Author: WNKY Staff
Living Well – Care for all
Doctor Dolittle’s got nothing on these medical professionals. At Harvard Medical School, students of human medicine are working with veterinarians. The goal? To improve care for all.
UPDATE: Missing teen found
Update: Mahogany Henderson has been found and is safe. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is looking for Mahogany A. Henderson, 19. She left South Lee towards Pedigo Park Saturday and has not returned. Henderson has brown eyes, black shoulder length hair, both ears pierced and a small mole above her top lip. She was last seen…
Slim Nash facing ethics complaints
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On the same day that Bowling Green City Commissioner Brian “Slim” Nash pleaded guilty to public drunkenness, the city Board of Ethics met and voted unanimously to initiate a complaint process against Nash. Nash has 20 days from Tuesday, the date the board met, to respond to the board which will make a preliminary evaluation of…
Day care death: baby chokes on pine cone
(WRAL) The operating license for a Raleigh, North Carolina day care center has been suspended, pending an investigation, after a 10-month-old boy choked on a pine cone and died at the facility Wednesday morning, authorities said. Helena Harris said she dropped her grandson, Areon Ellington, off at the center on Wednesday, but a few hours later, she received a phone…
More on Disneyland’s new Star Wars attraction
(NBC News) The marriage of Disney and Star Wars has given birth to a major new attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” opens to the public Friday. The park promises to take fans beyond the movies, without traveling to a galaxy far, far away. The “Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run” ride is the centerpiece for the park,…
Lonely swan looking for love
(WESH) A lonely swan that lost her mate several years ago got a special delivery on Thursday. Queenie is a 5-year-old black-necked swan in Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando, Florida. Her mate died when someone fed him popcorn. On Thursday, two black-necked swans were introduced at Lake Eola. They will remain in the enclosure to become acclimated until they…
Avoiding “summer slide”
(NBC News) Studies have found students can lose more than a month of academic learning over the summer break. It’s a “brain drain” parents can minimize by taking advantage of free educational activities. “Microsoft and Apple have programs so people can go and take classes over the summer and also during the year,” says Suzanne Kantra of Techlicious.com. “Today at…
Day care abuse: child pinned to floor
(KXAN/NBC News) A Texas child care worker is facing charges after allegedly pinning a child to the floor during nap time. Mikelean Griffith, an employee at Taylor Independent School District’s Child Development Center, is accused of pinning a 2-year-old to the ground with her knee when he wouldn’t take a nap. A coworker told police what she saw May 17,…
Body Camera Captures Controversial Arrest
(WMC/NBC News) An Arkansas police officer is under investigation after video surfaced showing a controversial traffic stop and arrest. The Helena-West Helana Police Department released body camera footage of the arrest Thursday showing the officer’s perspective. The video shows the officer Terry Daughtery approach a black car and ask the man inside for his license, registration and proof of insurance…