Author: WNKY Staff
Living Well – Memory loss
Alzheimer’s disease is a frightening reality for many people who watch their loved ones lose their memory. It’s also traumatic to live with. Patients experience forgetfulness, quick changes in mood and often repeat themselves when speaking. One nursing home in Syracuse, New York, however, has a unique approach to help residents with advanced stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Kentucky State Police: Man killed, trooper hurt in shooting
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a man was killed and a trooper injured in an exchange of gunfire at a house near where officers were serving a search warrant. The man who was killed was one of several people who came out of the house after police arrived at a nearby location in Perry County on Monday…
Battleground: Iowa
(NBC News) Tuesday provided a snapshot of what the 2020 race for president might look like, with both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden campaigning in the crucial caucus state of Iowa. The jabs came early and often, with President Trump referring to Biden as “a loser” before departing Washington, and Biden describing the president as “a genuine…
E3: Nintendo rolls out new games
(NBC News) The biggest video game event of the year is underway in Los Angeles. The future of gaming is on display at E3. On Tuesday Nintendo executives unveiled the company’s newest offerings. New “Zelda” and “Resident Evil” games are among the latest releases for its popular Nintendo Switch console, as well as the highly-anticipated “Pokemon: Sword and Sheild.” Also…
Questions surround New York chopper crash
(NBC News) Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration continue to search for the cause of Monday’s fatal Manhattan helicopter crash. “The wreckage is confined to the rooftop, It is highly fragmented, and a post-crash fire consumed much of the wreckage,” NTSB investigator Doug Brazy said Tuesday. Video shot shortly before the crash appears to show…
“They shot me in my back”
(KSDK) Oriel Finley returned to her home in south St. Louis, Missouri Monday afternoon after experiencing what no 6-year-old should ever have to experience. “They shot me in my back,” Oriel said. “It hurted.” Oriel was shot in a drive-by shooting Sunday night while playing outside with other kids in her neighborhood. Oriel’s 3-year-old friend, Kenndei Powell, was killed in…
WATCH: off-duty firefighter rescues stranded kayakers
(KCRA) An off-duty firefighter rescued two kayakers Monday morning after their boat capsized along the Mokelumne River in Lodi, California. Matt Baker’s wife captured cell phone video, showing the moment he paddled out to help the man and woman, who were stranded without life jackets. Baker said he had just gotten home from work when heard the cry for help….
Caught on cam: hijacked mail truck wipes out!
(WESH/NBC News) A Florida man is behind bars after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen mail truck. It began when the suspect, later identified as Jesse Estep, approached a mail carrier in Holly Hill, threatened her with a canister of Mace and stole her vehicle. Authorities in Ormond Beach, as well as the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office…
Surfer survives shark bite
(WECT) Family members say a 19-year-old will be fine after he was bitten by a shark while surfing in the waters off North Carolina’s Ocean Isle Beach Monday afternoon. Ethan Reed said his brother, Austin Reed, was surfing in the ocean with a friend when Austin felt a bite on his foot. Ethan said his brother immediately knew the animal…
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