Author: WNKY Staff

A look at a busy weekend in local events

The Holley National Hot Rod Reunion will take place on Friday and Saturday at Beech Bend Park Raceway. To learn more, click here. If you’re not into cars, what about planes? The Aviation Heritage Park’s Hangar Party is on Saturday at 5 p.m. The highlight of the 2019 Hangar Party will be the big “reveal” of Aviation Heritage Park’s recently…

Feel Good Friday – Grace Gang

Turning a new leaf: an expression often heard when an individual makes a positive change in their lives. For King Breez, Omar Scott, and Deshawn Terry, that expression brings with it responsibility and ministry. All three members of the rap trio have similar backgrounds: trouble with the law, hip-hop, and grace. In today’s Feel Good Friday, we sat down with…

Congress takes on “deepfake” videos

(NBC News) The House Intelligence Committee took a deep dive into “deepfake” video technology Thursday. Committee Chairman Adam Schiff began the hearing by playing several examples of those so-called “deepfake” videos, which are manipulated using artificial intelligence to look incredibly real. Last month’s altered video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was also discussed multiple times during the hearing. “We should…

Long-lost wallet returned

(WTHR) A wallet left behind for a year at Marion, Indiana’s Red Nails salon is back in the hands of a young lady who has a fresh manicure and pedicure to go with it. Hai Nguyen has satisfied customers with manicures and pedicures at his family operated nail salon for over 20 years. “I take care of my customers,” Nguyen…

Tennessee pastor, former deputy calls for LGBT executions

(WBIR) A veteran Tennessee sheriff’s office detective and Baptist pastor is under fire for calling gay, bisexual and transgender people “freaks” and “reprobates” who deserved to be executed by the government. Grayson Fritts, a 20-year Knox County Sheriff’s Office veteran, delivered his remarks after having already quietly decided to accept a buyout from his police job. Knox County District Attorney…

Underwater hockey: “we don’t need no Zamboni”

(KARE) Gearing up to head into a pool, usually doesn’t involve a puck, but players on Minnesota’s underwater hockey club team, The Loons, wouldn’t head into the water without it. “I mean, it’s got a little bit of hockey, some soccer positioning, swimming,” says player Pedro Bartol. There are six players on each team. They use foot-long sticks to move…

Targeted by hate: homophobic sticker covers pride decal

(WAVY) A Norfolk resident says someone silenced her message of love and acceptance. She had a pride sticker on her car showing support for the LGBTQ community, but says someone covered it up with a homophobic one. Cynthia Moore isn’t exactly sure when or where this happened, but she knows between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning in Norfolk’s Ghent neighborhood,…

Unrest follows Memphis shooting

(NBC News) One man is dead and at least 25 police officers are injured following a night of unrest on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. It began Thursday when a U.S. Marshals attempted to apprehend a man wanted on multiple felony warrants. A spokesperson for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the man, identified as 20-year-old Brandon Webber, attempted to…