Author: WNKY Staff

Mystery In The Sand: Lost Wedding Ring

(WFLA) Mark DesErmia has been searching the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico for nearly a quarter-century, never really knowing what he’ll find. That’s exactly what keeps them coming back for more. He’s on a mission to solve mysteries, especially when it comes to a recent find a wedding ring dating back 64 years. “It’s amazing, really. I can’t…

Father drowns saving daughter from rip-current

(WBBH) A father died saving his daughter from a rip current off Florida’s Upper Captiva Island Tuesday. The man has been identified as 46-year-old Thomas Zakrewski. He was part of a family of six on a sandbar in the water off Upper Captiva, Assistant Chief Craig Dennison with Upper Captiva Fire said. Zakrewski was swimming in the water with his…

WKU awarded $377,000 grant from National Science Foundation

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The National Science Foundation is awarding Western Kentucky University with a grant for over $377,000. The announcement came Thursday from Rep. Brett Guthrie’s office. The money will be used to acquire a laser scanning confocal microscope. The microscope, which is used by scientists to look at genes, will help faculty and graduate student researchers, as well as…

Louisiana braces for possible hurricane

(NBC News) Water-logged Louisiana is bracing for even more rain, as a “potential tropical cyclone” moves closer to land. The storm is expected to become a tropical depression or tropical storm on Thursday and could become a hurricane by late Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The storm couldn’t come at a worse time. Flash floods from heavy rains…

Driver arrested following cactus crash

(KVOA/NBC News) A Tucson, Arizona man is facing charges after an amazing car crash. Police arrested 39-year-old Kai Scott after he was found with a large saguaro cactus lodged in the windshield of his car early Wednesday morning. A roughly five-foot section of the cactus was in the car. Scott was not seriously injured. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said…

Rabid bobcat attacks Pennsylvania man

(WPXI) A man is recovering after a rabid bobcat attacked him outside his Franklin, Pennsylvania home. The man said he thought it was a cat under his porch and when he tried to rescue it, the bobcat lunged at him and injured his arm. “It came out from where it was and it attacked and bit him from his shoulder…

Mississippi candidate: no female reporters

(WMC/NBC News) A Mississippi gubernatorial candidate is facing criticism after denying a female reporter access to his campaign…unless she brings along a male colleague. Robert Foster, a DeSoto County state representative and Republican candidate for governor, says he didn’t want people to get the wrong idea seeing him alone with a woman who wasn’t his wife. Larrison Campbell, a politics…

Field of dreams: dad builds backyard baseball diamond

(WKYC) On a normally quiet street in Brookfield, Ohio, Jason Kidd has become the talk of the town. “This is the best thing to happen to this neighborhood in a long time!” yelled a neighbor from his car as he passed by Kidd’s home. Random cars aren’t stopping because they think he’s the former NBA player, Jason Kidd. This Kidd…