(WESH/NBC News) Dramatic body camera footage shows a Florida police officer being dragged after a traffic stop gone wrong. Orlando Police say Zavier Askew, 25, took off from a traffic stop after the officer spotted marijuana in his car with the officer holding on. According to officials, the suspect ran into the car and tried to drive away, going close…
(NBC News) New statistics released estimate millions of Americans are hitting the highway while high. A report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says nearly 15 million Americans admit to driving within an hour of using marijuana. “Drivers have a disconnect in terms of the impairing effects on marijuana on their safe driving ability,” says AAA’ Tamra Johnson. That…
(NBC News) Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s closest advisors, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday. After being named in the Mueller Report more than 180 times, Democrats were eager to hear Hicks’ account of possible obstruction by the president, including efforts to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. “It’s very important for the American…
(WVTM) A Texas longhorn in Alabama has broken the Guiness World Record for longest horns. The steer, named Poncho Via, broke the record on May 8, with its horns measuring 10 feet, 7.4 inches long. To add some perspective: that’s wider than the Statue of Liberty’s face and double the size of a concert grand piano. Experts say as long…
(WFLA) Here’s a tale of an unusual “lost and found” item. Somebody turned in a rubber, prosthetic ear and Florida’s Holmes Beach Police Department would like to find its owner. You’d think somebody who lost an ear would step up and make a claim. So far, that hasn’t happened. During Saturday’s “World’s Strongest Man” competition on Manatee Beach, somebody found…
(WBBH/NBC News) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working with law enforcement to find out who shot several alligators found dead in a Collier County canal. “It’s ridiculous. Why kill an animal that’s not bothering you and is where it needs to be?” alligator trapper Ray Simonsen says. “Senseless killing? No need for it.” It’s illegal to kill…
(KARK) An Arkansas family calls it a nightmare as they search for their loved one they believe has been kidnaped in Mexico. “It’s your worst horror movie come true,” says Francine Solis. Her cousin, Jessy Pacheco, 29, is missing. “The cops aren’t helping us in Mexico. The US Embassy told us that it’s their jurisdiction which is weird because he’s…
Jean Secrest with the Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society joins us to talk about the success of their 20th Annual 5K Fundraising Walk. The walk was held to raise funds for the animals at the shelter.
(WAGT/NBC News) Georgia investigators are searching for a baby after a woman who originally said she miscarried after showing up at a hospital changed her story. According to District Attorney Natalie Paine’s office, Tabitha Moss, 32, remains in jail Tuesday due to being a “danger to the community.” She’s been charged with lying to investigators. But deputies are still trying…
(WLWT) An 18-year-old from Franklin, Ohio has a police officer and off-duty firefighter to credit for saving his life. The teenager lost control on wet roads Saturday, slamming into a tree on the shoulder. Four other teenagers, who were passengers in the vehicle, climbed out to safety. The driver was pinned, and the engine had caught fire. Off-duty West Chester…
