Author: WNKY Staff

One million butts and counting

(KCRA) A retired Auburn, California woman spends her days giving back to her community by cleaning up hundreds of thousands of discarded cigarette butts around town. Sally Dawly is the first to admit that she’s the butt of many jokes in the community, but she doesn’t mind. In fact, she considers the title a badge of honor. “I’m known as…

Taking the sting out of summer

(NBC News) Ticks, mosquitoes, and bees provide some of the peskiest parts of summer. Some of those stings can be life-threatening. “You should seek medical attention immediately if you start to develop difficulty breathing,” warns Dr. Neha Vyas of the Cleveland Clinic. You can also take steps to reduce your risk before you’re stung or bitten. Don’t have open containers…

Sweet Relief: Stolen ice cream truck recovered

(KFOR) Police in Del City, Oklahoma have recovered a thief’s sweet haul. A Blue Bell ice cream delivery truck and its contents were discovered one day after the truck was stolen from a Walmart delivery dock. “In my years, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a stolen ice cream truck,” said Del City Police Captain Bradley Rule. It happened…

Iguana hunter shoots pool boy

(WPTV/NBC News) A Florida pool maintenance worker is recovering from a pellet gun wound after he was shot by an iguana hunter. Homeowner E-Lyn Bryan says it started when workers from a pool company were doing maintenance in her patio area. “I came out to see what they were doing and I heard him scream at the top of his…

“This Is How I’m Going To Die!” – Zebra bites selfie taker

(WBIR/NBC News) A Tennessee sheriff’s office is investigating a rash of zebra bites. Over the past couple weeks, there have been four reports of a zebra on a private farm in Seymour biting individuals, according to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. Michaela Napier, 22, said she and her friend, her boyfriend and her boyfriend’s daughter were going to go look…

Body of a man found just off of Interstate 65

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police have opened a death investigation into a body found under an overpass at the 22-mile marker along Interstate 65 southbound. The body was not that of a person who had been struck by a vehicle, KSP Trooper Daniel Priddy said. The deceased man was found with his personal belongings, he said. Police have…

Recovery underway in quake-rattled California

(NBC News) Southern California is beginning to switch from rescue to recovery mode after being shaken by two powerful earthquakes. In the city of Ridgecrest, near the epicenter, residents waited in long lines for pizza Sunday. A Little Caesars was one of the few restaurants that were open. Throughout the region, there are damaged homes and cracked roads. Officials insist…

Explosion rips through Florida shopping center

(NBC News) At least 20 people were injured Saturday when a massive explosion ripped through a strip mall in Plantation, Florida. The blast collapsed walls and ceilings and sent debris raining down on cars in the adjoining parking lot. People felt the explosion more than a mile away. “It was amazing. I could not believe it,” said Donovan Daley. “It…