(NBC News) Hundreds gathered Tuesday at protests across the country, demanding changes along the border. The protests come one day after a delegation of Congressional Democrats visited immigrant detention centers in Texas and reported overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and allegations of troubling abuse from those being housed there. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro posted from the tour, where he says women told…
(WFLA) Casey Kruse couldn’t wait to start a new life in Tampa Bay, Florida closer to family. It was June 4th, and she was almost to her new home. The mother-of-four was so excited as she was making the final leg of her journey from St. Louis, traveling along I-75 in Hernando County. She was in an SUV with her…
(KFOR) A man could soon be facing animal cruelty charges after a large group of malnourished parrots was seized from his Oklahoma City home. Neighbors say about 15 parrots have been kept in their neighbor’s garage for years, until now. “My friends would be like, what’s that chirping noise? And I’d be like oh, it’s the birds across the street,”…
(WFLA) A Bartow, Florida father accused of burning his daughter’s hand on a stove top as punishment entered a not guilty plea in court Tuesday. Felipe Casanova Jr. plans to fight the felony aggravated child abuse charge he’s now facing. Casanova, 39, was locked up just before Memorial Day. Bartow police say he placed his 9-year-old daughter’s hand on the…
(WFLA) A Florida father is searching for answers after his 45-year-old son was found dead inside an alligator’s mouth in Polk County last Thursday. “I had a feeling it was my son that morning when it came on TV. Strange, but I had the feeling,” said Michael Ford Sr., of Bowling Green, Florida. Ford last saw his son on Tuesday,…
This week’s Let’s Make A Meal takes us to Ritter House in Glasgow for a look at the making of their famous salmon patties, curly fries and chocolate cake.
(WESH) NASA successfully tested a critical safety element of its Orion spacecraft Tuesday. The launch was a test of the abort system that will ensure that astronauts can safely get away from the capsule if there’s an emergency after liftoff. The crew capsule was empty for Tuesday morning’s demo at Cape Canaveral, which NASA said appeared to be successful. Barely…
(WCNC) As lawsuits make their way through the legal system, a doctor in Charlotte, North Carolina is trying to prevent the massive equipment failures that led to last year’s loss of thousands of frozen eggs and embryos at two facilities in two different states. Dr. Bradley Hurst, and his team of fertility specialists at Atrium Health Women’s Institute, are working…
(WHO) A popular European and Canadian fitness activity is making its way to the states, and is being used as a physical therapy activity. Urban Poling is a form of Nordic walking using poles to correct how people walk. The poles help people focus on the inner core muscles that stabilize the hip and pelvis as well as the upper…
(KOB) Video from an officer’s lapel camera shows New Mexico Senator Richard Martinez failing to follow directions after getting into a crash Friday night in Espanola. In one instance, he told an officer that he had “two couple beers” before refusing to take a breathalyzer test. He is also seen failing a dexterity test while counting. While at the hospital,…
