(NBC News) A new strongly-worded report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General describes overcrowded immigrant detention centers as a “ticking time bomb” which requires “immediate attention and action.” Investigators for the government watchdog group toured several border patrol facilities in Texas in June. They found “overcrowding and prolonged detention represent an immediate risk to the health…
(NBC News) President Trump’s vision of displaying U.S. military might is becoming reality as tanks take up positions near the Lincoln Memorial for Thursday’s “Salute to America” July 4th celebration. Mr. Trump is promising the show of a lifetime. Critics see a different visual. “When I think of tanks and troops walking down the middle, I’m thinking Red Square, North…
Amanda Guerra with South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block joins us in studio to talk about the success of this year’s Garden Tour and Tea. To learn more about Kids on the Block and how you can donate to their programs, click here.
(WKYC) On the corner of Bennett and Walnut Street in Ravenna, Ohio there’s a sight that has neighbors and passersby taken aback. A homeowner is displaying a noose hanging from a wooden post. It’s clearly visible from the road, but on private property. “It’s the same type of noose, with a thick rope that blacks and African-Americans have been hanging…
(WWBT) A U.S. Marine Corps veteran will soon call Culpeper, Virginia home thanks to a national organization and the support from the community. Sergeant Thomas Brennan completed two tours to Iraq and one to Afghanistan during his nine years of active duty service; however, in 2012 Brennan was forced to medically retire after suffering a traumatic brain injury in combat….
Tech guru PC Mike Wendland looks at apps that teach users how to write their own code.
(WOWT) Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have taken a major step towards curing HIV. UNMC announced Tuesday that researchers there, in cooperation a team at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, have “come up with a way to completely eliminate HIV infection in a special mouse model.” For the first time, researchers say they have…
(KPRC) A child was killed and his father was shot several times in the chest during an “apparent home invasion robbery” in Spring, Texas late Tuesday. A father was sitting in his open garage with his 2-year-old son – identified as Ivory West Jr. – and a friend when they were approached by two men, investigators said. Deputies said the…
(NBC News) Fourth of July is the most dangerous time for your smartphone, with drowned phones being the most common complaint. According to gadget insurance company Asurion, this holiday weekend will bring a spike in claims for cracked screens, lost phones and a 250 percent increase in water damage alone. Experts say there’s also an increase in the number of…
GLASGOW, Ky.- A 35-year-old Hart County man is behind bars in Barren County after police say he abused a 7-year-old boy. According to the Glasgow Police Department, investigators responded Tuesday to TJ Samson Community Hospital after receiving a complaint that the boy had been physically abused. An arrest citation states that the boyfriend of the boy’s mother, Michael Asbury, struck…
