Author: WNKY Staff

Birth control goes digital

(KPRC) Family planning and birth control are going digital. A study from Georgetown University shows one popular family planning app – DOT – is about 95%, effective which is almost the same as the pill. Other popular apps include Flo, Glow and Natural Cycles that monitor your most personal information with the idea that they can help you get pregnant…

Must see: window washers survive terrifying ride!

(KFOR) Emergency crews rescued two people trapped on a lift in downtown Oklahoma City Wednesday. Crews responded to the Devon Tower around 7:45 a.m. Two people, believed to be window washers, were on the lift when it became loose and started swinging out of control. The lift did hit part of the building, breaking glass. Read more: http://bit.ly/2Hlb2g5

Living Well – CBD makeup

CBD seems to be in almost everything these days: shampoo, oils and gummies. People loyal to the cannabis-derived product say it can heal ailments and reduce anxiety. But what about the beauty products that are popping up? Should you be rubbing them on your face?

Radioactive material shuts down Ohio middle school

(WCMH/NBC News) An Ohio middle school has been shut down after trace amounts of enriched uranium were found on campus. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine received assurances Tuesday from the Department of Energy that additional, third-party testing will be conducted after the discovery of enriched uranium inside Zahn’s Corner Middle School in Pike County, according to the governor’s office. Zahn’s Corner…

Carnival worker charged in serial slayings

(WCYB/NBC News) A Virginia carnival worker has been charged in a series of killings. James Michael Wright, 23, is accused of killing two women and a teenage girl in period of weeks spanning February and March. The accusations came as a shock to residents of his tiny community of Mendota. “This is an extraordinary event to happen to ordinary people,”…

“It was split second for all of us”

(NBC News) Mourners gathered Wednesday to honor Kendrick Castillo, the young hero who lost his life protecting classmates during last week’s deadly school shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Just 18-years-old, Kendrick was killed when he and two other students rushed one of the gunmen. Eight other students were hurt in the attack. Shortly before the ceremony the two students accused…

Congress pushes for answers on Iran

(NBC News) International fears are increasing that the United States is inching toward war with Iran. The Trump administration says they have credible threats, and on Wednesday began evacuating some U.S. personnel from neighboring Iraq. Tensions are also rising on Capitol Hill as lawmakers say they are learning about all of this from the news. “I would urge the State…