Author: WNKY Staff

Surveillance video shows moment storm hit Moors Resort and Marina

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. — Surveillance video from Sunday shows people just getting off of a boat on Kentucky Lake on Sunday as another section of the marina was twisted and torn apart by the storm that struck a little after 5 p.m. that day. The video shows boat passengers disembarking at Moors Resort and Marina as the wind picked up…

Former UK student enters plea in connection to social media threat

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– A former UK student has entered into a plea deal regarding a false bomb threat made involving the school on social media. Haily Duvall, of Glasgow, is accused of making a threat that involved the White Hall classroom building in November of last year. Students at the university, including Duvall herself, sent LEX 18 screenshots of the…

Acting border chief steps down

(NBC News) John Sanders, the acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has announced his resignation. The move comes comes after reports of hundreds of children living in what lawyers called “appalling” conditions at two Texas border facilities. Hundreds of children were removed from the facilities, but about 100 have now been returned. Lawyers say the youngsters had no…

“Operation call it quits” – robocall crackdown

(NBC News) The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on robocalls. “Our message is simple: it’s time to call it quits,” Bureau of Consumer Protections Director Andrew Smith said Tuesday as he announced a collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies called “Operation Call It Quits.” They’re taking targeted action against telemarketer operations responsible for more than one billion robocalls. “We…

Countdown to 2020: debate season arrives

(NBC News) The stakes are high for the contenders set to face off this week in the first Democratic primary debate. It’s a crowded field with 20 candidates participating. A new straw poll from Move.org shows Senator Elizabeth Warren as top pick of members of the progressive group. Behind her, Senator Bernie Sanders, trailing by 21 points. However, the two…

Baby shot after mom rejects man’s advances

(KSEE/NBC News) Police in Fresno, California are investigating a shooting that critically injured a 10-month-old baby early Sunday. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says it began at a family gathering attended by Deziree Menagh and her baby, Fayth Percy. When Menagh went inside the house, the suspect, Marcus Antonio Echartea, 23, tried to hold her hand when she pulled away. After…

“Superman strength” – dad dives in to save drowning son

(WPTV/NBC News) A home security camera were rolling when a Florida father made an amazing leap to save his toddler from a near drowning. The dive was captured by a Nest camera at the Passavanti home in Palm Beach Gardens. Albert Passavanti was sitting by the pool when his 18-month-old son Rocco walked through an open gate and splashed into…