Author: WNKY Staff
Learning to walk again
(KSNW) A Kansas woman has gone from nearly losing her life to thriving. “I look back and I never thought that my life would be like this,” Lucie Kline says. Kline, 23, went in for a routine hysterectomy on November 28, 2018. By November 30, she was severely septic due to complications with the surgery. “They had to put me…
“I hit it with everything I could” – dad describes fighting shark to save daughter
(NBC News) A North Carolina teen who lost her leg in a June 2nd spoke publicly about her ordeal for the first time Friday. Paige Winter wants the world to know the shark may have taken her leg, it didn’t take her determination or spirit. “I’m going to be able to walk, going to be able to write, going to…
Fashion Friday – Finding the light
In this week’s Fashion Friday, WNKY’s Tej Joshi takes us to Fox and Flask, where owner Amy Childers shares the secret to the perfect lamp shade for your home.
Texas gator stabbed
(KPRC) Residents of Sugar Land, Texas are worried about an alligator, not because of the dangers of the reptile itself, but because of what someone did to it. The gator is in Pumpkin Lake, which backs up to Cullinan Park, and neighbors said they’ve seen it swimming around with a knife poking out of its head. “I love animals, especially…
Measles crackdown: New York ends religious vaccine exemption
(WNYT/NBC News) A new law signed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Thursday ends religious exemptions for vaccinations for school children. The move comes as New York battles its worst measles outbreak in decades. New York State was hit hard with these cases in areas including Rockland County and parts of Brooklyn, where there are low vaccination rates in orthodox…
Top tech gifts for Father’s Day
(NBC News) Father’s Day is this Sunday, and if you’re still looking for a gift, there are some top gadgets that he’s sure to love. For the techie Dad, why not give him a gadget to keep all of his other gadgets charged? The Base Station Hub from Nomad does just that, and is only $100. For the traveler: Ekster…
Trump clarifies comments on taking foreign dirt
(NBC News) President Trump is flipping the script on foreign election interference, after telling ABC News that he’d consider taking foreign dirt on a political opponent. During an interview with Fox News Friday, the president clarified his previous statement, saying that “there isn’t anything wrong with listening” to such intelligence, and that “of course” he’d contact the authorities if a…
Two dead in Pennsylvania lightning strike
(WPXI) A young man and woman, both 18 years old, were killed by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm Thursday in a park in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Brendan McGowan, of North Huntingdon, and Kaitlyn Rosensteel, of Donora. The agency said McGowan and Rosensteel had “injuries consistent with being struck by lightning.”…
Police pepper spray end-of-school skate party
(WKYC) An end-of-school-year party at a Euclid, Ohio skating rink ended in chaos this week after police used mace and pepper-spray to disperse the crowd of hundreds of teenagers. The incident happened at Mig’s Pla-Mor Roller Rink around 10 p.m. Wednesday. The owner, Miguel Sanders, says more than 400 kids showed up to the event. He says there weren’t any…
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