (NBC News) — A Kentucky woman is mourning the loss of her mother and three children, who were killed in an early morning house fire. It happened Tuesday in Bell County. When crews got to the scene, they found four people dead inside the home. Family members said Beulah Faye Mullins died in the fire, along with…
PALM BEACH, Fla. (NBC News) — The Secret Service reports a man, who was dishonorably discharged from the military, managed to get past two security checkpoints at Palm Beach International Airport around the time President Trump was leaving Sunday. Brandon Mark Magnan and an unidentified male passenger drove up to a checkpoint at around 3 p.m. and identified himself as…
ROSWELL, N.M. (KOB/NBC News) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old New Mexico boy after his mother was found dead inside their Roswell home. The Roswell Police Department says Osiel Ernesto Rico’s mother, Isela Mauricio-Sanchez, was found dead at the residence on Tuesday. The investigation was initially classified as a “suspicious death” but police later declared it…
