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Pilot accused in Kentucky triple murder appears in court

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The Kentucky pilot accused in a Christian County triple homicide appeared in court Wednesday. Christian Martin has been charged in the 2015 murders of Calvin and Pamela Philips and their neighbor, Edward Dansereau in Pembroke. Martin, a pilot for American Airlines, was arrested on the tarmac of Louisville Muhammad Ali International airport on May 11. Martin’s…

Stranded & alone: boy left on bus hitchhikes home

(WGAL) A Pennsylvania school busing company has fired a driver after a Lancaster County elementary student fell asleep and was left on the bus. The parents of the 11-year-old Evan Clifford, who has Down syndrome, said he fell asleep Monday on the way to Quarryville Elementary School Officials with Eshbach Busing said the bus driver, the school-appointed bus aide and…

Underage bash busted

(WPTV/NBC News) A massive graduation bash turned into a bust in Martin County, Florida thanks to a tip from a school resource officer. Alcohol, drugs and stripper poles were found inside a Palm City home rented by a student at West Boca High School after a resource officer there alerted the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say buses had also…

Simpson grand jury indicts 2 additional people in 2018 beating death

FRANKLIN, Ky. – A Simpson County grand jury indicted two additional people this month in the August 2018 beating death of Damain Cook. Cook, 19, was found unresponsive in a garage Aug. 7, 2018 in the Broderson Mobile Home Community and taken by medical helicopter to TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville where he died Aug. 11. Police charged two…

Trump: “I don’t do cover-ups!”

(NBC News) President Donald Trump declared “I don’t do cover-ups!” Wednesday in a hastily called Rose Garden press conference. His statement came shortly after the president scuttled a meeting on infrastructure spending with Democratic Congressional leaders, and just hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters she believes Mr. Trump is engaged in “a cover-up.” “This whole thing was a…

Massive flag under fire

(WCNC/NBC News) A massive American flag is at the center of a dispute between city officials in Statesville, North Carolina and the Camping World retail chain. Statesville city officials are currently fining Camping World $50 per day and demanding the flag be taken down. They say the issue has nothing to do with patriotism. Rather, they say the size of…