Author: WNKY Staff

Cookout tips: safe summer eating

(NBC News) Millions of Americans love cooking out in the nice weather, especially around the 4th of July, but as the temperatures climb so does the risk of foodborne illness. “We generally see a spike in the number of food borne illnesses like salmonella or E.coli during the summer months,” notes the USDA’s Dr. Mindy Brashears. Dr. Brashears says that’s…

Blackface stunt angers judge

(KHNL) A Hawaii man convicted in a road rage stabbing showed up at his sentencing hearing Monday in blackface, shocking his attorney and the judge. He’ll now be disciplined for disobeying “several direct orders” to wash his face before going to court. Mark Char used a black permanent marker to pull off the offensive look, which drew national headlines. The…

Massive fire engulfs Jim Beam facility in Woodford County

WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two barrel houses at a Jim Beam aging facility in Woodford County went up in flames late Tuesday, spurring a massive response from area emergency and fire crews that continues into this morning. Officials said the call came out about 11:30 p.m. reporting the blaze along McCracken Pike near Versailles. Authorities said one of…

Trump’s 4th plans under fire

(NBC News) President Trump is adding tanks on the ground, jets in the air and a speech at the Lincoln Memorial to this year’s “Salute to America” July 4th celebration in Washington, D.C. Critics accuse the president of doing something none of his predecessors would have done: Turning a nonpartisan celebration into a political rally. The display of military hardware…

“Close the camps” protests target detention centers

(NBC News) Hundreds gathered Tuesday at protests across the country, demanding changes along the border. The protests come one day after a delegation of Congressional Democrats visited immigrant detention centers in Texas and reported overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and allegations of troubling abuse from those being housed there. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro posted from the tour, where he says women told…