(NBC News) Paying down debt is a top New Year’s resolution for many. Investopedia’s Chief Editor Caleb Silver says there’s plenty of advice out there about how to tackle debt, especially the debt accumulated over the holidays, although most people have a fear of knowing what they’ve spent. “Make sure you understand what you have in the bank, how much…
(WWLP/NBC News) A Mount Holyoke College professor is being held without bail after an alleged brutal attack on her colleague and friend. 48-year-old Rie is accused of assaulting the victim in the victim’s Leverett, Massachusetts home from December 23 to December 24, beating them with a rock, fire poker, and garden shears. The victim is expected to survive but has…
INDIANA (NBC News) — Joslyn and Jaxon are twins that arrived early but don’t share a birthday. Sister and brother were born in different decades this week at Indiana’s Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Hospital. Concerns about lack of fetal movement sent pregnant mother Dawn Gilliam to the hospital on New Year’s Eve. At 11:37 p.m. she delivered Joslyn at four…
(WICU/NBC News) Shoppers are bugging out after someone released bed bugs inside a men’s dressing room at a Pennsylvania Walmart. It happened last Thursday in Erie County. Police say a manager at the store found a closed pill bottle with live bugs crawling inside. The next day bed bugs were found crawling inside the men’s dressing room. Another closed pill…
(NBC News) An Arkansas infant born with a life-threatening genetic disorder has received a multi-million dollar treatment that could save her. It’s also a big milestone since she’s the first baby in the state that had the pricey one-time injection paid for by insurance. When Josephine Gilmore was 4-months-old, doctors found she was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, also known as…
(NBC News) The clock is about to start ticking on New Year resolutions. Most resolutions are meant to be tough, and a challenge to keep. Losing weight and exercise are among the most common. Still, some experts now wonder if some resolutions do more harm than good, especially if they’re not reasonable or given time to succeed. Psychologists like the…
(NBC News) A new take on “Little Women” and the World War I drama “1917” are among the new movies hitting theaters this week.
(WCMH/NBC News) A squirrel had a rough after getting stuck in one of NBC affiliate WCMH’s news vehicles. Heading into the station after a long day, reporter Danielle Grossman and photographer Alex Smith heard a noise, then saw a furry little tail stuck under the bumper. The squirrel had eaten its way through most of the rubber trying to escape…
(NBC News) OREGON CITY, Ore. – It is the season of giving and for some that means giving thanks. The Stocks family in Oregon City, Oregon has plenty to be thankful for. In December 2016, Christina Stocks started noticing little changes in the way her 20-month-old daughter Cheyenne walked. She was walking around, but needed to hold onto walls, chairs…
(NBC News) Christmas produces a lot of joy…and garbage. Americans produce 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas according to the Environmental Protection Agency. “That equals about 1,000 pounds per household in america,” notes Pete Keller of Republic Services. You can help lower that number by recycling delivery boxes, product packages and food containers that are empty, clean and…
